阅读理解Untillateinthe20thcenturymostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofgenerations．Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves．

　　阅读理解

　　Untillateinthe20thcenturymostAmericansspenttimewithpeopleofgenerations．Nowmid-agedAmericansmaynotkeepintouchwitholdpeopleuntiltheyareoldthemselves．

　　That’sbecausewegrouppeoplebyage．Weputourthree-year-oldstogetherinday-carecenterour13-year-oldsinschoolandsportsactivitiesandour80-year-oldsinsenior-citizenhomes．Why?

　　Weliveawayfromtheoldformanyreasons：youngpeoplesometimesavoidtheoldtogetridoffearsforaginganddying．Itismuchhardertowatchsomeonewelovedisappearbeforeoureyes．Sometimesit’ssohardthatwestayawayfromthepeoplewhoneedusmost．

　　Fortunatelysomeofushavefoundourwaytotheold．Andwehavediscoveredthattheyoftensavetheyoung．

　　Areportermovedherfamilyontoablockfilledwitholdpeople．Atfirstherchildrenweredisappointed．Butthereporterbakedbananabreadfortheneighborsandhadherchildrendeliver(分发)itandvisit．Soonthechildrenhadmanynewfriendswithwhomtheysharedfoodstoriesandprojects．“Mychildrenhaveneverbeenlesslonely”thereportersaid．

　　Theyounginturnsavetheold．OnceIwasinaresthomewhenavisitorshowedupwithababy．Shewasimmediatelysurrounded．Peoplewhohadn’tgottenoutofbedinaweeksuddenlywereringingforawheelchair．Eventhosewhohadseemedasleepwakeuptowatchthechild．Babieshaveanastonishingpowertocomfortandcure．

　　Grandparentsareaspecialcase．Theygivegrandchildrenafeelingofsecurityandcontinuity．Asmyhusbandputit“mygrandparentsgavemeadeepsensethatthingswouldturnoutrightintheend．”

　　Grandchildrenspeakofattentiontheydon’tgetfromworriedparents．“Myparentswerealwaystellingmetohurryupandmygrandparentstoldmetoslowdown”onefriendsaid．Ateachertoldmeshecantellwhichpupilshaverelationshipswithgrandparents：theyarequietercalmermoretrusting．

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　　NowinanAmericanfamilypeoplecanfindthat__