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

“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
【小题1】The young man had thought that ____________.

“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.

That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.

“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”

I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....

“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”

1.The young man had thought that ____________.

A. he would have an Easter basket and a food basket

B. there would be Easter baskets for children.

C. there would be children’s toys in the food basket

D. he would get enough food for the whole year.

2.What did the author do at the church?

A. He worked there as a churchman. 

B. He was called in to give out Easter baskets.

C. He went there to meet the young man.

D. He was a volunteer who helped there.

3.The young man looked disappointed at first because ____________.

A. he was told not to take a food basket     

B. there was little food in the Easter basket

C. he came so late that all the basket had been given out

D. he was told that he wouldn’t get what he wanted

4.What surprised the author was that __________.

A. there was an Easter basket in the food basket

B. someone knew what the young man needed

C. one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others

D. he found that the young man’s name was on the basket

5.We can infer that the young man left the church feeling ________.

A. sad             B. satisfied           C. angry          D. surprised