You don’t expect your child to grow up to be a heroin addict．From the moment of her birth, you have hopes and dreams about the future，but they never include heroin addiction．That couldn’t happen to your child, because addiction is the result of a bad environment．bad parenting．There is most definitely someone or something to blame．

That’s what I used to believe．But after failed rehab and long periods of separation from my heroin-addicted daughter，after years of holding my breath，waiting for another relapse，I now believe  there is no blame．

After Katie admitted her addiction．I struggled to understand how this could have  happened to my daughter—a bright，beautiful，talented and most importantly，loved young woman．When the initial shock wore off,I analyzed and inventoried all the whys and hows of Katie’s addiction．I searched for someone or something to blame．I blamed her friends．I blamed her dad．I blamed our divorce．But mostly, I blamed myself．My desperate heart convinced me that I should have prevented Katie’s addiction．and that given another chance．I could correct my mistakes．

When Katie came home from rehab．I approached each day with the zeal of a drill sergeant. I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold．I drove her to therapy sessions and AA meetings． I controlled everything and left nothing to chance. But in spite of my efforts，Katie didn’t get better．She left my home，lost again to the powerful grip of addiction．

In the long days，weeks and months that followed，I gathered bits and pieces of old beliefs and tried to assemble them into something whole．Sometimes I gave up．and sometimes I simply let go,Gradually, my search for blame changed to a longing for hope．I comforted myself with the only thing that still connected me to my daughter：love．

I thought about Katie every day，and I missed her．I cried．and worried about her safety and whereabouts. I wrote letters I knew she’d never see．Sometimes I woke up panicked in the middle of the night, certain that mother’s intuition(直觉)was preparing me for something bad．But through it all，I loved her.

I don’t know why or how my daughter became addicted to heroin：I do know that it doesn’t really matter．Life goes on and Katie is still my daughter．

Katie and I meet for breakfast on Friday mornings now．We drink coffee and talk．I don’t try to heal her. I just love her．Sometimes there is pain and sorrow，but there is no blame．I believe there is only love．

The reason why the daughter became a heroin addict was    ．

A．found by her mother at last     B．not mentioned in the passage

C．her friends’invitation    D．her parents’divorce

The underlined sentence means        ．

A．the mother tried to keep her daughter from heroin

B．Katie succeeded in giving up heroin

C．after rehab Katie couldn’t do any work

D．the mother gave Katie no chance to correct mistakes

We can infer from the passage that    ．

A．Katie was a bright，beautiful and talented woman

B．Katie and her mother didn’t love each other

C．the mother persuaded her daughter to give up heroin

D．the mother didn’t live with her daughter later

What’s the best title for the passage?

A．More love，less blame    B．The reason of Katie’s heroin addiction

C．My daughter     D．Katie’s life

You don’t expect your child to grow up to be a heroin addict．From the moment of her birth, you have hopes and dreams about the future，but they never include heroin addiction．That couldn’t happen to your child, because addiction is the result of a bad environment．bad parenting．There is most definitely someone or something to blame．

That’s what I used to believe．But after failed rehab and long periods of separation from my heroin-addicted daughter，after years of holding my breath，waiting for another relapse，I now believe  there is no blame．

After Katie admitted her addiction．I struggled to understand how this could have  happened to my daughter—a bright，beautiful，talented and most importantly，loved young woman．When the initial shock wore off,I analyzed and inventoried all the whys and hows of Katie’s addiction．I searched for someone or something to blame．I blamed her friends．I blamed her dad．I blamed our divorce．But mostly, I blamed myself．My desperate heart convinced me that I should have prevented Katie’s addiction．and that given another chance．I could correct my mistakes．

When Katie came home from rehab．I approached each day with the zeal of a drill sergeant. I championed the 12-step program and monitored her improvement daily as though curing heroin addiction was as simple as nursing a cold．I drove her to therapy sessions and AA meetings． I controlled everything and left nothing to chance. But in spite of my efforts，Katie didn’t get better．She left my home，lost again to the powerful grip of addiction．

In the long days，weeks and months that followed，I gathered bits and pieces of old beliefs and tried to assemble them into something whole．Sometimes I gave up．and sometimes I simply let go,Gradually, my search for blame changed to a longing for hope．I comforted myself with the only thing that still connected me to my daughter：love．

I thought about Katie every day，and I missed her．I cried．and worried about her safety and whereabouts. I wrote letters I knew she’d never see．Sometimes I woke up panicked in the middle of the night, certain that mother’s intuition(直觉)was preparing me for something bad．But through it all，I loved her.

I don’t know why or how my daughter became addicted to heroin：I do know that it doesn’t really matter．Life goes on and Katie is still my daughter．

Katie and I meet for breakfast on Friday mornings now．We drink coffee and talk．I don’t try to heal her. I just love her．Sometimes there is pain and sorrow，but there is no blame．I believe there is only love．

1.The reason why the daughter became a heroin addict was    ．

A．found by her mother at last      B．not mentioned in the passage

C．her friends’invitation          D．her parents’divorce

2.The underlined sentence means        ．

A．the mother tried to keep her daughter from heroin

B．Katie succeeded in giving up heroin

C．after rehab Katie couldn’t do any work

D．the mother gave Katie no chance to correct mistakes

3.We can infer from the passage that    ．

A．Katie was a bright，beautiful and talented woman

B．Katie and her mother didn’t love each other

C．the mother persuaded her daughter to give up heroin

D．the mother didn’t live with her daughter later

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．More love，less blame    B．The reason of Katie’s heroin addiction

C．My daughter              D．Katie’s life

From the day that she learned to walk, Katie’s parents had warned her not to walk past the wire fence. The fence divided the farm from the open grassland that ran for miles. A child would get lost in the high, waving grass. Katie’s mother would remind her about her sister Hannah. “Hannah was no older than you the day that she disappeared, ” Mama would say. Katie couldn’t think of anything worse than to be separated from her parents.

