1、阅读文章It is most difficult for parents to decide to have a second child. Someone says that a single child is likely to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents reg
2、retted (后悔) making the decisions to have only one child.But the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than 14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, t
3、he average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.For some singlechild parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming. They dont have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first cons
4、ideration. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families as the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US $ 160, 000.试着做一做 1. According to the passage, why is a single child likely to be lonely?ABecause his parents dont love him.BBecause he doesnt have holidays.CBeca
5、use he doesnt have a brother or a sister to talk or play with.DBecause there are other children in the family.2. What do people not think about when they choose to have a second child?ATime. BEnergy. CMoney. DFood.3. What does the underlined word “overwhelming” mean in the last paragraph?A压倒一切的 B宽松的
6、C流行的 D充足的4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?AIt is not easy to make a decision to have a second child.BMany couples in Japan love to have large families.CAll parents feel confident (自信的) about having a second child.DLess than 14% of women in the UK plan to have just one child
7、.5. Parents choose not to have a second child because _.Athe cost of supporting a child is so highBparents are too busy working every day to share their time and energy with more childrenCsome parents regretted making the decisions to have only one childDboth A and B答案1.C2.D3A点拨：词义猜测题。根据上文中“who are busy working every day”可知父母每天都忙于工作，那么时间和精力应该是“压倒一切的”。故选A。4.A5. D点拨：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段来看，父母不选择生二胎的原因是：工作太忙，没时间和精力，还要考虑抚养孩子的费用。
