摘要： abuse n.&v.滥用,虐待 [典例] 1) We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us 我们滥用土地.因为我们把它当作属于自己的商品. 2) He greeted me with a stream of abuse, which made me feel sad. 他迎面对我一顿痛骂,这使我很难过. [重点用法] drug abuse滥用药品 child abuse虐待儿童 [练习] 汉译英 1) 滥用能源会给我们的子孙后代带来可怕的未来. 2) 根据最新的法律.家长也不允许在家中虐待儿童. Keys: 1) The abuse of energy will bring our offspring a terrible future. 2) According to the new law, parents are also not allowed to abuse their children in the family.
Children are in need of adoption because some birth parents are unable or unavailable to provide adequately for the needs of their child．There are numerous reasons for making an adoption plan．Birth parents may feel they cannot take on responsibility of an unplanned child because they are too young or because they are financially or emotionally unable to provide proper care．They do not feel ready or able to be good parents．
In other cases children are in need of adoption because courts have decided that their birth parents are unable to function adequately．Many of these children are victims of abuse or neglect．Regardless of how children come to need adoption, they are put with adoptive parents through private or public social service agencies．Other adoptions may be arranged independently, as when birth parents and adoptive parents come to know each other outside of an agency and then complete the adoption according to the laws and regulations of their states of residence．
In the early 1970s there was a dramatic increase n the number of families seeking to adopt, a condition which persists today．For this reason, the number of those who wish to adopt regularly exceeds(超过)the number of infants available．Reasons for this dramatic increase are varied．A major factor has been the choice of many people to delay the start of a family until later in life．Many of these people, in turn, have found themselves to be less fertile at that time, and so they have decided that their desire to have children might best be fulfilled through adoption．
In every state, however, there are children who are legally free to be adopted but are desperately waiting for parents．The children in this group are usually older and often have special needs．They may require additional care from a parent because of their physical, emotional, or mental disabilities(which may have been caused by abuse, neglect, or medical or genetic factors)．Because of their special needs, these children are challenging to rear．In fact, adoption experts believe that people who adopt these children need special training and preparation in order to successfully rear the child and to integrate(使融入)the child into the family and eventually into society．
In cases of international adoption, Americans have adopted orphaned children from places like Korea, India, and Latin America．United States immigration laws allow such children to reside in the United States through a special visa under which the children are classified as immediate relatives of the adopting family．The laws, regulations, and attitudes toward international add option vary a great deal from one country to another．Because of this, people wishing to adopt should use experienced agencies or organizations in order to adopt a child from another country successfully．
(1)
What is the most important reason for the adoption boom in the 1970s?
[ ]
A．
Adoption came into fashion among young American couples then．
B．
Many women shoes adoption for fear that their figure might be affected after bearing．
C．
Many people who married late found they were less fertile．
D．
The government carried out family planning and many people had to adopt children．
(2)
By saying“there are children who are legally free to be adopted but are desperately waiting for parents”, the author suggests that ________．
[ ]
A．
few people would like to adopt these children for they are hard to raise
B．
the children were eager to be loved by their birth parents
C．
some people would like to adopt them, but these children prefer their birth parents
D．
their birth parents abandoned them but don’t like other people to adopt them
(3)
According to the passage, international adoption ________．
[ ]
A．
occurs more often than adoption of American infants
B．
mostly involves European orphans
C．
should be done through experienced agencies
D．
should be banned right away
(4)
What is the author’s primary concern of writing this passage?
There has been an outpouring of love for, a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师)tried to trim(修剪)its claws．
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog．”
A story about the death of Crouch's pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily．Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails．Gooch died after one claw was trimmed．
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored．“If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can't do that．” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her．
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待), ” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said．
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help．A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog．”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy, ” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch．There's never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again．”
(1)
What does the passage mainly tell us?
[ ]
A．
A disabled woman's service dog．
B．
A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman's dog．
C．
People's love for a disabled woman who lost her dog．
D．
Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company．
(2)
People called and emailed to ________．
[ ]
A．
offer help and care to Laurie Crouch．
B．
give their angry voice to the groomer．
C．
offer a cure for Crouch's disease．
D．
tell Crouch how to punish the groomer．
(3)
Gooch died mainly because ________．
[ ]
A．
the groomer was careless．
B．
the groomer sat on the dog with another man．
C．
the dog was wearing a collar．
D．
the groomer didn't know how to trim the dog's nails
Children are in need of adoption because some birth parents are unable or unavailable to provide adequately for the needs of their child．There are numerous reasons for making an adoption plan．Birth parents may feel they cannot take on responsibility of an unplanned child because they are too young or because they are financially or emotionally unable to provide proper care．They do not feel ready or able to be good parents．
In other cases children are in need of adoption because courts have decided that their birth parents are unable to function adequately．Many of these children are victims of abuse or neglect．Regardless of how children come to need adoption, they are put with adoptive parents through private or public social service agencies．Other adoptions may be arranged independently, as when birth parents and adoptive parents come to know each other outside of an agency and then complete the adoption according to the laws and regulations of their states of residence．
In the early 1970s there was a dramatic increase n the number of families seeking to adopt, a condition which persists today．For this reason, the number of those who wish to adopt regularly exceeds(超过)the number of infants available．Reasons for this dramatic increase are varied．A major factor has been the choice of many people to delay the start of a family until later in life．Many of these people, in turn, have found themselves to be less fertile at that time, and so they have decided that their desire to have children might best be fulfilled through adoption．
In every state, however, there are children who are legally free to be adopted but are desperately waiting for parents．The children in this group are usually older and often have special needs．They may require additional care from a parent because of their physical, emotional, or mental disabilities(which may have been caused by abuse, neglect, or medical or genetic factors)．Because of their special needs, these children are challenging to rear．In fact, adoption experts believe that people who adopt these children need special training and preparation in order to successfully rear the child and to integrate(使融入)the child into the family and eventually into society．
In cases of international adoption, Americans have adopted orphaned children from places like Korea, India, and Latin America．United States immigration laws allow such children to reside in the United States through a special visa under which the children are classified as immediate relatives of the adopting family．The laws, regulations, and attitudes toward international add option vary a great deal from one country to another．Because of this, people wishing to adopt should use experienced agencies or organizations in order to adopt a child from another country successfully．
(1)
What is the most important reason for the adoption boom in the 1970s?
[ ]
A．
Adoption came into fashion among young American couples then．
B．
Many women shoes adoption for fear that their figure might be affected after bearing．
C．
Many people who married late found they were less fertile．
D．
The government carried out family planning and many people had to adopt children．
(2)
By saying“there are children who are legally free to be adopted but are desperately waiting for parents”, the author suggests that ________．
[ ]
A．
few people would like to adopt these children for they are hard to raise
B．
the children were eager to be loved by their birth parents
C．
some people would like to adopt them, but these children prefer their birth parents
D．
their birth parents abandoned them but don’t like other people to adopt them
(3)
According to the passage, international adoption ________．
[ ]
A．
occurs more often than adoption of American infants
B．
mostly involves European orphans
C．
should be done through experienced agencies
D．
should be banned right away
(4)
What is the author’s primary concern of writing this passage?