考研英语阅读理解分享：女儿的报答
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="return">return</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="glimmer">glimmer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>-<span word="selective">selective</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="India">India</span></p><p> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> 2011 | <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="print">print</span> <span word="edition">edition</span></p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="march">march</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>-<span word="selective">selective</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="relentless">relentless</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="adopts">adopts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doand">doand</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earthhave">earthhave</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="unhampered">unhampered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span>. <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manipulate">manipulate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="tends">tends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="richer">richer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="distorted">distorted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span>. <span word="From">From</span> 2001-11, <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="census">census</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011 <span word="found">found</span> <span word="only">only</span> 914 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 0-6 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="every">every</span> 1,000 <span word="boys">boys</span>, <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abysmal">abysmal</span> <span word="tally">tally</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> 927 <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="per">per</span> 1,000 <span word="boys">boys</span>. (<span word="India">India</span> <span word="counts">counts</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="differently">differently</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="expresses">expresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="per">per</span> 100 <span word="girls">girls</span>; <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="measure">measure</span>, <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="from">from</span> 108 <span word="in">in</span> 2001 <span word="to">to</span> 109.5 <span word="in">in</span> 2011.) <span word="In">In</span> 2001 <span word="India">India</span> <span word="had">had</span> 6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 0-6; <span word="by">by</span> 2011 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reversing">reversing</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="richer">richer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="ratio">ratio</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="peaked">peaked</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1990 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>. <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="about">about</span> $12,000. <span word="Chinas">Chinas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> $8,400, <span word="Indias">Indias</span> $3,700. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="campaigning">campaigning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>-<span word="selective">selective</span> <span word="abortion">abortion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="terminate">terminate</span> <span word="pregnancies">pregnancies</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="son">son</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inform">inform</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fetus">fetus</span>), <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span>, <span word="andin">andin</span> <span word="Indias">Indias</span> <span word="caseenlisting">caseenlisting</span> <span word="Bollywood">Bollywood</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>. <span word="All">All</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="avail">avail</span>.</p>
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