Katie had never seen her sister. Hannah had been lost before Katie was born. Katie often imagined one day a beautiful stranger would come up the road and it would be Hannah.

Now, more than twelve years after her disappearance, Hannah was coming home! She was found at a small village far away. A woman found the lost child many years ago and raised Hannah like one of her own children.

Katie and her mother were busy cleaning the spare bedroom all day.

The next day Hannah arrived. Katie raced out into the yard, her arms open wide. As she came closer to the tall, young woman, her arms dropped. The cry of welcome died in her throat. Hannah had sun—Browned skin. A blanket pulled around her shoulders. She stood staring, looking helpless as Katie’s mother moved forward to embrace(拥抱) her.

At that moment, Katie remembered the rabbit she caught last winter. She carried it home gently and built a comfortable house for it. The next morning the rabbit was gone. “It was used to freedom,” her mama had explained.

Hannah stayed at her new home for almost a month. She never slept in the soft bed. She seldom came out of her room. Whenever Katie went in, she always found Hannah looking our of the window. Katie’s parents kept telling her that it was just a matter of time. Hannah would get used to their ways. “After all,” Mama said, “we’re her real family.”

Then one night, when Katie went in to say good night, Hannah was gone. Her window was open wide. Katie looked around the empty room. She started to run downstairs to call her parents, but then stopped. She thought of the rabbit that she had caught. She wouldn’t tell. She would let her parents discover Hannah’s absence in the morning. Then Hannah would have had a head start on her long journey back to her family.

1．What happened to Hannah many years ago?

       A．She went to catch a rabbit and got lost.

       B．She got lost in the grass and was taken to a village.

       C．She walked past the fence and found a small village.

       D．She didn’t like living with her parents and ran away.

2．Katie’s experience with the rabbit helps her to believe         .

       A．people are cruel animals

       B．family members should always stay together

       C．people belong where they feel most comfortable

       D．both people and animals enjoy a life close to nature

3．Which words best describe Katie?

       A．Lonely and shy                                    B．Brave and confident.

       C．Honest and helpful.                              D．Kind and understanding

4．What can be inferred from the story?

      A．Hannah didn’t want a sister.

       B．It is always dangerous to walk alone.

       C．Hannah, in fact, was not Katie’s sister.

       D．We should think more of others’ happiness.

Diamonds may be forever. But what’s a girl to do when she gets dumped (失恋) or divorced (离婚) and those rings, necklace and love gifts lose their emotional (情感) sense?

Help is just a click away on new Web sites that provide an outlet for selling jewelry(珠宝) from past relationships, sharing break-up stories and helping broken hearts heal (愈合).

“You go through a divorce. What do you do with that ring? Maybe you have a child you can pass it on to. Maybe you don’t. It just sits there, ” said Megahn Perry, who with her stepmother (继母) Marie Perry runs www.exboyfriendjewelry.com.

Three months after its start with the slogan(口号) “You Don’t Want It. He Can’t Have It Back,” the web site has 3,000 registered users and more than 600 postings of rings, bracelets and earrings for sale—all with a personal tale attached.

As one woman posting a diamond ring for $3,500 wrote:

“Beautiful ring came with a wrong man. Decided to sell to regain the money that I spent finishing payments on the ring that my ex didn’t.”

The idea was born when Megahn Perry, a Los Angeles actress and writer, was looking for a safe place to sell a wedding set after a divorce and realized others might have former boyfriends’ jewelry with memories(记忆) that make them too painful to wear.

The local pawn shop(当铺) proved an unattractive choice. So she teamed up with her stepmother Marie, researched the market and found a gap in it.

1. The passage is mainly about _____.

2.How long is it since the start of this website?

3.How many people have registered on this website within three months?

4.Who set up this website?

5.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “gap” in the last sentence?

Diamonds may be forever. But what’s a girl to do when she gets dumped (失恋) or divorced (离婚) and those rings, necklace and love gifts lose their emotional (情感) sense?
Help is just a click away on new Web sites that provide an outlet for selling jewelry(珠宝) from past relationships, sharing break-up stories and helping broken hearts heal (愈合).
“You go through a divorce. What do you do with that ring? Maybe you have a child you can pass it on to. Maybe you don’t. It just sits there, ” said Megahn Perry, who with her stepmother (继母) Marie Perry runs www.exboyfriendjewelry.com.
Three months after its start with the slogan(口号) “You Don’t Want It. He Can’t Have It Back,” the web site has 3,000 registered users and more than 600 postings of rings, bracelets and earrings for sale—all with a personal tale attached.
As one woman posting a diamond ring for $3,500 wrote:
“Beautiful ring came with a wrong man. Decided to sell to regain the money that I spent finishing payments on the ring that my ex didn’t.”
The idea was born when Megahn Perry, a Los Angeles actress and writer, was looking for a safe place to sell a wedding set after a divorce and realized others might have former boyfriends’ jewelry with memories(记忆) that make them too painful to wear.
The local pawn shop(当铺) proved an unattractive choice. So she teamed up with her stepmother Marie, researched the market and found a gap in it.
【小题1】 The passage is mainly about _____.