OneafternoonthehighschoolboyClayJensenreceivedamysteriouspackagewithnoreturnaddress.Whenheopenedithewas 1 tofindseventapeswhichwere 2 byHannahBakerhisclassmatewhohadcommittedsuicide(自杀)twoweeksearlier.Clayhadsecretlybeeninlovewithherbutneverhadthe 3 totellheraboutit.OnthetapesHannahhad 4 thirteenreasonsforendingherown 5 andClaywasoneofthereasons.Hannahhadevenlefthima 6 markingplaceswithdotsforhimtovisit.Claywalkedoutofhishomeandwithhervoiceinhis 7 ;hewanderedalloverthetowntryingtouncoverthereasonswhyshefeltherlifehadtoendsotragically.
AmericanauthorJayAsherwove(编织)HannahandClay’sstory 8 asadstoryofconfusionanddesperationinhisnovelThirteenReasonsWhywhichhad 9 onTheNewYorkTimesbest-sellinglistforeightweeks.
AsClayanxiously 10 howheplayedapartinhersuicidehenoticedhowanumberoflittleseeminglyunimportant 11 canadduptoaterriblehighschoolexistenceforsomeoneelse.
It 12 usallthatsometimeswhensomethingissaidordoneto 13 anotherintentionallyitcanhave 14 effectsandcanevenleadtoothermajoreventsinthatperson’slife.
Thethemeofthestoryisthatweareall 15 ourownactions.Hannahadmitteditwasher 16 toendherlife.Howeverifsomeonehad 17 differentlyshecouldhavechangedherdecision.
18 itisanimaginarystorymanyofuswillconnectpartsofHannah’shighschoolcareerwithsomethinginourlifeandmay 19 knowsomeoneshowingwarningsignsofsuicide.And 20 wecanactandpreventsuchatragedy.
1.A.shocked B.delighted C.disturbed D.excited
2.A.brought B.sent C.bought D.recorded
3.A.time B.courage C.atmosphere D.mood
4.A.stated B.told C.found D.expressed
5.A.love B.schooling C.life D.story
6.A.tape B.map C.note D.number