5．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 34and 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 heps 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 100surrogate mothers live in California．
72．"A surrogate mother"refers to a mother whoD．
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
73．Which of the following is True according to the passage？C
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．
74． Tang and his wife turned to over seas surrogacy services becauseA
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 expecienced
75．The passage mainly tells us thatB
A．an old woman can take a risk of delivering a baby
B．more Chinese couples are turing 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．
分析 本文是一篇记叙文．主要讲述了一段夫妇唐周和妻子计划要第二个孩子-----一个试管婴儿．妻子因为心脏状况不佳和年龄偏大不能再忍受生育．这对夫妇准备找代孕．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．他们准备在加利福尼亚的圣地亚哥找代孕．
解答 72．D 猜测词义题．根据第一段丈夫的话语"My wife couldn't bear another delivery because of her heart condition and her age．Surrogacy heps avoid the risks to older mothers．Moreover，our second child will be born in the US and become a citizen there"可知，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．
73．C 细节理解题．根据第三段中"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．"可知，一个患有唐氏综合症的试管婴儿被澳大利亚的亲生父母遗弃在泰国．故此题应选C．
74．A 细节理解题．根据第二段中"Surrogacy is still illegal in many countries，including China．"及"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．"可知，在中国代孕是非法的．他们有可能花了很多钱，却遇到很多问题，所以他们求助外国的机构．故此题应选A．
75．B 主旨大意题．根据第三段中的"Tang and his wife are part of an increasing number of Chinese couples who are turning to surrogacy services"可知，唐周夫妇只是越来越多寻求可靠海外代孕机构的中国夫妇之一，从而可推知，越来越多的中国夫妇选择海外代孕，故选B．
点评 解答细节理解题时，一个常用的方法就是运用定位法，即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子，与选项进行比较从而确定答案；推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．
