【期末考点精练】专题10-外研版八下阅读理解原卷版

【期末考点精练】专题10外研版八下阅读理解（原卷版)一Mr.WhiteworkedinanofficeinLondon,buthelivedinthecountryandcametoworkbytraineveryday.Thestationwasnotveryfarfromhisoffice,andhealwayswentonfootfromthestationtohisofficeandbackfromhisofficetothestation.Everyeveninghewalkedpastapoormannearabridge.Themansatattheroadandsoldmatches,andtherewasadognearhim.Therewasapieceofwoodroundthedog’sneck,andthewords,“IAMBLIND”wereonthepieceofwood.Mr.Whitewasakindman.Healwaysstoppedandgaveapennytotheman,buthedidnottakeanyofhismatches.Oneday,Mr.Whitehadalotofworkinhisofficeandlefttheofficeverylate.Hecametothemanandhisdog,buthedidnotstop.Thepoormanstoodupquickly,ranafterhimandsaid,“you’realwaysverykindtome.Givemeapennytoday.I’mapoorman.”Mr.Whitestoppedandhewassurprised.Thenhesaid,“You’reablindman.Howdidyouseeme?”Thepoormansaid,“No,I’mnotblind.Mydogis.”1.Mr.Whitelivedin__________.A.LondonB.thecitynearLondonC.thecountrynearLondonD.thecountrynotfarfromhisoffice2.Mr.Whitewenttohisoffice__________.A.bytrain B.firstbytrainandthenonfoot C.onfootD.firstonfootandthebytrain3.EveryeveningMr.Whitepassedapoormannearabridge__________.A.onhiswaytoworkB.onthewaytohisofficeC.onhiswayhomebytrainD.onhiswayhome4.OnedayMr.Whitedidnotstopandgivethepoormanapennybecause__________.A.hedidnotliketheman B.hewasafraidofthedogC.heworkedtoolate D.heburiedtocatchthetrain5.WhatistheChinesefor“blind”?A.看见的 B.聋的 C.瞎的 D.哑的二Loveisatwo-waystreetAfathersatathisdeskandlookedathisbillswhenhisyoungsonrushedinandannounced:“Dad,becausetodayisyourbirthdayandyou’re40yearsold,I’mgoingtogiveyou40kisses,oneforeachyear!”Whentheboystartedmakinggoodonhisword(履行诺言),thefathershouted:“Andrew,don’tdoitnow.I’mtoobusy!”Theboysoonfellsilentastearsfellfromhisbigblueeyes.Feelingsorry,thefathersaid:“Youcanfinishlater.Theboysaidnothingbutquietlywalkedaway.”Thateveningthefathersaid:“Comeandfinishthekissesnow,Andrew!”Buttheboydidn’t.Unfortunately,afewdayslaterafterthefather’sbirthday,theboyhadanaccidentanddied.Hissadfatherwrote:“Ifonly(要是...该多好)IcouldtellhimhowsorryIamformythoughtlesswords,andhowmuchmyheartishurting.”Loveisatwo-waystreet.Wemustwarmlyacceptanylovingact,orotherswilltakeitasa“NO”anditcanleaveascar(伤痕).Ifwedon’treceivelove,ourlifewillloseitstruemeaning.Nothingismoreimportantthanacceptinglovefromthosewhoarenearanddeartous.1.Onhisfather’sbirthday,theboywantedto.A.helppaythebills B.haveatalkwithhisfatherC.buyhisfatheragift D.givehisfatherkisses2.Theboyfeltwhenhisfatherrefusedhim.A.sorry B.surprised C.sadD.excited3.Afewdaysafterthefather’sbirthday,theboy.A.wasbadlyhurtinanaccident B.waskilledinanaccidentC.hadtogobacktoschool D.becameunhappywithhisfather4.Theheadline“Loveisatwo-waystreet”means__________.A.lovekeepsonebusyallthetime B.lovecanmakepeoplehappyandunhappyC.weshouldlearntogiveandreceivelove D.it’simportanttolovepeoplearoundus5.Wecanknowfromthestorythat__________.A.thefatherisbusywithhiswork B.theboyishard-workingC.thefatherdoesn’tliketheboy D.theboyistoocareless三RebeccaStevenswasthefirstBritishwomantoclimbMountQomolangma．Beforeshewentupthehighestmountainintheworld，shewasajournalist(记者)andlivedinasmallflatinSouthLondon．In1993，RebeccaleftherjobandherfamilyandtraveledtoAsiawithsomeotherclimbers．ShefoundthatlifeonQomolangmaishard．“Youmustcarryeverythingonyourback，”shesaid，“soyoucanonlytakethingsthatyouwillneed．Youcan’twashonthemountain，andintheendIdidn’teventakeatoothbrush．Iamusuallyacleanpersonbutthereisnowater，onlysnow．Waterisveryheavysoyouonlytakeenoughtodrink!”WhenRebeccareachedthetopofMountQomolangmaonMay17，1993，itwasthebestmomentofherlife．