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5.For four lonely years,Evelyn Jones of Rockford,Illinois,lived friendless and forgotten in one room of a cheap hotel."I wasn't sick,but I was acting sick,"the 78-year-old widow says,"Every day was the same.I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup."Then,six months ago,she was invited to The Brighter Side--Rockford's day care center for the elderly.Every weekday morning since then,she has left her home to meet nine other old people in a church for a rich program of charity work,trips,games,and--most important of all--friendly companionship.
Just a few years ago,there were few choices for the elderly between a normal life in their own homes and being totally confined in nursing homes.Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care.Others like Mrs.Jones were left to take care of themselves.But in 1971,the White House Conference on Aging called for the development of alternatives to care in nursing homes for old people,and since then,government-supported day-care programs like The Brighter Side have been developed in most big American cities.
"This represents a real alternative to the feared institution and makes old people believe they have not left the world of living",says Alice Brophy,64,director of New York City's Office for the Aging,"They do well at the centers,and I hate it when people describe us as elderly playpens(婴儿扶栏)."New York's 138centers encourage continuing contact for the aged with the community's life.The centers serve more than 15,000members,and volunteer workers are always looking for new ones.If someone doesn't show up at the center for several days in a row,a worker at the center calls to make sure all is well.And although participation in the center is free,those who want to can pay for their lunches.
No normal studies have been made of these centers for the elderly,but government officials are enthusiastic.In the future,the Public Health Service will do a study to decide if the programs can receive federal Medicare money.And the old people themselves are very happy with the programs."There is no way",says Evelyn Jones,smiling at her new companions at the Brighter Side,"that I will ever go back to spending my day with all those loses at the hotel."

66.According to the passage,many old people went to the nursing homes becauseC.
A.They are in urgent need of full-time care.
B.They were rather willing to go there.
C.They were sent there.
D.They were volunteers there.
67.We can conclude from the statements of Alice Brophy thatB.
A.the centers are like elderly playpens.
B.the old people do well at the day care centers.
C.old people like nursing institutions.
D.outside the Brighter side they don't work for the old.
68.What's author's attitude towards the program of day care centers?D
A.pessimistic.
B.concerned.
C.neutral.
D.optimistic.
69.What is the main idea of the article?B
A.Day care centers may be able to receive federal Medicare money.
B.Day care centers can make life better for elderly people.
C.Many old people in the United States are lonely.
D.Old people have no place in their society.

分析 文章讲述了美国推行的日托中心项目可以使老人的生活变得更好.

解答 66题答案是C.细节理解题.根据Many of them were sent to rest homes long before they needed full-time care可知老人是"被送"到养老院的.故选C.
67题答案是B.细节理解题.根据They do well at the centers可知老人在日托中心很好.故选B.
68题答案是D.推测判断题.根据文章对 Evelyn Jones的生活态度的转变可知,作者对项目的态度是积极乐观的.故选D.
69题答案是B.主旨大意题.文章讲述了日托中心让老人的生活更丰富美好.故选B.

点评 本文是政治经济类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.

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