14.Money,jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days.Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.
There are ten milk banks across the United States,where mothers can donate their extra milk to other women's babies.
Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies.The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life,in most cases.Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early.Sometimes these premature (早熟的) babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats the newborns at Lutheran Children's Hospital in Fort Wayne,Indiana.He says breast milk is almost like medicine.
Doctor James Cameron says,"The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that it can help provide immunity(免疫性).It's very important for the health of the newborns.
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne.She breasted both her children and always had more milk than they needed.She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis.But freezing and shipping milk can be expensive.Then,a station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this.Donors (捐贈者) must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk.They freeze the milk and take it to the station.There,employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers'milk.Then,the milk is heated to kill bacteria.After that,the technicians test samples (樣本) of all the milk to make sure they are safe and healthful.The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank.The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.
Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted.They are not permitted to smoke,use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.
29.Breast milk canB.
A.provide fat and sugar
B.bring immunity against diseases
C.be sold at a high price
D.serve as medicine
30.Lucy Baur wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank becauseB.
A.a(chǎn) station opened near her home
B.she had extra breast milk
C.breast milk is expensive
D.she didn't smoke,nor did she drink alcohol
31.The passage mainly talks aboutA.
A.the donation of breast milk in the United States
B.the serious situation of premature babies
C.the health of the newborns
D.the benefits of breast milk.
分析 這篇短文主要介紹了遍布美國的母乳銀行.詳細(xì)介紹了這個銀行設(shè)立的目的,作用以及運行方式.
解答 29.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that it can help provide immunity.事實是母乳中有很多不同的蛋白質(zhì)和特殊的糖類,可以幫助免疫.所以答案選B.
30.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題. She breasted both her children and always had more milk than they needed.她給自己的孩子喂奶而且總是提供多于孩子們需要的奶水,所以她想捐贈給母乳銀行,所以答案選B.
31.A 主旨大意題.文主要介紹了遍布美國的母乳銀行.詳細(xì)介紹了這個銀行設(shè)立的目的,作用以及運行方式主要是母乳捐贈.所以答案選A.
點評 本文中長句較多,一時很難讀懂句子含義,注意多讀幾遍,不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義,能把握文章大意就行.然后帶著問題閱讀短文,一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù).對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案.