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(堅(jiān)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(虛榮心) 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(破壞) 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(珍貴的)Love is.”
【小題1】How did the feelings go away from the island?

A．By water.

B．By swimming.

C．On foot.

D．By flying

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

A．2.

B．3

C．4

D．5

【小題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.

【小題4】Who saved Love?

A．Time.

B．Knowledge.

C．Richness.

D．Happiness.

【小題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.令人喜愛的      B.珍貴的   C.吸引人的      D.有愛心的

 

—Thank you for your help．

—     ．I am so glad that I can share some of your worries．

A. It’s my pleasure     B．Why not                        C．With pleasure              D．Forget it

 

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話。根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從下邊方框中選出適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話，并將選項(xiàng)的編號(hào)依次填人題前括號(hào)內(nèi)。(共4小題，每小題1分；計(jì)4分)

  A：Excuse me． 

  B：Yes，and you are…?

  A：_____1.__. This is my membership card．Would you please show me your passport?

  B：OK．__2.____. 

  A：Welcome to Beijing，Miss White．I am so glad that you are the first guest I have received．

  B：Thank you，Miss Chen. ___3.____.

  A： Let me help you with your suitcase．Our car is waiting for us just at the entrance. It will take us to the hotel．

  B：Thank you very much for your good service．   

  A：It’s a pleasure．

 

 

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．令人喜愛的       B．珍貴的           C．吸引人的         D．有愛心的