Question

Dear Alcohol,

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

Do you remember the night when 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 turning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn’t the only one badly hurt by you that night.

Do you remember the night of my first high school party? 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 head over heels for you. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could throw up. “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 due 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 lesson? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car head-on and killed 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 among them at all. She never saw him again. And it was 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 not excusable. Stop attracting the people I love! Stop hurting me, please!

Sincerely,

Me

1.What did Alcohol do to the author’s father that night?

A.It made him drunken and took his life away.

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

C.It got him into a car accident and badly injured.

D.It got him into trouble and got his stomach pumped.

2.What does the underlined phrase “were intrigued by” probably mean in the letter?

A.were interested in

B.were satisfied with

C.were familiar with

D.were disappointed by

3.What is the author’s purpose in writing this letter?

A.To warn people not to drive after drinking.

B.To persuade people to get away from alcohol.

C.To tell people three sad stories about alcohol.

D.To warn people against the pain caused by alcohol.

4.How was the author feeling while writing this letter?

A.Shocked. B.Responsible.

C.Disappointed. D.Sorrowful.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

这篇文章是一封书信，作者用拟人化的手法，写信给酒精，痛诉它给人们带来的伤害，希望它远离自己的生活，不要再伤害周围的人了。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段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.可知酒精让作者的爸爸和另外的车相撞，严重受伤。故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据文章第三段后句They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could.( 他们对待你就像他们再也见不到你一样，把你喝得一干二净。)可以推断出作者的朋友对酒很感兴趣。故选A。

3.写作意图题。根据全文和文章最后一段的句子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.( 看看你所造成的痛苦。当然，你也时不时地让人们开心。但是你给数百万人的生活造成的伤害是不可原谅的。)可推定出，作者写这封信是为了说明酒精给人们多么大的伤害，从而劝服人们远离酒精。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段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 (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.( 我希望你永远离开我的生活。我不想和你有任何关系。看看你所造成的痛苦。当然，你也时不时地让人们开心。但是你给数百万人的生活造成的伤害是不可原谅的。停止引诱在我爱的人。请不要再伤害我了。)可推断，作者写这封信时是悲伤的。故选D。