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主题语境练3　必修第一册　UNIT 4 人际沟通 限时40分钟　 阅读理解　(2023·大连双基测试)　体裁:说明文　主题语境:良好的人际沟通　难度:★★★☆☆ Chatting in her bright two⁃bedroom flat, Shirley Meredeen, aged 91, doesn’t hesitate in describing the benefits of living here. “It keeps my brain going. We are all very active because there is so much to do...We’re really lucky to have such a supportive community.” In 1998, Meredeen first heard of the concept of cohousing as developed in the Netherlands and decided to copy its model in the UK and create the Older Women Cohousing (OWCH) with her friends. But they didn’t imagine that it would be an 18⁃year struggle. The novelty of the idea coupled with the lack of data to prove the social and economic benefits made it difficult for them to access public money. Councils always compared their idea to sheltered accommodation and saw it as a burden for their already overstretched budgets. In fact, the community⁃led housing is a departure from the conventional understanding of later life. Now, the community comprises 25 flats as well as a shared kitchen, meeting room, laundry, garden, car park and a guest room. People live together based on interdependence. They can take control of their future instead of relying on their families or care homes. All the neighbours look out for each other, not after each other, which means accompanying to medical appointments, doing the local shopping, having family contacts in preparation for an emergency ... But the limits of such informal care among residents still need to be worked out. OWCH has paved the way to alternative living arrangements in later life and the support for community⁃led housing is starting to emerge in the form of guidance and funding, according to UK Cohousing Network. Shirley Meredeen与她的朋友一起创建“老年女性同居”养老模式,但是这种非正式护理在居民中的局限性仍有待解决。 1.What do we know about Meredeen? A. She first tried cohousing in the Netherlands. B. She is a regular visitor to OWCH. C. She is a pioneer in elderly care service in the UK. D. She founded OWCH single⁃hand