(lie) sleeping quietly on a table.

　　This wasn't 3.________ first time Lina had taken too many pills. I knew she would sleep deeply for about twelve hours 4.________ the poison had stopped doing its harm.

　　I sat down by Lina's side and watched her sleep. The room was still. I looked around. The room seemed familiar. "Have I been here before？" I wondered. I looked around 5.________. "I'm sure I've been in this room，" I told myself. Then I remembered. It was in this very room that I gave birth 6.________ Lina seventeen years ago. 7.________ happy I was then!

　　Lina used to be such a bright, 8.________ (health) and nice child. "What has turned her into a dope­taker (吸毒者)？" I asked myself. "And why are millions of young people like her 9.________ (take) dope to destroy themselves? There must be something 10.________ (serious) wrong with our society. What is it？"

　　答案：

　　Ⅰ.1.possesses　2.expense　3.strengthen　4.liberation　5.confidential

　　Ⅱ.1.brings; on　2.Sort out　3.joined up　4.look into　5.roped off

　　Ⅲ.1.The harder; the better　2.goes to the countryside　3.The more you practise　4.as well as　5.is listening to

　　Ⅳ.语篇解读：无论美洲印第安人在美国革命战争中支持谁，最终他们都失去了他们自己的土地。

　　1．解析：选C　主旨大意题。文章的中心意思是：无论美洲印第安人在美国革命战争中支持谁，最终他们都失去了他们自己的土地。文中举了两个例子来说明这一观点。

　　2．解析：选C　细节理解题。在第九句作者讲到Nancy Ward在Cherokee掌权。这说明她属于Cherokee nation。

　　3．解析：选A　细节理解题。Nancy Ward在与希腊的交战中作战勇猛，作为对她的女英雄行为的奖赏，她成了"Beloved Woman" (受人爱戴的女人)。这使她成了妇女协会的首领及首领委员会的一员。由此可知Nancy Ward是通过她的勇敢获得她的职位的。

　　4．解析：选B　推理判断题。作者举Mary Brant和Nancy Ward这两个例子最终要说明的是，无论印第安人是支持英殖民者还是支持美国，最终都没有得到应有的待遇。这两位领袖人物的行为说明她们都用自己的行为影响了各自部落在美国革命战争中的作用。

　　语篇解读：人们对海洋保护的关心越来越多，这是好事，但是我们现在做的还不够。

　　5．解析：选D　细节理解题。从第一段的"The goal of the symposium is to use our collective brainpower to advance management of the sea."可知答案。

　　6．解析：选C　细节理解题，从第二段的"... they will talk about the calm that comes over them out on the water or the hypnotic (催眠的) effect of waves crashing on the shore."可知答案。

7．解析：选A　推理判断题。从第四段的"Around the world, people are paying more and