Youryoungestsonordaughterhasjustgraduatedfromhighschool,andsoonheorshewilltradehisorherbedroominyourhomeforacollegeresidencehall.You’restartingtoworryaboutthecomingsilenceinyourhomeandarewonderinghow

　　Youryoungestsonordaughterhasjustgraduatedfromhighschool,andsoonheorshewilltradehisorherbedroominyourhomeforacollegeresidencehall.You’restartingtoworryaboutthecomingsilenceinyourhomeandarewonderinghowyouwillfillthehoursthatyoupreviouslyspentwithyoursonordaughterattendinghisorherschoolandsportingevents.

　　Takeheart—theemptynest“isoftenworseinanticipation(预料)thaninday-to-daypractice”,sayspsychologistBertHayslipJr.

　　Hayslip,whohasstudiedretirementadjustment(调整)andotheragingproblems,suchasagingsleeplessness,formanyyears,pointsoutthat,moreoftenthannot,childrenwholeavedonotcompletelycutoffcontactwiththeirparents.Headvisesparentstothinkofitasaseriesoflifeevents,insteadofasuddenchange.Healsosaysanemptynestcancausebiggerproblemstosurface“ifacouplehasn’tlookedaftertheirmarriagewhileraisingtheirchildren”.AccordingtoHayslip,somecouplesmayfindtheynolongerhaveanythingincommononcethechildrenareoutofthehouse.

　　Thinkingofanemptynestasthelossofchildrenmakestheadjustmentmoredifficult.“Withtheempty-nestsyndrome(综合症),parentsactuallyneedtodealwiththelossoftheparentingcontroloverchildren,notwithhavingreallylosttheirchildren,”Hayslipsays.“Theyjusthavetofindanewwaytogetalongwiththeirchildren.”

　　“Relatingtotheircollege-agechildreninthisnewwaywillcomeeasilytoparentsasthemonthspass.Aswithmanythings,thepassageoftimehealsthepainofloss,”Hayslipsays.

　　小题1:Whatdoesthe“emptynest”mean?A．Children’scuttingoffcontactwiththeirparents.B．Children’snotlikingspendingtimewiththeirparents.C．Children’sgrowingupandleavinghome.D．Children’snotacceptingparents’careandlove.小题2:Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphreferto?A．Retirementadjustment.B．Agingproblem.C．Sleeplessness.D．Therealityofemptynest.小题3:Whydomanyparentsfindithardtoadjusttotheempty-nestlife？A．Becausetheythinktheyhaveactu