Question

17．A     Mr and Mrs Albina，with 64 children，have the world's largest family．Not one of their children is adopted（領(lǐng)養(yǎng)）．
    When people hear about the Albinas'large family，the first question they ask is，"How is it possible？How can one woman give birth to 64 children in her lifetime？"The answer is simple：
Every time Mrs Albina gave birth，she had twins or triplets．
    Soon after the Albinas got married the children came quickly，in twos and threes．The first 21 children were boys．Mrs Albina loved her sons，but she wanted a daughter very much．
    The Albinas spent the early years in Argentina．Then they decided to move to Chile．To travel from Argentina to Chile，they had to cross the Andes Mountains．Mr and Mrs Albina and their 21 sons made the difficult，two-week journey on mules．One night there was a terrible snowstorm in the mountains．During the snowstorm，Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets，a boy and-two girls!
    The oldest Albina children are in their thirties and forthies．They are on their own now，but 18 of the Albina children still live with their parents．The family lives in a two-room shack in Colina，Chile．The shack has electricity but no toilet or running water．The children wash in a small bowl in the dusty backyard．
    At times there is very little food in the Albinas'small house．When there is not enough food for everyone，Mrs Albina makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry．"The smallest eat first，and then the bigger ones．We've always done it that way，"she says．Obviously，the Albinas do not have enough money for their big family．Why，then，do they continue to have children？
    The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion （宗教）．They could let other people take care of their children，but Mrs．Albina will not allow it"When my two brothers and l were babies：she says，''our mother left us at an orphanage（孤兒院）and never returned．We lived there together until we were five．Then a couple adopted my brothers，and I was left behind．I was heartbroken．I promised myself that when I became a mother，l would never give my children away．Even if I didn't have much money，1 would always take care of my children myself．"Mrs Albina has kept her promise．
l．How many people are there in the world's largest family？B
A.66：a mother，a father and their 64 adopted children．
B.66：a mother，a father and their 64 children．
C.23：a mother，a father and their 21 sons．
2．All ofthe Albina children areC．
A．living in Argentina   
B．in their thirties and forties      
C．twins or triplets    
3．The Albina family isA．
A．poor            
B．middle class           
C．rich
4．The Albinas do not use birth control becauseC．
A．they want to have as many children as possible
B．they don't know about birth control
C．it is against their religion
5．Mrs Albina will not let other people take care of her children becauseB．
A．she is afraid other people won't take good care of them
B．she promised that she would always take care of her children herself
C．she has a lot of money and can take care of them herself．

Answer 1

分析 短文講了世界上最大的家庭，Albina先生和夫人，及其64個孩子，對這個家庭進(jìn)行了詳細(xì)的介紹．

解答 答案：1．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段句子Mr and Mrs Albina，with 64 children，have the world's largest family．Albina夫婦，有64個孩子，世界上最大的家庭．可知是66人，一個母親，一個父親和64個孩子．故選B．
2．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段句子Every time Mrs Albina gave birth，she had twins or triplets．可知都是雙胞胎或者三胞胎．故選C．
3．A  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段句子At times there is very little food in the Albinas'small house．When there is not enough food for everyone，Mrs Albina makes sure the youngest children do not go hungry．"有時，小房子里的食物很少，每個人沒有足夠的食物，Albina夫人確保最小的孩子不會挨餓，可知Albina的家庭是貧困的．故選A．
4．C  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第一句 The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion （宗教）．Albina夫婦不使用避孕措施，因?yàn)檫@違背了他們的宗教信仰．可知因?yàn)檫@違背了他們的宗教信仰．故選C．
5．B  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第三行句子I promised myself that when I became a mother，l would never give my children away．Even if I didn't have much money，1 would always take care of my children myself"Mrs Albina has kept her promise．當(dāng)我成為一名母親的時候，我許諾自己，我永遠(yuǎn)不會讓我的孩子離開，即使我沒有太多的錢．但我會一直照顧我的孩子"Mrs Albina 實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己的諾言．可知因?yàn)樗�承諾她將永遠(yuǎn)照顧她的孩子．故選B．

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