Dear Alcohol,
You’ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you’ve caused for me.
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 (嘔吐). “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. 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 (引誘) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,Anonymous
小題1:What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?
A．To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers
B．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.
C．To show how much alcohol can hurt people.
D．To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life.
小題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.
小題3:The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” is closest in meaning to ______.
A．were familiar withB．were interested in
C．were disappointed withD．were satisfied with
小題4:What is the tone of the article?
A．Critical.B．Doubtful.C．Unconcerned.D．Humorous.
小題5:What is the main writing technique of the passage?
A．Making something more noticeable than usual.
B．Representing something in the form of a person.
C．Describing something by listing its harmfulness.
D．Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear.

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇文章是一封書信，作者用擬人化的手法，寫信給酒精，痛訴它給人們帶來的傷害，希望它遠(yuǎn)離自己的生活，不要再傷害周圍的人了。
小題1:寫作意圖題：從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.可知作者寫這封信是為了說明酒精給人們多么大的傷害，選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：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.可知酒精讓作者的爸爸和另外的車相撞，嚴(yán)重受傷，選D。
小題3:猜詞題：；從第三段的句子：They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could.可以推斷出作者的朋友對酒很感興趣，選B
小題4:推理題：從最后一段的句子：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 (引誘) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.可知作者的態(tài)度是批評的，選A
小題5:寫作手法題：文章是寫給酒精的，文章用you來指代酒精，把它形容成一個人，所以是擬人化的手法，選B
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