Question

    That morning，I dropped our eldest at kindergarten and returned home to let our two younger children play while I worked on my medical report. It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn't making a difference in anyone's life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster（领养）mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately.

On Monday morning, I picked up the phone and dialed the number I had googled for the nearest Department of Children’ Services. The man on the other end was receptive to my questions and explained the next step of training, involving eight weeks of classes designed to prepare and educate foster parents. We continued through all the classes, the home visits , background checks, and seemingly endless steps.

Five long months after we were approved , the phone Tang. In the middle of the night , I woke my husband and rushed to East Tennessee Children's Hospital- Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room, sick and lack of nutrition. It didn't take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.

On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The children's lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized. These two amazing children weren't going home, because they were already home. We are their forever family₅ and they are our forever children. We may not be able to change the entire world, but we have changed the world entirely for our new children.

1.How did the author feel about her hospital work?

A.Unusually demanding. B.Lacking in motivation.

C.Filled with challenges・ D.Packed with chances.

2.What led the author to decide to adopt children?

A.She wanted to make a difference in other people.

B.She felt sympathetic for abused children she knew.

C.She felt confident about her ability to raise children.

D.She experienced training to raise children properly.

3.What does the underlined word "placement" in Para.3 refer to?

A.The child to be adopted. B.The need to get trained.

C.The approval of adoption. D.The official at the hospital

4.Why did the author appear at the courtroom?

A.To put the adopted kids elsewhere.

B.To receive another adopted child.

C.To begin the kids⁵ adoption in her home .

D.To make the adoption officially legal,

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在医院有一份满意的工作，但是作者想要通过自己的努力来改善他人的人生，于是走上了收养孩子的道路。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段中“It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn't making a difference in anyone's life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster（领养）mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately.”可知，作者能在家工作很好，但是作者意识到自己在医院的工作不能让别人的生活发生改变，需要做一些事来拓展自己，促使自己成长，由此推断作者觉得自己在医院的工作缺少动力，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“It was wonderful, but it hit me that my career in hospital wasn't making a difference in anyone's life. I needed something that would stretch my limits and push me to grow. My career enabled me to work from home. I could work from home, and become a foster（领养）mother, providing safety for a child who needed it desperately”可知，作者意识到在医院的工作并没有改变任何人的生活。她需要一些能拓展她的极限，推动她成长的东西。故作者觉得自己的职业没有让他人的人生更有意义，于是希望挑战自己的能力，为需要安全的孩子提供安全的成长环境，故作者收养孩子的原因是她想给别人的生活造成影响。结合选项，故选A。

3.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中“Our placement was waiting for us in the emergency room,sick and lack of nutrition. It didn't take long for us to realize the full depth of her suffering. Six months later, her half-brother came to us by our request. We now had five children under our care.”可知，语境说这个placement在医院的急诊室等待作者，一脸的病态，并且营养不良。没过多久我们就意识到她的痛苦有多深。六个月后，她同父异母的弟弟应我们的要求来找我们。我们现在照顾五个孩子。故这里的placement指作者准备领养的孩子，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中“On August 12, 2016, our family of seven walked into a small courtroom. The children's lawyer and social worker were there. With just a few words, our adoption was finalized.”可知，2016年8月12日，我们一家七口走进一个小法庭。孩子们的律师和社会工作者都在那里。只说了几句话，我们的收养就完成了。由此推断，为什么作者出现在法庭上是为了使收养正式合法化。应选D。