To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor??
Dear Brad, ?
In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I don’t have enough time to keep a balance between them . Gradually I become lazy. ②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor . Her words really discouraged me. ?
What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I don’t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me . Can you tell me how to choose??
Yours, ?
Gates?
【小题1】根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
I am    busy with my school-work and duties as monitor      have enough time to keep a balance between them. ?
【小题2】根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?
The other day, my head teacher said to me, “             disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor.”?
【小题3】将③处翻译成汉语。?

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”
“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage(破坏) my boat, “Vanity answered.
Sadness was close by so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”
“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”
“It was Time, “Knowledge answered.
“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable(珍贵的)Love is.”
【小题1】How did the feelings go away from the island?

A．By water.

B．By swimming.

C．On foot.

D．By flying

【小题2】How many feelings did Love ask for help but failed?

A．2.

B．3

C．4

D．5

【小题3】Which of the following is true?

A．Happiness was blind.

B．Richness had a small boat.

C．Vanity’s ship was damaged.

D．Sadness wanted to stay alone.

【小题4】Who saved Love?

A．Time.

B．Knowledge.

C．Richness.

D．Happiness.

【小题5】Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．Love and Time	B．An Accident
C．A sinking island	D．Different Feelings

 Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even notice when Love called her.

    Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”

1.What would happen to the island?

A.It would grow bigger. B.It would sink. C.It drove feelings away. D.All the feelings lived.

2.Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he?

A.Yes, he did.    B.Yes, he didn’t.  C.No, he didn’t.   D.No, he did.

3.Why didn’t Happiness help Love?

A.Because Happiness didn’t like Love.

B.Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her.

C.Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her.

D.Because she needed to be by herself.

4.Who helped Love out of danger?

A. Sadness.         B. Knowledge.    C. Happiness.          D. Time.

5.What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?

A.令人喜爱的      B.珍贵的   C.吸引人的      D.有爱心的

 

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just go east.
A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going, "Ten more miles," she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.
I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.
“I just can't leave you here,” she said. “This isn't the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”
“You will drive me home on the bus?" I asked, astonished.
“No, I will take you in my car,” she said.
“It's a long way," I insisted.
“Come on, ” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”
As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story, A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为) along,” she said.
When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.
【小题1】There was something wrong with the writer's car ______.

A．late at night	B．early in the morning
C．an hour before sunset	D．thirty minutes after sunset

【小题2】The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because ______.

A．he became impatient and a bit worried

B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable

C．he knew the driver would never return

D．the bus driver had given him wrong information

【小题3】The bus driver drove the writer home later because ______.

A．her brother had told her to do so

B．she wanted to earn more money

C．she happened to go in the same direction

D．she wanted to do something good for others

【小题4】The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means      .

A．surprised

B．grateful

C．happy

D．angry

【小题5】The bus driver hoped that the writer       .

A．would drive someone home

B．would help someone in need

C．would keep her in memory

D．would give the money to others

To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor??

Dear Brad, ?

In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I don’t have enough time to keep a balance between them . Gradually I become lazy. ②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor . Her words really discouraged me. ?

What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I don’t want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me . Can you tell me how to choose??

Yours, ?

Gates?

1.根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?

I am    busy with my school-work and duties as monitor      have enough time to keep a balance between them. ?

2.根据②处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）?

The other day, my head teacher said to me, “             disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor.”?

3.将③处翻译成汉语。?