1、中国科学院真题 2012年春季及答案解析(总分：100.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：100.00)MADONNA seems like a person used to getting her own way. So the pop star must have been dismayed when a court in Malawi refused to her request to adopt a three-year-old girl, Chifundo James. A judge ruled on Friday April
2、3rd that the adoption of Chifundo could not go ahead because Madonna had not fulfilled residency requirements. The last time Madonna tried to adopt a Malawian child she met with more success and a heap of criticism.By plucking David Banda from grinding poverty in Malawi in 2006 she provoked mixed re
3、actions. Some praised the singer for offering a child an escape from a life of misery. Others suggested that the pop queen might have used her wealth and stardom to bypass usual procedures and jump the queue. Detractors also suggested that it was wrong to take David away from his country of birth an
4、d his remaining family. The criticisms grew louder when it emerged that David was not, in fact, an orphan.That circumstance is not particularly uncommon. Children given up for adoption often do have a surviving parent but one who cannot provide adequate care. Davids father was still alive but gave h
5、im up to an orphanage where he hoped his offspring would have a better life.The number of families from rich countries wanting to adopt children from poor countries has grown substantially in the past 30 years. And there is little shortage of children who need additional help. In 2005 it was estimat
6、ed that there were 132m children who had lost at least one parent in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Around 13m of these had lost both parents, although most of them lived with extended family.But difficulties abound. (Would-be parents) typically want to adopt a healthy, y
7、oung, orphan, usually a small baby. Older children, or those who suffer chronic illnesses, are not in demand.Governments are understandably uneasy about outsiders removing their citizens. And as demand for children to adopt has grown, so have examples of abuse, including cases of children who have b
8、een kidnapped or parents who have been coerced or bribed. The absence of effective international regulation also allows middlemen to profit from the demand for children to adopt.The Hague Convention on Inter Country Adoptions is intended to regulate international adoptions. It states that these can
9、only go ahead if the parents consent, where applicable, has been obtained without any kind of payment or compensation. Costs and expenses can be paid, and a reasonable fee may go to the adoption agency involved, but nothing more.（分数：100.02）(1).Paragraph 1 tells that Madonna _.A. rarely failed to get
10、 whatever she wantedB. adopted a Malawian girl named Mercy JamesC. had an illegal adoption of a Malawian childD. regretted residing in a wrong community（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D.(2).We can infer that an adoption is generally acceptable if _.A. the adopted has no close kinB. the adopted is a foreign childC.
11、the adopter is wealthy enoughD. the adopter has won some fame（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D.(3).Children like David are put on the list for adoption mostly because _.A. their families suffer from povertyB. they have lost both of their parentsC. their parents neglect their growthD. they have escaped from their ho
12、me（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D.(4).Which can be concluded about the stated situation of adoption?A. Most children put up for adoption have found adopters.B. Those to be adopted outnumber those wanting to adopt.C. People are anxious to adopt healthy infants.D. The adopted rarely remain in their home country.（分数
13、16.67）A.B.C.D.(5).Paragraph 6 focuses on the corrupt practices concerning _.A. choosing alien adopteesB. caretaking of the adoptedC. the search of suitable adoptersD. the growing demand for adoption（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D.(6).The adoption regulations in the Hague Convention will ban _.A. charging the par
14、ents for giving up childrenB. adopting children for profitC. adopting two children in one familyD. forcing one to accept any adoptee（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D.中国科学院真题 2012年春季答案解析(总分：100.02，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Reading Compr(总题数：1，分数：100.00)MADONNA seems like a person used to getting her own way. So the pop star
15、 must have been dismayed when a court in Malawi refused to her request to adopt a three-year-old girl, Chifundo James. A judge ruled on Friday April 3rd that the adoption of Chifundo could not go ahead because Madonna had not fulfilled residency requirements. The last time Madonna tried to adopt a M
16、alawian child she met with more success and a heap of criticism.By plucking David Banda from grinding poverty in Malawi in 2006 she provoked mixed reactions. Some praised the singer for offering a child an escape from a life of misery. Others suggested that the pop queen might have used her wealth a
17、nd stardom to bypass usual procedures and jump the queue. Detractors also suggested that it was wrong to take David away from his country of birth and his remaining family. The criticisms grew louder when it emerged that David was not, in fact, an orphan.That circumstance is not particularly uncommo
18、n. Children given up for adoption often do have a surviving parent but one who cannot provide adequate care. Davids father was still alive but gave him up to an orphanage where he hoped his offspring would have a better life.The number of families from rich countries wanting to adopt children from p
19、oor countries has grown substantially in the past 30 years. And there is little shortage of children who need additional help. In 2005 it was estimated that there were 132m children who had lost at least one parent in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Around 13m of these had
20、 lost both parents, although most of them lived with extended family.But difficulties abound. (Would-be parents) typically want to adopt a healthy, young, orphan, usually a small baby. Older children, or those who suffer chronic illnesses, are not in demand.Governments are understandably uneasy abou
21、t outsiders removing their citizens. And as demand for children to adopt has grown, so have examples of abuse, including cases of children who have been kidnapped or parents who have been coerced or bribed. The absence of effective international regulation also allows middlemen to profit from the de
22、mand for children to adopt.The Hague Convention on Inter Country Adoptions is intended to regulate international adoptions. It states that these can only go ahead if the parents consent, where applicable, has been obtained without any kind of payment or compensation. Costs and expenses can be paid,
23、and a reasonable fee may go to the adoption agency involved, but nothing more.（分数：100.02）(1).Paragraph 1 tells that Madonna _.A. rarely failed to get whatever she wantedB. adopted a Malawian girl named Mercy JamesC. had an illegal adoption of a Malawian childD. regretted residing in a wrong communit
24、y（分数：16.67）A.B. C.D.解析：本题为细节题，考查对第一段第一句的理解。(2).We can infer that an adoption is generally acceptable if _.A. the adopted has no close kinB. the adopted is a foreign childC. the adopter is wealthy enoughD. the adopter has won some fame（分数：16.67）A. B.C.D.解析：本题是推断题，通过第二段最后一句可推导出答案。(3).Children like Dav
25、id are put on the list for adoption mostly because _.A. their families suffer from povertyB. they have lost both of their parentsC. their parents neglect their growthD. they have escaped from their home（分数：16.67）A. B.C.D.解析：细节题，由第三段最后一句可知。(4).Which can be concluded about the stated situation of adop
26、tion?A. Most children put up for adoption have found adopters.B. Those to be adopted outnumber those wanting to adopt.C. People are anxious to adopt healthy infants.D. The adopted rarely remain in their home country.（分数：16.67）A.B.C. D.解析：本题是推断题，考查对第五段第二句的理解。(5).Paragraph 6 focuses on the corrupt pra
27、ctices concerning _.A. choosing alien adopteesB. caretaking of the adoptedC. the search of suitable adoptersD. the growing demand for adoption（分数：16.67）A.B.C.D. 解析：本题是推理题，考查对第六段最后一句的理解。(6).The adoption regulations in the Hague Convention will ban _.A. charging the parents for giving up childrenB. adopting children for profitC. adopting two children in one familyD. forcing one to accept any adoptee（分数：16.67）A.B. C.D.解析：本题是细节题，考点在最后一段的第二句和第三句。
