Dear students，

   I’m very happy to be your guest speaker today．It’s a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．

    I would like to tell you about myself．I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world，but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．My work is sometimes boring but for most of the time it is amazing and inspiring．I have seen wars, earthquakes，poverty and death．But I have also seen courage，hope and happiness．

    In India，I visited a city．There were many homeless children in it．Some were young and lived in the streets．But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In one whole year，she was looking after two hundred kids，feeding them，teaching them anti giving them hope．

    Another time．I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness．after seven operations (手术)，she had to have thirteen more in hospital．However，when I met her，she was still smiling．

    Here in China．after the terrible Wenchuan Earthquake，I found a three—year—old boy whose name is Lang Zheng．He had been in the ruins(废墟)for more than ten hours before he was found and saved out by the rescuing soldiers．Though weak and injured．the brave boy lifted his right hand above the head with difficulty and saluted(向…致敬)the soldiers around，which became the most moving moment in the disaster(震灾)．

    Thanks to the experience as a reporter，I myself am getting braver and stronger．When I face challenges in my life．I always remember the courage of the three people．

1．Why did the speaker choose the job of being a reporter'?

  A．Because he tried to improve his speaking skills．

  B．Because he wanted to experience difficulties．

  C．Because he dreamed of traveling the world．

  D．Because he was willing to offer help to others．

2．From the passage，We know that Rosa was        ．

  A．kind and patient                      B．creative and proud

  C．pushy and lucky                        D．modest and helpful

3．The Japanese girl had to have      operations in all(总共)．

  A．7              B．13                C．more than l3         D．20

4．Little Lang Zheng lifted his right hand in order to         ．

  A．tell people around he was still alive    B．show thanks to the soldiers

  C．prove he was special                 D．have some photos taken for him

5．The passage above is          ．

  A．a news report     B．a letter                 C．a speech         D．a documentary

    BALTIMORE．MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman．The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic．The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world．It hit an iceberg（冰山） and sank on April 14．1912．More than 1．

500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed．

    The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years．Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards．An eleven．year．old boy，Joey Russell，came to the show with his grandfather．His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York．“Let’s buy that postcard．”he told Joey．“It will be important someday．”

    Two years later，Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip．They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom（底）of the ocean．Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip．On the ship，Joey met Edith Haisman．This woman was on the Titanic when it sank．She was one of the people who were rescued．Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket．“Please sign this，Mrs. Haisman．”he said．She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard．

    When Joey got home．he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley，one of Joey’s friends，told him that her mother was very sick．She needed all operation．but there was a problem．The operation was very expensive，and the family needed$80，000 to pay for it．Friends and relatives tried to help．But where could they get so much money?

    Then when Joey went to see the new movie“Titanic”．he had an idea．”Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic．”Joey thought．He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it．“Maybe I can sell it for some money．Then I can help Kate’s mom．”

    Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley．His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it．Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers．Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show．After the show．many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card．Someone bought it for$60．000．

    Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life．

1．Which of the following is NOT true about the old Dostcard?

    A．The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912．

    B．The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago

    C．Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident．

    D．More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey．

2．Joey Russell _________．

    A．decided to buy the postcard at a shop

    B．showed great interest in collecting postcards

    C．took the postcard wit}l him to see Mrs. Shelley

    D．asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard

3．What does the underlined word“rescued”mean in the sentence?

    A．Be made safe from danger．

    B．Be on an ocean trip．

    C．Be working on board．

    D．Be asked to seⅡthe postcard．

4．When did Joey Rus8eU have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?

    A．When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness．

    B．When he went to see the new movie“Titanic”．

    C．When he was reading the new book of Titanic．

    D．When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card．

5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A．The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April．1912．

    B．At the age of l3，Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature．

    C．Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show．

    D．The Titanic card was sold to many people for$60, 000．