九年级英语过关测试阅读短文回答问题练习题

九年级英语过关测试阅读短文回答问题练习题学校名称：班级：学号：姓名：.根据短文内容，回答问题。ModernLifeisimpossiblewithouttraveling.Thefastestwayoftravelingisbyplane.Withamodernairlineryoucantravelinonedaytoplaceswhichittookamonthormoretogettoahundredyearsago.Travelingbytrainisslowerthanbyplane,butithasitsadvantages（便利）.Youcanseethecountryyouaretravelingthrough.Moderntrainshavecomfortableseatsanddiningcars.Theymakeeventhelongestjourneyenjoyable.Somepeopleprefertotravelbyseawhenpossible.Therearelargelinersandriverboats.Youcanvisitmanyothercountriesanddifferentpartsofyourcountryonthem.Shipsarenotsofastastrainsorplains,buttravelingbyseaisaverypleasantwaytospendaholiday.Manypeopleliketotravelbycar.Youcanmakeyourowntimetable.Youcantravelthreeorfourhundredmilesoronlyfiftyoronehundredmilesaday,justasyoulike.Youcanstopwhereveryouwish-wherethereissomethinginterestingtosee,atgoodrestaurantwhereyoucanenjoyagoodmeal,oratahoteltospendthenight.Thatiswhytravelingbycarispopularforpleasuretrips,whilepeopleusuallytakeatrainorplanewhentheyaretravelingonbusiness.Whatisthefastestwayoftraveling?Whatcanwedoifwetravelbycar?TranslatethesentenceuShipsarcnotsofastastrainsorplains,buttravelingbyseaisaverypleasantwaytospendahoiiday."intoChinese.Whatdopeopleusuallytakewhentheytravelonbusiness?Howmanywaysoftravelingarementioned（提至lj）inthepassage?Whendidthetwochildrenrealizethattheyhadlosttheirdad?WhichpartofthetrainwasgoingtoFrankfort?10.根据短文内容，回答问题。Passage6Intheearlynineteenthcentury,peopledidnotusrstamps.Theyhadtopaypostage（邮费）whentheyreceivedletters.Sometimestheydicin'twanttoreceivealetteratall,buttheyhadtopaymoneyforit.Theywereunhappyaboutthis.Thepostagewashighatthattime,becausethepostofficeshadtosendmanypeopletogetthepostage.RowlandHillwasaschoolteacherinEngland.Hewasthefirsttthinkofusingstampsinthe1850s.Hethoughtitwouldbemucheasierforpeopletousestamps.Theycouldgotothepostofficetobuystampsandputthemonenvelopes（fs封）beforetheysenttheletters.Thepostofficecouldjustputseals（印记）onthestampssothatpeoplecouldnotusethestampsagain.Inthisway,thepostofficedidnotneedtosendpostmentogetpostage.Itonlyneededfewerpostmentosendletters.104.Didpeopleusestampsintheearlynineteenthcentury?105>whatdidthepeoplehavetodowhentheyreceivedletters?.whywasthepostagehighatthattime?.WhendidRow!andHi11thinkofusingstamps?.Whatdidthepostofficeputsealsonthestampsfor?11.根据短文内容，回答问题。Sydneyisayoungcity.Itshistorygoesbackjustover200years.ButinAustralia,itistheoldestcity.Itisalsothecountry*slargestcity.SydneyisthecapitalofNewSouthWalesandthemostpopulouscityofAustralia.Theclimate（气候）ofSydneyisverygood.It'snottoocoldduringthewinterandnottoohotduringthesummer.Theskyisblue,theairisfresh（清新的）,birdssinginthegarden.PeoplewholiveinSydneyseemtohaveaneasylifestyle.Theywilltellyou,"Don'lworry.”ManypeoplethinkthatSydneyisoneofthemostattractivecitiesintheworld.Ithasmanytai1andmodernbuildings.Amongthem,CentrepointToweristhetallest.Standingonthe305-metrc（80storeys）tower,youwi11haveagreatview（视野）ofthecity.Sydneyisfamousforitsdeepharbor（港口）.Theharborhasmanybays（湾）andbeautifulsurfbeaches.Amongthem,Bondibeachisthemostpopular.SydneyHarborisnotonlybeautiful,italsoservesasalargeport.Shipscarrywool,wheatandmeatfromSydneytoothercountries.PeoplelivinginSydneyliketocallthemselvesSydneysiders.Theyaremostlyfriendlyandeasygoing.Whentheyarenotworking,theylovetohaveagoodtimeatthebeach,swimmingandsailing.HowoldisSydney?HowistheclimateofSydney?HowtallisCentrepointTower?WhatisSydneyfamousfor?WhatdopeoplelivinginSydneylovetodowhentheyarenotworking?.