2021年河北省保定市涿州东仙坡中学高二英语模拟试卷含解析

2021年河北省保定市涿州东仙坡中学高二英语模拟试卷含解析一、选择题1.-----ProfessorJohnson,I’mafraidIcan’tfinishthereportwithinthisweek.-----________________.Howaboutnextweek?A.Goodforyou

B.Itwon’tbotherme

C.Notatall

D.That’sOK

参考答案：D2.Shebroughtthreechildrenupallbyherself,atgreatpersonal_________.A.price

B.sacrificeC.expense

D.contribution参考答案：B考查名词辨析。A.price价格；B.sacrifice牺牲；C.expense消耗；D.contribution贡献。句意：她独自一人带了三个孩子，做出了很大的个人牺牲。故选B。3.ThegovernmentworkreportbyPremierWenconveysavarietyofissues,andsocialjustice______.A.incommon

B.ingeneral

C.inparticular

D.inpractice参考答案：C略4.ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout

B．putoffC．putaway

D．putforward参考答案：D考查短语辨析。句意“APEC会议的重要议题是一项气候改变计划，是由澳大利亚的霍华德提出的，并得到了布什的支持。”A“扑灭”；B“推迟”；C“收拾起来，放好”；D“提出”。故选D。5.Toeveryone’ssurprise,Michaelclaimed__________allhishomeworkinjustonehour.

A.havingfinished B.tohavefinished C.thatfinished

D.finishing参考答案：B6.Recentresearchhas____thenaturalmystery,whichhasamazedtheworld.A.gotakickoutof

B.gotstuckinC.thrownlighton

D.madesenseof参考答案：C【详解】考查动词词组。A.gotakickoutof玩得很开心；B.gotstuckin被卡在---；C.thrownlighton使……显得清楚；D.madesenseof理解。句意：最近的研究揭示了自然界的奥秘，这使世界为之惊叹。故选C。7.

It’swasinthericefield_____wehadourleaguemeeting.Awhere

Bthat

Cinwhich

Donwhich参考答案：B8.---Doyoulivealone,Mr.Wang？---Yes.Ihavetwosons.But______ofthemliveswithme.TheyarenowstudyinginAmerica？A.neither

B.both

C.none

D.either参考答案：A9.Thereason_____youfailed,Ithink,was____youhadturnedadeafeartoyourteacher’sadvice.A.why,because

B.why,that

C.which,that

D.that,because参考答案：B10.Thosegirlsworkedouteverymorning,______losingweight.A.aimat B.toaimat C.aimedat D.aimingat参考答案：D句意：那些女孩每天早上锻炼，目的是减肥。aimat目的在于，aimat与其逻辑主语thosegirls之间是主动关系，用现在分词作状语。故选D。11.________,theyhadnochanceofwinningthewar.

A.Astheyfoughtbravely

B.AsbravelytheyfoughtC.Bravelyastheyfought

D.Theyfoughtsobravely参考答案：C12.Happinessoftencomestothosetrytohelpothersanddosomethingworthwhile.Awhom

B.who

C.what

D.which参考答案：B13._____foodisstoreddeepinthetunnelfortheuseofwar.

A.Agreatmany

B.Alargenumberof

C.Scoresof

D.Alargeamountof参考答案：D14.Ithinkshehurtmyfeelings________ratherthanbyaccidentasshesaid.A.constantly B.deliberately

C.privately

D.appropriately参考答案：B15.When____,themuseumwillbeopentothepublicnextyear.

A.completed B.completing C.beingcompleted D.tobecompleted

参考答案：A35.---Wouldyouliketohavesupperwithme?

---Yes,_________.A.I'dlike

B.I'dlikegoing

C.I'dliketodo

D.I'dliketo参考答案：D略17.Theyhavedecidedto_________theiroldhouse,becausethesecond-handhousepricesaredecreasingsharply.

