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Head teacher, teachers, grandparents, parents and classmates, I’m very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today. I’m a bit nervous as I’ve never made a speech before to so many people, so please forgive me if it shows! www.xkb1.com

As we all know, this is the school leavers’ party, and it’s time to say goodbye to everyone. We’re sorry to leave you at the end of our junior high school education, and we promise that we'll never forget the happy times we have spent in these buildings with you all.

I’d like to thank three groups of people for the three things I’ve learnt while I’ve been a pupil at our school. The three things are friendship, love and knowledge.

The first group is my friends, and what I’ve learnt is the importance of friendship. We’ve worked hard together, we’ve even shared some difficult times together, but we’ve also had a lot of fun. Many of us will go to new schools and we may not see each other so often in the future. Others will go on to senior high school and continue their close friendships. But friends don’t have to see each other all the time. Sometimes the friends you treasure most are the friends you see less often. A life without old friends is like a day without sunshine. We'll always stay in touch.

The second group is our parents and grandparents. We thank you for the love you have shown us during our years at junior high school, for making a home where we feel both safe and relaxed, and where we can prepare ourselves for our school days. We also thank you for your help with our homework. How many of us owe our good grades to the suggestions you have made during those long evenings?

And finally, the third group is our teachers. We can never pay you back for your kindness, your patience, and gift of knowledge which you have offered us; sometimes you’ve made us work very hard. But you have always been fair and you’ll always be our role models. There’s a saying from Ireland which is a favourite of mine: Strangers are only friends you haven’t met yet.

I couldn’t say it better myself. So from the bottom of my heart, I thank you all and wish you success for the future.

1.Who was the speech made by?

A. A teacher B. A student C. A parent D. A manager

2.What’s the purpose of the speech?

A. To thank people. B. To look forward to the future.

C. To say sorry. D. To worry about the tests.

3.Which words can you use to describe the tone?

A. troubled B. worried C. excited D. humorous

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个学生代表在毕业典礼上的演讲。在演讲中作者主要表达了对同学朋友，老师，家长的感激之情。

1.Head teacher, teachers, grandparents, parents and classmates, I’m very proud that I have been chosen to speak to you all today.描述。可知是一个学生代表在演讲。故选B。

2.归纳理解题。根据第三段I’d like to thank three groups of people for the three things I’ve learnt while I’ve been a pupil at our school.及后文描述，可知这次演讲主要是为了感谢同学老师和家长。故选A。

3.演讲的内容可知作者怀着激动的心情在演讲，故选C。

考点：演讲类短文阅读。