【阅读理解Contrarytotheimpressionthatgrandmothersaredelightedtohelptheirgrowndaughtersandcarefortheirgrandchildrenastudyofmultigenerationalfamiliesshowsthatmanyolderwomen】

　　阅读理解

　　Contrarytotheimpressionthatgrandmothersaredelightedtohelptheirgrowndaughtersandcarefortheirgrandchildrenastudyofmultigenerationalfamiliesshowsthatmanyolderwomenhatethefrequentdemandsthattheyoungergenerationsmakeontheirtimeandenergy．

　　“Youngwomenwithchildrenareunderalotofpressurethesedaysandtheyexpecttheirmotherstohelpthempickupthepieces”notedDr．BertramJ．CohlerabehavioralscientistattheUniversityofChicago．“ThisisoftenthestrongestsourceofcomplaintonthepartofGrandmotherwhohasfinishedwithchildcaringandnowhasherownlifetolive．Grandmothersliketoseetheirchildrenandgrandchildrenbutontheirowntime．”

　　Dr．CohlerisdirectorofastudysponsoredbytheNationalInstituteofAgingof150workingclassfamiliesthatliveinaMidwesternsuburb．HeandDr．HenryU．GruebaumofHarvardMedicalSchoolhavealreadycompletedtheirstudyoffoursuchfamiliesinNewEngland．

　　Dr．Cohlertellsofamiddle-agedBostonwomanwhoworksasacookallweekandforherparish(教区)onSundays．EverySaturdayheronedayoffherdaughterandfamilyvisitexpectingmothertomakelunchshopandvisit．“That’snothowshewantstogrowold”saidDr．Cohlerwhowastoldbytheolderwoman“MydaughterwouldneverspeaktomeifsheknewhowangryandunhappyIget．”

　　InallthefourNewEnglandfamiliesstudiedtheolderwomendislikedthenumerousphonecallsandvisitsfromtheirgrowndaughterswhooftenturnedtothemothersforadvicephysicalresourcesloveandcompanionshipaswellasbaby-sittingservices．“Americansocietykeepsincreasingtheburdensforolderpeopleparticularlythoseintheir50sand60s”Dr．Cohlersaidinaninterviewhere．“They’restillworkingandthey’retakingcareoftheirgrownchildrenandmaybealsotheiragedparents．Sometimeslifegetstobetoomuch．”

　　(1)

　　Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheexpression“pickupthepiec