Dear Michelle,
My Dad hates my Mom. He tells me that she is a liar and that I should not trust her. Of course, they are divorced but they have “joint custody” (共同監(jiān)護(hù)). What a joke! I am 15, my brother is nine, and we have a life of hell, frankly.
We live one week on and one week off. This was the brilliant idea of both of my parents, which was fair to them but ruining my life. I cannot get away from his voice and his putting my mom down. Sometimes I think about running away.
A Hopeless Ant
Dear Hopeless Ant,
First, thank you for trusting me with your problem. If all you said is correct, then there are several things that you can and should do to help yourself, your brother, and oddly enough, your parents.
You need a family counselor. Such a person could listen to each family member alone and then meet together to talk about the situation.
If refused, you need to talk to a counselor in your school. You need to be heard, and you need an adult who will listen. A school counselor can organize a meeting with your parents.
Perhaps you need to write to your mother. Writing things down allows people to go over it more than one time.
I cannot imagine that she will stand passively by and do nothing at all to help once she reads how you feel. Your father needs a letter as well. He may not realize the destructive effect that it has on his children.
Lastly, have a plan in mind when all else fails that is not self-destructive. Life passes very quickly, sweetheart, and you will grow up and have your own life.
Until then, you need to keep yourself safe. Never doubt that it will get better. Write back and let me know how everything is going.
Michelle
【小題1】The Hopeless Ant wrote the letter to ________.

A．express dissatisfaction with his parents
B．a(chǎn)sk for advice seriously
C．make his father punished
D．just make a joke
【小題2】The Hopeless Ant hated his father because ________.
A．his father always told a lie
B．his father wasn’t friendly to his mother
C．his father divorced his mother
D．the Hopeless Ant couldn’t stay with his parents
【小題3】According to the text, which of the following is the Hopeless Ant in need of at present?
A．Keep himself/herself away from danger
B．Have a talk with his/her parents.
C．Have his/her own family plan
D．Write letters to families.
【小題4】In which part of a magazine will the text probably appear?
A．Entertainment B．Advertisement C．Life D．Education


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇文章是兩封信，一封是the Hopeless Ant寫給Michelle的求助信，征求關(guān)于自己對爸爸和自己的離異家庭的厭惡，第二封是Michelle寫給the Hopeless Ant的建議信，里面給出了一些中肯的建議。
【小題1】推理題：根據(jù)第一封信及第二封信的描述而可知第一封信主要是向別人請求建議，故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第一封信的第二段的句子：I cannot get away from his voice and his putting my mom down.可知The Hopeless Ant討厭爸爸是因?yàn)樗H低我的母親，可知選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第二封信的最后一段的句子：Until then, you need to keep yourself safe..描述可知the Hopeless Ant現(xiàn)在需要的是使自己遠(yuǎn)離危險(xiǎn)，選A。
【小題4】文章出處題：這兩封信主要是關(guān)于日常生活中的一些問題，故最有可能來自雜志的生活板塊，故選C。
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