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Tang Zhou and his wife are planning to have their second child, a test-tube baby. His wife had a natural delivery when she was 34 and their first child, a boy, is now 7. The couple are now hoping to have a daughter through a surrogate mother in the US. “My wife couldn’t bear another delivery because of her heart condition and her age. Surrogacy helps avoid the risks to older mothers,” Tang said, “Moreover, our second child will be born in the US and become a citizen there. That is not a bad choice.”

The couple spent weeks researching their move, looking for a reliable agency that provides surrogacy services overseas. Surrogacy is still illegal in many countries, including China. “We will be taking much higher risks by relying on a surrogate mother in China because we are not protected by any regulation or law. You pay a lot of money but may meet with many problems,” Tang said. “You might not even get your baby back.”

Tang and his wife are part of an increasing number of Chinese couples who are turning to surrogacy services. Tang also considered surrogacy in Thailand but dropped the idea after recent reports about a baby with Down Syndrome(唐氏综合症) who was delivered through surrogacy and said to have been deserted in Thailand by the biological parents from Australia. Instead, Tang chose the California Surrogacy Center agency as his first option after reading the detailed introduction on its website. Compared with many other agencies that he could contact only via e-mail, the center has a consulting office in Beijing, Tang said.

The center is in San Diego, California, and has satellite offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. According to Liu, the center has been operating for more than eight years, and about 100 surrogate mothers live in California.

1.“A surrogate mother” refers to a mother who _______.

A. acts as a baby-sitter

B. nurses another woman’s baby

C. offers service to a new mother

D. gives birth to a baby for another woman

2.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Chinese couples prefer to have a test-tube baby.

B. Couples face no risks in surrogacy services.

C. A sick test-tube baby was deserted in Thailand.

D. Unhealthy test-tube babies can be legally abandoned.

3.Tang and his wife turned to overseas surrogacy services because _______.

A. surrogacy remains illegal in China

B. they call for less money

C. it is more convenient to contact them

D. most of them are experienced

4.The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A. an old woman can take a risk of delivering a baby

B. more Chinese couples are turning to surrogacy

C. it’s not a bad choice to have a baby born overseas

D. biological couples may fail to get their babies back

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲述了北京的唐周和妻子计划要第二个孩子-----一个试管婴儿。因为在中国代孕是违法的，这对夫妇转向寻找海外可靠的代孕机构。

1.小题1】猜测词义题。根据第一段丈夫的话语得知：他的妻子因为心脏状况不佳和年龄偏大不能再忍受生育。这对夫妇希望通过美国的代孕妈妈要一个女儿。因此划线词是指代孕妈妈。选D。

2.小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段得知：唐先生一开始考虑在泰国找人代孕，可是最近的一篇报道让他改变了想法，报道称有一个通过代孕出生的试管婴儿有唐氏综合症，被澳大利亚的生物学父母遗弃在泰国。选C。

3.小题3】细节理解题。根据第二段得知：这对夫妇转向寻找海外可靠的代孕机构，是因为在中国代孕是违法的。因此选A。

4.小题4】主旨大意题。根据第三段可以得知：唐周和妻子只是越来越多寻找海外可靠的代孕机构的中国夫妇之一。可以推断出越来越多的中国夫妇选择代孕。选B。

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