2016年12月大学英语四级阅读暑期练习及答案(十六)

　　Assisted living is another option. Residents can have their ownapartment to maintain some independence.

　　But the facilities generally provide personal care services, suchas meals, housekeeping and assistance with activities.

　　Still, it's not cheap: The national median cost in 2011 was$39,135, according to Genworth. Assisted living isn't covered by Medicaid.

　　If they have a choice, at least 90% of elderly parents prefer tostay at home as long as they can, according to

　　AARP research.

　　But it is possible that the parents can no longer safely live athome, and it can be hard for children to move them into an adult care facility.

　　There may be another option. Sometimes the home can be modified soa parent can stay there. For example,

　　Baldocchi put in a chair lift for her mother. She also arrangedfor a home caregiver.

　　The job of family caregivers

　　Family Caregivers take over many responsibilities. One might manage a parent'sfinances, while another sibling will take the parent to doctors' appointmentsand shopping. Those who live with a parent take on a significant and sustainedburden of care.

　　Jan Walker moved into her mother's home in Leesburg, Fla. Afterher mother, who is 83, had fallen, she wasn't able to get around as well.

　　Walker, 55, has three brothers. But she is the only daughter, is divorced andhas no children. "I always knew that this was the role that I would have.and I guess my mind was prepared for it," says Walker, who now is afull-time caregiver and works from home as a tutorial instructor for a digitalscrapbooking(剪贴簿)website.

　　"When you get into the trenches, it's literally baptism(洗礼)by fire," she says. "New things come up. It's not just aboutadvance planning for finances or medical care. It's everything," she says.

　　Caregivers need to also watch their own health. "There issuch a thing as caregiver burnout," Cona says.

　　Among female caregivers 50 and older, 20% reported symptoms ofdepression, according to a 2010 study on working caregivers by MetLife.

　　"It's a hard job," Walker says. "But mostworthwhile things are hard. She was always there for me when I needed a helpinghand. It's only natural that I be here for her now. "

　　1. The sentence "I was flying by the seat of my pants"(Line 1, Paragraph 2) implies that __________.

　　A) Baldocchi thought her workload was too heavy

　　B) Baldocchi felt sad that her parent was paralyzed

　　C) Baldocchi was unprepared to give 'up herjob

　　D) Baldocchi was not ready to take care of her parents all daylong

　　2. Baldocchi lost some weight in two months because __________.

　　A) she had back problems

　　C) she couldn't find someone to help her

　　B) she was under a lot of stress

　　D) her father couldn't care for her mother

　　3. In terms of a health care proxy, __________.

　　A) someone makes financial decisions on another's behalf

　　B) someone cares for another at the end of his/her life

　　C) someone has the power to treat another's disease

　　D) someone makes decisions for another regarding his/her medicaltreatment

　　4. According to the passage, one advantage of having an advancecare directive is __________.

　　A) the family will not have to petition the court to be appointedthe parent's legal guardian

　　B) the family don!:t have to worry about the issues concerning thecare of elderly parents

　　C) the parents will not be suspicious of their children'sfinancial motives

　　D) the parents will be free of the financial burden put on them bytheir children