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It's no secret that many children would be healthier and happier with adoptive parents than with the parents that nature dealt them. That's especially true of children who remain in abusive homes because the law blindly favors biological parents. It's also true of children who suffer for years in foster homes (收养孩子的家庭) because of parents who can't or won't care for them but refuse to give up custody (监护) rights.

Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neither description, but her recent court victory could eventually help children who do. Kimberly has been the object of an angry custody baffle between the man who raised her and her biological parents, with whom she has never lived. A Florida judge ruled that the teenager can remain with the only father she's ever known and that her biological parents have "no legal claim" on her.

The ruling, though it may yet be reversed, sets aside the principle that biology is the primary determinant of parentage. That's an important development, one that's long overdue.

Shortly after birth in December 1978, Kimberly Mays and another infant were mistakenly switched and sent home with the wrong parents. Kimberly's biological parents, Ernest and Regina Twigg, received a child who died of a heart disease in 1988. Medical tests showed that the child wasn't the Twiggs' own daughter, but Kimt only was, thus sparking a custody battle with Robert Mays. In 1989, the two families agreed that Mr. Mays would maintain custody with the Twiggs getting visiting fights. Those rights were ended when Mr. Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.

The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr. Mays rendered her suit debated. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue ( 起诉) on her own behalf. Thus he made clear that she was more than just property to be handled as adults saw fit.

Certainly, the biological link between parent and child is fundamental. But biological parents aren't always preferable to adoptive ones, and biological parentage does not convey an absolute ownership that cancels all the rights of children.

36. What was the primary consideration in the Florida judge's ruling?

A. The biological link.                  B. The child's benefits.  

C. The traditional practice.            D. The parents' feelings.

37. We can learn from the Kimberly case that

A. children are more than just personal possessions of their parents

B. the biological link between parent and child should be emphasized

C. foster homes bring children more pain and suffering than care

D. biological parents shouldn't claim custody rights after their child is adopted

38. The Twiggs claimed custody rights to Kimberly because

A. they found her unhappy in Mr. Mays' custody     B. they regarded her as their property

C. they were her biological parents               D. they felt guilty about their past mistake

39. Kimberly had been given to Mr. Mays

A. by sheer accident          B. at his request       C. out of charity          D. for better care

40. The author's attitude towards the judge's ruling could be described as

A. doubtful             B. cautious         C. critical          D. supportive

 

【答案】

 B

 A

 C

 D

 D

【解析】略

 

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(1)

Why was the writer in a hurry that day?

[  ]

A.

He was to meet his girlfriend

B.

He had to go back to school soon

C.

He was delayed by an elderly lady

D.

He had to pick up some groceries

(2)

What does the underlined phraseher gift(Paragraph 2)refer to?

[  ]

A.

Her words

B.

Her smile

C.

Her flowers

D.

Her politeness

(3)

Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?

[  ]

A.

She told him a nice story

B.

She allowed him to pay first

C.

She gave him encouragement

D.

She liked flowers very much

(4)

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[  ]

A.

Flowers are important for a date

B.

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C.

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D.

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It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,  36  with a piece of bread. He’s not even   37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a   38  .He has nothing to do becau se the Internet is down. When he   39  up this morning, Tony was feeling   40  . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the   41  ahead. It would be a weekend like any other---a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his   42  and found he was   43  to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony  44  goes online to email friends, reads the   45  to keep up with what’s happening in the world and   46  a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend---online!
Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend   47  the Internet, his mum walks into the   48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t   49  the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no   50  but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum­  51  .
“Oh, yes! Helen   52  just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face   53  face for a change. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony   54  , as he walks to the phone. There is    55   without the Internet after all.

【小题1】
A.cuttingB.playingC.eatingD.thinking
【小题2】
A.hungryB.angryC.tiredD.sleepy
【小题3】
A.fearB.problemC.businessD.thing
【小题4】
A.roseB.rangC.lookedD.woke
【小题5】
A.greatB.disappointedC.unhappyD.worried
【小题6】
A.holidayB.yearC.weekendD.morning
【小题7】
A.TVB.computerC.radio D.web
【小题8】
A.willingB.surprisedC.ableD.unable
【小题9】
A.usuallyB.nearlyC.especiallyD.already
【小题10】
A.lettersB.newsC.reportsD.contents
【小题11】
A.guesses B.takesC.playsD.makes
【小题12】
A.onB.withoutC.byD.with
【小题13】
A.living-roomB.hallC.kitchenD.study
【小题14】
A.talk aboutB.care aboutC.think aboutD.look about
【小题15】
A.answerB.progressC.movementD.choice
【小题16】
A.reportsB.repliesC.tellsD.suggests
【小题17】
A.travelsB.treatsC.livesD.escapes
【小题18】
A.forB.byC.fromD.to
【小题19】
A.criesB.smilesC.readsD.watches
【小题20】
A.changeB.taskC.weekendD.life

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table,  36  with a piece of bread. He’s not even   37 . Is he ill? No, but he does have a   38  .He has nothing to do becau se the Internet is down. When he   39  up this morning, Tony was feeling   40  . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the   41  ahead. It would be a weekend like any other---a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his   42  and found he was   43  to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.

Every weekend, Tony  44  goes online to email friends, reads the   45  to keep up with what’s happening in the world and   46  a few online chess games with his cousin Helen to finish the weekend off. The perfect weekend---online!

Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend   47  the Internet, his mum walks into the   48 . “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t   49  the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no   50  but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum­  51  .

“Oh, yes! Helen   52  just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face   53  face for a change. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony   54  , as he walks to the phone. There is    55   without the Internet after all.

