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 （幼儿). The preschooler （学龄前儿童）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（发脾气). 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（粪便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩溃). 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.

1. This story mainly tells us __________.

A．a cruel mother who killed her daughter

B．a social problem of adoption

C．a family problem in Western countries

D．an unlucky child’s fortune

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.

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.

4.“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.

A．magazine

B．journalist

C．book

D．policeman

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.

 

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 （幼儿). The preschooler （学龄前儿童）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（发脾气). 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（粪便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩溃). 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.

This story mainly tells us __________.

A. a cruel mother who killed her daughter

B. a social problem of adoption

C. a family problem in Western countries

D. an unlucky child’s fortune

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.

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.

“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.

A. magazine         B. journalist       C. book        D. policeman

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.

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 （幼儿). The preschooler （学龄前儿童）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（发脾气). 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（粪便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩溃). 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.
【小题1】 This story mainly tells us __________.

A．a cruel mother who killed her daughter

B．a social problem of adoption

C．a family problem in Western countries

D．an unlucky child’s fortune

【小题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.

【小题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.

【小题4】“NEWSWEEK” in the last sentence of this text refers to a __________.

A．magazine

B．journalist

C．book

D．policeman

【小题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.

完形填空

　　With July 1 examinations. When these examinations finish, the summer holidays begin. Boys and girls will have two 2 to rest.

　　The summer holidays are 3 part of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so that they can 4 most of their time swimming, camping（露营） 5 traveling with their parents.

　　Of course, the most enjoyable place is the 6 .Some children are 7 enough to live 8 the sea. They enjoy exceptional advantages（无可比拟的优势）.As for 9 live 10 the sea, their parents will also 11 them to the seaside 12 the holidays, for they know that a week or two at a seaside town during their summer holidays 13 their children's eager hope. In England not only 14 but also factory workers or bus drivers can take their children to seaside for their holidays. In fact during the summer holidays in August most towns are 15 .

　　Why do children like spending their summer holidays 16 ? It is because they like the sand（沙）, the sun, the cool wind and the 17 there more than anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do, but it is the 18 of sand under one's feet, of cool wind and salt water on one's skin（皮肤）, and of the warm sun on one's back 19 make the seaside 20 it is.

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