A.holdonto

B.pickout

C.turndown

D.setoff参考答案：A18.____moreattention,thetreescouldhavegrownbetter.A.Given

B.Togive

C.Giving

D.Havinggiven参考答案：A19.—What’stheeventlike?—Severalwitnesses’

differedfromtheofficialversionofevents.A.accounts

B.opinions

C.advice

D.explanations参考答案：A二、完型填空20.Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversationsoonturnedintocomplaintsabout___26___inworkandlife.Toofferhis___27___coffee,theprofessorwenttothekitchenand___28___withalargepotofcoffeeanda___29___ofcups—porcelain,plastic,glass,crystal,someplain-looking,someexpensive,somebeautiful—tellingthemto___30___themselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“ifyouhave___31___,allthenice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeentakenup,___32___theplainandcheapones.Whileitis___33___foryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthe___34___ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Beassuredthatthecupitself___35___noqualitytothecoffee.___36___itisjustmoreexpensiveandinsomecases___37___hideswhatwedrink.”“___38___allofyoureallywantisthecoffee,notthecup,___39___youconsciouslywentforthebestcups…Andthenyoubegan___40___eachother’scups.”Nowconsiderthis:___41___isthecoffee;thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdand___42___life,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,norchangethe___43___oflifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup,we___44___toenjoythecoffee.Valuethecoffee,notthecups!Don’tletthecups___45___you…enjoythecoffeeinstead.26.A.stress

