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]Myhighschoollikemanyotherswasextremelycompetitivenotonlyinsportsbutalsoinacademicsubjects.Thepressureoftryingtogetexcellentgradeswhilejoininginextra-curricularactivitiescouldbegreat.SometimesitseemedlikeIlivedatschool!WhenIwasathomemytimewasspentdoinghomework.SomedaysIwassobusyfinishingaprojectthatIcouldhardlyseemyfamilies.
[2]IhaveabrotherandasisternamedSally.Shewasnineyearsold.WeusedtoseeeachotherbutafterIgraduatedfromtheprimaryschoolsheattendedIsawherlessandless.ItriedtogotohergymnasticmeetsandsoccergamesbutIhadmyownplayrehearsals(排练)andmeetings.
[3]ThenonedayIcamehomeanemptyhouseandIfoundanotefrommymom.Shewasatmybrother’sbaseballgame.Howevermysisterwasatherfriend’sandwouldbedroppedoff.
[4]Atfiveo’clockIwenttoturnonthelightonthefrontporchandsawmysisterwalkingtowardsthedoorwithherfriendandherfriend’sfather.Iheardthemtalking.
[5]“Isanyoneathome?”thefatherasked.
[6]“JustmymeaneldersisterSaraandshe’sprobablyinherroomasusual”mysisterreplied.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ididn’tevenknowwhothismanandmysisterwasmakingmesoundlikeoneofCinderella’swicked(可恶的)stepsisters.Iopenedthedoorthankedthefatherfor_______________thenshutthedoorandstartedtocry.
[7]Tomakealongstoryshortahugefightfollowedthatendedwithmedrivingmysistertoherroom.ButIrealizedthatwhatwasworsethanthefightwasthatIreallyhadn’tbeenagoodeldersister.
[8]Ihadlosttrack(路线,方向)ofwhatwasimportantandwhatreallymattered.Ihadbeenfallenintoawhirlpool(漩涡)ofpressureandcompetitionandittookmysister’shonestobservationtoshowmethatthegradesIgotdidn’tmattertoeveryone---certainlynottoher.AllthatmatterstoheristhatI’mhereldersisterandthat’swhatmatterstometoo.
小题1:WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1? (nomorethan10words)
小题2:FillintheblankinParagraph6withproperwords.(nomorethan5words)
小题3:ExplaintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3.
小题4:HowdidSallythinkofhersister? (nomorethan10words)
小题5:Wha