2012年5月份百题精练（1）英语试题第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AEllenandBillCountyarebothteachers.Theymetincollegeandbecamegoodfriendsbecauseoftheirsharedloveforchildren.Twoyearsafterthecouplegotmarried,Ellensawahugechangeinthelifeofoneofherstudents,a9–year–oldgirl.Threeyearsearlierbothofthelittlegirl’sparentshaddiedandtherewasnoonetotakecareofher.Shewastakenawaytoliveinagovernmentoffice.Butfinallyshewastakeninandadoptedbyafamilyandbecametheirdaughter.Ellensaidthatshenoticedthedifferenceinthechild’slifeaftershewasplacedinapermanenthomeandthoughtthatmaybesheandherhusbandcouldhelpachildinasimilarway.Theydecidedtobecometemporaryparentsandtotakeachildintotheirhomejustontheweekendswhentherealparentscouldnottakecareofhimorher.Thepairplannedtohavetheirownchildreninafewyears,butdecidedthatthiswouldbeawaytogivetothecommunityinthemeantime.Thecouplequicklygrewtoloveoneofthechildrentheylookedafter.Whenhebecamelegallyavailable,Billybecamethefirstchildtheytookinpermanently.SixmonthsafteradoptingBilly,Ellenwastoldbyherdoctorthatshewasunabletohavechildrennaturally.Ellensayssheknewthenthatadoptionwasthewayshewasmeanttohaveafamily.SinceadoptingBilly,now17,EllenandBillhaveadoptedfivemorechildren--Rose,16;Albert,11;Joshua,5andinJune2003,theyaddedbiologicalbrotherandsisterTylerandRyleetotheCountyfamily.TheCountyfamilyhasbeenrecognizedfortheirworkonadoption,andhasreceivedmanyawardsfortheirefforts.LastJune,thefamilywaseveninterviewedonthetelevisionshow,“AdoptionStories”.Ellensaysshewouldliketoencourageotherfamiliestoadoptchildren.Sheaddsthatthebestpartofbeingamotherofsixis:“GivingJoshabath,puttingaband-aidonacutkneeorjusttheeverydayMomthings,thatmakesmotherhoodsuchanhonorandaprivilege.”46．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howacouplefirstmetatcollege.B．Whereyoucanadoptachild.C．Thebenefitsofadoptiontothecommunity.D．Howadoptioncreatedahappyfamily.47．WhydidEllenandBillfirstdecidetoadoptachild?A．Becausetheyhadalwayslovedstudentsverymuch.B．Becausetheysawthebenefitsofadoptionforachild.用心爱心专心1C．Becausetheywerenotabletohavechildrenoftheirown.D．Becausetheywanttoreceiveawardsfortheircommunitywork.48．Whichofthechildrenarerelatedtoeachotherbyblood?A．RyleeandTyler.B．BillyandTyler.C．AlbertandJoshua.D．RoseandAlbert.49．Thelastparagraph.A．tellsthereaderhowtheycanadoptachildB．describesthethingsthatmakeEllenhappyC．sayswhatEllendoeseverydayD．liststheproblemsEllenhaswiththekidsBAfterbeinglaidofffromherjob,AnnBauerstruggledfinancially.Sheworkedatseverallower-paidjobs,relocatedtoanewcityandevendeclaredbankruptcy.TheninDecember,shefinallymovedbackintoherparents’homeatage52.“I’mbacklivinginthebedroomthatIgrewupin,”shesaid.Takingshelterwithparentsisn’tuncommonforyoungpeople,especiallywhenthejobmarketispoor.Butnowthedecliningeconomyisforcingsomechildrentodosolaterinlife---evenatmiddleage.Financialplannersreportreceivingmanycallsfromparentsseekingadviceabouttakingintheirgrownchildrenafterdivorcesandlay-offs.KimErickson,afinancialplannerinCalifornia,saidshehasneverseenolderchildren,eventhoseat50,dependingsomuchontheirparentsasinthelastsixmonths.“Theseare40-and-50-year-oldchildrenofmyclientsthatthey’rehelpingout.Wehaveahardtimesayingnoasaculturetoou...
