Dear Students,

I am delighted to be your guest.

I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes difficult. I have seen famines, wars, earthquakes, poverty and death. But I have also 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 streets and survived by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year, she was looking after two hundred children. She clothed them, fed them, and taught them. She gave them hope.

Another time, I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake, in one place. I found an old lady whose house was in ruins, her son was missing and rescue workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not give up hope. For four days, she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop until she found her son. He was alive.

Here in China, I met a young boy with a serious condition. He had undergone twenty operations and spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be sad, but when I met him, his smile was so warm and welcoming.

In life, we need role 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.

1.The speaker is giving a speech to students in __________.

A． India            B．Canada           C．Turkey            D．China

2.The underlined word “ famine ” in Paragraph 2 means __________.

A．extreme lack of food B．joy               C．luck              D．pleasure

3.What can we learn about Rosa?

A．She’s a rich lady and she likes to help the homeless children.

B．She’s a great mother and she looks after the homeless children.

C．She’s a kind-hearted woman and she provides houses for the homeless children.

D．She’s a good teacher and she teaches the homeless children.

4.For what does the speaker admire the Turkish woman and the Chinese boy?

A．Their bravery.      B．Their luck.         C．Their age.         D．Their strong mind.

Three wishes
A man and his wife were very poor. They kept hoping for new clothes and good food. The man enjoyed eating, and he especially liked cakes. One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes. They could wish for anything they wanted.
The man had just finished eating a piece of bread for his dinner, but he was still hungry. He said, “I wish I had a big cake!”
Suddenly a cake appeared on his plate.
“You fool!” His wife cried. “You could have wished for a house full of wonderful food, but you wished for a cake. I wish that cake was on the end of your foolish nose! ”
Immediately the cake stuck to the end of his nose.
Then the man and his wife started blaming each other. “It’s your fault!” the man cried. “No, it’s your fault!” she answered. What could they do? The cake was still stuck to the husband’s nose.
“Oh!” the wife cried. “I wish none of this had ever happened!”
Immediately the cake was gone, and the man was saying, “I’m still hungry. How I wish I had some cakes! ”
But of course nothing happened.
【小题1】The man quarreled with his wife because ___.

The old lady likes to keep things in the house, _____ throw them away, though many are useless.

_________ to the efforts by the headmaster, I can go back to school now.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

         阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

         When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark.  36  , it was only a 15,ncnule ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that he hadn’t been so   37  .

         As she rounded a sarp benu, it suddenly   38   cold－very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs aso cale that it became hard to ride.

         With her liart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move   39   that the didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also   40  ,Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something   41  . Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear,”said the old lady. “I need   42  . I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes.”

         “Airport? You   43   are lost,”Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers   44   you reach the”

T-junction.Turn left and  45  for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway.From there,just follow the  46  to the airport.But I’m afraid there’s no  47  you’ll get there in five minutes!”

         “Thank you very much,dearn eplied the old lady.“Don’t worry-I’ll  48  it time.”

         The  49  up and the started off.A little way ahead,it  50  and with hedlights filashing, it drove past Alice. But then, mething  51  happened.The car hegary changing flrst, its color  52  from black to silvey grew when, the wheels began disappearing, but the car    to move forward,  53  just above the grolld. As the car  54  into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly.With a faint whistling  55  ,the car was gone in seconds,leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

         36.A.However                    B.Besides                   C.Therefore               D.Othrwise

         37.A.brave                          B.excited                    C.eurious                   D.grew

         38.A.fell                               B.around                    C.forward                  D.backward

         40.A.arrived                       B.aopped                   C.stayed                     D.started

         41.A.gathered                   B.opped                      C.stayed                     D.started

         42.A.help                             B.exicult                     C.rest                          D.water

         43.A.necess                        B.gas                           C.rest                          D.water

         44.A.if                                  B.until                         C.unless                     D.as

         45.A.drive                           B.walk                         C.follow                      D.march

         46.A.address                      B.sigms                      C.notiees                   D.guidance

         47.A.doubt                          B.room                       C.time                         D.way

         48.A.have it                        B.get it                       C.make it                   D.finishit

         49.A.door                            B.window                   C.headlight                D.wheel

         50.A.passed                       B.rashed                    C.turned                     D.continued

         51.A.strange                      B.entive                      C.imaginable             D.horrible

         52.A.developen                 B.apend                      C.spread                    D.ladea

         53.A.rollin                           B.floating                   C.drawing                  D.flashing

         54.A.pointed                      B.returned                 C.broke                       D.rose

         55.A.tune                                     B.voice                        C.sound                      D.tone