Dear Alcohol,

You’ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you’ve caused for me.

Do you remember the night you almost took my father’s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He’s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn’t the only one hurt by you that night.

Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “I’m sorry,” they said when I called taxis for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won’t happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.

Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn’t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it’s all your fault.

I wish you’d walk out of my life forever. I don’t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you’ve caused. Sure, you’ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you’ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring(诱惑)in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

1.What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?

A.To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers.

B.To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.

C.To show how much alcohol can hurt people.

D.To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life.

2.What did alcohol do to the author’s father?

A.It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.

B.It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.

C.It made him kill two other people when driving.

D.It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.

3.What is the tone of the article?

A.Critical. B.Doubtful. C.Unconcerned. D.Humorous.

4.What is the main writing technique of the passage?

A.Making something less noticeable than usual.

B.Representing something in the form of a person.

C.Describing something by listing its harmfulness.

D.Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear.

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阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

“Little Annie” Sullivan, as she was called when she was young, was no stranger to hardship. She was ____ sightless herself and was, at one time,diagnosed as hopelessly insane(精神病的) by the doctors. She was locked in the basement of a ______ institution outside of Boston. At times, Little Annie would violently ______ anyone who came near. Most of the time she generally _____ everyone in her presence.

An elderly nurse ______ there was hope, ______, and she made her mind to show love to the child. Every day she visited Little Annie. For the most ______, the child did not acknowledge the nurse’s presence, but she still ____to visit. The kindly woman left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement. She was sure that Little Annie could ____, if only she were shown love.

Eventually, doctors noticed a ____ in the girl. Where they once witnessed anger and hatred, they now noted an emerging gentleness and ____. They moved her upstairs where she continued to __32__. Then the day finally came when this seemingly “hopeless” child was set ____.

Annie Sullivan ____ into a young woman with a(n) ____ to help others as she, herself, was helped by the kindly nurse. It was she who ____ the great potential in Helen Keller. She loved her, disciplined her, and played with her. Annie Sullivan worked ____ in Helen Keller’s life; but it was the loving nurse who first ____ in Little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a compassionate teacher.

The name of Helen Keller would have ____ unknown if it had not been for Annie Sullivan. ____ would the name of Annie Sullivan if it had not been for a kind and devoted nurse. And so it goes. Just how far back does the chain of love extend? And how forward will it lead?

1.A. almost B. still C. rather D. only

2.A. cultural B. religious C. mental D. private

3.A. attract B. attack C. watch D. touch

4.A. blamed B. caught C. greeted D. ignored

5.A. suggested B. determined C. imagined D. thought

6.A. therefore B. otherwise C. however D. besides

7.A. course B. part C. reason D. content

8.A. continued B. forgot C. refused D. failed

9.A. return B. recover C. remember D. reply

10.A. chance B. trouble C. change D. fault

11.A. love B. worry C. anxiety D. wish

12.A. play B. study C. shout D. improve

13.A. free B. busy C. spare D. loose

14.A. ran B. grew C. looked D. knocked

15.A. order B. demand C. desire D. idea

16.A. showed B. reached C. owned D. saw

17.A. doubts B. decisions C. plans D. wonders

18.A. joined B. believed C. took D. dropped

19.A. remained B. seemed C. become D. proved

20.A. Either B. And C. So D. Neither

I decided a few months ago that l was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I turned in some long-saved frequent flier miles(航空积分里程) for the airplane ticket, but had to shell out cash I really couldn’t afford for the hotel. I found a travel website where a discounted promotional 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.

About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable to another person, couldn’t be changed to a later date and wasn’t refundable(可退款的).For the next two weeks, I tried selling it on Craig’s list with no success. Five days before the “big weekend” I gave up trying to spend any money and decided I’d contact some friends who live in Chicago and offer someone a free “staycation”. After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.

That’s when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it hit me. I finally found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and facilitated the transfer of the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her young daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room.

1.What did the author decide to treat himself to?

A. A big meal in Chicago.

B. A 4-day travel.

C. A holiday abroad.

D. A get-together with family.

2. The author purchased a 3-night stay from a newly-opened hotel .

A. to act as a promoter

B. to experience e-business

C. to get a free air ticket

D. to save some money

3. The room the author booked could only be .

A. cancelled within 24 hours

B. changed to a later date

C. transferred to another person

D. refunded half of the money

4. What did the author decide to do with the room at last?

A. Sell it online.

B. Let it go to waste.

C. Use it to help strangers in need.

D. Offer it to one of his friends.

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