根据短文内容，回答问题。AfterTomfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttoworkinapostoffice.Hewasglad（高兴）togetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Ttwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegottothedoor,abigdogranfasttohim.Hewasafraidofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletterontheground.Tohissurprise（令他惊奇的是），thedogdicin'tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Theitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Itdoesthesameworkasme.”WheredidTomwork?Ina.HowdidTomsendtheletter?the.WhatdidTomseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?He abig .DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom? ,it .5^WhatdidthedogcometoTomtodo?Itcameto theletter..根据短文内容，回答问题。Johnwasinhospitaiforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisdogreallymissedhim."Hespendsthemightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn.”ShesaidtoJohn."'Whatanexamploftruelove!”Johnanswered."Iwonderofyouwouldtakecareofmelikethat.w“OfcourseTwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeal1thenight,andTdon*tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'11waitforyouatthefrontdoor.”1WhywasJohninhospitai?Maybehewas.2^HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.Whydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.HowlongwasJohninhospital?several.Hiswifedoesn*tlovehim,doesshe?.根据短文内容，回答问题。Al'terTornfinishedhismiddleschool,hewenttowrkinapostoffice.Hewusgladtogetthework,becausehecouldsendthelettersonhisbike.Itwaseasyandinteresting.Onedayhetookalettertoahouse.Whenhegottothedoor,abigdogranfasttohimhewasafraidofitverymuchandquicklythrewtheletteronthegroundTohissurprise（令他t韬HK是），thedogdicin'tcomeathim.Itstoppedbeforetheletterandpickeditupwithitsmouth.Thenitcarriedtheletterintothehouse.Tomsaidtohimself,“Ildoesthesameworkasme.”WheredidTanwork?Ina HowdidTansendtheletter? the.WhaldidToniseewhenhearrivedatthehouse?Heabig.DidthedogmakeanytroubleonTom?,itWhatdidthedogcometoTonitodo?Itcameto theletter.根据短文内容，回答问题。Johnwasinhospitalforafewdays,andhiswifetoldhimthathisclogreallymissedhim.“Hospendsthenightatthefrontdoorinwaitingforyoutoreturn."ShesaidtoJohn."hatanexanpleoftruelove!”Johnanswered."Iwonderifyouwouldtakecareofmelikethat.”“OfcourseIwould,“hiswifeanswered,“Ifyouarenotathomeallthenight,andTdon'tknowwhereyouare,youcanbesureI'11waitforyouatthefrontdoor.”1、WhywasJohninhospital?Maybehowas.2、HowdidthedogshowloveforJohn?HeforJohntocomeatthefrontdoor.3、Hhydidn'tJohn'swifestayatthedoorwaitingforhim?BecauseshewhereJohnwasandneedtodothat.4、HowlongwasJohninhospital?several.5^Hiswifedoesn,tlovehim,doesshe?,she .根据短文内容，回答问题。