2021年12月大学英语四级阅读练习题：抚养孩子-2021大学英语四级真题.pdf

20222022 年年 1212 月大学英语四级阅读练习题：抚养月大学英语四级阅读练习题：抚养孩子孩子-2022-2022 大学英语四级真题大学英语四级真题【导语】多做英语四级阅读可以让你在做阅读理解的过程中，掌握正确的阅读方法和阅读技巧，阅读速度大大提升。为了让大家能更好的备考，大四六级频道特别整理了20_年12 月大学英语四级阅读练习题：抚养孩子，详情如下：Its no secret that many children would behealthier and happier with adoptive parents than withthe parents that nature dealt them.Thats especiallytrue of children who remain in abusive homes becausethe law blindly favors biological parents.Its alsotrue of children who suffer for years in foster homes(收养孩子的家庭)because of parents who cant orwont care for them but refuse to give up custody(监护)rights.Fourteen-year-old Kimberly Mays fits neitherdescription,but her recent court victory could第 1 页 共 5 页eventually help children who do.Kimberly has been theobject of an angry custody baffle between the man whoraised herand her biological parents,with whom shehas never lived.A Florida judge ruled that theteenager can remain with the only father shes everknown and that her biological parents have“no legalclaim”on her.The ruling,though it may yet bereversed,sets aside the principle that biology is theprimary determinant of parentage.Thats an importantdevelopment,one thats long overdue.Shortly after birth in December 1978,KimberlyMays and another infant were mistakenly switched andsent home with the wrong parents.Kimberlysbiological parents,Ernest and Regina Twigg,receiveda child who died of a heart disease in 1988.Medicaltests showed that the child wasnt the Twiggs owndaughter,but Kimt only was,thus sparking a custodybattle with Robert Mays.In 1989,the two familiesagreed that Mr.Mays would maintain custody with theTwiggs getting visiting fights.Those rights were endedwhen Mr.Mays decided that Kimberly was being harmed.第 2 页 共 5 页The decision to leave Kimberly with Mr.Maysrendered her suit debated.But the judge made clearthat Kimberly did have standing to sue(起诉)on herown behalf.Thus he made clear that she was more thanjust property to be handled as adults saw fit.Certainly,the biological link between parent andchild is fundamental.But biological parents arentalways preferable to adoptive ones,and biologicalparentage does not convey an absolute ownership thatcancels all the rights of children.练习题：Choose correct answers to the question:1.What was the primary consideration in theFlorida judges ruling?A.The biological link.B.The childs benefits.C.The traditional practice.D.The parents feelings.2.We can learn from the Kimberly case thatA.children are more than just personal possessionsof their parents第 3 页 共 5 页B.the biological link between parent and childshould be emphasizedC.foster homes bring children more pain andsuffering than careD.biological parents shouldnt claim custodyrights after their child is adopted3.The Twiggs claimed custody rights to KimberlybecauseA.they found her unhappy in Mr.Mays custodyB.they regarded her as their propertyC.they were her biological parentsD.they felt guilty about their past mistakeA.by sheer accidentB.out of charityC.at his requestD.for better care5.The authors attitude towards the judgesruling could be described as第 4 页 共 5 页1.B 推理判断题。根据第 2 段最后一句“女孩被判给她认识的父亲，即养父，而非生父”以及全文的最后一句中 allthe rights of children,可以推断,该判决是从孩子本身的利益出发的，故选 B 而排除 A。2.A 事实细节题。根据倒数第 2 段最后一句“金伯莉不仅仅是大人们觉得合适就可以随意处置的“财产”可知 a 与该句相符，其中的 personal possessions 为原文中 property 的同义表达。3.C 事实细节题。第 4 段第 2、3 句指出“金伯莉的亲生父母，欧内斯特和里贾纳特维格，.医学测试显示金伯莉才是他们的孩子，从而引发了特维格夫妇与罗伯特梅斯之间的监护权争讼案”，由此可知，C 与之相符。4.A 事实细节题。第 4 段第 1 句提到，金伯莉梅斯与另一名婴儿被阴差阳错地调换了，她们跟着不是自己亲生父母的人一起回了家，由此可知 A 正确。5.D 观点态度题。在最后一段作者用 But 转折句说明自己的观点，即“但生身父母并不总是比养父母更合适”,可见作者是支持法官将金伯莉判给其养父的。第 5 页 共 5 页