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　　The question sat unanswered in the clear Montana air. Kathleen Englund always wanted to know who was her biological (生物学的) mother.

　　“I've always wanted to find her. It's always been a dream in my life. ”says Englund, 24, an athletic department administrator at the University of Montana. “I wanted to know what she looked like, why she did it, all the questions adopted(领养的) kids have. ”

　　For three years Englund searched the court records in Missoula, finding her original birth certificate (证) , finding the name of her mother, Gail Patterso, but no trace of finding her mother. She sent $ 100 to a woman in Great Falls who promised to track her down, but got no response and no repayment.

　　Then on May 14 , 1997 , four days after mother's day , she logged onto the Internet (因特网) . She found a mysterious woman in Helena who wouldn't give her name, but offered to look up records. Two hours later, the woman called back .

　　She had found Gail Patterson. Patterson had married, taken her husband's last name , been separated and now lived in Fort Benton .

　　“I can't even remember how I was feeling. Excited? Nervous? I mailed her a letter that day to say I wanted to meet her. ”Englund says. “Two weeks later, I got a phone call . It was her. ”

　　They met in June. Englund opened the door, felt like she was looking into a mirror and met her biological mother for the first time.

　　Since then, the two have seen each other a couple of times. They have struck up a friendship, and Englund has answered the troublesome question. “I have a part of me that feels whole again. ”she says.

1．Before Kathleen Englund found her biological mother, she ________.

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A．had been homeless for a long time

B．had been living with her father

C．had many unanswered questions

D．had searched for England for long

2．By the time Englund found her mother, her mother ________.

[　　]

A．had been married and separated

B．had suffered a lot from loneliness

C．had forgotten her own daughter

D．had searched for Englund a long time

3．When Englund saw her mother, she found that ________.

[　　]

A．her mother looked very similar to herself

B．her mother had changed greatly over the years

C．her mother was far from what she had imagined her to be

D．her mother was old and poor

4．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

[　　]

A．mothers have the forever love for their children

B．the Internet is useful in finding information

C．Mother's Day has a great effect

D．adopted children live a difficult life

The students at Sandy's high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had __36  himself．The suicide note read: “It’s hard to  37  when nobody cares.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a  38  moment about the importance of making people feel _39 ． He asked his class to imagine they were about to  _40  and to write a note "telling someone how and why you _ 41 him or her."

Sandy, who had a   42_  relationship with her mother, decided to write her  _43  . Her letter read: "We've had some  44_ times and I haven't always been a very good _ 45  , but I know I'm lucky to have you in my life． You're the _ 46_ person I've ever known．And even when I disagree with you, I never _ 47 _you love me and want what's best for me．Thanks for not   48  up me.”

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy   49 but said little．

The next morning, Sandy found a  50 on her mirror:  "Dearest Sandy,  I want you to know being your mother is, by far, the most important thing in my life． 51_ I got your note , I thought I had lost your love and  52 .  I felt like such a failure．I intended to  53 it all last night．Your note saved my  54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate(低估) the  55 of expressed appreciation. It won't always save a life, but it will always make someone's life better．

1.                A．sacrificed       B．defeated        C．abandoned    D．killed

2.                A．live            B．imagine         C．struggle  D．think

3.                A．sad            B．final           C．teachable D．great

4.                A．ashamed        B．valued          C．excited   D．scared

5.                A．die            B．fail            C．retire    D．survive

6.                A．miss           B．hate           C．admire   D．appreciate

7.                A．close          B．casual          C．bad  D．personal

8.                A．classmate       B．mom           C．father    D．teacher

9.                A．free           B．delightful       C．pleasant  D．rough

10.               A．daughter       B．student         C．friend D．trainer

11.               A．best           B．wisest          C．luckiest   D．bravest

12.               A．trust           B．doubt          C．consider   D．predict

13.               A．taking          B．going          C．giving D．looking

14.               A．coldly          B．hesitantly       C．shyly D．tightly

15.               A．note           B．gift            C．notice D．reminder

16.               A．Since          B．Until           C．Though    D．When

17.               A．confidence      B．courage        C．respect   D．heart

18.               A．end           B．make          C．get   D．fall

19.               A．life            B．time           C．money    D．honor

20.               A．push           B．price          C．meaning   D．power

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 36 himself. The suicide note read: “It’s hard to 37 when nobody cares if you die.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 38 moment about the importance of making people feel 39 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 40 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 41 him or her.”

