Boys or girls? That is today’s sensitive and hot topic all over the world.

According to China’s census, 118 baby boys were born for every 100 girls in 2010. Because of this ratio, many men in China will fail to marry a wife. This serious social problem is due to Chinese traditional opinion towards boys and girls.

Chinese favor boys much more than girls. They think that man can do more hard labor outside and they are able to earn more money, while women are supposed to stay at home, doing housework. The other reason is that boys carry on the family name when they get married, while girls do not carry on the bloodline which is of great importance to Chinese family. So, in the countryside, many baby girls are killed before they are given birth. 

The same issue is also getting popular in America. If they were only allowed to have one child, more Americans would prefer it be a boy rather than a girl, a new survey finds. The Gallup polling agency told us in the survey, forty percent said they would pick a boy, 28 percent said they would want a girl, and the rest didn't care the baby’s gender or they were not sure. 

There’s no way to know how many sex-selective abortion are there in the world every year. All we know is that we are losing the gender balance and some measures should be taken.

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1.According to China's census _______________________.

A in 2010, the number of baby boys is the same with that of baby girls

B in 2010, there are more baby boys than baby girls

C in 2010, there are less baby boys than baby girls

D in 2010, there are more baby girls than baby boys

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从文章第2段118 baby boys were born for every 100 girls in 2010可知，中国2010年，男婴出生人数比女婴多，故选B。

2.Why do Chinese like boys much more than girls?

A Because men can do more labor outside.

B Because men can earn more money.

C Because men can carry the family name.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文章第3段可知，中国人重男轻女原因有三个，男人可以干更重的劳力活，男人赚钱比女人多，男人可以传承家族血统，故选D。

3.According to Paragraph 4, what does Gallup polling agency imply?

A Americans don’t care baby’s sex.

B People in China like baby boys better.

C People in American like baby boys better.

D People in the world like baby boys better.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从第4段If they were only allowed to have one child, more Americans would prefer it be a boy rather than a girl可知，美国人也更喜欢男孩，故选C。

4.In the survey, how many people don’t care the baby’s gender or are not sure?

A 28%.

B 40%.

C More than 50%.

D 32%.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。从第4段可知，28%的人想生女孩，40%的人想生男孩，剩下的人不在乎孩子的性别或不知道自己的想法，故可算出剩下32%的人，故选D。

5.What’s the author’s attitude about sex-selective abortion?

A Don’t agree.

B Support.

C Remain neutral.

D We don’t know.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。从最后一段All we know is that we are losing the gender balance and some measures should be taken可知，作者希望采取一些措施来解决男女比例失调问题，故他对选择性堕胎这一做法并不赞成，故选A。