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【题目】It is the most difficult for parents to decide whether to have a second child or not.

It is often heard that a single child is likely to be a lonely child.There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with.An only child is not able to get along well with the children of their age.Some parents regretted making the decisions to have only one child.

But the number of the parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world.In the US,for example,more than 14% of the women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child.The same can be seen in the UK.In Japan,the average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.

For some single-child parents,especially who are busy working every day,time and energy seem to be overwhelming.They don’t have enough time and energy to share with more children.For other people,money is their first consideration.Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families as the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around 160000.

【1】According to the passage,why is a single child likely to be lonely?

A. Because his/her parents don’t love him.

B. Because he/she doesn’t have holidays.

C. Because he/she doesn’t have a brother or sister to talk or play with.

D. Because there are other children in the family.

【2】What do people NOT think about when they choose to have a second child?

A. Time. B. Energy. C. Money. D. Food.

【3】What does the underlined word “overwhelming” mean in the last paragraph?

A. 压倒一切的 B. 宽松的 C. 流行的 D. 充足的

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. It’s easy to make a decision to have a second child.

B. Many couples in Japan love to have large families.

C. All parents feel confidednt about having a second child.

D. More than 14% of the women between 18 and 34 in the UK plan to have just one child.

【5】Parents choose not to have a second child because .

A. they don’t like children B. the cost of supporting a child is so high

C. their children disagree with them D. their children don’t feel lonely

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【解析】本文主要介绍了当前家庭是否决定生二胎的情况以及不要二胎的原因。

【1】C

细节理解题。根据短文内容“It is often heard that a single child is like to be a lonely child．There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with.”可知，很对孩子没有兄弟姐妹，所以感到孤独，故选C。

【2】D

细节理解题。根据文章内容，They don't have enough time and energy to share with more children和For other people，money is their first consideration．可知，父母不选择生二胎的原因是：费用高和时间少；故答案选D。

【3】A

词义猜测题。根据所猜词的上一句who are busy working every day父母一天到晚忙于工作，可以推测，时间和精力应该是"压倒一切的因素"，故选A。

【4】D

细节理解题。根据In the US,for example,more than 14% of the women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child.The same can be seen in the UK.可知在美国和英国，14%的18岁到34岁的妇女计划只要一个孩子，故选D。

【5】B

推理判断题。根据They don’t have enough time and energy to share with more children.For other people,money is their first consideration.可知父母选择不要第二个孩子的主要原因是抚养一个孩子成本高，故选B。