Suddenlyshebecamefamous．Nowshehaswrittenabookaboutthetripandpeopleoftenaskhertotalkaboutit．Shehasanewjobtoo，onascienceprogrammeontelevision．Rebeccaiswell-knowntodayandshehasmoremoney，butshestilllivesintheflatinSouthLondonamong(在……之中)herpicturesandbooksaboutmountains!1．BeforeRebeccaclimbedQomolangma，sheworkedasa_______．A．climber B．doctor C．journalist D．guide2．RebeccawenttoAsiato_______in1993．A．spendaholidaywithherfamilyB．climbthehighestmountainC．lookforanewjobD．takesomepictures3．RebeccafoundlifeonQomolangmawashardbecause_______．A．shewasusuallyaverycleanpersonB．shehadnothingbutatoothbrushC．watertherewasveryheavyandexpensiveD．everythingthatwasneededhadtobecarriedontheback4．AfterhertriptoAsia，Rebecca_______．A．didthesamejobB．livedinthesameflatC．gotthesamemoneyD．climbedthemountainagain5．Rebeccabecamefamousfor_______．A．herscienceprogrammeB．herpicturesandbooksC．havingmuchmoneyD．reachingthetopofMountQomolangma四Wewereverypleasedwiththephotocompetition.Comparedwithotheryears,wereceivedmanymorephotos.Eventhoughallofthephotosareexcellent,wecan'tgiveprizestoeveryone.Therearefourprizes,soreadontofindoutwhothewinnersare.Thepersonwhowontheprizeofthe“MostBeautifulNature”photographyisfifteen-year-oldLiWei.LitookphotosofthemountainsinXiangshanPark.Theparkisn'tfarfromhishome,about500meters,andheknowsitwell.Thephotowelikedbestinthe“HistoricChina”groupwastakenbyZhaoMin.Zhaoisonly12yearsold.HerphotoisofTiananmenSquare,thelargestpublicsquareintheworld.It’s880metersfromnorthtosouthand500meterswideatthenorthernend.Herphotoshowsthesizeandbeautyofthesquareperfectly.Thebestphotoin“Music”categorywastakenbyHeZhongwhoisfourteenyearsold.Hisphotoofthisyear'sbestbandCrazyFeetshowsthesinger,BeckyWang,andthebandplayingataconcertinShenzhen.HeZhongmanagestoshowthemovementandthesoundsofthisgreatnewband,andthefunwhichtheirfansarehaving.Acollectionofphotoscalledthe“ManyFacesofOurCity”whichfeaturesBeijingwontheprizefortheMostUnusual’category.Threepupilsatthesameschoolworkedonthisentry.Itincludesphotosofdifferentpartsofthecity,oldandnew.ItsuccessfullyshowstherichculturewhichmakesBeijingsofamous.Congratulationstoourwinnersandthankstoeveryonewhoenteredthecompetition.WeareveryluckythatthefamousphotographerJohnWilliamisinChinatotalkabouthisnewbook.Hehasagreedtopresenttheprizesattheprizegivingceremonyattheendofthismonth.1.Thepassagemainlytalksabouttheresultsof.A.studentphotocompetitionB.studentcompetitionC.adultphotocompetitionD.studentswimmingcompetition2.WhatcategorydoyouthinkLiWei’sprizewasfor?A.EverydayCityLife. B.Music.C.MostUnusual. D.Nature.3.What’sthesubjectofZhaoMin’sphoto?A.Beijing. B.ThemountainsinXiangshanPark.C.Tian’anmenSquare. D.CrazyFeet.4.Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A.Thephotocompetitionwasmorepopularinthepastthanitwaslastyear.B.Tian’anmenSquareislongerfromnorthtosouththanfromwesttoeast.C.Therewasonephotowhichwonthe“MostUnusual”prize.D.JohnWilliamiscomingtoChinasoon.5.Whyarethefanshavingfun?A.Becauseofthemovementoftheband.B.Becauseofthesoundsoftheband.C.Becausethebandmovedandsoundedcrazily.D.BecauseCrazyFeetwasthebestband.五Intheuniverse(宇宙)，asweknow，thereisthesun，themoon，theearthandmanystars．Throughourgeographylessons，Weknowtheearthgoesroundthesun，andthemoongoesroundtheearth．Wehavedayandnightbecausetheearthkeepsturningallthetime．Whenourpartoftheearthturnstothesun。itisday．WhenoarpartoftheearthturnsawayfromtheSHFI，itisnight．Justbecausethemoonisclosertotheearththanthesun，itlooksmuchbiggerthanthesun．