B.dream

C.sorrow

D.truth27.A.friends

B.customers

C.fellows

D.guests28.A.carried

B.returned

C.arrived

D.reached29.A.kind

B.variety

C.sort

D.number30.A.devote

B.expose

C.help

D.absorb31.A.searched B.witnessed

C.noticed

D.discovered32.A.leavingbehind

B.leavingover

C.fallingabout

D.fallingbehind33.A.strange

B.normal

C.wonderful

D.important34.A.purpose

B.answer

C.source

D.result35.A.takes

B.links

C.passes

D.adds36.A.Atnotime

B.Atalltimes

C.Innocase

D.Inmostcases37.A.ever

B.even

C.never

D.hardly38.A.What

B.That

C.Which

D.Whether39.A.but

B.so

C.and

D.for40.A.suspecting

B.liking

C.praising

D.eyeing41.A.Love

B.Life

C.Future

D.Failure42.A.contain

B.create

C.support

D.own43.A.quantity

B.style

C.quality

D.standard44.A.have

B.manage

C.plan

D.fail45.A.envy

B.drive

C.force

D.assess参考答案：26.A

27.D

28.B

29.B

30.C

31.C

32.A

33.B

34.C

35.D

36.D

37.B

38.A

39.A

40.D

41.B

42.A

43.C

44.D

45.B本文主要讲述的一位教授用杯子和咖啡的关系告诉他的学生要真正的享受生活，不要受到额外的压力的影响。26.A考查名词。A.stress压力；B.dream梦想；C.sorrow悲伤；D.truth真理。根据9空后ofyourproblemsandstress可知，这些人谈论的是工作以及生活中的压力。故选A。28.B考查动词辨析。A.carried携带；B.returned返回；C.arrived到达；D.reached到达；教授走进了厨房，返回的时候手里拿着一大壶咖啡和很多杯子。故选B。29.B考查固定搭配。A.kind种类；B.variety种类，品种；C.sort种类，方式；D.number数字。avarietyof意为“各种各样的”；根据下文每个学生手里都有杯子可知，老师拿出了很多杯子让学生喝咖啡。故选B。30.C考查考查固定搭配。固定搭配helponeselfto…意为“自行取用……”；本句是指老师让学生自己去喝咖啡。故选C。31.C考查动词辨析。A.searched寻找；B.witnessed目睹，见证；C.noticed注意到；D.discovered发现；老师说：如果你们注意到到所有的看起来昂贵的杯子都被拿走，剩下的只有一些看起来很普通很便宜的杯子。故选C。32.A考查短语辨析。A.leavingbehind留下；B.leavingover推迟，暂时不去解决；C.fallingabout禁不住笑；D.fallingbehind拖欠。如果你们注意到到所有的看起来昂贵的杯子都被拿走，留下的只有一些看起来很普通很便宜的杯子。根据句意可知选A。33.B考查形容词辨析。A.strange奇怪的；B.normal正常的；C.wonderful极好的；D.important重要的。尽管想要最好的对你来说属于正常，但那就是你的问题和压力的来源。故选B。34.C考查名词辨析。A.purpose目的；B.answer答案；C.source来源，根源；D.result结果。那就是你的问题和压力的来源。故选C。35.D考查考查动词。A.takes拿走；B.links连接；C.passes经过；D.adds增加。杯子本身并不能增加咖啡的质量。故选D。36.D考查短语辨析。A.Atnotime立刻，马上；B.Atalltimes时而不时；C.Innocase立刻；D.Inmostcases大部分情况下；大部分情况下杯子只会让咖啡更加昂贵，有时候甚至会让我们真正所享有的东西失去意义。故选D。37.B考查副词辨析。A.ever曾经；B.even甚至；C.never从未；D.hardly几乎不；有时候甚至会让我们真正所享有的东西失去意义。故选B。38.A考查语法分析。本句是一个主语从句，what引导起这个主语从句，并在句中做主语。你们真正想要的是咖啡。故选A。39.A考查上下文串联。你们真正想要的是咖啡，但是你们有意去拿了最好的杯子。这会让你们的真正所想的东西失去了意义。故选A表示转折。40.D考查词义辨析。A.suspecting怀疑；B.liking喜欢；C.praising称赞；D.eyeing注视。你们拿到了自己的杯子以后，甚至开始看别人的杯子，在进行比较。这更加让你们的生活有了压力。故选D。41.B考查上下文串联。A.Love爱；B.Life生活；C.Future未来；D.Failure失败。在本文中教授把咖啡比喻成生活，其他的工作，金钱，地位等是杯子。比喻让额外的东西影响我们的生活。故选B。42.A考查上下文串联。A.contain包含；B.create创造；C.support支持；D.own拥有。这里的they就是指前面一句中的thejobs,moneyandposition等事物。故选A。43.C考查名词辨析。A.quantity数量；B.style风格；C.quality质量；D.standard标准；thejobs,moneyandposition只是杯子等额外的东西，变化改变我们生活的质量。故选C。44.D考查动词辨析。A.have有；B.manage控制；C.plan计划；D.fail失败。failtodosth未能做某事。有时候我们只注意了咖啡，却没有能够享有我们的咖啡。故选D。45.B考查动词辨析。A.envy妒忌；B.drive驱使；C.force强迫；D.assess估计。不要让额外的事物驱赶着你，真正地享受自己的生活吧！故选B。【名师点睛】解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息，捕捉关键词。有时关键词相距较远。本题第1小题就是通过第9空而得出正确答案的。根据9空后ofyourproblemsandstress可知，这些人谈论的是工作以及生活中的压力。故选A。21.MysonJoewasbornwithclubfeet（畸形足）.Thedoctorstoldusthatwithtreatmenthewouldbeabletowalknormally___21___wouldneverrunverywell.Thefirstthreeyearsofhislifewerespentin___22___.Bythetimehewaseight,you___23___hehadaproblemwhenyousawhimwalk.Thechildreninourneighborhoodranaroundasmostchildrendoduringplay,andJoeywould___24___andplay,too.We___25___toldhimthatheprobablywouldn’tbeableto___26___aswellastheotherchildren.Sohedidn’tknow.Inseventhgradehedecidedtogooutforthecrosscountry___27___.Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.Heworkedharderandranmorethananyoftheothers.Perhapshe___28___thattheabilitiesthatseemedtocome___29___tosomanyothersdidnotcomenaturallytohim.Althoughthe___30___teamruns,onlythetopsevenrunnershavethepotentialto___31___pointsfortheschool.Wedidn’ttellhimheprobablywouldnever___32___theteam,sohedidn’tknow.He___33___torunfourtofivemilesaday,eventhedayhehada103fever.Iwas___34___,soIwenttolookforhimafterschool.Ifoundhimrunningallalone.Iaskedhimhowhefelt,“___35___,”hesaid．Hehadtwomoremilestogo.Thesweat___36___hisfaceandhiseyeswereglassyfromhisfever.Yethe___37___straightaheadandkeptrunning.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn’trunfourmileswitha103degreefever.Sohedidn’tknow.Twoweekslater,thenameoftheteamrunnerswere___38___.Joeywasnumbersixonthe

list.Joeyhadmadetheteam.Hewasonlyinseventhwhiletheothersixteammemberswereall___39___.Wenevertoldhimheshouldn’t___40___tomaketheteam.Wenevertoldhimhecouldn’tdoit,sohedidn’tknow.Hejustdidit.21.A.however

