2 . Though I have twin sisters who are a year younger than I am, I still wanted one more guy in the house when I was 5 or 6. In 2002, my mom and dad went back to the adoption agency (收养机构) in Korea where they got my sisters and me. They came home with George.

He seemed fine at first. But six months later, when he was around l, my mom and dad told us George wouldn’t grow up like us. They said George has autism (自闭症) and that he’d have more challenges. One day my parents brought home some sign-language videos. They said we were all going to learn signing together. That was when I knew George might never talk.

Living with George can be a roller coaster ride. He wants to play all the time, which makes him lovable. But he can be aggressive (有攻击性的). If he doesn’t get what he wants, he throws a fit. When George acts like this at home, I take him to the couch or the floor and lie with him until he cools off. That’s my role. I often have to hold him down when he loses control of himself. I’m the only one in myhome who isstrong enough to handle George physically at this point, which is difficult.

I thought having a brother would mean I’d have someone on my side all the time. I thought that if I had a fight with my sisters, I’d have him at my back. It didn’t end up that way. But the people in your life are there for a reason. Having George in the family has made us all closer. He’s not only a connection point, but a responsibility that we all share. It has taught us to compromise (妥协).

1. What can we learn about the author’s family?

A．The family had their first child in 2002.

B．The brothers and sisters have no blood relationship.

C．There are five people in the family altogether.

D．The family communicate with each other in sign language.

2. The underlined part “throws a fit” in Paragraph 3 probably means“______.”

A．gets very angry	B．turns to others
C．does it himself	D．keeps silent

3. We can infer from the last paragraph that______.

A．George always supports the author	B．George has learned to compromise
C．the author loves George very much	D．the author often fights with his sisters

3 . 假设你是李华，曾在美国学习半年，现已回国。你想联系你的美国老师Mr.Smith，但没有其联系方式。请根据以下要点给你的美国同学Tom写一封信：
1.感谢Tom对你英语学习的帮助：2.询问Mr.Smith的近况并索要其联系方式；3.邀请Tom在春节期间来中国感受中国文化。