B[2015•南京市、盐城市高三年级第一次模拟〗AccordingtofiguresreleasedbytheOfficeforNationalStatistics(ONS)，theUKhasabout7.7millionfamilieswithdependentchildrenofwhich3.7millionhavejuston

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B [2015 •南京市、盐城市高三年级第一次模拟〗According to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ， the UK has about 7. 7 million families with dependent children of which 3. 7 million have just one child compared to 3 million with two and 1. 1 million with three children or more. The number of families today with just one dependent child is now 47 per cent and will likely rise to more than 50 per cent in a decade. As the ONS confirms "It ap?pears that families are getting smaller."

One obvious reason for this could be that women are put-ting off having children until they have established careers when they are bound to be less fertile. But it could just as well be a matter of choice. Parents must consider the rising cost of living combined with economic uncertainty and an in?creasingly difficult job market. And this trend may continue growing as having an only child becomes more normal which seems to be the mood on the mothers' online forum Mums-net where one member announced that she "just wanted to start a positive thread about how fab it is to have an only child".

She had received 231 replies overwhelmingly in the same upbeat spirit. Parents of only children insist there are plenty of benefits. Nicola Kelly a writer and lecturer who grew up as an only child and is now a married mother of one child says her 15-year-old son seems more grown-up in many ways than his contemporaries.

Not all products of single-child families are as keen to re-' peat the experience.  In a moving recent account journalist Janice Turner wrote about her own keenness to "squeeze out two sons just 22 months apart" as a reaction to her only-child upbringing.

She was placed on a pedestal by her doting parents whom she punished with a "brattish wilful" rejection of eve?rything they stood for. Desperate for a close friend she was repeatedly shattered by rejection and refers to her childhood as being "misery".

Writer and clinician Dr Dorothy Rowe a member of the British Psychological Society ， says that we all interpret events in our own individual way and there are some children who no matter what their circumstances feel slighted while other children see the advantages of their situation.

However the one part of life that is unlikely to get any easier for only children is when they grow up and find them?selves looking after their own parents as they become older.

5.The passage is written with the purpose of___________ .

 A.     illustrating the strength and weakness of having an on?ly child

B.     analysing the reasons why having an only child be?comes popular

C.     presenting us with different opinions about having an only child

D.     guiding people to look at the same issue from different perspectives

6. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

 A.     Nearly half of families intend to have just one child.

B.     All people don't stand for the idea of having an only child.

C.     Some people fail to recognize the advantage of having an only child.

D.     People brought up in an only child family resist down?sizing the family.

7. From what Dr Dorothy Rowe said we know that____________ .

 A.    journalist Janice Turner experienced a miserable child?hood

B.     she has a positive attitude towards Janice Turner's re?action

C.     it's necessary for us to look at the event from our own angle

D.    some are unable to make an objective assessment of their conditions

8.What can be inferred from the passage?

 A.     It's normal to see the imperfection in character in only children.

B.      Mumsnet is an online forum which promotes having an only child.

C.      Economic development plays a determining role in the family size.

D.     Only children will have difficulty in attending to their parents.

Answer 1

B [文章大意]本文是一篇科普说明文，由英国国家统计局发布的数据显示，英国家庭中子女数量变得越来越少。这一数据引发社会的极大讨论：少生优生等于幸福一生？

5.C写作意图题。文章第一段倒数第二句"The number of fami?lies today with just one dependent child is now 47 per cent and will likely rise to more than 50 per cent in a decade."可知，现今独生子女家庭占47%，而这一数字在十年内很有可能涨过50%，引出了话题背景。再根据后文描述可知，本文旨在向我们陈述关于独生子女问题的不同观点。故选C项。

6.B 句意猜测题。"Not all products of single-child families are as keen to repeat the experience."意为并非所有来自独生子女家庭的孩子都希望继续重演这样的经历。由此得知只生一胎的观念不是所有人都赞同的。故选B项。

7.D 推理判断题。根据第六段"…we all interpret events in our own individual way and there are some children who no matter what their circumstances feel slighted while other children see the advantages of their situation."可知，我们所有人都按自己特有的方式去诠释理解各种事件，有些孩子，不管他们所处的环境如何，都感觉受到轻蔑，然而在其他孩子看来却有着各种好处。据此推断选D项。

8.D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段"However the one part of life that is unlikely to get any easier for only children is when they grow up and find themselves looking after their own parents as they become older."可知，独生子女等到自己长大了才明白自己要去照顾父母。据此推断，独生子女照顾父母会有点难。故选D项。