Bigthingswilllooksmallerwhentheyarefarther，andsmallthingsalsolookbiggerwhentheyarenearer,ThesunisbrightenoughtogiveOutverystronglight．Themooncan'tgiveoutanylightatall，butitlooksquitebrighttoo．Why?Infact，thelightfromthemooncomesfromthesun．Themoonlooksmuchbiggerandbrighterthanthestars．Butactually(事实上)thestarsaremuchbiggerandbrighterthanthemoon．Theylooksmallerthanthemoonalsobecausetheyarefartherawayfromtheearth．Therearcstillmanyotherplanets(行星)intheuniverse．Allofthemmoveroundthesun．Butofalltheseplanets，onlyontheearththerearelivingthingsandpeoplecanonlyliveontheearthtoo．At9:00am，onOctober15th2003，Chinesepilot(飞行员)YangLiweiwassentuptospace．Hestayedtherefor21hours．ItwasthefirsttimeforChinesetogetintospace．1．Wefindthesun______thanthemoonbecauseitis______tous．A．bigger；farther B．smaller；closer C．bigger；closer D．smaller；farther2．Whenourpartoftheearthturnsawayfromthesun。theotherpartoftheearthis______．A．night B．day C．evening D．Sunday3．Peopleandlivingthingscanliveonthe______．A．earth B．Mars C．moon D．sun4．Whendidthepilotfromourcountryreturntotheearth?A．OnNovember15th，2002． B．OnOctober16th，2003．C．OnMay5th，2004． D．OnOctober15th，2003．5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Themoongoesroundtheearth，anditcan’tgiveoutanylightatall．B．Themoongoesroundthesun，anditslightisfromthesun．C．Thesungoesroundtheearth．D．Onlytheearthgoesroundthesun．六Mr.Scottisapediatrician(儿科医生).Almostallthepeopleinthetownknowhim.Heisworkingthereforalongtime.Heisalwayskindtothechildrenandoftenplaysgameswiththem.Thechildrenaren’tafraidofhimandtheythinkhe’sagooddoctor.Oneafternoonheisbusy.Alotofpeoplehaveacold.Nowawomanwithababyinherarmscomesin.Thedoctordoesn’tknowherbuthesitsdowntolookoverthebabycarefully.Thebabylooksverynervous(紧张).Seeingthis,Mr.Scottpointstothebaby’sear,andsays,“Isthisyournose,mylittlefriend?”Thebabyturnstohismotheratonceandsays,“Ithinkweshouldfindagooddoctor!”1.MostpeopleinthetownknowMr.Scottbecause_____.A.he’sthereforalongtimeB.heworksinthehospitalC.heoftenplaysgameswiththechildrenD.heisafamousdoctor2.Mr.Scotthasnotimetohavearestbecause_____.A.heiswaitingforthestrangeboyB.heisacarefuldoctorC.therearemanysickpeoplethatafternoonD.hewanttomakemoremoney3.Theboyhopestoseeagooddoctorbecause_____.A.hedoesn’tthinkMr.ScottisagooddoctorB.hedoesn’tlikeMr.Scott’sjoke(笑话)C.hethinksheisallrightD.heisafraidofMr.Scott4.Whatdoes“Isthisyournose,mylittlefriend?”mean?A.Mr.Scottdoesn’tknowthebaby'snose.B.Mr.Scottwantsthebabytorelax.C.Mr.Scottwantstoknowwherethebaby'snoseis.D.Mr.Scottwantstoplaygameswiththebaby.5.Mr.Scottis_____.A.badB.notcleverC.kindD.notgoodathiswork七

Longlongago,therewasaking.Helikedtodrawpictures.Hethoughthispicturesweregood,sohelikedtoshowthemtopeople.Peoplewereafraidtosaythattheking’spictureswerebad,sotheyallsaidthathispictureswereverygood.Oneday,thekingshowedsomeofhisbestpicturestoanartist.Hewantedtheartisttospeakwellofthesepictures.Buttheartistsaidhispicturesweresobadthatheshouldputthemintothefire.Thekinggotangrywithhimandputhimtoprison.Aftersometime,theking’sguardbroughttheartistbacktothepalace.Thekingsaidtotheartist.“Iwillsetyoufreeifyoutellmewhichoneofmypicturesisgood.”Againheshowedhimsomeofhisnewpicturesandaskedwhathethoughtofthem.Afterhavingalookatthem,theartistatonceturnedtotheguardandsaid,“Takemebacktoprison,please.1．Whatdidthekingliketodo?A.Tobuypictures. B.Todrawpictures.C.Tokeeppictures. D.Towatchpictures.2．Thepicturesthekingdrewwere__________.A.asgoodastheartist’sB.betterthantheartist’sC.verybadD.verygood3．Whichofthefollowingisright?A.Theartistsaidtheking’spictureswereexcellent.B.Thekingthoughthispictureswerenotgood.C.Theartistsaidtheking’spictureswerebad.D.Thepeoplesaidtheking’spicturesweregood.4．