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　　In a study of older people with sisters and brothers, psychologist Debra Gold of the Duke Center for the study of aging and human development found that about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers. Reasons for this ranged from inheritance disputes to hostility between spouses. But, many of those who had poor relationships felt guilty. Although most people admitted to some lingering rivalry, it was rarely strong enough to end the relationship. Only four out of the 54 people interviewed had completely broken with their sisters and brothers and only one of the four felt comfortable with the break. As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC, a psychologist at Purdue University. Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers. Only 4% got along poorly. Gold found that as people age, they often become more involved with and interested in their sisters and brothers. 53% of those she interviewed said that contact with their sisters and brothers increase innate adulthood. With family and career obligations reduced, many said that they had more time for each other. Others said that they felted with time to heal wounds. A man who had recently reconciled with his brother told Gold there’s something that lets older people to put aside bad deeds of the past and focus a little on what we need now, especially when it’s sisters and brothers.

　　16. What does the study by Debra Gold find about older people?

　　17. What has probably caused closeness to increase among sisters and brothers according to VC?

　　18. What did the man who had recently reconciled with his brother tell Debra Gold about older people?

　　16. 点评：本文第一句话就是考点，根据 “about 20% said they were hostile or indifferent to ward their sisters and brothers” 得出本题答案为选项A: One fifth of them were on bad terms with their sisters and brothers. 其中one fifth是对20%的同义改写， “be on bad terms with”是对 “hostile or indifferent to”的改写。

　　17. 点评：考点信息来自文章中间， “As sisters and brothers advanced into old age, closeness increases and rivalry diminishes, explains VC” 得出本题答案为选项C: Advance in age.

　　18. 点评：考点信息来自文章最后， “there’s something that lets older people to put aside(放到一旁) bad deeds(不好的行为) of the past and focus a little on what we need now” 得出本题答案为选项B: They tend to forget past unhappy memories and focus on their present needs.

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