2018年学位英语考试完形填空试题及答案（13）

　　Directions:There are 20 blanks in the followingpassage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D onthe right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that bestfits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.

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　　Manypeople wrongly believe that when people reach old age, their families placethem in nursing homes. They are left in the ____36 ___ of strangers for therest of their lives. Their ____37 ___ children visit them only occasionally,but more often, they do not have any ____38___ visitors. The truth is that thisidea is an unfortunate myth—an ____39 ___ story. In fact, family members provide over 80 percent ofthe care ____40 ___ elderly people need. Samuel Preston, a sociologist, studied____41 ___ the American family is changing. He reported that by the time the____42 ___ American couple reaches 40 years of age, they have more parents thanchildren. ____43 ___, because people today live longer after an illness thanpeople did years ____44 ___, family members must provide long term care. Morepsychologists have found that all caregivers ____45 ___ a commoncharacteristic: All caregivers believe that they are the best ____46 ___ forthe job. In other words, they all felt that they ____47 ___ do the job betterthan anyone else. Social workers ____48 ___ caregivers to find out why theytook ___ 49 ___ the responsibility of caring for an elderly relative. Manycaregivers believed they had ___50 ___ to help their relative. Some stated thathelping others ____51 ___ them feel more useful. Others hoped that by helping____52___ now, they would deserve care when they became old and ____53 ___.Caring for the elderly and being taken care of can be a ____54___ satisfyingexperience for everyone who might be ____55___.

　　36. A. hands B. arms C. bodies D. homes

　　37. A. growing B. grown C. grow D. grows

　　38. A. constant B. lasting C. regular D. normal

　　39. A. imaginary B. imaginable C. imaginative D. imagery

　　40. A. that B. this C. those D. these

　　41. A. when B. how C. what D. where

　　42. A. common B. ordinary C. standard D. average

　　43. A. Still B. However C. Moreover D. Whereas

　　44. A. before B. ago C. later D. lately

　　45. A. share B. enjoy C. divide D. consent

　　46. A. person B. people C. character D. man

　　47. A. would B. will C. could D. can

　　48. A. questioned B. interviewed C. inquired D.interrogate

　　49. A. in B. up C. on D. off

　　50. A. admiration B. initiative C. necessity D. obligation

　　51. A. cause B. enable C. make D. get

　　52. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. anybody

　　53. A. elderly B. dependent C. dependable D. independent

　　54. A. similarly B. differently C. mutually D. certainly

　　55. A. involved B. excluded C. included D. considered