B.or

C.but

D.though22.A.attention

B.development

C.circulation

D.treatment23.A.wouldn’tknow

B.didn’timagine

C.shouldn’tfind

D.couldn’tidentify24.A.keepjustout

B.jumprightin

C.standonlybehind

D.sitstillaway25.A.never

B.generally

C.often

D.sincerely26.A.live

B.jump

C.run

D.hope27.A.competition

B.class

C.game

D.team28.A.meant

B.sensed

C.showed

D.noticed29.A.eventually

B.suddenly

C.safely

D.naturally30.A.entire

B.same

C.other

D.all31.A.score

B.collect

C.pay

D.catch32.A.join

B.enter

C.make

D.keep33.A.liked

B.continued

C.hoped

D.aimed34.A.moved

B.excited

C.encouraged

D.worried35.A.Nevermind

B.Okay

C.Don’tworry

D.Sorry36.A.randown

B.camefrom

C.droppedoff

D.camedown37.A.stood

B.looked

C.faced

D.glanced38.A.made

B.called

C.designed

D.checked39.A.sixth-graders

B.seventh-graders

C.eighth-graders

D.fifth-graders40.A.expect

B.fight

C.avoid

D.refuse参考答案：21.C

22.D

23.A

24.B

25.A

26.C

27.D

28.B

29.D

30.A

31.A

32.C

33.B

34.D

35.B

36.A

37.B

38.B

39.C

40.A本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲了作者的儿子因为先天性畸形足，所以医生告诉作者他的儿子不能正常地跑，但随着儿子逐渐长大，作者一直都没有把这个身体缺陷告诉儿子，最终儿子通过自己的努力成为了一名优秀的跑者并组建了队伍。21.考查连词，however然而（后常加逗号），or或者，but但是（后不加逗号），though尽管，由空格前句意：医生告诉我们通过治疗，他可以正常地走路，空格后句意：将永远不能正常地跑，可知前后句是转折的关系，又因为后面没有逗号，故选C.22.考查名词词义辨析，attention注意，development发展，circulation流通，

treatment对待，治疗，根据前文，儿子的脚天生是畸形足，所以他生命中的前三年都是在治疗中度过的，故选D.23.考查情态动词与实义动词词义辨析，wouldn’tknow将不会知道，didn’timagine不会想象，shouldn’tfind不应该发现，couldn’t

identify不能辨认，根据前文，儿子因为接受了三年治疗，所以到了八岁时，当你看他走路的时候，你不会知道他的脚有问题，故选A.24.考查短语辨析，A.keepjustout使……保持在外，不让……进入，

B.jumprightin

跳进去，投入，C.standonlybehind

仅仅站在后面，

D.sitstillaway仍然在远处坐着，结合文意，Joey并不知道自己的脚有问题，所以他也会“加入”小伙伴们玩耍，故选B.25.考查副词词义辨析，never从没有，generally通常，大体上，often经常，sincerely真诚地，根据本段最后一句话：Sohedidn’tknow.，可知儿子并不知道自己的脚有问题，所以应该是我们“从来都”没有告诉他，故选A.26.考查动词词义辨析，A.live居住，

B.Jump跳跃，

C.Run

跑，

D.hope希望，结合前文：儿子的脚经过治疗后，依然不能正常地跑，所以这里应该是我们从来都没有告诉儿子他不能像其他的小孩子“跑”的一样好，故选C.27.考查名词词义辨析，A.competition

比赛，

B.class班级，

C.game游戏，

D.team队，由空格后一句话：Everydayhetrainedwiththeteam.，每天他都跟着队伍训练，所以这里应该是他决定加入全国的“队伍”，故选D.28.考查动词词义辨析，A.meant意味着，

B.sensed感知到，

C.showed展现，

D.noticed注意到，根据前一句：Heworkedharderandranmorethananyoftheothers.，他更加努力，比其他人跑得更多，可推断儿子也许“感觉到”了与其他人相比，自己的先天不足，因此才会比别人更加努力，故选B.29.考查副词词义辨析，A.eventually最终，

B.suddenly突然，

C.safely安全地，

D.naturally自然地，根据句意：儿子感觉到在别人身上来得很自然的能力，在自己身上却来得不自然，故选D.30.考查形容词词义辨析，A.entire

整个的，

B.same同样的，

C.other

其他的，

D.all所有的，根据前后逻辑，应该是:虽然整个队都在跑，但只有前七名有机会为学校得到分数，故选A....31.考查动词词义辨析，A.score得分，

B.collect

收集，

C.pay

支付，

D.catch抓住，根据句意：只有前七名的跑者有机会为学校得到分数，故选A.32.考查动词词义辨析，A.join加入，

B.enter

进入，

C.make组建，

D.keep保持，根据文章倒数第二段：“Joeywasnumbersixonthe

list.Joeyhadmadetheteam.”，Joey排名第六，他已经组成了一个队，由此可判断，这里应该是作者没有告诉儿子，他将永远都不能组成一个队，故选C.33.考查动词词义辨析，A.liked喜欢，

