17．Walk into the California home of Anne Bells and her husband，Jim Silcock，and you'll see kids everywhere playing video games，doing homework，and getting ready for diner．There are 30boys in this house and Anna Belles is their mom．Belles has wanted to help children since she was a kid．"I was intrigued by the movie Oliver!in the 1960s，a musical based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist．I told my mom，That's what I want to do．"
Anne's boys are from 3to 25years old．All of them are challenged in some way．"They each have special needs---physically，mentally（精神上），or at school，"says Belles．Every day，a small army of childcare workers，nurses，and volunteers comes in to help cook and clean，wash 30loads of laundry a day，and take care of health needs．
To find out how much such a large family costs，we followed Jim Silcock to the grocery store．He spent 880on food for one week．Every month they spend 2，000to run five cars，15，000for the fourteen paid helpers，and more than 10，000on medical costs．The family receives 26，000a month from the state government，and makes some money from a family business．All the money is spent on the children； having new clothes and fancy cars isn't important to Belles．
How do the kids feel？17-year-old Anthony says，"The family is there whenever I need something…I feel like I am loved．"
"Everything I'm doing now is what I wanted to happen in my life，"says Anne Belles．"So，no regrets； this is perfect．I couldn't ask for it to be better---maybe a bigger house，you know，would be nice．"
28．The underlined word"intrigued"in the first paragraph means"A"．
A．attracted
B．fooled
C．frightened
D．disappointed
29．The boys Anne has raisedB．
A．are all ready to accept a challenge
B．all have disabilities
C．all like Oliver Twist
D．are all teenagers
29．For Anne and her husband，raising 30boysC．
A．is their dream
B．is a piece of cake
C．is no small task
D．is their family tradition
31．What do 17-year-old Anthony's words mean？D
A．He is still looking for his own family．
B．He has learned how to love others．
C．He wants to get more care and love．
D．He is satisfied with his family．
分析 本文主要介绍Anne和她的丈夫很好地照顾了30个身体和心理上，智力上有缺陷的孩子，他们这种做法，体现了他们的善良和无私．
解答 ABCD
28 A 推断词义．根据第一段I was intrigued by the movie Oliver!in the 1960s，可知Belles是被 Oliver 这部电影所吸引，才有了帮助孩子的想法，因此选A．
29 B 事实细节．根据第二段"They each have special needs-physically，mentally，or at school，"可知这些孩子在身体上，精神智力上有缺陷，因此选B．
30 C 事实细节．根据第四段more than 10，000on medical costs．可知照顾这么多孩子的开销很大，付出很多，因此照顾这些孩子对夫妻俩来说，不是一件小事，因此选C．
31 D 推理判断．根据最后一段no regrets； this is perfect．可知Anthony说这个家庭正是他所想要的，他感觉到被爱，因此他对他的家庭是满意的，因此选D．
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