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Psychiatrists()whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglaifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiringmuchlater.”Formany,retirement esanunobtainabledream.HenryMetcalf,a54-year-oldjournalistknowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Layhe’sbeentakingafternoonnaps(午睡)tokeepuphisenergy.“Mybodyisaging,”saysMetcalf.“Youcan’tgetawayfromthat.”O(jiān)ften,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Thes（臨床醫(yī)學(xué)家）whoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.“Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparents,orthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologistButatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone“thattheywon’tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,”shesays.Manylaifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertility(受孕)treatment,MarilynNolenandherhusband.Randy,hadtwins.“Webothwantedchildren,”saysMarilyn,whowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyears,“asenseoffamily.”Kidsofolderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.“Thedadsareolder,moremature,”saysDr.Silber,“andmorereadytofocusonparenting.”WhydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildOlderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedOlderparentscantakebettercareoftheirOlderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinbringinguptheirOlderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sWhatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirement anunobtainabledream”(Lines7-8,Para.1)?TheyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementTheycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedTheycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextraTheyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementTheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticmanypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedolderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingtakingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainWhat’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?ApproachingofSlowingdownoftheirpaceofBeinglaughedatbyotherBeingmistakenforWhatdowelearnaboutMarilynandRandyTheythoughttheywereanexampleofsuccessfulfertilityNotuntiltheyreachedmiddleagedidtheythinkofhavingNotuntiltheyhadthetwinsdidtheyfeeltheyhadformedaTheybelievedthatchildrenbornofolderparentswouldbeEndup ng):結(jié)束，終Eg:Thedialogueisalsoratherlengthyandyou'llprobablyendupskipthroughmostof這段太啰嗦了，你最后很有可能跳過其中的大部分Giveout:Eg:ThisisatraptogiveoutourlimitedLaughat:Eg:Nobodywilllaughatyousinceyou'reabeginnerofBemistakenfor:Eg:FertilelandsinsomestatescouldbemistakenforUndergo:(vt.)經(jīng)歷，經(jīng)Eg:ThecityhasundergonemanychangesduringthelasttenInvolvein:Eg:Headteacherismoreinvolveinadministrationthanin第一步：看題干。Whydopsychiatristsregardmaturityasanassetinchildrearing?（為什么第二步：回原文找出對(duì)應(yīng)的原句。這題的原句是第一段第一句話“Psychiatrists()whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildrearing-olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.”（與大齡父用體罰，會(huì)花的時(shí)間與在一起。）第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)A（Olderparentsareoftenbetterpreparedfinancially.）的大意是大齡父母在經(jīng)濟(jì)上準(zhǔn)備得更充分。選項(xiàng)B（Olderparentscantakebettercareoftheirchildren.）的意思是大齡父母會(huì)更好地照顧。選項(xiàng)C（Olderparentsareusuallymoreexperiencedinuptheirchildren.）指的是大齡父母通常在養(yǎng)育方面更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)。選項(xiàng)D（Olderparentscanbetterbalancetheirresourcesagainstchildren’sdemands.）表明大齡父母能在自己的資源與孩子的要求之間更好地做到平衡。顯然，選項(xiàng)A和D更注重物質(zhì)方面，而原文并沒有提到物質(zhì)。選項(xiàng)B的意思與原文中“olderparentsaremorethoughtful”C與原文的意第一步：看題干。Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirement esan第二步：回原文找出對(duì)應(yīng)的原句。這題的原句是第一段的最后兩句話“Havinglaifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiringmuchlater.”Formany,retirement 第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)A“Theyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage.”的意思是他們到了退休的卻不愿意退休。選項(xiàng)B“Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.”C“Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.”的大意是除非他們?cè)俣喙ぷ鲙啄?，不然他們就無法得到全額退休金。選項(xiàng)D“Theyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.”指他們?cè)谶^了退休后不得不繼續(xù)工作。所以，選項(xiàng)B和C都是涉及到退休金的，與原文無關(guān)。選項(xiàng)A和D比較容易。A的意思是不愿意退休，原因可能是出于想繼續(xù)工作，也可能是對(duì)退休金不滿。但關(guān)鍵點(diǎn)、著重點(diǎn)在于因此，這里D的意思更接近原文，選擇D。第一步：看題干?！癟heauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat”（作者舉了HenryMetcalf的例子是為了說明什么）energywillgiveoutfirst.he’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.“Mybodyisaging,”saysMetcalf.“Youcan’tgetawayfromthat.”（但是，他也擔(dān)心他的精力會(huì)不夠。他知道第三步：分析選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)A“olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildren”B“manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedage”的意思是很多人身體雖然老了，但心態(tài)還是年輕的。選項(xiàng)C“olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodies”表示大齡父母需要考慮到他們逐漸衰老的身體。選項(xiàng)D“takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytomaintainenergy”的大意是睡個(gè)午覺對(duì)保持體力很有好處。顯然，這里HenryMetcalf想表達(dá)的的是一種無奈的情緒，有種力不從心的感覺。選項(xiàng)A和D都是說要如何保持體力，選項(xiàng)B是贊父母心態(tài)年輕。只有選項(xiàng)C是說父母也要第一步：看題干。“What’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?”（JohnGalst的說法，大齡父母最擔(dān)心的是什么？）第二步：回原文找出對(duì)應(yīng)的原句。第三段的最后一句話“Butatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:“thattheywon’tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,”shesays.”（在這些小擔(dān)憂中，還有一個(gè)更大的擔(dān)心，那就是他們擔(dān)心他們不能活得足夠長(zhǎng)來支paceoflife.”C)“Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.”指的是被其他人嘲笑。選項(xiàng)D“Beingmistakenforgrandparents”的大意是被別人誤認(rèn)為是祖父母。