Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother. But day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn’t connect with Nina, the 2-year -old girl she’d adopted from Russia as an infant （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）pulled away whenever Hilt tried to hug or kiss her. Nina was physically aggressive with her 4-year-old sister, who had been adopted from Ukraine, and had violent tantrums（發(fā)脾氣). Whenever Hilt wasn’t watching, she destroyed the family’s furniture and possessions. “Every day with Nina had become a struggle,” she recalls now.
As the girl grew older, things got worse. Hilt fell into a deep depression. She started drinking heavily, something she’d never done before. Ashamed, she hid her problem from everyone, including her husband.
On the morning of July 1, 2005, Hilt was packing for a family vocation, all the while swallowing one beer after another and growing increasingly angry and impatient with Nina’s deeds. “Everything she did just got to me,” Hilt said. When Hilt caught her reaching into her diaper（尿布）and smearing feces（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). I felt this uncontrollable rage.”
Then Hilt did something unthinkable. She grabbed Nina around the neck, shook her and then dropped her to the floor, where she kicked her repeatedly before dragging her up to her room, punching her as they went. “I had never hit a child before,” she says. “I felt horrible and promised myself that this would never happen again.” But it was too late for that. Nina woke up with a fever, and then started throwing up. The next day she stopped breathing. By the time the ambulance got the child to the hospital, she was dead.
Hilt is now serving a 19-year sentence for second-degree murder in a Virginia prison. She and her husband divorced, and he is raising their other daughter. She realizes the horror of her crime and says she isn’t looking for sympathy. “There is no punishment severe enough for what I did,” she told NEWSWEEK in an interview at the prison.
小題1: This story mainly tells us __________.
A．a(chǎn) cruel mother who killed her daughter
B．a(chǎn) social problem of adoption
C．a(chǎn) family problem in Western countries
D．a(chǎn)n unlucky child’s fortune
小題2:How did Hilt let out her depression at the beginning?
A．By hitting her adopted girl.
B．By showing her more love.
C．By drinking heavily.
D．By hugging and kissing her.
小題3: What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?
A．It was too late to hit the girl in order to make her good.
B．It was too late to save the girl’s life.
C．It was too late to regret hitting the girl.
D．It was too late to regret adopting the girl.
小題4:“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.
A．magazineB．journalistC．bookD．policeman
小題5: Why do some adoptions go so wrong？
A．It’s the kid’s fault.B．It’s the mother’s fault.
C．It’s the fault of the society.D．The writer doesn’t mention the reason.
小題1:B小題1:C小題1:C小題1:A小題1:D
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A．spokenB．introducedC．presentedD．talked
小題2:. 
A．lostB．hurtC．savedD．seen
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A．a(chǎn)gainB．firstC．thenD．even
小題4:. 
A．woundB．smileC．lifeD．death
小題5:. 
A．giveB．takeC．feelD．make
小題6:. 
A．a(chǎn)llowedB．a(chǎn)greedC．refusedD．a(chǎn)sked
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A．hardB．easyC．pleasantD．poor
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A．theB．hisC．herD．my
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小題12:. 
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A．sickB．depressedC．a(chǎn)ngryD．a(chǎn)shamed
小題14:. 
A．expressB．predictC．believeD．describe
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A．dressingB．wearingC．puttingD．having
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B．a(chǎn)sk readers to buy Austen’s books
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It was about midday. I’d left work early in the morning to cash a cheque. I walked along to the bank, and found that there weren’t too many people about ten or eleven customers in there, which was pretty unusual for those central city banks.
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A．More customers than usual were staying in the bank.
B．Less bank clerks than expected were in the bank.
C．There were often more than a dozen customers in the bank.
D．More banks should be open to serve customers in the city center.
小題2: The bank clerk wore a blank expression on his face probably because ________.
A．he was feeling upset at that moment
B．he felt puzzled and sensed something terrible
C．he was required to keep silence
D．he was threatened with a gun by robbers
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A．The customers didn’t wait in line but jumped the queue because of the confusion.
B．All the people in the bank except the writer put their hands up automatically.
C．Nobody answered the phone because all the clerks were busy with work.
