单选题
Questions 17～20 are based on the following talk about adoption of a child. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17～20.
单选题
According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children? A. They care a lot about children. B. They need looking after in their old age. C. They want to enrich their life experience. D. They want children to keep them accompanying.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 17-20 When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own families. They all adopt children for the same reason that they care about children and want to give them a happy life. Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and childcare experts generally think that this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out their birth parents, because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret, so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is difficult to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adoptive parents want them, love them and will care for them.
单选题
Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out their birth parents? A. Because they are usually adopted from distant places. B. Because their birth information is usually kept secret. C. Because their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information. D. Because their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】
单选题
Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents? A. Because they generally hold bad feeling towards their birth parents. B. Because they do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents. C. Because they have mixed feelings finding their natural parents. D. Because they are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】
单选题
What can we infer from the passage? A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship. B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas. C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption. D. Adoption has much to do with love.