单选题 Of all the family members, grandparents are probably the least valued. They are just the people who are always around. They make a fuss over (对……关怀备至) the children in the family, show off to their friends the achievements of this child or that child, and show countless pictures of new babies. Grandfathers can fix anything, and grandmothers always have homemade biscuits around.
When you are small, it's fun to stay with your grandparents because they always let you do things you can't do at home, and, of course, they buy you things, They are always able to baby-sit (临时照看婴儿) because they prefer to see their grandchildren. They are usually good for a small loan (借款) now and then that doesn't need to be paid back because they turn it into a gift. You respectfully listen to their advice but don't follow it because they are old and don't understand how things are in this day and age. You thank them politely for what they do for you, and then don't call or visit them until you need something else. And, of course, you never tell them how dear they are to you. Then all of a sudden, they are no longer there to do the things that only grandparents can do, and you find yourself wishing that you had told them what they meant to you as people and not just as grandparents.

单选题 What is the position of grandparents in the family according to the writer?

A、 They are the most important people among family members.
B、 They are the least important people among family members.
C、 They are the ones at whom their children or grandchildren usually laugh.
D、 They are the ones whom their children or grandchildren respect most.

单选题 Grandparents usually do many things EXCEPT that ______.

单选题 Why don't children need to pay back the loan from their grandparents?

单选题 Children don't take their grandparents' advice because ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】推断题。文中第二段提到You respectfully listen to their advice but don't follow it…how things are in this day and age，此句意为“你会毕恭毕敬地听他们的建议，但不会采纳，因为他们老了，已经不理解这个时代的事情”，因此A项正确。其余三项均与文章意义不符。

单选题 What can we conclude from the passage?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】结论题。短文开头叙述了一种普遍现象：祖父母的存在似乎总被人们忽略，他们在家庭里永远不是重要人物。第二段更细致地描述了这一点，直至结尾Then all of a sudden…，该句与前文形成了比照，让读者领悟到作者的写作意图：不要等到我们失去了祖父母才知道他们有多重要。因此，C项为最佳选择。