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高考真题分级阅读材料40篇 （六） 文章编号： 26 难度值：63.660；答案：__A_D_C_A__ GrandparentsAnsweraCall As a third generation native of Brownsville, Texas, Mildred Garza never planned move away. Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help their children, she politely refused.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms.Gaf finally say yes.That was four years ago. Today all three generations regard the move as a success, giving them a closer relationship （关系） than theywouldhavehadin separatecities. No statistics （统计数据） showthenumber ofgrandparentslikeGarzawho aremoving closer to the children and grandchildren.Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing. Even President Obama’smother-in-law,Marian Robinson,hasagreedto leave Chicago and intotheWhite House to help care for her granddaughters-in-law. According to a study by , 83 percent ofthepeople said Mrs.Robinson’s decisionwill influencethe grandparentsin theAmerican family.Two-thirdsbelievemore familieswill followtheexampleofObama’sfamily. “In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn’t get away from home far enough or fast enough toprovewe could do it on our own,” says Christine Crosby,publisher of Grand, amagazine for grandparents.“Wenow realize how important family is and how important it is tobe near them, especiallywhenyou’reraising children.” Movingisnot for everyone.Almost every grandparentwantstobewith hisorher grandchildren and iswilling to make sacrifices （牺牲）,but sometimes it iswiser to say no and visit frequently instead. Having your grandchildren far away is hard, especially knowing your adult child is struggling （奋斗）,but givingup thelifeyou knowmaybeharder.(282words) 1.WhywasGarza’smove asuccess? A.It strengthened herfamily ties. B.It improvedher living conditions. C.It enabledhertomakemore friends.