B.continued

继续，

C.hoped

希望，D.aimed目标是，结合文意，因为作者还是没有告诉儿子他的脚天生有问题，所以儿子应该是“继续”每天跑4-5公里，故选B.34.考查形容词词义辨析，A.moved感动的，

B.excited

激动的，

C.encouraged受到鼓舞的，

D.worried担心的，由前文可知，儿子坚持每天跑4-5英里，即便是他发高烧的那一天也没有松懈，所以作者应该是很担心，故选D.35.考查情景对话，A.Nevermind没关系，别在意，（回答sorry）

B.Okay还行，可以，

C.Don’tworry别担心，

D.Sorry对不起，结合文意，作者因为担心儿子，所以去看望他，问候儿子感觉如何，儿子回答道还行，c项是中国式表达，故选B.36.考查动词词组辨析，A.randown

走下坡路，沿着……跑下来，

B.camefrom来自，

C.droppedoff从……上掉下来，

D.camedown下来，下落，根据句意以及前后搭配：汗水从他的脸颊上流下来，强调汗水的流动状态，而非一滴滴的状态，故选A.37.考查动词词义辨析，A.stood站立，

B.looked看，

C.faced

面对，

D.glanced一瞥，结合上下文：尽管儿子汗流浃背，还发着烧，但仍然一直在正视前方，坚持跑步，lookahead向前看，故选B.38.考查动词词义辨析，A.made制造，

B.called

称呼，叫，

C.designed

设计，

D.checked检查，根据句意：两周后，队员的名字被叫了，主语是name,故和call搭配，故选B.39.考查逻辑理解，根据句意：Hewasonlyinseventhwhiletheothersixteammemberswereall…他只是七年级的，然而其它六个队员都是……，根据逻辑理解，空格处应填写高于七年级的，故选C.40.考查动词词义辨析，A.expect期待，

B.fight

斗争，

C.avoid避免，

D.refuse拒绝，结合句意：我们从来都没有告诉他他不应该“期待”着去组建队伍，故选A.【名师点睛】完形填空题旨在考察学生综合运用语言知识的能力。做此题时必须通篇考虑，先掌握大意，再综合运用所学词汇、语法及常识进行推理判断。要想取得高分，重点在于以下两点:１．通读全文,了解大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索作答。通过游览阅读上述文章，我们不难概括出该文的主旨为：……。然后在做题的过程中，便可利用这些信息。例如，第12小题，这里并不能确定儿子将永远不能“加入”、“组建”还是“保持（继续留在）”这个队伍，只有结合下文“Joeywasnumbersixonthe

list.Joeyhadmadetheteam.”可知，儿子已经组建了一个队伍，由此找出关键词make,选出正确答案。2.明确词意,词型,词的搭配,并按上下文需要作答。这篇文章中多次考察到名词，形容词，动词的应用，以及文章细节内容的理解。如第14题，既考察了各种形容词的意思，又考察了文章细节的理解，根据前文描述儿子坚持每天跑4-5英里，即便是他发高烧的那一天也没有松懈，所以作者应该是很“担心”，由此得出答案。三、阅读理解22.PassengerInformationCarry-onBagRulesWhentravellingonChinaSouthernplanes,weaskourcustomerstofollowoursimplebagrules.---Eachpassengerisallowedtobringonebagontotheplane.---Weightlimit:Eachcarry-onbagmayweighupto10kilos.---Sizelimit:Eachcarry-onbagcanbeupto110cmlong,60cmhighand30cmwide.---Additionalbagsandoversized/overweightbagsmaybeallowedontheplaneifthereisenoughroom.Therewillbeafeeforsuchbags(seethetablebelow).Pleasenotethatifyourbagbreaksmorethanonerulethenyoumustpayafeeforeachrulebroken.SafetyRulesForthesafetyofourpassengers,thefollowingitemsmustnotbetakenontotheplane:---Bottlescontaininggas(e.g.cigarettelighter)---Bottlescontaininganycream,oilorotherliquidthatareover100ml.Note:Ifyouhaveanyliquidmedicinesover100mlthatyoumustuseduringyourflight,pleasecontactourcustomerservicemanageron34533566tomakearrangementsatleast24hoursbeforeyourdeparture.Youwillneedtohaveadoctor’sletterexplainingwhyyouneedthemedicine.BagFees

RuleFeeOverweight*Bagsheavierthan10kilos￥100perkilooverlimitOversized**Bagslargerthan110cm*60cm*30cm￥250perbagExtrabags

￥400perextrabag*Nobagover15kiloswillbeallowedontheplane.**Nobagover150cmlongor80cmhighmaybetakenontheplane.Passengersmustputsuchbagsintheplane’sstorage.21.Whatisnotallowedtobetakenontotheplanebyapassenger?A.Agasbottle.

