原文：

　　When couples get married，they usually plan to have children，Sometimes，however，a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case，they may decide to adopt a child. In fact，adoption is very common today. There are about 60,000 adoptions each year in the United States alone. Some people prefer to adopt infants. Others adopt older children. Some couples adopt children from their own families，they all adopt children for the same reason. They care about children(第26題) and want to give their adopted child a happy life.

　　Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and childcare experts generally think this is a good idea. However，many adopted children or adoptees have very little information about their biological parents. As a matter of fact，it is often very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The information is secret，(第27題)so no one can see it.

　　Naturally，adopted children have different feelings about their birth parents. Many adoptees want to search for them，but others do not. The decision to search for birth parents is a difficult one to make.Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. (第28題)Even though adoptees do not know about their natural parents，they do know that their adoptive parents want them，love them and will care for them.

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.

　　26.According to the speaker，why do some couples adopt children?

　　27.Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth parents?

　　28.Why do many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents?

　　29.What can we infer from the passage?

　　考生需要注意：

　　版面所限，我們將在下期內(nèi)容中繼續(xù)介紹復(fù)合式聽(tīng)寫需要注意的事項(xiàng)。前邊提到的對(duì)話題目和短文題目都被稱之為聽(tīng)力理解題目，大部分中國(guó)同學(xué)在傳統(tǒng)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)中習(xí)慣更多使用眼睛而非耳朵，所以，即便是一眼即可看懂的單詞和短語(yǔ)，耳朵卻無(wú)法分辨。另外，在聽(tīng)力過(guò)程中一旦出現(xiàn)聽(tīng)不懂或模糊的情況，請(qǐng)勿緊張。因?yàn)殡y點(diǎn)的部分和模糊的部分反而不會(huì)出題。聽(tīng)力重要，但是注意力和定力耐力也很重要。由于聽(tīng)力題目大部分只放音一遍，這要求考生時(shí)刻保證邊看邊聽(tīng)的同步進(jìn)行。其實(shí)，提高的根本依然在于時(shí)間和精力的付出。給耳朵多少時(shí)間，就等于在聽(tīng)力上有多少進(jìn)步。