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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(收养) a child. In fact, adoption is very common today. There are about 60 thousand 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 countries, and others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt children for the same reason ---- they care about children and want to give their adopted child a happy life. Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists(心理学家) and child-care experts generally think 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 about 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 a difficult one 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 adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them.
71. According to the passage, some couples adopt children because_________
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 company.
72. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents? A. They are usually adopted from distant places.
B. Their birth parents often try to conceal(隐瞒)their birth information. C. Their birth information is usually kept secret. D. Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.
73. Adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents, because____
A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents. B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents. C. They are fully aware of the expenses(费用) involved in the search.
D. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.
74. What does the underlined word “infants” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?
A. teenagers B. babies over 2-year old C. new babies D. persons under the age of 18
75. 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.
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题 满分35分)
注意事项： 第二卷须用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。如在试题卷上作答，答案无效。 第一节 单词或短语填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 请根据首字母或括号内的中文提示用单词或短语的正确形式填空.(请在答题卡中完整写出单词)
76.I could no longer __________ (忽视) the fact that he was deeply unhappy.
77.Lori had changed so much that I could hardly r______ her when I met her at the supermarket.
78. Was it an accident or did David do it _____________(故意)?
79. She dreamed about a handsome young man coming to r____ her from her pain.
80. President Putin’s official visit to Beijing is _____ (安排)for December 24 to 27.
81. Nelson Mandela d_________ all his life to the freedom for the black.
82. Learning to __________ (表达)oneself well is an important part of education.
83. The rule is b______ on the idea that everybody should be treated equally(平等地).
84. Anna returned to her college after r___________ from an illness.
85. Obama ___________(上台) at the beginning of 2009 and he has been in office for five years.
第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
假设你叫李华,自从上了高中后，发现自己不是很适应高中的学习生活，现在就目前的情况，给自己初中时最信赖的老师写一封求助信：
1.对老师的问候。
2.高中生活基本情况：
①学科比初中多②每天作业时间3-4小时，课外活动时间很少
③睡眠时间不足，上课有时感到疲劳
④考试压力大
3.你目前遇到的最大的问题以及现在的感受
注意： 1.内容应包括以上所有信息，要有适当发挥。
2.词数: 120左右。信的开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3.参考词汇：课外活动— activities after class 压力 — pressure
Dear Mr Wang,
This is Li Hua.All the best.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
