阅读下面短文并回答问题,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的词数要求)。
[1]Myhighschool,likemanyothers,wasextremelycompetitivenotonlyinsportsbutalsoinacademicsubjects.Thepressureoftryingtogetexcellentgradeswhilejoininginextra-curricularactivitiescouldbegreat.SometimesitseemedlikeIlivedatschool!WhenIwasathomemytimewasspentdoinghomework.SomedaysIwassobusyfinishingaprojectthatIcouldhardlyseemyfamilies.
[2]IhaveabrotherandasisternamedSally.Shewasnineyearsold.Weusedtoseeeachother,butafterIgraduatedfromtheprimaryschoolsheattended,Isawherlessandless.Itriedtogotohergymnasticmeetsandsoccergames,butIhadmyownplayrehearsals(排练)andmeetings.
[3]ThenonedayIcamehome,anemptyhouseandIfoundanotefrommymom.Shewasatmybrother’sbaseballgame.Howevermysisterwasatherfriend’s,andwouldbedroppedoff.
[4]Atfiveo’clockIwenttoturnonthelightonthefrontporchandsawmysisterwalkingtowardsthedoorwithherfriendandherfriend’sfather.Iheardthemtalking.
[5]“Isanyoneathome?”thefatherasked.
[6]“Justmymeaneldersister,Sara,andshe’sprobablyinherroomasusual,”mysisterreplied.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ididn’tevenknowwhothismanandmysisterwasmakingmesoundlikeoneofCinderella’swicked(可恶的)stepsisters.Iopenedthedoor,thankedthefatherfor_______________,thenshutthedoorandstartedtocry.
[7]Tomakealongstoryshort,ahugefightfollowedthatendedwithmedrivingmysistertoherroom.ButIrealizedthatwhatwasworsethanthefightwasthatIreallyhadn’tbeenagoodeldersister.
[8]Ihadlosttrack(路线,方向)ofwhatwasimportant,andwhatreallymattered.Ihadbeenfallenintoawhirlpool(漩涡)ofpressureandcompetition,andittookmysister’shonestobservationtoshowmethatthegradesIgotdidn’tmattertoeveryone---certainlynottoher.AllthatmatterstoheristhatI’mhereldersister,andthat’swhatmatterstome,too.
小题1:WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1? (nomorethan10words)
小题2:FillintheblankinParagraph6withproperwords.(nomorethan5words)
小题3:ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3.
小题4:HowdidSallythinkofhersister? (nomorethan10words)
小题5:WhatlessondidSaralearnfromher