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2007年12月四级听力 passage原文 Passage 1 When couples get married, they usually pla n to have childre n. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, adopti on is very com mon today. There are about 60 thousa nd adopti ons each year in the Un ited States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infan ts, others adopt older childre n, some couples adopt childre n from their own coun tries, others adopt childre n from foreig n coun tries. In any case, they all adopt childre n for the same reas on ---- they care about childre n and want to give their adopted child a happy life. Most adopted childre n know that they are adopted. Psychologists and child-care experts gen erally thi nk this is a good idea. However, many adopted childre n or adoptees have very little in formatio n about their biological pare nts. As a matter of fact, it is ofte n very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The in formatio n is secret so no one can see it. Naturally, adopted childre n have differe nt feeli ngs about their birth pare nts. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decisi on to search for birth pare nts is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feeli ngs about finding their biological pare nts. Even though adoptees do not know about their n atural pare nts, they do know that their adopted pare nts want them, love them and will care for them. Questions 26-29 are based on the passage you have just heard. According to the speaker, why do some couples adopt children? Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents? Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents? What can we infer from the passage? Passage 2 Katheri ne Gram graduated from Uni versity of Chicago in 1938 and got a job as a n ews reporter in San Fran cisco. Katheri ne s father u