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【题目】A woman aborted(流产) her second baby in Central China’s Hubei province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.

The event drew people’s attention to the single child mentality, which may be an obstacle as the country tries to relax the single-child policy.

The woman, 44, had been pregnant for 13 weeks. _【1】__ after knowing that she was going to have sibling（兄弟姐妹）. Her anxiety reached its peak when the ninth-grader cut her wrists with a razor blade in an attempted suicide, according to a report of the local Wuhan Evening News.

__【2】_, but the girls is not the only child in China showing jealousy of a younger sibling.

Zhuang Zhuang(not his real name) was 16 when his younger brother was born last year. __【3】__.

“They never cared about me again.” the teenager complained. “I’m under great pressure to do well in academic performances, so as to win attention from my parents.”

The one-child policy was relaxed I 2013, in an attempt to address the country’s declining labor force and aging population.

__【4】__, including the most populated Henan, have allowed couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. Beijing followed suit last December.

Although 11 million couples have been granted a permit to have a second child, statistics from the National Health and Family Planning Commission show only close to one million couples out of them filed birth applications by the end of last year.

“Economic cost”, “time cost” and “one child is enough” were listed as top reasons for not having a second child, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. _【5】__ out of concern for their first child.

Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor at Peking University, believes the one-child policy, enacted more than three decades ago, created many young “emperors” and “empresses” in China.

“Parents spoiled their children, so many kids tend to be self-centered without consideration for others,” he said.

A. The case may sound extreme.

B. A majority of the Chinese provincial regions.

C. Her daughter became unhappy.

D. Since then he’s fallen behind in his classes.

E. They don’t want their child to be alone.

F. Many parents give the third reason.

G. It’s easier for them to raise one child.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇议论文，讲的是由于生二胎政策的放松，一些孩子得知自己要有弟弟妹妹了，很多不开心，焦虑，从而导致学习下降甚至自杀，社会学家指出，生二胎政策30年之前就应该实施，现在的孩子普遍的以自我为中心而不懂得考虑他人的感受，变成一个个的“小公主”、“小皇帝”。

【1】C考察对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据第36空的前一句话“The woman, 44, had been pregnant for 13 weeks.”意思是这个女人，44岁，已经怀孕13周了，及“after knowing that she was going to have sibling” C选项Her daughter became unhappy符合语境，意思是她的女儿得知自己将要有兄弟姐妹了变得很不开心。故选C。

【2】A考察对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据37空最后一句话“but the girls is not the only child in China showing jealousy of a younger sibling.”意思是但是这不是中国唯一表现出对弟弟妹妹嫉妒的孩子，A选项The case may sound extreme意思是这个案例可能听起来很极端，跟后一句话相匹配，故选A。.

【3】D考察对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据38空的后一句话““They never cared about me again.” the teenager complained. “I’m under great pressure to do well in academic performances, so as to win attention from my parents.” 意思是“他们都不关心我了。”他抱怨说，“我现在压力很大想取的好成绩，想这样来吸引我父母的注意力。”D选项Since then he’s fallen behind in his classes.由于他学习退步了，符合上下文语境。故选D。

【4】B考察对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据39空的后一句话“including the most populated Henan, have allowed couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child.”意思是包括拥有最多人口的河南省，也已经允许夫妻能生第二个孩子，如果夫妻双方都是独生子女的话。B选项A majority of the Chinese provincial regions. 符合上下文语境。故选B。

【5】F考察对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据40空前一句话“Economic cost”, “time cost” and “one child is enough” were listed as top reasons for not having a second child, according to a survey by China Youth Daily.”意思是“根据中国青年报的调查，花费金钱，花费时间和一个孩子就够了被认为是不生二胎的最大的理由，F选项Many parents give the third reason out of concern for their first child.意思是许多家长说出第三个理由是出于对第一个孩子的关心，F选项符合题意。故选F。