To the Editor，
I am writing as a member of One﹣on﹣One，the sixth﹣grade mentoring （指导） group．Our group is two years old and made up of 14 students．Our task is to help students reach their goals through mentoring．We hope the readers of this school newspaper will join our group． This is my first year as a mentor，but I have already learned that everyone taking part in mentoring gets something out of it．
I was assigned （分配） to a mentor last year． Mentoring was one of the best things that happened to me． I was able to turn the corner at an important point in my studies， going from nearly failing math to passing it． It still amazes me that I completely changed from almost hating math to loving it! Would you believe I'm even thinking of studying math in college？ Even if I don't， I have skills that I will use for the rest of my life． My own experience made me feel certain of becoming a mentor this year and helping other students like myself． Now that I am a mentor， I realize what a good feeling you get from helping someone else and knowing that you' re making a difference in his or her life．In many situations，lasting friendships are made as well． My mentor and I hit it off right away．And we're still good friends today．
Becoming a mentor is a serious commitment（承诺）．Mentors spend one hour every week with the student they are mentoring．Considering your responsibilities，it may be difficult to add another commitment to your schedule．But I hope you will at least consider the possibility．
Thank you for considering our invitation． We look forward to hearing from you．
Sincerely，
Mark Lopez
（1）将划线句子Our task is to help students reach their goals through mentoring．翻译成汉语．
（2）参照示例，列举Mark在数学学习方面的两个转变．
①pass the math exams
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（3）从文中找出与"I became friends with my mentor as soon as we met．"句子意思相同或相近的句子．
（4）根据短文内容填空．每空一词．
Mark， one of the mentors， offered to write a letter to ask the of the school newspaper to consider the possibility of the mentoring group．
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book,The Enigma of the Universe(《宇宙之谜》).
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe. Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What's special about this book? It's a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced（影响） by the bookSophie's World(《苏菲的世界》) and the movieThe Truman Show(《楚门的世界》). Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy（哲学）. Truman's life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English.
"My English teacher asked us to write something," says Su. "I thought I'd write about my idea."
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story.
"Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn't find the right words," says Su. "I used the dictionary all the time."
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to translate it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. "It was easy because Chinese is mynative language(母语)," she says.
Su says her story is "a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction".
"My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play," says Su. "I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!"What did Su Su write？
| A．Harry Potter | B．Sophie's World |
| C．The Truman Show | D．The Enigma of the Universe |
In Which language did Su Su write this book?
| A．Chinese | B．English |
| C．French | D．Both Chinese and English |
How did Su Su write the book?
| A．She wrote it in Chinese first and then translate it into English. |
| B．She wrote it in English first and then translate it into Chinese. |
| C．She wrote it half in Chinese first and then wrote it half in English. |
| D．She wrote it half in English first and then wrote it half in Chinese |
What does her book talk about?
| A．It talks about how to learn English well. |
| B．It is a mixture ofphilosophy(哲学) anddetective(侦探) story and science fiction. |
| C．It talks about how to learn English grammar well. |
| D．It is a mixture oflove. |
An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this little basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
“So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “ Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”The underlined phrase “leaked out” means “______” in Chinese.
| A．出现 | B．保留 | C．漏出 | D．爆发 |
The passage might be written for ___________ to read.
| A．children who like asking questions |
| B．children who like playing with water |
| C．children who dislike farming |
| D．children who dislike reading |
The basket was ________ in the end.
| A．light | B．clean | C．useless | D．dirty |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．The old farmer might be changed by reading. |
| B．The old farmer played tricks on his grandson. |
| C．The little boy got a full basket of water at last. |
| D．The old farmer was angry when he saw the empty basket. |
| Teddy Smith’s Fast Food Open: 10:00 a.m.---10:30 p.m. Lunch served till 2:00 p.m. Dinner served till 9:30 p.m. Eat in or take away |
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| Mains(主食) Beef Steak $ 4.25 Hamburger $ 3.15 (small) $ 3.95 (large) Noodles $ 2.05(small) $ 2.50 (large) |
Desserts Ice Cream $ 1.25 taste(味道)： Banana, Chocolate, Apple Apple Pie $ 0.75 Chocolate Cake $ 0.95 |
Drinks Soft Drinks $ 0.75 (small) $ 0.95 (large) taste(味道)： Cola, Apple, orange Coffee or Tea $ 1.25 |
When do they stop serving dinner?
| A．10:00 a.m. | B．10:30 p.m. | C．2:00 p.m. | D．9:30 p.m. |
How much do a small hamburger, two chocolate cakes and a large soft drink cost?
| A．$ 4.1. | B．$ 5.85 | C．$ 6.00. | D．$ 6.60 |
How many kinds of things have chocolate in them?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).
I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.
When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.
Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!
I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.
I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example. From this passage we know_______.
| A．Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer |
| B．the writer came from a poor family |
| C．many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food |
| D．the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays |
Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.
| A．she was tired of cafeteria food |
| B．she hated getting in line with kids |
| C．she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother |
| D．she wanted to show care to the writer |
The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.
| A．perfect | B．sweet | C．unpleasant | D．bad |
Which of the following can we learn from this passage?
| A．It is hard to please all. |
| B．Better to give than to receive. |
| C．Love makes the world go around. |
| D．The more you offer, the more you get. |
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The program works because everyone’s eyes are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You’ll just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition(眼睛识别) program is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain and France. Soon, this technology(技术) will change all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hands or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your fingers.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the program can be up to 94％ correct, depending on(依靠) how good the technology is. Some programs may only be right 51％ of the time. In Britain, it was found that 91％ of people who had tried it said that they liked the idea of eye-recognition.
In the future your computer will be looking at you in the eye. So smile! How does the eye-recognition program work?
| A．You type in your number. | B．You say your name. |
| C．You look at the machine. | D．You show your ID card. |
Why can the eye-recognition program be up to 94％ correct?
| A．Because eyes hardly change. |
| B．Because the program is widely used around the world. |
| C．Because people like the idea of the program. |
| D．Because hands or fingers can get dirty. |
Which recognition program has been already in use?
| A．Remembering smells. |
| B．Remembering eyes. |
| C．Remembering fingerprints. |
| D．Remembering the shape of faces. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The program is being tested in Japan. |
| B．Computers can remember you by looking at your clothes. |
| C．91％ of people in Britain don’t like the idea of the eye-recognition program. |
| D．Machines with other systems will also tell who you are in the future. |