英语四级听力短文理解模拟训练第3套_大学英语听力

英语四级听力短文理解模拟训练第3套

　　26．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.

　　27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.

　　B.Their birth infromation is usually kept secret.

　　C.Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.

　　D.Their adoptive parents dont want them to know their birth parents.

　　28. 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 have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

　　D.They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.

　　29. 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.

　　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 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, 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.