请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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A team of elderly women in Chongqing, serving as “shared - grandmas” to help working parents pick up their children from school and stay with the kids, has received a lot of likes online recently.
The team of “shared - grandmas” from the Shipingcun Community in Chongqing's Jiulongpo District includes nine retired (退休的) women, mostly empty - nesters (空巢老人). They volunteer to take care of 25 kids in the community.
Working parents of the children who aren't able to pick up their kids from school are in need of a temporary guardian (临时监护人). The volunteers can spare the time and energy for the family and they can also ease (缓解) their loneliness by doing the job.
Deng Lihong, 66, is a member of the team. Every weekday, she picks up the children from school, and
accompanies them while they do their homework and play in the community room until their parents pick them up.
“I feel young with the kids and my retired life is meaningful,” she said.
“The programme started in April and the number of the team members is still growing,” Cao Yidan, chairman of Chongqing Amber Social Work Service Centre, said.
“The programme is great and worth promoting (提倡) in other places in the country,” an internet user said.
“We encourage the retired women in the community to take part in this public service. It's a win - win situation for the families in need and ‘shared - grandmas’. The feeling of achievement and happiness means a lot to them,” Peng Mei, secretary of the Party Committee of Shipingcun Community, said.
(
A
) 1. About working parents, we can learn from the third paragraph that
A
.
A. they can't pick up their kids from school on time
B. they want to go home directly after a day's work
C. they hope their kids will help the elderly ease their loneliness
D. they think their kids need grandmas' help with their homework
(
D
) 2. The underlined word “accompanies” in paragraph 4 means “
D
”.
A. helps somebody cook breakfast
B. buys somebody some important things
C. teaches somebody to do housework
D. stays or goes somewhere with somebody
(
A
) 3. The “shared - grandmas” are
A
according to the passage.
A. warm - hearted
B. honest
C. brave
D. polite
(
D
) 4. We can know from the passage that
D
.
A. the programme has started in all communities in the country
B. all elderly women are encouraged to serve as “shared - grandmas”
C. the working parents pay the “shared - grandmas” money for their work
D. though the “shared - grandmas” are retired, they still play an active role in society
(
C
) 5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. How the elderly spend their retired lives
B. Empty - nesters volunteer to look after patients
C. “Shared - grandmas”—a win - win public service
D. A charity programme
