Dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. Mom _______ at home and homeschooled their four children. Three of us had no trouble learning, but my sister Catherine still could not _______ by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet.

My mother did some research and found that Catherine had some kind of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to _______ some help. Catherine made many friends at school and pleased with everyone for telling creative stories in class, but she still couldn't master reading. After all the testing was done, the school had my _______ come in. They were told that according to the test results, they should just take Catherine home.

Tears of sadness ran down my dad's cheeks, but my mom made up her mind quietly. As they walked back to the car, she turned to him and said, "I know she's not_______."

Soon after, my mom discovered a learning system that focused heavily on lesson repetition ( 重复 ) and building slowly on the previous ( 先前的 ) exercises. She worked with Catherine for four hours every morning while the rest of us studied on our own. It was hard for both of them, but she often told a crying Catherine, "_______ is not a choice. You are going to learn to read, and we'll both try! You have to learn to read! You will learn to read."

In time, Catherine got it. By the time she graduated ( 毕业 ) from eighth grade, she was reading almost at grade level. She continued _______ and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school.

Catherine came to love reading and writing. All of this because of a wonderfully devoted ( 挚爱的 ) mother who was truly the best _______ ever—for all four of us.

1.A.helped B.stayed C.came D.went

2.A.listen B.speak C.read D.write

3.A.get B.give C.learn D.teach

4.A.mother B.father C.friends D.parents

5.A.shy B.polite C.stupid D.clever

6.A.praise B.kindness C.courage D.failure

7.A.forgetting B.improving C.explaining D.playing

8.A.teacher B.classmate C.learner D.researcher

The Internet is becoming an important part of our lives. We can do many kinds of things on the Internet, such as shopping, chatting, listening to music, watching TV and so on. ①_______. But our bodies need to rest. Using the Internet too long is bad for our health, because sitting too long in front of the computer will make the neck and shoulder ache. Do you know other health problems that come from using the Internet?

Dr. Pierre Michaud from Switzerland and his workmates did a survey of 7,200 young people from 16 to 20 years old about their Internet use. The survey shows that too much or too little time on the Internet may cause depression(抑郁). They think those who are online for more than two hours every day are “heavy Internet users”. Different from regular(有规律地) Internet users, both heavy users and non-users get depressed easily. It’s bad for health.

Spending too much time on the Internet shows that users don’t want to face the real world. ②_____________. Spending too little time on the Internet also shows the users are lonely, because they just have a talk with their friends on the Internet.

What kind of Internet user would you like to be? Perhaps it’s time for you to think carefully.

1.从A.B.C中为①②处选出恰当的选项,使文章通顺、连贯、合理。

A.It makes our lives more interesting and easier

B.In daily lives, they feel lonely(孤独)

C. You should say no to the Internet

________; _________

2.判断正误。正确的在括号里写T, 错误的写F。

Spending too little time on the Internet can’t cause health problems.

3.Who are “heavy Internet users”?

_______________________________________.

4.What’s the topic sentence of this passage?

______________________________________.

5.将划线句子翻译成汉语。

_______________________________________.

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