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　　Iwasinterestedtoreadanewspaperarticleaboutanewconceptinoldpeople'shomesinFrance．Theideaissimple，butrevolutionary-combiningaresidentialhomefortheelderlywithanurseryschoolinthesamebuilding．Thechildrenandtheresidentseatlunchtogetherandshareactivities．Intheafternoons，theresidentsenjoyreadingortellingstoriestothechildren，andifachildisfeelingsadortired，thereisalwaysakindlaptositonandacuddle（拥抱）．Therearetripsoutandbirthdaypartiestoo．

　　Theadvantagesareenormousforeveryoneconcerned．Thechildrenarehappybecausetheygetalotmoreindividualattention，andrespondwellbecausesomeonehastimeforthem．Theyseeillnessanddeathandlearntoacceptthem．Theresidentsarehappybecausetheyfeelusefulandneeded．Theyaremoreactiveandmoreinterestedinlifewhenthechildrenarearoundandtheytakemoreinterestintheirappearancetoo．

　　Nowadaysthereislessandlesscontactbetweentheoldandtheyoung．Therearemanyreasonsforthis，includingthebreakdownoftheextendedfamily，workingparentswithnotimetocareforagingrelations，familiesthathavemovedaway，andsmallerflatswithnoroomforgrandparents．Buttheresultisthesame-increasingnumbersofchildrenwithoutgrandparentsandoldpeoplewhohavenocontactwithchildren．Andmoreoldpeoplewhoarelonelyandfeeluseless，alongwithmoreandmorefamilieswithyoungchildrenwhodesperatelyneedmoresupport．It'samajorprobleminmanysocieties．

　　That'swhyintergenerationalprogrammes，designedtobringtheoldandtheyoungtogether，aregrowinginpopularityallovertheworld．Thereareexamplesofsuccessfulattemptsallovertheworld．UsingyoungpeopletoteachITskillstoolderpeopleisoneobviousexample．Usingoldpeopleasvolunteerassistantsinschoolsisanother，perhapsreadingwithchildrenwhoneedextraattention．

　　41．Anurseryschoolisaplacewhere___．

　　A．futurenursesaretrained

　　B．theelderlylive

　　C．childrenaretakencareof

　　D．theoldjoininactivities

　　42．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage？___

　　A．Anumberofassistantsareemployedtotakecareofthechildren．

　　B．Thenewconceptbenefitsboththeelderlyandthechildren．