Sandy, who had a 42 relationship with her mother, decided to write her 43 . Her letter read: “We’ve had some 44 times and I haven’t always been a very good 45 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 46 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 47 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 48 up on me”.

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 49 but said little.

The next morning, Sandy found a 50 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 51 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 52 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 53 it all last night. Your note saved my 54 .”

Be careful not to underestimate the 55 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.

36. A. sacrificed　 　　B. defeated　　　 C. abandoned　　　 D. killed

37.A. live　　　　　　 B. imagine　　　　 C. struggle　　　　 D. think

38.A. sad　　　　　　 B. final　　　　　 C. teachable　　　　 D. great

39.A. ashamed　　　　 B. valued　　　　 C. excited　　　 　 D. scared

40.A. die　　　　　　 B. fail　　　　　 C. retire　　　　　 D. survive

41.A.miss　　　　　　 B. hate　　　　　 C. admire　　　　 D. appreciate

42.A. close　　　　　 B. casual　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　 D. personal

43.A. classmate　　　 B. mom　　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. teacher

44.A. free　　　　　　 B. delightful　　　 C. pleasant　　　　 D. rough

45.A.daughter　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. friend　　　　　 D. trainer

46.A. best　　　　　　 B. wisest　　　　　 C. luckiest　 　　　D. gentlest

47.A. trust　　　　　　 B. doubt　　　　　 C. consider　　　　 D. predict

48.A. taking　　　　　 B. going　　　　　 C. giving　　　　　 D. looking

49.A. coldly　　　　　 B. hesitantly　　　　 C. shyly　　　　　 D. tightly

50.A. note　 　　　　 B. gift　　　　　　　 C. notice　　　　　 D. reminder

51.A. Since　　　　　 B. Until　　　　　　 C. though　　　　　 D. When

52.A. confidence　　　 B. courage　　　　　 C. respect　　　　　 D. heart

53.A. end　　　　　　 B. make　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　 D. fall

54.A. life　　　　　　 B. time　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　 D. honor

55.A. push　　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　 C. meaning　　　　 D. power

The students at Sandy’s high school were badly shaken by the news that a classmate had 11 himself. On the suicide note was written: “It’s hard to 12 when nobody cares if you die.”

Glen, a teacher, realized this was a 13 moment about the importance of making people feel 14 . He asked his class to imagine they were about to 15 and to write a note “telling someone how and why you 16 him or her.”

Sandy, who had a 17 relationship with her mother, decided to write her mother. Her letter 18 “We’ve had some 19 times and I haven’t always been a very good 20 ,but I know I’m lucky to have you in my life. You’re the 21 person I’ve ever known, And even when I disagree with you, I never 22 you love me and want what’s best for me. Thanks for not 23 up on me”.

When her mom read the note, she cried and hugged Sandy 24 but said little.

The next morning, Sandy found a 25 on her mirror: “Dearest Sandy, I want you to know being your mother is ,by far, the most important thing in my life. 26 I got your note, I thought I had lost your love and 27 . I felt like such a failure. I intended to 28 it all last night. Your note saved my 29 .”

Be careful not to underestimate the 30 of expressed appreciation. It won’t always save a life, but it will always make someone’s life better.

Some years ago, on a hot summer day in south Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator (美洲鳄) was swimming toward the shore.

His father working in the yard saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.

Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U – turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug – of – war (拔河) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father’s fingernails dug into his fresh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy asked if he would show his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my dad wouldn’t let go.”

You and I can identify with that boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because someone has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, someone has been there holding on to you.

If you have the scars of someone’s love on your arms, be very, very grateful. Someone in your life did not and will not ever let you go.

Never judge another person’s scars, because you don’t know how they got them.

Which of the following is the most closely related to the underlined word “passionate”?

    A. determined   B. anxious   C. frightened   D. courageous

When the boy told the newspaper reporter about the scars on his arms, he felt     .

    A. painful and fearful   B. regretful and panic

    C. proud and grateful   D. excited and thankful

In the story the writer intends to tell us that     .

    A. scars always remind people of their past experiences

    B. wounds in the mind are more painful than those in the body

    C. a painful past always leaves scars on a person’s mind

    D. scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times

Which of the following viewpoints will the writer most probably agree with?

    A. Be grateful to a painful past, for you can always learn something from it.

    B. Other people’s criticism or blame may hurt you, but if it is for your own good, you should take it thankfully.

    C. The swimming hole of life is filled with danger, but you don’t need to be too serious about it as someone will never let you go.

    D. If someone hurts you, be grateful to them, for they mean no harm