One afternoon，the high school boy Clay Jensen received a mysterious package with no return address. When he opened it，he was 36 to find seven tapes，which were 37 by Hannah Baker，his classmate who had committed suicide (自杀）two weeks earlier. Clay had secretly been in love with her but never had the 38 to tell her about it.

On the tapes，Hannah had 39 thirteen reasons for ending her own 40 and Clay was one of the reasons. Hannah had even left him a 41 marking places with dots for him to visit.

Clay walked out of his home and with her voice in his 42；he wandered all over the town trying to uncover the reasons why she felt her life had to end so tragically(悲剧地）．

43 Hannah and Clay's story，American author Jay Asher wove（编织）a sad story of confusion and desperation in novel，Thirteen Reasons Why，which had 44 on The New York Times best-selling list for eight weeks.

As Clay anxiously 45 how he played a part in her suicide，he noticed how a number of little，seemingly unimportant 46 can add up to a terrible high school existence for someone else.

It 47 us all that sometimes when something is said or done to 48 another intentionally, it can have 49 effects and can even lead to other major events in that person’s life.

The theme of the story is that we are all 50 our own actions. Hannah admitted it was her

51 to end her life. However，if someone had 52 differently，she could have changed her decision.

53 it is an imaginary story，many of us will connect parts of Hannah’s high school career with something in our life and may 54 know someone showing warning signs of suicide. And

55 we can act and prevent such a tragedy.

36.　 A. shocked　　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　 C. disturbed　　　　　　　 D. excited

37.　 A. brought　　　　　　　　 B. sent　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. bought　 D. recorded

38.　 A. time　　　　　　　　　　　 B. courage　　　　　　　　 C. atmosphere　　　　　　 D. mood

39.　 A. stated　　　　　　　　　　 B. told　　　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　 D. expressed

40.　 A. love　　　　　　　　　　　 B. schooling　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. story

41.　 A. tape　　　　　　　　　　　 B. map　　　　　　　　　　　 C. note　　　　　　　　　　　 D. number

42.　 A. head　　　　　　　　　　　 B. heart　　　　　　　　　　 C. face　　　　　　　　　　　 D. ear

43.　 A. In　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. For　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Through　　　　　　　　 D. With

44.　 A. left　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stayed　　　　　　　　　 C. kept　　　　　　　　　　　 D. continued

45.　 A. found out B. gave away C. made out D. thought about

46.　 A. accidents　　　　　　　 B. events　　　　　　　　　 C. incidents　　　　　　　　 D. affairs

47.　 A. informs　　　　　　　　 B. reminds　　　　　　　　 C. proves　　　　　　　　　 D. indicates

48.　 A. hurt　　　　　　　　　　　 B. praise 　　　　　　　　　 C. damage 　　　　　　　 D. comfort

49　　 A. lasting　　　　　　　　　 B. important　　　　　　　 C. different　 　　　　　 D. instant

50.　 A. concerned about　　 B. careful of C. devoted to D. responsible for

51.　 A. task　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rule　　　　　　　　　　　 C. choice　　　　　　　　　 D. dream

52.　 A. thought　　　　　　　　 B. replied　　　　　　　　　 C. said　　　　　　　　　　　 D. acted

53.　 A. As though　　　　　　　 B. Even though　　　　　 C. In case　　　　　　　　　 D. Now that

54.　 A. even　　　　　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still　 　　　　　　　　 D. ever

55.　 A. thankfully　　　　　　　 B. hopefully　　　　　　　 C. equally　　　　　　　　　 D. similarly

More and more people will fall in panic, as the expert predicts, if not _______ properly.

A. comforting      　B. comfort             C. comforted        D. being comforted

 

A strange woman comes to my door one day in early March.It’s a rich area so we often have people selling things door to door，dusters，make?up，frozen foods—but she doesn’t look like a professional saleswoman.She hasn’t got the patter(喋喋不休) either.She just smiles shyly and puts a card in my hand：“Amy Turner.Pet Portraits Undertaken.”

I run my fingernail along the cheap gold edge of the card and look at her，waiting for an explanation.

“I’ll paint any animal in the comfort of your own home.”Amy Turner says.“Wouldn’t you like a nice picture of your loved one？I’ve had experience of dogs，cats，parrots，prize bulls...”

“Prize bulls！”I can’t help looking up and down our street.The thought of any of my neighbours keeping bulls in their back gardens makes me smile.

“I don’t have any animals，”I say as we look past each other.She must be wishing some little cat or dog would come running down the hall to give the game away and it is the first chance I’ve had to smell the air outside.It is one of those spring mornings when you wake up and find winter’s gone.Even the camellia in the garden opposite has flowered overnight，pink blossoms which look shocking against the quiet greens and greys.

“Why are you still in your dressing gown？”Amy says，turning her attention back to me.“It’s nearly lunchtime.Are you ill？”

“I’m fine，”I lie.I’m not going to tell a stranger I’ve just been sick in the toilet upstairs and would still be sticking my fingers down my throat if the doorbell hadn’t rung.But now I’m not sure what to do next.Amy is still standing there.She_doesn’t_seem_to_think_that_not_having_a_pet_is

_a_good_enough_excuse.

“I’m starving.”she says and I smile politely，nodding the way you do before you say goodbye.

“No，”she puts her foot in the door.“I’m really starving.I’ve had nothing to eat for two days and no one has any pets for me to paint.I need some food or I’ll faint，right here on your doorstep.”

I stand to one side and let her in.

1．According to the text，what does a professional saleswoman usually do?

A．Sells things door to door with her cards.

B．Never puts a card into people’s hands.

C．Tries to talk people into buying her things.

D．Smiles，hands her cards and walks away.

2．What does the underlined word “one” in the third paragraph stand for?

A．Dog. 　　　　B．Child.　　　　　 C．Pet. 　　　　　D．Cat.

3．From the text we know that Amy is a ________.

A．young baby?sitter 　 B．poor beggar　 C．professional salesgirl D．poor painter

4．What does the writer mean by saying “She doesn’t seem to think that not having a pet is a good enough excuse.”？

A．It seems that she doesn’t want to leave.

B．She wants the writer to give another excuse.

C．She is sure there is a pet in the house.

D．She thinks that not having a pet is a bad thing.

 

When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.
When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his life’s goal was to make it a forest.
The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growth. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.
So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.
Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I’d watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. They’re extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.
It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think that it’s time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to encounter hardship.
【小题1】According to Dr. Gibbs’ theories, trees will become weaker if they _________.

A．are lack of care

B．are watered

C．are weeded out

D．are beaten

【小题2】According to Para.3 and Para.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbs’ motto(座右铭) may be       .

A．“Seeing is believing”	B．“Put everything in proper use”
C．“Practice makes perfect”	D．“No pain, no gain”

【小题3】The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means _________.

A．strong

B．strange

C．deep

D．old

【小题4】Which of the following may be the author’s best prayer for his two sons now?

A．I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky.

B．I wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future.

C．I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often.

D．I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.

【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．A Nice Doctor

B．The Deep Roots

C．Adversity and Suffering

D．My Childhood Memory

In this seaside resort，you can __________all the comfort and convenience of modern tourism．

　　A．enjoy

　　B．apply

　　C．receive

　　D．achieve