1.                A.cutting         B.playing         C.eating    D.thinking

 

2.                A.hungry         B.angry          C.tired D.sleepy

 

3.                A.fear           B.problem        C.business  D.thing

 

4.                A.rose           B.rang           C.looked   D.woke

 

5.                A.great          B.disappointed     C.unhappy  D.worried

 

6.                A.holiday         B.year           C.weekend D.morning

 

7.                A.TV             B.computer       C.radio     D.web

 

8.                A.willing          B.surprised       C.able D.unable

 

9.                A.usually         B.nearly          C.especially D.already

 

10.               A.letters         B.news          C.reports    D.contents

 

11.               A.guesses        B.takes          C.plays D.makes

 

12.               A.on            B.without         C.by   D.with

 

13.               A.living-room      B.hall            C.kitchen    D.study

 

14.               A.talk about       B.care about      C.think about D.look about

 

15.               A.answer         B.progress        C.movement D.choice

 

16.               A.reports         B.replies         C.tells  D.suggests

 

17.               A.travels         B.treats          C.lives  D.escapes

 

18.               A.for            B.by             C.from  D.to

 

19.               A.cries           B.smiles          C.reads D.watches

 

20.               A.change         B.task           C.weekend  D.life

 

 

It’s Saturday morning. Tony’s sitting at the kitchen table, 1with a piece of bread. He’s not even 2. Is he ill? No, but he does have a 3 .He has nothing to do becau se the Internet is down. When he 4 up this morning, Tony was feeling 5 . He jumped out of bed full of plans for the 6 ahead. It would be a weekend like any other---a great weekend. But that was before he turned on his 7 and found he was 8 to go online. Having no Internet changes everything.
Every weekend, Tony 9 goes online to email friends, reads the 10 to keep up with what’s happening in the world and 11
Just as Tony is wondering how he can possibly have a normal weekend 12 the Internet, his mum walks into the 13. “Cheer up, Tony. Don’t 14the Internet any more, OK?” Tony makes no 15 but sighs (叹气).“Go and play chess with Helen!” Tony’s mum­16 .
“Oh, yes! Helen 17 just around the corner. We can meet and play chess face 18 face for a change. Maybe this weekend won’t be so bad,” Tony 19 , as he walks to the phone. There is 20  without the Internet after all.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      cutting
    2. B.
      playing
    3. C.
      eating
    4. D.
      thinking
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      hungry
    2. B.
      angry
    3. C.
      tired
    4. D.
      sleepy
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      fear
    2. B.
      problem
    3. C.
      business
    4. D.
      thing
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      rose
    2. B.
      rang
    3. C.
      looked
    4. D.
      woke
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      great
    2. B.
      disappointed
    3. C.
      unhappy
    4. D.
      worried
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      holiday
    2. B.
      year
    3. C.
      weekend
    4. D.
      morning
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      TV
    2. B.
      computer
    3. C.
      radio
    4. D.
      web
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      willing
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      able
    4. D.
      unable
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      usually
    2. B.
      nearly
    3. C.
      especially
    4. D.
      already
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      letters
    2. B.
      news
    3. C.
      reports
    4. D.
      contents
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      guesses
    2. B.
      takes
    3. C.
      plays
    4. D.
      makes
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      without
    3. C.
      by
    4. D.
      with
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      living-room
    2. B.
      hall
    3. C.
      kitchen
    4. D.
      study
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      talk about
    2. B.
      care about
    3. C.
      think about
    4. D.
      look about
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      answer
    2. B.
      progress
    3. C.
      movement
    4. D.
      choice
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      reports
    2. B.
      replies
    3. C.
      tells
    4. D.
      suggests
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      travels
    2. B.
      treats
    3. C.
      lives
    4. D.
      escapes
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      for
    2. B.
      by
    3. C.
      from
    4. D.
      to
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      cries
    2. B.
      smiles
    3. C.
      reads
    4. D.
      watches
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      change
    2. B.
      task
    3. C.
      weekend
    4. D.
      life

 [1] While the Amazon may seem far away, we are all closely connected to it through our actions. Now there are largely the results of great demand for forest products and agriculture land, which makes its plant and animal species in danger. Fortunately, we can help save the Amazon rainforest by making the right choices in our daily lives. By being smart consumers, we can make a difference and help reduce human pressures on the forests and rivers.

[2] Look for forestt products that you don ’ t need to destroy forests to get. We can choose many rainforest products like Brazil nuts and coffee, which can be got without destroying forests. And at the same time the money you provide can help local people to _______________.

[3] Recycle everything possible. Such items as batteries, cloth, glass, paper in our daily life can be recycled with different techniques. For example, the collected glass pieces are taken to a glass recycling factory where they are madeinto new glass bottles through a series of processing.

[4] Buy the rightpets. Many wild animals are illegally caught in the Amazon and sold as pets and large numbers of these animals die in the process. It ’ s important to ask where the animal comes from and to require a store to give you proof when you decide to buy a pet.

[5] Carefully select the appliances( 家用电器 ) in your home . For example, order low-flow shower heads ( 喷头 ),which can reduce your use of hot water and use of energy to heat the water. So it ’ s wise to select the appliances which can save energy.

[6] Turn off appliances that you are not using and take the plug off them..Switch off TVs, computers, lights, etc. even when they are not being used and make sure the plug off the switch of some appliances that se electricity including TVs, video and audio systems, computers.

76. What is the main idea of the text ? (no more than 8 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

77. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

And at the same time the money you provide can help local people to ________________________

78. L i st two threats to the wildlife in Amazon.(no more than 5 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

79. What ’ s the purpose of choosing the appliances carefully ?(no more than 4 words)

________________________________________________________________________________

80. What does the word “ they ” (L i ne 2, Paragraph 6) probably refer to?(no more than 1 word)

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