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.

　　Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and child-care experts generally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact, it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents, they do know that their adopted parents want them, love them and will care for them.

　　Questions 26-29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children?

　　27. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents?

　　28. Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents?

　　29. What can we infer from the passage?

　　答案:

　　26. A) They care a lot about children.

　　30. A.He suffered from mental illness.

　　B.He bought The washing on post.

　　C.He turned a failing newspaper into a success.

　　D.He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.

　　31. A.She was the first woman to lead a big U.S.publishing company.

　　B.She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.

　　C.She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.

　　D.She took over her fathers position when he died.

　　32. A.People came to see the role of women in the business world.

　　B.Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americansmind.

　　C.American media would be quite different without Katharine.

　　D.Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.

　　Katherine Gram graduated from University of Chicago in 1938 and got a job as a news reporter in San Francisco. Katherines father used to be a successful investment banker. In 1933, he bought a failing newspaper, the Washington Post.

　　Then Katherine returned to Washington and got a job, editing letters in her fathers newspaper. She married Philip Gram, who took over his father-in-laws position shortly after and became publisher of the Washington Post. But for many years, her husband suffered from mental illness and he killed himself in 1963. After her husbands death, Katherine operated the newspaper. In the 1970s, the newspaper became famous around the world and Katherine was also recognized as an important leader in newspaper publishing. She was the first woman to head a major American publishing company, the Washington Post company. In a few years, she successfully expanded the company to include newspaper, magazine, broadcast and cable companies.

　　She died of head injuries after a fall when she was 84. More than 3 thousand people attended her funeral including many government and business leaders. Her friends said she would be remembered as a woman who had an important influence on events in the United States and the world. Katherine once wrote, The world without newspapers would not be the same kind of world. After her death, the employees of the Washington Post wrote, The world without Katherine would not be the same at all.

　　Questions 30-32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　30. What do we learn from the passage about Katherines father?

　　31. What does the speaker tell us about Katherine Gram?

　　32. What does the comment by employees of the Washington Post suggest?

　　答案:

　　30. B) He bought The Washington Post.

　　31. A) She was the first woman to lead a big U.S publishing company.

　　32. D) Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.

　　33. A.Itll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.

　　B.Itll allow them to receive free medical theatment.

　　C.Itll protect them from possible financial crises.

　　D.Itll preent the doctors from overcharging them.

　　34．A）They cant immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.

　　B）They have to go through very complicated application procedures.

　　C）They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.

　　D）They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.

　　35．A）They dont have to pay for the medical services.

　　B）They neednt pay the entire medical bill at once.

　　C）They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.

　　D）They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.

　　Obtaining good health insurance is a real necessity while you are studying overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical expenses that can wipe out not only your savings but your dreams of an education abroad. There are often two different types of health insurance you can consider buying, international travel insurance and student insurance in the country where you will be going.

　　An international travel insurance policy is usually purchased in your home country before you go abroad. It generally covers a wide variety of medical services and you are often given a list of doctors in the area where you will travel who may even speak your native language. The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately, in other words, you may have to pay all you medical expenses and then later submit your receipts to the insurance company.

　　On the other hand, getting student heath insurance in the country where you will study might allow you to only pay a certain percentage of the medical cost at the time of service and thus you dont have to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once. Whatever you decide, obtaining some form of health insurance is something you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldnt wait until you are sick with major medical bills to pay off.

　　Questions 33-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. Why does the speaker advice overseas students to buy health insurance?

　　34. What is the drawback of students buying international travel insurance?

　　35. What does the speaker say about students getting health insurance in the country where they will study?

　　33. C) 34. A 35. B

　　27. B) Their birth information is usually kept secret.

　　28. C) They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.

　　29. D) Adoption has much to do with love.