山东省各地市202年高考英语最新试题分类汇编24：阅读理解(十三).doc

专题三 阅读理解(十三) 【山东省烟台市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】 D In the past decade, openness has become mainstream, and the vast majority of domestic adoptions (家庭领养) are open ones. Even so, potential adoptive parents and birthparents are often fearful when they first hear of the concept. Making Room in Our Hearls：Keeping Family Ties Through Open Addption answers the most common questions about the influence of open adoption, and how it affects the lives of everyone related. Duxbury, a family expert who specializes in adoption advice, is also an adoptive parent. Her book opens with her own family’s story. Duxbury surveyed 150 families, but her book is not a collection of data. Instead, it allows these families to share their thoughts and wisdom, their joy and pain；the stories communicate the great happiness families feel at?working together for the sake of the child?and the steady view that the adoptive parents are the parents. They also touch on problems that can arise from opening closed adoptions. The most convincing advocates for open adoption here are the adopted teens themselves. Commenting on the question people always ask：“Are you confused about who is you real mother?”, Josh, age 2l now. states,“Kids aren’t stupid. I think I would be confused if my birthmother was not in my life. But my birthmother is not another parent. Your parents are your parents. My birthmother is really important to me. She is like a speciai aunt, but she is not my parent.??pOpenness gives children the gift of possibilities, for now and for the future,? writes adoption expert Patricia Martinez Dorner in her closing thoughts.?It is not a ctre-all, but it creates the possibility for a stronger sense of permanence and identity.?Tthis book is important reading for everyone touched by adoption. 71. The first paragraph is written with the aim to . A. advise people to open their adoptions B. bring in the topic of open adoption C. explain why open adoption has become mainstream D. advertise the book Make Room in