Whatdidthekingdowhenheheardwhattheartistsaid?A.Helearnttodrawpicturesfromtheartist.B.Heputtheartistintoprison.C.Hestoppeddrawing.D.Hethrewhispicturesonfire.5．What’sthemeaningofthesentence“Takemebacktoprison”?A.Theartistlikedtobeinprison.B.Theartistthoughttheking’spictureswerebetter.C.Theartistthoughttheking’spictureswerestillbad.D.Theartistwasstillangrywiththeking.八Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyoftheRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid,“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,buttheytoo,wereverytired,andonebyone,alsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle(蓟).HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween____________.A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB.RomanarmyandtheScotsC.EnglandandScotsD.AbravepeopleandtheScots2.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause____________.A.theScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmywassostrongC.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottishD.theScotswereafraidoftheenemy3.“Wemustwinorwewilldie.”WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans____________.A.theyweresuretowinB.theycouldn’tescapefromdeathC.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD.theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywilllosttheircountry4.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause____________.A.theydidn’twanttowaketheScotsB.theywantedtoreachthetopC.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle5.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause____________.A.itisabeautifulplantB.itisfreshandlovelyC.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle九Manystudentshavehobbies，suchasreading，painting，growingvegetablesandlookingafteranimals.Somehobbiesarerelaxingandothersareactive.Hobbiescanmakeyougrowasaperson，developyourinterestsandhelpyoulearnnewskills.DavidSmithisastudent，andoneofhishobbiesiswriting.Duringthesummerof2010，hespentfourweeksatasummercamp.Besidestheusualactivities，suchassailingandclimbing，therewasawritingclass.“Theteacherwasawriter，andsheaskedustotalkaboutourlivesandtellinterestingstories.Thensheencouragedustowriteaboutourexperiencesatthecamp，”saysDavid.Backatschool，Davidwroteastoryaboutthelifeofasixteen-year-oldboy，anditcameoutasabookin2012.Manyyoungpeoplelovehisbook，andasaresult，Davidhasbecomeasuccessfulyoungwriter.Davidhasbeenveryluckybecausehishobbyhasbroughthimpleasureandsuccess.Butwritingisnothisonlyhobby.Heisalsointerestedinmanyotherthings.“Ilikeplayingvolleyball，too，”saysDavid.“Ispendsomeofmyfreetimeplayingvolleyballformyschoolteam.MaybeI’llwriteaboutmyvolleyballteaminmyfuturebooks.”1.DavidSmithwenttoasummercamp________.A.in2010 B.in2012 C.attheageof162.Whatsummercampactivitiesarementionedinthepassage？①writing ②swimming③sailing④climbingA.①②④ B.①③④ C.②③④3.Davidhasbecomesuccessfulbecauseof________.A.histeacher B.hisbook C.hisexperience4.Davidplanstowriteabout________inthefuture.A.hisschool B.hisfriend C.hisvolleyballteam5.Thepassagemainlytellsus________.A.Davidisawriter B.Davidhasmanyhobbies C.hobbiescanbringusalot十MillionsofchildrenintheUnitedStatesgotosummercamps．Somegotoplayoutdoorsattraditionalcampsinthewoods，inthemountainsoronlakes．Butfamiliesnowhavemanychoicesofspecialcamps．Thesecanbeinthemiddleofnatureorabigcity．Specialcampsofferyoungpeoplethechancetolearnaboutdifferentsubjects：anythingfromspaceexplorationtobusinesstomedicine．