英语六级考试标准的阅读25
<p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="years">years</span>， <span word="Evelyn">Evelyn</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rockford">Rockford</span>， <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>， <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="friendless">friendless</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>， <span word="the">the</span> 78-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sameI">sameI</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="soup">soup</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>， <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brighter">Brighter</span> <span word="SideRockfords">SideRockfords</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="weekday">weekday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charity">charity</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="trips">trips</span>， <span word="games">games</span>， <span word="andmost">andmost</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allfriendly">allfriendly</span> <span word="companionship">companionship</span>.</p><p> <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>， <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="choices">choices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span>. <span word="Jones">Jones</span>， <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1971， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Conference">Conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Aging">Aging</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>， <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Brighter">Brighter</span> <span word="Side">Side</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="institution">institution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span>， <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="Brophy">Brophy</span>， 64， <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Citys">Citys</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Aging">Aging</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hate">hate</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="playpens">playpens</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorks">Yorks</span> 138 <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="communitys">communitys</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 15，000 <span word="members">members</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="free">free</span>， <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lunches">lunches</span>.</p>
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