Firsttherewerehammersbanging．Thenpaintbrushes．Thencarpet．Soonwehadanewroomabovethegarage．Andmygrandmothermovedin. Itwasthelate1960s,Iwas10andhadnoideathatweweregoingagainstthegrain,thatthetrendwasforfamiliestosplinter,seniorstotakebetterandlongercareofthemselves,kidstomoveawayyoungerandyounger. AllIknewwasthatourfamilyhadthreegenerationsunderoneroof,whichmadeadifferenceinwhosatwhereinthecar,whatdessertsmysteriouslydisappearedovernightandhowlongyouwaitedoutsidethebathroomdoor. Thispastweek,anewcensusreportraisedalotofeyebrows．Inthepastdecade,therehasbeenaresumingofthefamilydeck:a30percentriseinU.S．householdswithatleastthreegenerations,Peoplearemovingbackin．Generationsareconsolidating SoIguesswewereaheadofourtime．Forgetaboutababysitter．Ofcourse,todaythishasmoretodowithmoneythananythingelse．Seniorcitizenshaveahardertimepayingtheirbillsandtheirchildrenhaveahardertimeshellingoutmonthlychecksforretirementornursinghomes．Kidscan’tfindjobs,evencollegegrads．Whatitmeans,ultimately,ismorepeopleunderoneroof,withabroaderspanofyearsbetweenthem．Bracesanddentures．Greyhairanddyedhair．Thisislamentedasaregrettableconsequenceofafeebleeconomy．ButI’mnotsureit’sabadthing. Ilearnedalotfromhavingourgrandmotherinthehouse．Foronething,itbeathiringababysitterwedidn’tlike．Andtherewassomeoneelsetotakeustoschoolordriveustoplaceswhenourfolkswereworking．Therewasanotherfamilymemberattheschoolplaysandanotherpersontocrytoifwewerehurting．Igottowatchhowmymotherrelatedtohermother,andIsawthatminewasn’ttheonlygenerationthatfoundtheonebeforeitconfoundingand,attimes,infuriating. IalsoheardmorefamilyhistorythanIdidwithjustoneoldergenerationundertheroof．Therewasnoshortageofconversation．Dinnerswerelouderandanimated．Inshort,wewerebigger．Mygrandmotherspokeaboutgrant’sneighborhood,sittingonfireescapesanddrinkingeggcreams,andtalkedaboutlisteningtotheradioduringthePearlHarborattacks．TheytalkedaboutrelativesI’dnevermetandneverwouldmeet,mybloodline.(缺失部分内容) Itwasn’tall“TheWaltons”．IknewwhoIwasandwhereIcamefrommoreoncemygrandmothercalledourhomeherhome. There’sawonderfulfilmcalled“Avalon”thatfollowsanimmigrant’sfamilyinthe20thcentury．Atthebeginningofthefilm,itisThanksgiving,andasmallcityhomeisJammedwithuncles,aunts,grandparents,kids．Attheendofthefilm,yearslater,itisThanksgivingagain,andafamilyoffoursitsinasuburbankitcheneatingwiththeTVon．Yes,itwascramped,sometimesannoying,anditwasnofunwaitingforashowerorhearingmygrandmothersnoring．Butyearslater,whenshefinallymovedout,Icantellyouthis．Itgotquieter．Itwaslessfunny．Wewerestillafamily,butwewere…smaller. Sotheeconomymaybedrivingusmoreunderoneroof,andwemaywhinethatourindependenceiswithering．Butforcenturies,kids,parents,grandparentsandevengreat-grandparentshavebeensharingspace,andwhenitstopped,webegancomplainingaboutthecollapseoffamilyvalues．Maybetheeconomy,ofallthings,isofferingusasmallfix. WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheevolutionofAmericanfamiliesaroundthe1960s?
A.Three generations of the family decided to unite and live together. B.Young people moved away from their parents to live on their own. C.Uncles, aunts, parents, grandparents and kids lived together to have fun. D.Seniors wanted to stay away from their kids after retirement to enjoy life.正确答案B
