The Albinas married when Mr. Albina was 30, and they spent the early marriage in Argentina. Then they decided to move to Chile, which meant they had to cross the Andes Mountains. They and their 20s sons made the difficult two-week journey on horses. One night there was a terrible snow storm in the mountains, during which Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets (三胞胎), a boy and two girls.
Mrs Albina now has 30 more girls, including the twins who are 15 months old. The oldest Albina children are in their 30s and 40s. They are on their own now, but 18 of the kids still live with their parents in a two-room house. The house has electricity but no toilet or running water. Clearly, the Albinas don’t have enough money and food for the big family. Why, then, do they continue to have children?
The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion. They can let other people take care of their kids, but Mrs Albina doesn’t allow it. “When we were babies,” she said, “our mother left us at an orphanage and never returned. Then a couple adopted my brothers, and I was left behind. I was heartbroken. I promised that when I became a mother I would never give my children away.”
So the Albina family continues to grow. They have so many kids that they run out of names and have to give some children the same name. There are three Susannas, three Miriams, two Estrellas, and two Soledades.
Will the family stop at 53 kids? Mr Albina is 77, and Mrs Albina is 59. “I am getting old,” she said with a smile, “and I would like God to think of me and consider my age. But if God sends more children to me, yes, there will be more.”
【小题1】What is said about the children in the Albinas in the passage?A．Some children are raised by others.B．God sent the children to the Albinas.C．The children are all twins or triplets.D．Most of the children are independent now.【小题2】 It can be inferred from the passage that .A．Mrs Albina experienced a hard childhoodB．the Albinas would like to use birth controlC．ten kids in the family share the same nameD．the Albina family has lived in three countries【小题3】How old was Mrs Albina when the Albinas got married?A．30.B．25.C．12.D．18.【小题4】What is the attitude of Mrs. Albina to continuing to have babies?A．He is very positive.B．He doesn’t want to have more.C．He hopes God will give them more.D．He lets nature take its course.D
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(答案→)D
解析：全文主要介绍了Albina一家是世界上最大的家庭，介绍了这个家庭的组成成员。
【小题1】细节题：从第二段的句子： The oldest Albina children are in their 30s and 40s. They are on their own now, but 18 of the kids still live with their parents in a two-room house. 可知大多数孩子还没有独立， 选D
【小题2】推理题：从第三段的句子：“When we were babies,” she said, “our mother left us at an orphanage and never returned. 可知Mrs Albina的童年是不幸的，选 A
【小题3】计算题：从第一段的句子：The Albinas married when Mr. Albina was 30,从最后一段的句子; Will the family stop at 53 kids? Mr Albina is 77, and Mrs Albina is 59. 可知现在Mrs Albina59岁，Mr Albina 77岁，可知Albina结婚时，Mrs Albina12岁，Mr Albina 30岁，选C
【小题4】细节题：从第三段的句子：The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion. 可知Albina太太对继续生孩子的态度是顺其自然，选 D