c______________   to do something that is a crime or that is wrong

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 （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）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（發(fā)脾氣). 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（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). 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 （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）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（發(fā)脾氣). 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（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). 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.
【小題1】 This story mainly tells us __________.

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 （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）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（發(fā)脾氣). 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（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). 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 __________.

2.How did Hilt let out her depression at the beginning?

3. What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?

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

5. Why do some adoptions go so wrong？

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 （幼兒). The preschooler （學(xué)齡前兒童）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（發(fā)脾氣). 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（糞便）on the walls and furniture, “a year and a half of frustration came to a head,” Hilt says. “I snapped（崩潰). 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. 1.

   This story mainly tells us __________.

   1. A.
      a cruel mother who killed her daughter
   2. B.
      a social problem of adoption
   3. C.
      a family problem in Western countries
   4. D.
      an unlucky child’s fortune
2. 2.

   How did Hilt let out her depression at the beginning?

   1. A.
      By hitting her adopted girl.
   2. B.
      By showing her more love.
   3. C.
      By drinking heavily.
   4. D.
      By hugging and kissing her.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined sentence in Para.4 mean?

   1. A.
      It was too late to hit the girl in order to make her good.
   2. B.
      It was too late to save the girl’s life.
   3. C.
      It was too late to regret hitting the girl.
   4. D.
      It was too late to regret adopting the girl.
4. 4.

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

   1. A.
      magazine
   2. B.
      journalist
   3. C.
      book
   4. D.
      policeman
5. 5.

   Why do some adoptions go so wrong？

   1. A.
      It’s the kid’s fault.
   2. B.
      It’s the mother’s fault.
   3. C.
      It’s the fault of the society.
   4. D.
      The writer doesn’t mention the reason.

                                           C                                                                                   Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, you probably know that your house, possessions and person are increasingly in danger of suffering from great rise in the cases of burglary (夜盜) and attack.

 Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me". Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim（受害者）.

 Fortunately, there is something definite which you can do. Protect Alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.

 You must remember that owning a burglar alarm is no indication that your house is packed with valuable possessions. It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily, so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

 Send now for our free leaflet telling you how we can Protect Alarm your house quickly, easily and cheaply. Complete and tear off the slip below and post it to us. Postage is free. Also, telephone us on 327 6721 where we have a round-the-clock answering service. It costs nothing to find out about Protect Alarm.         73. Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that_______.

A. more burglars are being caught than ever before

B. people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

C. burglars are more at risk than they used to be

D. homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays

74. It seems that people who live in cities are _______

A. more often victims than those living in other areas

B. of the opinion that statistics are wrong

C. twice as well as people living in other areas

D. of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes

75. The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

A. show burglars that you have something worth stealing

B. persuade burglars not to break into your house

C. make the burglars’ job less complicated

D. persuade burglars to try again another time

76. In order to find out more information about this alarm system one can _______.

A. buy a leaflet  

B. write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope

C. phone at any time of day or night   

D. sign a contract  

Maybe you never opened that account, but someone else did ――someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud（造假）. When an imposter uses your name, your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their own purpose in short, when someone takes your personal information without your knowledge it’s a crime, pure and simple.

       The biggest problem is that you may not know your identity（身份）has been stolen until you notice that something’s wrong: you may get bills for a credit card account you never opened, your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, a billing cycle may pass without your receiving a statement, or you may see charges on your bills that you didn’t sign for, and even don’t know anything about.

       If someone has stolen your identity, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suggests that you take three actions immediately.

       First, contact the fraud departments of each of the three major credit offices. Tell them to flag your file with a fraud alert（警告）including a statement that creditors should get your permission before opening any new accounts in your name.

       Then, ask the credit offices for copies of your credit reports. Credit offices must give you a free copy of your report if it is not correct because of fraud. Review your reports carefully to make sure no additional fraudulent accounts have been opened in your name or unauthorized（侵權(quán)的）changes made to your present accounts. In a few months, order new copies of your reports to check your corrections and changes, and to make sure no new fraudulent activity has occurred.

72．What’s the subject discussed in the text?

A. What you should do if your credit card is stolen. 

B．What you should do if your identity is stolen.

C. What an imposter always does to make money.  

       D．What the Federal Trade Commission is about.

73．What should you do first when you find your identity is stolen?

       A．Inform creditors not to open any new accounts in your name without your permission.

       B．Ask for copies of your credit reports and make sure no other frauds have been made.

       C．Keep ordering new copies to check what you have already changed and corrected.

       D．Always lock your ID card in your cupboard in case it should be stolen.

74．What is the most difficult thing for people to deal with identity frauds?

       A．No measures can work on the billing cycle. 

B．There is no strict law for this kind of behaviors.

       C．It might be a long time before you realize that.

D．The FTC does nothing except for three suggestions.

75．Which is the least possible if a fraud has happened to you?

       A．You may have debts in your credit card.

       B．You may find charges on your bills unauthorized.

       C．A new credit card may be opened in your name.

       D．The fraud departments can find out the imposter right away.

Are you worried by the rising crime rate? If you are, you probably know that your house and possessions are increasingly in danger of suffering from great rise in the cases of burglary(夜盜;搶劫) and attack.

Figures show an ever-increasing crime rate, but it is only too easy to imagine "It will never happen to me"．Unfortunately, statistics show that it really can happen to you and, if you live in a large city, you run twice the risk of being a victim.

Fortunately, there is something definite which you can do．Protect Alarms can help to protect your house with a burglar alarm system which is effective, simple to operate and easily affordable.

You must remember that owning a burglar alarm is no indication(暗示) that your house is packed with valuable possessions．It quite simply indicates to unwelcome visitors that yours is one house they will not break into easily, so they carry on to an unprotected house where their job is made a lot easier.

Send now for our free leaflet telling you how we can Protect Alarm your house quickly, easily and cheaply．Complete and tear off the slip below and post it to us．Postage is free．Also, telephone us on 327 6721 where we have a round-the-clock answering service．It costs nothing to find out about Protect Alarm.

Anyone who takes an interest in the crime rate will, according to the text, be aware that ___________.

A．more burglars are being caught than ever before

B．people have more possessions to worry about nowadays

C．burglars are more at risk than they used to be

D．homes are more likely to be broken into nowadays

It seems that people who live in cities are ____________.

A．more often victims than those living in other areas

B．of the opinion that statistics are wrong

C．twice as well as people living in other areas

D．of the opinion that burglars only rob unprotected homes

The article claims that possessing an alarm system will _________.

A．show burglars that you have something worth stealing

B．persuade burglars not to break into your house

C．make the burglars' job less complicated

D．persuade burglars to try again another time

In order to find out more information about this alarm system one can _______.

A．buy a leaflet               

B．write enclosing a stamped, addressed envelope

C．sign a contract             

D．phone at any time of day or night

The underlined word "Figures" in the second paragraph can be replaced by “       __”．

A．Pictures    B．Fingers     C．Numbers   D．Mathematics