The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile（堆） of those trouble things
—books.
I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）, “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.
【小题1】The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy（破产）. The husband worked day and night but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “He doesn’t love me any more; he just thinks about his work.”

One day, she wanted to take a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK?” “Why not let me take it first?” she asked. “I’m tired, dear. You take it later, OK?” She was very sad.

On a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer. After a few minutes, her eyes were full of tears...it was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad. She asked me why I was always taking the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little warmer. So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1°C. I can’t give her more, but at least I can give her 1°C love.

1.The couple moved out of their house ________.

A. on a rainy day

B. in a cold winter

C. when the husband lost his work

D. when the wife saw her husband’s diary

2.The woman thought her husband didn’t love her because ________.

A. he didn’t buy her beautiful clothes

B. he didn’t have enough money

C. he always worked with no care of her

D. he had another woman

3.The woman’s eyes were full of tears because ________.

A. she felt sad by her husband’s words

B. the rainy day made her sad

C. her eyes were hurt by the computer

D. she was moved by her husband’s diary

4.The man wanted to take the shower first because ________.

A. he was tired and wanted to sleep earlier

B. he wanted to make the bathroom warmer

C. he wasn’t as strong as before

D. he couldn’t stand the cold winter

5.From the reading, we know that ________.

A. the man loved his wife very much

B. the woman didn’t love her husband any more

C. the man was very poor before

D. the woman had no job

Write at least 60 words about the topic “I’m member of _____.”

(以”我是``````的一员”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文,标点符合不占格子”)

提示:你可以作为任意兴趣小组或者社团的人员,或者作为家庭,班级,社区额的一员,写出你的经历,感受等.

Use the following points as a reference.

Are you glad to be a member of ``````?

What do you do in it?

How do you feel as such a member?

【写作思路】

一、审题

本文要求写一篇介绍自己作为某兴趣小组或某社团成员的文章，要求学生写出自己的经历以及感受等。

二、列举写作要点

1. have been a member of singing and dancing club for +时间；

2. I’m an actor in the this club.

3. Though I am very tired, I like to sing and dance every day.

三、列出关键短语和句型

be a member of , an actor, singing and dacing, feel very happy,

Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小题1】What was Emma surprised about?

I will never forget the lesson about my window. Four years ago, I moved to a house in a large town. One of my new neighbors’ house was only a few feet away from mine. There lived a woman. Through one of my windows, I could see her reading by her window every afternoon.
Several months later, I found I couldn’t see the woman clearly. I thought her window was too dirty. I said to myself, “Why doesn’t she clean her window? It looks terrible!”
One afternoon, I decided to clean my house including(包括) the window. I felt tired after three hours of hard work. So I sat down by the window for a rest. What a surprise! I could see the woman reading there clearly again! By that time, I realized that my own window was too dirty, not hers! I really felt ashamed for myself. I had been watching her through my dirty window in the past days!
The experience is very important for me. So I try to clean the window of my heart before judging(评判) others.

1. 1.

   How long has the writer lived in the house according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Two years.               
   2. B.
      Three years.         
   3. C.
      Four years.    
2. 2.

   The writer couldn’t see the woman clearly because ______________.

   1. A.
      the writer’s window was dirty              
   2. B.
      the woman’s house was too far
   3. C.
      the woman didn’t open her window
3. 3.

   The underlined word “ashamed” means _________________.

   1. A.
      高兴的                   
   2. B.
      放松的               
   3. C.
      羞愧的
4. 4.

   According to the passage, the writer has learnt how to __________________.

   1. A.
      clean the house          
   2. B.
      judge others         
   3. C.
      help neighbors