Dear Students,
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world,but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒),earthquakes,poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage,hope and happiness.
In India,I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year,she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them,fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time,I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place,I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days,she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China,I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__,but when I met him,his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life,we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult,I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

【小题1】
A.foundB.had C.choseD.liked
【小题2】
A.interestingB.importantC.easyD.difficult
【小题3】
A.neverB.also C.everD.already
【小题4】
A.hotelsB.streetsC.housesD.classrooms
【小题5】
A.looking overB.looking afterC.getting on well withD.paying for
【小题6】
A.moneyB.food C.medicineD.hope
【小题7】
A.OneB.AnotherC.The otherD.Other
【小题8】
A.give outB.give upC.give backD.give away
【小题9】
A.untilB.whileC.whenD.after
【小题10】
A.happyB.unluckyC.sad D.friendly

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole(杆子)outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal(进球)?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】From the passage we know that ____________.

A.Henry doesn’t like his workB.Henry comes from a rich family
C.Henry doesn’t like the policemanD.Henry is paid less
【小题2】Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because __________.
A.he had no money to buy a ticketB.he didn’t want to buy a ticket
C.he had no time to buy a ticketD.all the tickets were sold out
【小题3】The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because __________.
A.it was dangerousB.Henry had no ticket
C.their team kicked a goalD.the other team kicked a goal
【小题4】 From the third paragraph(段落), we can guess that __________.
A.the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson
B.the policeman tried to please Henry
C.the policeman didn’t like Henry
D.the policeman was also a football fan
【小题5】The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole __________.
A.to cheer for their teamB.to see the result of the match
C.to cheer for the other teamD.to say goodbye to their team

Chinese basketball player Wang Zhizhi returned home from the United States on the morning of April 10th after he had been expelled (除名) from the national team for four years.

“It has been a long time. I am so glad to be coming back home,” Wang told a CCTV reporter.

Wang is the first Chinese to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the Dallas in 2001. He was welcomed by the Chinese basketball officials at the Beijing International Airport that morning.

“I realized I had made a big mistake (for refusing to return when he was needed). I want to say sorry to my fans and to the Bayi team which trained me and gave me the chance to play in this time. I want to make up my fault and win back my place in the national team.” Wang went on.

“Wang Zhizhi won’t play in the final competition of the CBA (Chinese Basketball Association) because he didn’t register (注册),” said Zhang Bing, who works with the Bayi team.

1.Wang Zhizhi hasn’t been a member of the national team        .

A. for four years                 B. since April 10                           C. since 2001                       D. for 5 years

2.Wang Zhizhi says sorry to his fans and the Bayi team because _________ .

A. he refused to return when he was needed 

B. he left the Bayi team for America

C. he didn’t play well when he was in China                

D. Dallas didn’t want to keep him

3.In this passage, “make up my fault” means ___________ in Chinese.

A. 集中注意力于     B. 弥补过失                           C. 珍惜机会                    D. 遵守规则

4.From the passage we know that _________.

A. Wang Zhizhi was not welcomed in Beijing

B. Wang Zhizhi was a reporter on sports before

C. every player must register before he plays in the competition of the CBA

D. the Chinese basketball officials didn’t want Wang Zhizhi to come back home

5.Which is the test title for this passage?

A. Wang Zhizhi Feels Sorry

B. Wang Zhizhi in the Bayi Team

C. Wang Zhizhi Returns Home

D. Wang Zhizhi in the United States

 

 

                                            

     Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

 

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