Key James,Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virginia State government,loves to turn the tables on those who don't think it's possible to be middle-class,conservative,educated and still be truly black．Once,during an abortion debate,a woman in the audience angrily told James she was so middle-class she didn't have a clue about real African American life．"If you understood what these women go through,"the woman said,"you would realize that abortion is their only choice."
James then asked the woman to consider a poor black mother on welfare．She already has four children and an alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the family．Now she discovers another child is on the way．"How would you counsel that woman?"asked James.
"Have an abortion,"the woman responded．"That child would have a very poor quality of life."
"I have a vested interest in your answer,"James said．"The woman I described was my mother．I was the fifth of six children born into poverty．And,in case you're interested,the quality of my life is just fine!"
James'family led a__life when she was born.
A、miserable
B、happy
C、well-off
D、hardly
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：从文章的内容可以推断出，James描述了他的母亲是一个贫穷的黑人母亲，她依靠福利生活，已经有四个孩子和一个几乎完全抛弃了家庭的酗酒丈夫，当她发现自己又怀孕时，James问她应如何建议这位妇女。这位妇女回答说应该堕胎，因为那个孩子会有一个非常差的生活质量。然后James指出这位他描述的妇女就是他的母亲，他是六个孩子中的第五个，出生在贫穷中。
现在来看选项：
A. miserable（悲惨的）：这与James描述的他母亲的生活状况相符，即贫穷、艰难的生活。
B. happy（快乐的）：从描述中并未体现他的家庭是快乐的。
C. well-off（富裕的）：这与他描述的贫穷状况相矛盾。
D. hardly（几乎不）：这个选项作为形容词通常不用于描述生活状态。
因此，根据文章内容，最符合的答案是A，即James的家庭在他出生时过着悲惨的生活。
Key James,Secretary of Health and Human Resources in the Virgini
- 2024-11-09 06:34:25
- 英语（专升本）