题目内容
12.Abandoned babies can be left in a‘baby hatch'at a German hospital where newborns are looked after and put up for adoption.The heated box,lined with a pillow and blankets,is at Berlin's St Joseph hospital.Mothers can leave their unwanted children at the baby hatch,and statistics show it is used about twice a year.
The stainless-steel hatch slides out and after a person has placed their baby inside and slid it shut,it touches an alarm inside the hospital so staff can pick the child up.It takes about two or three minutes for staff to get to the hatch so the parent has enough time to slip away without being noticed.
Inside the box is a letter which tells the mother German authorities will look after the baby for eight weeks.Mums that change their mind can come back to reclaim their babies within two months.However,if the parent does not come back to be reunited with their child after the two months it well be put up for adoption.
The practice was common in medieval times but has come under fire from the UN recently,the BBC reports.It believes that children have a right to know who their parents are and that right is denied to children left in the baby hatch.
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child says there are baby boxes across Europe but Germany has the most with 99across the country.
However,some people support the use of baby hatches.They argue without such places of safety,parents conceal (隐藏) newborns in hidden places that are not easily found,causing the deaths of many unwanted babies.
German chancellor Angela Merkel put forward legislation (立法) earlier this year to find an alternative to baby hatches.
Women will be allowed to give birth without revealing their identity to anyone outside the hospital.The information would be kept for 16years which would allow children who have been abandoned to find out who their birth mother is when they are older.
66.A baby hatch is set up mainly toD.
A.treat sick babies.
B.aid helpless mothers.
C.deal with dead babies.
D.save abandoned babies.
67.What can we learn about the baby hatch at Berlin's St Joseph hospital?A
A.It allows the mother to leave unseen.
B.The baby will be adopted immediately.
C.The mother can never get her baby back.
D.It was introduced to the hospital recently.
68.The UN criticises the baby hatch because itC.
A.reduces the sense of parental guilt.
B.increases the death rate of new babies.
C.denies children's right to know the parents.
D.encourages such acts as abandoning babies.
69.What can we learn about German chancellor Angela Merkel's new legislation?D
A.It requires mothers to keep their identity open.
B.It bans parents from abandoning their children.
C.It forbids the establishment of baby hatches in Germany.
D.It gives abandoned babies the chance to know their origins.
70.The text mainly talks aboutA.
A.the debate about baby hatches
B.the popularity of baby hatches.
C.the alternative to baby hatches.
D.the importance of baby hatches.
分析 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读,主要讲的是关于婴儿保护舱是否合理的争论.
解答 66-70 DACDA
66题答案:D考查细节推理,根据文章第一段的Abandoned babies can be left in a‘baby hatch'at a German hospital where newborns are looked after and put up for adoption.弃婴可以被放在一家德国医院的"婴儿保护舱"--这是一个照顾并且为他们提供住宿的新生儿收养地.可知本题答案为D选项.
67题答案:A考查细节推理,根据文章第三段的It takes about two or three minutes for staff to get to the hatch so the parent has enough time to slip away without being noticed.员工到达婴儿保护舱大约需要二到三分钟,因此父/母有足够的时间溜走而不至于被注意到.可知本题答案为A选项.
68题答案:C考查细节推理,根据文章第五段的It believes that children have a right to know who their parents are and that right is denied to children left in the baby hatch.UN认为孩子们有权利知道它们的父母是谁,但是这种权利对于被留在婴儿保护舱里的孩子而言被否认了(剥夺).可知本题答案为C选项.
69题答案:D考查细节推理,根据最后一段的The information would be kept for 16years which would allow children who have been abandoned to find out who their birth mother is when they are older.信息将会被保留16年--这将使得这些被遗弃的孩子长大后能找到他们的生母是谁.可知本题答案为D选项.
70题答案:A考查主旨大意,文章主要讲的是关于婴儿保护舱是否合理的争论,故本题答案为A选项.
点评 本文是一篇新闻报道类阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.
A. | strongly | B. | extremely | C. | entirely | D. | freely |