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I was interested to read a newspaper article about a new concept in old people's homes
in France. The idea is simple,but revolutionary-combining a residential home for the elderly
with a nursery school in the same building. The children and the residents eat lunch together
and share activities. In the afternoons,the residents enjoy reading or telling stories to the
children,and if a child is feeling sad or tired,there is always a kind lap to sit on and a cuddle.
There are trips out and birthday parties,too.
The advantages are enormous for everyone concerned. The children are happy because
they get a lot more individual attention,and respond well because someone has time for
them. They see illness and death and learn to accept them. The residents are happy because
they feel useful and needed. They are more active and more interested in life when the
children are around and they take more interest in their appearance,too.
Nowadays there is less and less contact between the old and the young. There are many
reasons for this,including the breakdown of the extended family,working parents with no
time to care for ageing relations,families that have moved away,and smaller flats with no
room for grandparents. But the result is the same-increasing numbers of children without
grandparents and old people who have no contact with children. And more old people
who are lonely and feel useless,along with more and more families with young children
who desperately need more support. It's a major problem in many societies.
That's why intergenerational_programmes,designed to bring the old and the young
together,are growing in popularity all over the world. There are examples of successful
attempts all over the world. Using young people to teach IT skills to older people is one
obvious example. Using old people as volunteer assistants in schools is another,perhaps
reading with children who need extra attention.
1．Anurseryschoolisaplacewhere_______.
A．futurenursesaretrained
B．theelderlylive
C．childrenaretakencareof
D．theoldjoininactivities
2．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage? ______
A．Anumberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren.
B．Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren.
C．Thechildrenbecomestrongeraftergettingmoreindividualattention.
D．Thechildrenlearnthatsickpeoplewilldie.
3．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?______
A．Thereasonwhytheoldandtheyoungareseparated.
B．Onereasonwhychildrendon'tlivewiththeirgrandparents.
C．Thesupportchildrenneed.
D．Theproblemthattheoldandtheyoungareseparated.
4．Whatdoesthe"intergenerationalprogrammes"inParagraph4referto? ______
A．Combiningelderlyhomeswithnurseryschools.
B．Lettingthechildrenandtheresidentseattogether.
C．AskingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeople.
D．Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschools.
5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? ______
A．Oldpeople'shomesinFrance
B．Buildingbridgesoflife
C．Asolutiontotheelderlyproblem
D．Children'snewhappylife