D．the bank workers were forced to fill the robbers’ bags with cash.
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Parsons is a big hit on the Web as a trending topic on Twitter and has a devoted fan base who spread their adoration via Facebook and fan sites.
Parsons is considered by many to be a central part of the sleeper success that has been The Big Bang Theory. The sitcom about two brilliant physicists and their group of friends started out slowly building buzz when it first appeared on CBS in 2007.
Since then, the show has grown into a big success for the network, even raking in fans abroad with its international distribution. In May, The New York Times reported that Warner Bros., which produces and distributes the show, had entered into “what is believed to be one of the most profitable TV deals ever” with TBS and local Fox stations.
Audiences just can’t seem to get enough of the character of Sheldon Cooper, who is as socially dysfunctional as he is bright. Admirers take to Facebook fan pages to post their favorite Sheldon quotes, including: “I’m not insane (crazy), my mother had me tested!” and “They were threatened by my intelligence and too stupid to know that’s why they hated me.”
Fans can visit Jim Parsons Online, and there is even a site, SheldonShirts.com, dedicated to the many shirts worn by the character, complete with links to where to buy them. Mary Waring created the site because of her husband’s interest in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts. And with his character’s nerdy character and addiction to all things “Star Trek,” Parsons is also a hit with  fan boys and fan girls.
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A．earning the support of
B．making fun of
C．classifying
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A．In a biography.
B．In a magazine.
C．In a talk-show program.
D．In a textbook.
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A．Parsons was dreaming about the success before the comedy.
B．Mary Waring was interested in Sheldon Cooper’s shirts so she set up a website.
C．Before The Big Bang Theory, Parsons was not very popular.
D．Sheldon Cooper is a character who is intelligent as well as sociable.
小題4:What is the suitable title of the passage?
A．The Big Bang Theory Catching our Eyes
B．Sheldon Cooper Adored by Vast Audiences
C．Jim Parsons: Hot on Web
D．“Star Trek” loved by boys and girls

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Count Me Out
Call me old-fashioned. Call me old. Call me what you want, but refuse to become part of this new Internet world.
I do not possess a computer at home or at the office. Actually, I stopped going to an office 35 years ago, when all communications were done with a pen, a typewriter, or, if the matter was of world-shaking importance, over the telephone. Likewise, if you like something advertised in a newspaper or magazine, you visited the shop selling it at the given address, or you phoned, the number shown. Then you spoke to the fellow and asked for further details.
Tell me what you think of the following ad that appeared the other day in the newspaper. It was for a cure for cancer and this is what it said: “Awareness is the key. Visit spfulford. com at the awareness site.” There was no address or telephone number for the site. So what do unfortunate people without a computer do it they are seeking a cure for their illness?
There are, I am told, certain advantages in having access to the Internet. You can, for example, send love messages across the world or even get married to someone that you meet online. This bit doesn’t interest me; I have been happily married for 60 years. There are, of course, other activities for Internet users besides finding love. They can pay bills, order groceries, or discuss with their doctors.
And this is by no means all. More amazing things are yet to come in the near future. I read a newspaper report recently that quoted Stephen Hawking, an important British scientist. “The complexity of a computer as it exists today is probably less than the brain of an earthworm,” he said. “But, as technology advances, computers will become more complex, and a time may come when the Internet may develop ‘consciousness.’ In other words, the Internet will be able to think, have feelings, and may well be able to act on its own.”
If Professor Hawking is right, I may change my attitude about conjurers. As I grow older each day, I would like one of those that not only thinks for me but also accepts responsibilities for all my mistakes.
小題1:What’s the meaning of the title “Count Me Out”?
A．Get me out of the Internet world.
B．Computers are trying to take control of life.
C．Modern technology pushes old people away.
D．Do not expect me to be a supporter of the Internet.
小題2:According to Paragraph 2, the author thinks computers are         .
A．unnecessaryB．convenientC．expensiveD．a(chǎn)dvanced
小題3:What might the author like about the future computer?
A．Taking blames.B．Curing illnesses.
C．Delivering messages.D．Responding to emotions.

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