Question

【题目】To Mr. Alcohol

You’ve been with us for a long time. I won’t forget all the pain you’ve caused for us.

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

Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. 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 completely. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “I’m sorry,” they said when I called taxies 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 (洗胃). Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks 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 lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the 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 in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it’s 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 inexcusable. Stop luring（诱惑）in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.

【1】What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?

A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers

B. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.

C. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.

D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life.

【2】What did alcohol do to the author’s father?

A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.

B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.

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

D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.

【3】The underlined word “intrigued” in paragraph 3 probably means________.

A. startled B. fascinated

C. accepted D. warned

【4】What is the tone of the article?

A. Humorous. B. Doubtful.

C. Unconcerned(漠不关心的). D. Critical(批判的).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析: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】B写作意图题。从全文和最后一段的句子： 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.可知作者写这封信是为了说明酒精给人们多么大的伤害，故选B。

【2】D细节理解题。从第二段的句子：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D。

【3】B词义猜测题。从第三段的句子：They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could.可以推断出作者的朋友对酒很感兴趣，选故B。

【4】D推理判断题。从最后一段的句子：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.可知作者的态度是批评的，故选D。