B.Medicalequipment.C.A100mlbottleofcream

.

D.Abagthatis120cmlong.22.Whenmustapassengerspeakwiththemanagerabouttakingover100mlofliquidmedicineontotheirflight?A.Aftertheygetontheplane.

B.Sixhoursbeforetheirflight.C.Whentheyarriveattheairport.

D.Atleastonedaybeforetheirflight.23.Howmuchwillapassengerpayforacarry-onbagthatis110cm*50cm*25cminsizeandweighs13kilos?A.250yuan

B.300yuanC.550yuan

D.850yuan参考答案：21.A

22.D

23.B【分析】本文是一篇说明文。主要向读者介绍了乘坐飞机时需要注意的一些事情。【21题详解】细节理解题。根据SafetyRules中的第一条Forthesafetyofourpassengers,thefollowingitemsmustnotbetakenontotheplane:---Bottlescontaininggas(e.g.cigarettelighter)可知，含有气体的瓶子是不允许带上飞机的，故选A。【22题详解】细节理解题。根据Note中的第一句话Ifyouhaveanyliquidmedicinesover100mlthatyoumustuseduringyourflight,pleasecontactourcustomerservicemanageron34533566tomakearrangementsatleast24hoursbeforeyourdeparture.可知如果携带任何超过100ml液体药物的话，乘客需要在出发前24小时（一天）告知乘客服务经理，故选D。【23题详解】推理判断题。由Carry-onBagRules可知包的大小限制为110cmlong,60cmhighand30cmwide，题中所给的大小为110cm*50cm*25cm，没有超过限制的要求。由表格BagFees中的第二行可知，包重量超过10千克，超重部分每千克需要付费￥100，13千克超重3千克，因而超重费用为300元，故选B。【点睛】细节理解题：可采用“寻读法”，即“带着问题找答案”，先从问题中找到关键词，这种关键词可以被称为“定位词”，然后以此为线索，运用略读查读等方法快速的找到问题的答案。例如第二题的关键词是100mlofliquidmedicine，在做此题时就以此为线索，把阅读的重点锁定在这个关键词上，去寻找这个关键词在什么位置，然后找出与之相关的信息，从而选出正确答案D。23.GrandparentsAnsweraCallAsathird-generationnativeofBrownsville,Texas,MildredGarzaneverplannedtomoveaway.EvenwhenherdaughterandsonaskedhertomovetoSanAntoniotohelpwiththeirchildren,shepolitelyrefused.OnlyafterayearoffriendlydiscussiondidMs.Garzafinallysayyes.Thatwasfouryearsago.Todayallthreegenerationsregardthemoveasasuccess,givingthemacloserrelationshipthantheywouldhavehadinseparatecities.NostatisticsshowthenumberofgrandparentslikeGarzawhoaremovingclosertoadultchildrenandgrandchildren.Yetthereisevidencesuggestingthatthetrendisgrowing.EvenPresidentObama’smother-in-law,MarianRobinson,hasagreedtoleaveChicagoandmoveintotheWhiteHousetohelpcareforhergranddaughters.Accordingtoastudybygrandparents.Com,83percentofthepeoplesaidMrs.Robinson’sdecisionwillinfluencegrandparentsintheAmericanfamilies.Two-thirdsbelievemorefamilieswillfollowtheexampleofObama’sfamily.“Inthe1960swewereallalittlewildandcouldn’tgetawayfromhomefarenoughorfastenoughtoprovewecoulddoitonourown,”saysChristineCrosby,publisherofGrand,amagazineforgrandparents.“Wenowrealizehowimportantfamilyisandhowimportantitistobenearthem,especiallywhenyou’reraisingchildren.”Movingisnotforeveryone.Almosteverygrandparentwantstobewithhisorhergrandchildrenandiswillingtomakesacrifices,butsometimesitiswisertosaynoandvisitfrequentlyinstead