二、 Reading Comprehension(35 minutes,40points)here are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A ,B, C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.
　　根据以下材料，回答下面试题
　　Many older Americans spend their final years in a nursing home or assisted living center.These places provide services that help older adults with activities they can no longer do on their own.However, most people say they would like to remain in their own homes. Now,there are nonprofit groups that help them do that.
　　Philip Smith is ninety-one years old and lives with his wife in an old house in Seattle,Washington.And he wants to keep it that way. He always says:"As far as I'm concerned, I would not like to leave this place.Living in a group situation is something I couldn't tolerate.I'd kill myself before I had to do that."
　　Mr.Smith says now he and his wife can take good care of themselves in their two-level house.But he and his wife know they will soon need help with simple housework.Work like changing a light bulb that hangs at the top of the stairs.In the past,an older American would ask one of their children or a neighborhood teenager to change the light bulb.But here ,those young helpers have grown up and gone. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have three children, but they all live in other states.So they are considering joining a“virtual village.” This is a local group of volunteers and service providers that help older adults. They might help these adults with anything from transportation to small home repairs and dog walking.
　　The virtual village idea was first developed about ten years ago in Boston, Massachusetts.The idea has spread to an unofficial network of villages around the country. One hundred fifty are currently in development.
　　第11题 Mr.Smith doesn't like living in a nursing home,because____.
　　A.he hates to live with many other people together
　　B.he is afraid that he will kill himself there
　　C.older people are treated badly there
　　D.he and his wife have heir own house
　　第12题 Now Mr.and Mrs.Smith can't get help from their children,because____.
　　A.nowadays children wouldn't like to help their parents
　　B.their children are married and busy all the time
　　C.their children have grown up and long gone
　　D.traditionally, children have no responsibility to help their parents
　　第13题 What volunteer service for the seniors is not mentioned in the passage?
　　A.Providing ride for them.
　　B.Changing light bulbs for them.
　　C.Taking their dogs for a walk.
　　D.Cooking meals for them.
　　第14题 What is the idea of "virtual village"?
　　A.Building more nursing home in the countryside.
　　B.Seniors live in their own home with the help of volunteers.
　　C.Arranging older people to live in group situations.
　　D.Encouraging children to live with their older parents together.
　　第15题 The difference between nursing home and virtual village is that
　　A.the former provides help for older people with activities
　　B.the former provides medical treatment for the older people
　　C.in the latter older people can get help in their own home
　　D.in the latter older people' get help from volunteers

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