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.

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives. This is also true for an American girl 26  Melanie.

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to  27  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s  28  been accepted. But Melanie, 17, really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where she’s been wait-listed.

When she gets an unexpected  29  from Georgetown University, she decides to 30 a road trip with a few 31 female friends. Melanie believes it is her first step  32 adulthood. But  33 the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t  34  with the prospect(期望) of his little princess  35  the world without him. He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern.  36  Melanie’s father only has the best of  37 , his presence  38 an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）.

After following their faulty device  39  into the backwoods (偏远地区), James and Melanie  40  Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment (隔间). What should be a simple tyre change  41  the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…. All these disasters add spice(额外的趣味) to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter  42  get the chance to really  43  each other.

All parents,  44  they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up.  45  what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate (脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Ann: Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!

Bob: Hello, Ann!  61  Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you?

Ann: You know, I think you're right．How are your wife and the children?

Bob: Oh, they're fine．Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago．  62  

Ann: Wasn't Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that．

Bob:   63   He's all excited about sports now．

Ann: And you wife, what is she doing these days?

Bob:? She's going to a night school on Mondays and Thursdays．She's studying French now．But last year she studied typing and sewing．  64   Next it’ll probably be cooking．

Ann: How nice for her!   65  But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you?

Bob:?Sure I will, and remember me to your husband．Goodbye．

A．Oh, he's given that up．

B．Oh, I'm sorry．I've got to rush．

C．She's made great progress in that．

D．How long has it been?

E．I think she just enjoys going to school．

F．Joey's getting on well with her．

G．But other than that, there's been nothing special.

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives． This is also true for an American girl 21   Melanie．

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23  been accepted． But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．

When she gets an unexpected 24  from Georgetown University, she decides to 25  a road trip with a few 26  female friends． Melanie believes it is her first step 27  adulthood．

But 28  the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29  with the prospect（期望) of his little princess 30  the world without him． He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern． 31  Melanie’s father only has the best of 32  , his presence 33  an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．

After following their faulty device   34   into the backwoods （偏远地区), James and Melanie   35   Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment （隔间)． What should be a simple change   36   the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter   37   get the chance to really   38   each other．

All parents,   39   they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．   40   what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate （脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go．

A．named   B．naming   C．namely   D．names

A．join    B．send C．attend   D．pass

A．still   B．always   C．yet  D．already

A．appointment B．interview    C．visit    D．meeting

A．provide B．offer    C．take D．hold

A．closing B．close    C．closed   D．closely

A．toward  B．for  C．during   D．with

A．though  B．in spite C．once D．despite

A．satisfying  B．successful   C．comfortable  D．meaningful

A．seeking B．examining    C．searching    D．exploring

A．Since   B．Because  C．While    D．When

A．intentions  B．attempts C．efforts  D．planning

A．comes about B．leads to C．calls in D．turns out

A．lately  B．late C．deeply   D．deep

A．discover    B．invent   C．recognize    D．realize

A．succeeds in B．brings in    C．results from D．certainly

A．hopefully   B．finally  C．firstly  D．certainly

A．agree to    B．speak to C．talk to  D．turn to

A．whether B．if   C．what D．why

A．As  B．Like C．For  D．Except

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

― Well, Bob, what a surprise! It's nice to see you again!

― Hello, Ann! __61__ Wasn't it a year ago Christmas, the last time we saw you?

― You know, I think you're right. How are your wife and the children?

― Oh, they're fine. Billy fell down and broke his leg a few months ago. __62__  

― Wasn't Joey learning to play the violin? Seems to me I remember something about that.

― __63__ He's all excited about sports now.

― And you wife, what is she doing these days?

― She's going to a night school on Mondays and Thursdays. She's studying French now. But last year she studied typing and sewing. __64__ Next it’ll probably be cooking.

― How nice for her! __65__ But say hello to Mrs James for me, will you?

― Sure I will, and remember me to your husband. Goodbye!

E. I think she just enjoys going to school.

F. Joey's getting on well with her.

G. But other than that, there's been nothing special.