I have been a reporter for fifteen years． I chose this job so that 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．

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

Another time，I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness．After seven operations，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 named Lang Zheng．He had been in the ruins（废墟） for more than ten hours before he was found by the soldiers．Though weak and injured，the brave boy lifted his right hand above his head with difficulty and saluted the soldiers to show his thanks，which became the most moving moment in the disaster（灾难）．

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（勇气）of these three people．

1．The writer chose the job of being a reporter because he wanted to _______

    A．improve his writing skills                      B．experience difficulties

    C．travel the world                            D．offer help to others

2．From the passage，we learn that Rosa was ________

    A．kind and patient                             B．creative and proud

    C．lovely and lucky                           D．honest and brave

3．What does the underlined word “saluted” in the passage mean in Chinese？

    A．向……告别      B．向……学习        C．向……求救      D．向……致敬

阅读理解.

　  Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (明白) because she can't speak Chinese very well. It's Sunday morning, she goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can't understand her. She looks worried． Then she finds a way to express (表达) what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy, The boy has a careful look at the picture, reads it and smiles and then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案.

（1） This article mainly tells us a story of __________.

[　　]

A．the picture to the boy

B．the way to the zoo

C．how to learn Chinese in China

D．an American girl Mary in Beijing

（2） The underlined phrase "understand her" in paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

[　　]

（3） The underlined word "express" in paragraph 2 can be replaced by________.

［　　］

（4） Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

［　　］

A．Because she takes the boy to see her picture.

B．Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

C．Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

D．Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

（5） She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because ________.

［　　］

A．she is good at drawing

B．she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

C．she doesn't know how to say "elephant" in Chinese

D．she wants to help the boy say "elephant" in English

阅读理解.

　  Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn't know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends. Sometimes they don't understand (明白) because she can't speak Chinese very well. It's Sunday morning, she goes out. She is walking in the street. She is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn't know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can't understand her. She looks worried． Then she finds a way to express (表达) what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy, The boy has a careful look at the picture, reads it and smiles and then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案.

（1） This article mainly tells us a story of __________.

[　　]

A．the picture to the boy

B．the way to the zoo

C．how to learn Chinese in China

D．an American girl Mary in Beijing

（2） The underlined phrase "understand her" in paragraph 1 means ________ in Chinese.

[　　]

（3） The underlined word "express" in paragraph 2 can be replaced by________.

［　　］

（4） Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

［　　］

A．Because she takes the boy to see her picture.

B．Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

C．Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

D．Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

（5） She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because ________.

［　　］

A．she is good at drawing

B．she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

C．she doesn't know how to say "elephant" in Chinese

D．she wants to help the boy say "elephant" in English