Intechnologycamps，onesubjectthatchildrencanlearnaboutisvideogamedesign．Theylearnhowtousecomputerprogramstocreategamesoftheirown．OneprogramthatteachesvideogamedesigniscalledCybercamps．Childrencanlearnhowtodesigntheirownvirtual(虚拟的)worldtosettheirvideogamein．Then，theyprogramtheirownrulesandobjectsintothegame．CybercampsalsoofferscoursesinrobotbuildingandWebdesign．ArecentstoryintheWashingtonPostdescribedbowonechildmadearobotthatcouldsingasong．Anothermadearobotthatcouldfollowablacklinedrawnonapieceofcardboard．Also，childrencanlearnhowtomakeWebsites．OnechildmadeasiteforPokemon，oneofhisfavouritecartoonshows．1．Traditionalcampsare_______．A．inthewoods B．inthemountains C．onlakes D．alltheabove2．Specialcampsofferyoungpeoplethechancetolearn_______．A．onlyspace B．onlyscience C．onlymedicine D．differentsubjects3．InCybercampsachildmadearobotthatcould_______．A．sing B．dance C．speak D．draw4．WhichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TherearemanyspecialcampsintheUSAnow．B．Familiesprefertraditionalcampstospecialcamps．C．Specialcampscanbeinthemiddleofnatureorabigcity．D．Intechnologycamps，childrencancreategamesoftheirown．5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______．A．Traditionalcamps B．Specialcamps C．Summercamps D．Summerholiday十一Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesandplacesyouwishtovisit.Youcantalktofriendswhohavetraveledtotheplaces,youcangoandseeacolorfilmaboutthem,oryoucanreadatravelbook.Itseemsthattherearethreekindsoftravelbooks.Thefirstarethosethatgiveapersonal,subjective(主观的)ideaoftravelswhichtheirwriterhasgothimself.Thesebookscanbeusefulifthewriterssharetheirtravelingexperienceswithothers.Thesecondkindarethosebookswhichgiveobjective(客观的)informationofthingstobedoneandseen.Ifaculturedpersonhaswrittensuchabookaboutthefactsofaplace,thenitismoreuseful.Thethirdkindarethosebookswhicharecalled“aguide”tosomeplaceorother.Iftheyaregood,theywilldescribeandexplaintheplaceindetail.Likethefirstkind,theycanbeinterestingandexciting,buttheirmainpurposeistohelpthereaderplanhistravelinthemostpracticalway.Whateverkindoftravelbookyouchoose,youmustmakesurethatthebookdoesnotdescribeeverythingasinteresting,excitingorfantastic.Youmustalsokeepanopeneyesonitsdateofpublication(出版)becausetravelisverypracticalmatterandmanythingschangequicklyinthe21stcentury.Finally,youshouldmakesurethatit’seasytofindtheusefulinformationforyoutravel.1.Thepassagewaswrittentointroduce_______.A.travelmaps B.travelbooks C.travelfilms D.travelplaces2.Thewriterofthefirstkindoftravelbooksgavehisideasafterhe_______.A.traveled B.readbooks C.alotofexperience D.surfedtheInternet3.Theunderlinedphrase“aculturedperson”meansapersonwith________.A.agoodappearance B.agoodeducationC.alotofexperience D.alotofmoney4.Thedateofpublicationmustbenoticedbecause________.A.thepricesoftravelbooksmaybedifferentB.thewritersoftravelbooksmaybedifferentC.theinformationintravelbooksisalwaysthesameD.theinformationintravelbooksisalwayschanging5.Accordingtothepassage,itisbesttoread______beforetravelingtoaplaceofinterest.A.thefirstkindoftravelbooks B.thesecondkindoftravelbooksC.thethirdkindoftravelbooks D.sometravelarticlesinnewspaper十二BlueOceanAquariumisagreatplaceforfamiliestotakeaholiday．Childrenlovetoseetheseaanimalsandwatchmoviesaboutsharksinit．LastSaturdaymorning，Mr.Blacktookhiswifeandtwolittlesonstotheaquarium.Attheticketoffice，heasked，“HowmuchshallIpaytogetin?”Thewomanattheticketofficeanswered，“Thepriceis20dollarsforeachadult(成年人)oranykidolderthanfive．Weletkidsinfree(免费)iftheyarefiveoryounger．