2009年12月英语六级阅读理解全真模拟题(七)

　　When I think about all the problems of our overpopulated world and look at our boy grabbing at the lamp by the sofa, I wish I could have turned to Planned Grandparenthood when my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me.

　　If I could have, I might not be in this parenthood predicament (窘境). But here’s the crazy irony, I don’t want my child-free life back. Dylan’s too much fun.

　　21. What’s the purpose of the proposed organization Planned Grandparenthood?

　　A) To encourage childless couples to have children.

　　B) To provide facilities and services for grandchildless parents.

　　C) To offer counseling to people on how to raise grandchildren.

　　D) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.

　　22. Planned Grandparenthood would include depressed grandparents on its staff in order to ________.

　　A) show them the joys of life grandparents may have in raising grandchildren

　　B) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may cause

　　C) share their experience in raising grandchildren in a more scientific way

　　D) help raise funds to cover the high expense of education for grandchildren

　　23. According to the passage, some couples may eventually choose to have children because ________.

　　A) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents

　　B) they have learn from other parents about the joys of having children

　　C) they feel more and more lonely ad they grow older

　　D) they have found it irrational to remain childless

　　24. By saying “... my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me” (Line 2-3, Para. 6), the author means that ________.

　　A) her parents kept pressuring her to have a child

　　B) her parents liked to have a grandchild in their arms

　　C) her parents asked her to save for the expenses of raising a child

　　D) her parents kept blaming her for her child’s bad behavior

　　25. What does the author really of the idea of having children?

　　A) It does more harm than good.

　　B) It contributes to overpopulation.

　　C) It is troublesome but rewarding.

　　D) It is a psychological catastrophe.