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When Ariyah Georges was born 15 weeks early, she weighed only one pound, 12 ounces. Her mother, Jovan, knew how important breastfeeding was, especially for a premature (早產(chǎn)的) baby like Ariyah, so she began pumping milk to feed her through a tube. But two days later, Jovan felt dizzy and feverish — 104 Fahrenheit degrees, in fact. She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.
She was separated from others for nearly two weeks at the regional Northern Virginia hospital where she'd delivered. During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn't consume it because of the risk of infection. Without it, the newborn was particularly easily affected by diseases. There are many cases like this, which creates the need for the milk donation.
Enter donor milk breast milk purchased by hospitals for mothers who aren't able to produce enough milk on their own, due to health complications, stresses, or other factors. The milk comes from milk banks, organizations that collect and screen breast milk from those women willing to donate. Usually processed in intensive-care units, the milk is only available by prescription.
In recent years, both milk banks and the use of donated human milk have risen swiftly in the United States. In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent. There are 23 milk banks in the United States recognized by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America, or HMBANA, double the number that existed five years ago.
But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors — a task made more complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online. And many of the most vulnerable infants are still not being reached.
1. Jovan couldn't feed her baby Ariyah on her breast milk because_______.
A. Ariyah was a premature baby B. Jovan couldn't produce enough milk
C. Jovan was separated from others D. Jovan was in poor health.
2. By telling the story of Ariyah and her mother, the writer wants to______.
A. tell us what to do if mothers cannot produce enough milk.
B. remind us of the importance of breastfeeding the newborn.
C. introduce the topic of an increasing need for donated human milk.
D. warn us against the risk of the newborn being affected by diseases.
3. How is the writer's idea mainly developed in Paragraph 4?
A. By following time order. B. By listing statistics.
C. By giving examples. D. By making predictions.
4. What problem are milk banks now faced with?
A. It's difficult to find enough charitable donors.
B. networks of milk looking for donors online are informal
C. The milk purchased from milk banks cannot reach infants' home.
D. The number of women willing to donate breast milk are decreasing.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B 4. A
【解析】
【分析】
本文為說明文。文章通過Ariyah Georges對母乳的需求引出社會現(xiàn)象——社會對于母乳捐贈需求量急劇增長，這導致美國的母乳銀行必須要找更多的捐贈者，這使得發(fā)生在網(wǎng)上的非正式捐贈網(wǎng)絡變得復雜，而最脆弱的嬰兒仍然得不到母乳。
【1題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的She had a blood disease and was close to full shock.(她患了血液病，幾乎休克)及第二段中的During that time, she could still pump breast milk, but Ariyah couldn't consume it because of the risk of infection.(在那段時間里，她仍然可以擠母乳，但因為有感染的風險，阿莉婭不能喝)可知，喬凡無法用母乳喂養(yǎng)她的孩子阿莉婭，因為她生病了，健康狀況很差，孩子不能喝她的母乳。故選D。
【2題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的There are many cases like this, which creates the need for the milk donation.可知，有很多這樣的情況，這就需要捐贈母乳。由此可知，作者通過講述阿莉婭和她母親的故事，引出話題，即對母乳捐贈的需求越來越大。故選C．
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent.可知，2011年，22%的新生兒重癥監(jiān)護室使用捐贈者母乳；四年后，這一數(shù)字翻了一番，達到近40%，而對最密集的新生兒重癥監(jiān)護室來說，這一數(shù)字甚至更高，達到75%。由此可知，本段通過列舉數(shù)據(jù)寫的。故選B。
【4題詳解】
推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的But as the demand for donor milk rises, banks must find more charitable donors — a task made more complicated by informal networks of milk sharing that happens online.可知，但隨著對捐贈母乳需求的增加，銀行必須找到更多的好心的捐贈者——這項任務因在線的非正式母乳分享網(wǎng)絡而變得更加復雜。由此推知，母乳銀行很難找到足夠多的好心捐贈者。故選A．
【點睛】做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案。推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)。如第3小題，How is the writer's idea mainly developed in Paragraph 4?我們根據(jù)第四段中的In 2011, 22 percent of NICUs used donor breast milk; four years later, that number doubled to nearly 40 percent, and went even higher for the most intensive NICUs — as much as 75 percent.可知，2011年，22%的新生兒重癥監(jiān)護室使用捐贈者母乳；四年后，這一數(shù)字翻了一番，達到近40%，而對最密集的新生兒重癥監(jiān)護室來說，這一數(shù)字甚至更高，達到75%。由此可知，本段通過列舉數(shù)據(jù)寫的。故選B。
