But many are doing so at the risk of their health.The census showed that those who provide 50 hours or more of care a week while trying to hold down a full－time job are three times more likely to be struggling with ill health than their working counterparts who are not carers.【　本文是一篇说明文。研究表明在照顾年迈的父母方面性别差异影响着子女照顾父母时间的长短。其中女儿比儿子更愿意付出时间照料年迈的父母。家中有姐妹的男士常常将照看老人的责任推给其姐妹。但是很多承担照顾老人的责任的子女自身都有潜在的健康问题。 to the passage，what’s the most important factor to predict if people will actively care for the elderly?

　　A．Education.B．Gender.解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“...concluded that gender(性别) is one of the most important things that decide whether or not people will actively care for their elderly parents.”可B。________． are twice as likely as daughters to care for parents in old age

　　C．sons and daughters seem to give equal care to their parents

　　D．sons are unwilling to leave care－giving responsibilities to their sisters解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第四段“In a paper...in San Francisco可知美国社会学家Angelina Grigoryeva得出结论家中有姐妹的男士对父母的照顾可能会更少与A项内容一致。故A项正确。ould give up their job to care for the elderly.

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