Question

Dear boys and girls,

   I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today. I have been a reporter in the past fifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel around the world,but the work is sometimes difficult. I have seen wars,earthquakes,poverty (贫穷) and death. But I have also seen courage,hope and happiness.

   In India,I visited a city where there were many homeless children. A wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. In a year,she was looking after two hundred children,feeding them,teaching them and giving them hope.

    Another time,I was in Japan after the terrible earthquake. In a place,an old lady's son was missing and people around her said that there was no chance that her son was alive. But the lady did not give up hope. For four days,she kept moving heavy stones by herself until she found her son still alive.

    Here in China,I met a young boy with a serious illness. He had to have twenty operations (手术) in hospital. But when I met him,he was still smiling.

Now when my life is difficult,I always remember the courage of the three people.

1. The writer chose the job as a reporter to .

   A. make a speech

   B. travel around the world

   C. meet homeless children

   D. teach children some lessons

2. From the passage,we know Rosa was .

   A. young   B. hopeless

   C. kind   D. serious

3. made the old lady in Japan find her son at last.

   A. Reporters   B. People around

   C. Happiness   D. Hope

4. When the writer is in trouble,she always thinks of

   A. the courage of the three people

   B. boring travels

   C. the terrible earthquakes and wars

   D. many homeless children

5. The passage above is a .

   A. news report   B. letter

   C. speech   D. diary

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C

导读这是一篇演说词。作者谈到了作为一个记者多年来的 感受和经历，包括曾经到过的很多地方和难以忘怀的事情， 比如战争、地震、贫穷和死亡，但更多的是他从中看到的希 望、快乐、勇气以及意志。

详析

1. B细节理解题。从文章第一段“I chose this job so I could travel around the world.得出答案。

2. C推理判断题。理解文章第二段，在印度一个名叫Rosa

的女士收留了很多无家可归的孩子，并抚养教育他们 以及给予他们希望。由此可见这是个善良的女士。

3. D推理判断题。理解文章第三段，在日本的一次地震中，一个老人一直没有放弃希望，四天里独自在砖石中救 出了自己的儿子。

4. A细节理解题。从文章最后一段话“Now when my life is difficult,I alwaysremember the courage of the three peope. ”可知答案。

5. C推理判断题。从本文的开头可判断出本文是一篇演讲稿。