Passage1 HiddenValleylooksalotlikethedozensofothercampsthatdotthewoodsofcentralMaine. There′salake,somesoccerfieldsandhorses.Butthecampersmakethedifference.They′reallAmericanparentswhohaveadoptedkidsfromChina.They′reatHiddenValleytofindbridgesfromtheirchildren′soldworldstothenew.DianaBeckerwatchesher3-year-olddaughterMikadancetoaChineseversionof"Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.""HersoulisChinese,"shesays,"butreallyshe′sgrowingupAmerican." HiddenValleyandahandfulofother"culturecamps"servingfamilieswithchildrenfromoverseasreflectthehugeriseinthenumberofforeignadoptions,from7,093in1990to15,774lastyear.MostchildrencomefromRussia(4,491lastyear)andChina(4,206)buttherearealsothousandsofothersadoptedannuallyfromSouthAmerica,AsiaandEasternEurope.Aftercuttingthroughwhatcanbemilesofredtape,parentsoftencomehometofindanewpredicament."Atfirstyouthink,′Ineedachild′,"saysSandyLachterofWashington, D. C.,whowithherhusband,Steve,adoptedAmelia,5,fromChinain1995."Thenyouthink,′Whatdoesthechildneed′" Theculturecampsgivefamiliesaplacetofindanswerstothosekindsofquestions.Mostgrewoutoflocalsupportgroups;HiddenValleywasstartedlastyearbytheBostonchapterofFamilieswithChildrenfromChina,whichincludes650families,whileparentsaddressweightyissueslikehowtoraisekidsinamixed-racefamily,theirchildrenjusthavefunridinghorses,singingChinesesongsormakingscallionpancakes."Myphilosophyofcampingisthattheycouldbedoinganything,aslongastheyseeotherChinesekidswithwhiteparents,"saysthedirector,PeterKassen,whoseadopteddaughtersHopeandLilyare6and4. Thecampisacontinuationoflanguageanddanceclassesmanyofthekidsattendduringtheyear. "Whenwerentedoutatheaterfor′Mulan,′itwaspacked,"saysStephenChenofBoston,whoseadopteddaughterLindsayis4.ClassesinChineselanguage,artandcalligraphyaretaughtbyexperts,likeRenneLuoftheGreaterBostonChineseCulturalCenter."Ourmissionistopreservetheheritage,"Lusays. Kidswhoareveterancamperssaytheexperiencehelpsthemunderstandtheircomplexheritage.Sixteen-year-oldAlexwasborninIndiaandadoptedbyKathyandDavidBrintonofBoulder,Colo.,whenhewas7."IwentthroughastagewhereIhatedIndia,hatedeverythingaboutit,"hesays."Youjustcouldn′tmentionIndiatome."ButaftersixsessionsattheEastIndiaColoradoHeritageCamp,heldatSnowMountainRanchinEstesPark,Colo.,hehopestotraveltoIndiaafterhegraduatesfromhighschoolnextyear. Whatistheauthor′sprimarypurposeinwritingthepassage
A.Revealing the procedures for foreign adoptions. B.Recounting an amazing childhood camping experience. C.Investigating how Hidden Valley serves foreign adoption families. D.Demonstrating how culture camps help foreign adoption families.正确答案D