Howoldareyourkids?”Mr.Blacksaid，“Theolderoneissixandtheyoungeroneisthree．IthinkImustbuythreetickets.”Thewomanwassurprised．shesaid，“Sir，don’tyouwanttosave20dollars?Ifyoutellmeyouroldersonisfive，Iwon’tknowthedifference.”Mr.Blacksaidwithasmile，“Yes，thatsoundsright，butmykidswillknowthedifference.”FromMr.Black’sstory，weknowhonestyisveryimportantinthemodernsociety．Weshouldtellthetruthtothepeoplearoundus，especiallytothekids．1．Thereare______peopleinthisstory．A．three B．five C．four D．six2．Mr.Blackpaid______fortheirticketstotheaquariumatlast．A．20dollars B．40dollars C．60dollars D．80dollars3．Childrencansee______inBlueOceanAquarium．A．dolphins B．pandas C．koalas D．tigers4．Theunderlinedword“honesty”means______．A．激情 B．友谊 C．乐观 D．诚实5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Mr.Blackwasveryrich．B．Mr.Blackwantedtosavesomemoney．C．Mr.Blackpaidforhistwosons’ticketsintheend．D．Mr.Blackthoughthonestywasmoreimportantthanmoney．十三“Ican’tbelievethisishappening，”IthoughtasIsawJanewalkintotherestaurant．Shehadn’tchangedatall．Shewasstilltallandbeautifulwithfairhairandbrightgreeneyes．Ismiledandthoughtofhowmylifehadchangedsincewehadlastmet．ItallstartedwhenInoticedheratapartyinafriend’shousemanyyearsago．Ifollowedhertothediningroomandstartedtalkingtoheraboutthefood．“Youseemveryinterestedinfood．”Shelaughed．“Well，I’magreatcook，”Itoldher．Itwasalie(谎言)，butIhadtofindanexcusetoseeheragain．“MayIcookforyousometime?”Twodayslater，Janecametomyhousefordinner．However，itwasveryembarrassing．Iorderedthefoodfromanearbyrestaurant，butItoldherthatIhadcookedit．Afterdinner，sheofferedtowashupandfoundthedeliveryboxes(外卖盒)inthekitchen．ShelaughedatmeandIfeltawful．Angrywithmyself，Idecidedtolearnhowtocook．IneversawJaneafterourterribledinnerdate．IstartedacookerycourseandfoundthatIwasgoodatitafterall．Iwentontotraintobeagreatcook．IworkedhardandlaterIwasabletoopenmyownrestaurant．Now，shehadwalkedintomyrestaurant．Feelingveryhappy．IpretendedIwasawaiterandwalkedtohertable．“Readytoorder，madam?”Iasked．1．ThewritermetJane_______forthefirsttime．A．atapartyB．atschoolC．inhishouseD．intherestaurant2．Duringtheirfirsttalk，thewriter______．A．showedJanethowrichhewasB．toldJanebowmuchhelovedherC．showedJanehowtocookadishD．toldJanehewasgoodatcooking3．Janedidn’tfindoutthetruthuntil______．A．someoneelsetoldheraboutitB．thewriterhimselftoldheraboutitC．shehappenedtofindthedeliveryboxesD．shetastedthefoodthewriterhadcooked4．Thewriterbecametheownerofarestaurantbecause_______．A．hisfriendhelpedhimalotB．helearnedhislessonsandworkedhardC．hehadanexperiencedcookthereD．Janehadjoinedhiminthebusiness5．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriter’slifechangedalotafterthedate．B．Thewriterworkedasawaiterinhisfriend’srestaurant．C．Janewastallwithblackhairandbrightblueeyes．D．Janeoftenhaddinnerinthewriter’srestaurant．十四Teachingisoneofthemostrewarding（有回报的）jobs.Itisalsooneofthemoststressful.Ifyouwanttobeateacher，youshouldhaveapassion（激情）foryoungpeople.Ifyouarethinkingaboutgoingintoteachingforanyotherreasonthanthis，youneedtofindanotherjob.Teachingisdifficult.Studentscanbedifficult.Parentscanbedifficult.Ifyoudonothaveapassionfortheyoungpeoplethatyouteach，youwillburnoutquickly.Passioniswhatkeepsanexcellentteachergoing.Whenstudentshavetroubleunderstandingwhatistaught，itiswhatdriveshimtospendlonghourstryingtothinkouthowtohelpthem.Ifyoudonothaveenoughpassionforyourstudents，youmightlastayearortwo，butnotlong.Passionisamust-havequality（品质）foreverygoodteacher.Teachingcanberewarding，butyoushouldn’texpectthatrewardtocomeeasily.Teacherswhosearchoutbetterandnewmethodsaretheoneswhowillm