TheTaiwanWorkofficesaidtothepublicthatitwou1dease（放松）therestriction（PR$0）ontouristvisitstoTaiwanlastweek.But,becciusedirect（直接的）flightsarenotintheworks,a10-daytripwillcostaround10,000yuan.ThatmakesitalmostasexpensiveasaEuropeanjourney.Butthecostcouldcomedownovertime,becausethedirectflightswouldopen,expertshavesaid.MainlandershaveshowngreatinterestintetripaftertheyaretobeallowedtotraveltoTaiwan.Thetravelrestrictionahsbeeninplaceforthepast20years.In2003,peopleinTaiwanmade2.4milliontripstothemailand.In2004,thenumberreached3.7million,thais35%upfromIhepreviousyear.But,only145,000mainlandersvisitedTaiwanforbusinessduringthesameyear.Beforeanytripsbegin,thereisstillalongwaytogo..WhatdidtheTaiwanWorkofficetellthepublic?.Whyisthe10-daytripsoexpensive?.WhatdomainlandersfeelaboutthetriptoTaiwan?.Whichyearis"thepreviousyearw?.HowmanymainlanderswenttoTaiwanforbusinessin2004?17.根据短文内容，回答问题。ThomasEdisonlostthefirstjob.Forthenextfiveyears,hewentaroundthecountryfromjobtojob.AtlastEdisonwenttoNewYork.Hehad1ittlemoney.Hecouldnotbuyenoughfoodtoeat.Hehadnoplacetolivein.FormanydaysEdisonlookedforwork.Hewashungry.Atlasthefoundwork-mendingmachines.Healsomadenewones.TheheadmanlikedEdisonrsnewmachines.HewasgoingtogiveEdison40,000dollarsforthem.Edisonwouldnow-havemoneytodowhathewanted.ThomasEdisonwasthen23.HeusedthemoneytobuildashopINewJersey.Hehadmanypeopleworkingforhim.Butheworkedmorethananyofthem.Herestedlittle.Soonhewasmakingmorethanfortynewthingsatonetime.1.WhowasThomasEdison?2.HowwasThomasEdisoninNewYorkbeforehefoundajob?3.HowmuchmoneydidEdisongetforhisnewmachines?4.WhendidEdisonbuildhisownshop?18.根据短文内容，回答问题。Howdowechoosetheclotheswewear?Oftenwechooseclothesthatwillprotectusfromtheweather.Incolddayswewearwarmclothesmadeofwooloranimalskins.Inhotdayswewearlightclothesmadeofcotton.Whentheweatherisveryhot,asitisindesert（沙漠），peoplewearlong,wideclothes.Thesekindsofclothesgiveprotectionfromthehotsunandletairintohelpthepeoplestaycool.Peoplealsochoosetheirclothesforthejobstheydo.Thepolice,busdriversandsalesmenwearuniforms（制服）.Workersandminers（矿工）wearclothesthatprotectthemwhi1etheydotheirwork.Inthepast,mostpeoplemadetheirownclothes.Womenusedclothtomakeclothesforthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Later,peoplesometimeswenttodressmakersn.Mostofthetime,richpeoplecopiedthestyles（样式）ofkingsandqueensw（国王和.王后）.Whenkingsorqueensworeanewstyle,peoplecopiedit.Travelersgotideasfornewstylesfromothergroupsofpeopleduringtheirvisittosomeotherplaces.Today,highfashiondesigns（时装设计）fromEurope,andmorerecently（最近地）fromJapan,aresoldinternationally（国际化地）.FashioncenterssuchasNewYork,Parisproducetheirowndesigns.Peoplenolongercopythestylesofkingsandqueens.Nowtheywanttolookliketheirfavoritemoviestarsandsingers.Manystylestodayareinternational.Peopleinmanycountriesintheworldwearbluejeans（牛仔月艮）andT-shirts.Leatherjacketsandkimonos（和月艮）migratefromoneculturetoanothertoo.Wewanttobuynewclothes.Peoplewillnotbuynewclothessooftenifthestylesdonotchangessomuch!Thekindofclothesweweartellpeopleaboutus.Wewearonekindofclothestowork.Wewearadifferentkindofclothestorelax（放松）athomeafterworkortogotoaparty.Whatkindofclothesdoyouwear?Whatclothesdopeopleprefertowearincoldweather,woolenorcottonclothes?Accordingtothethirdparagraph,howdidpeoplegettheirclothes?Whosestylesofclotheswerecopiedbyrichpeopleinthepast?Whichcitiesarefashioncentersaccordingtothepassage?Whenwillpeoplebuyclothesaccordingtothepassage?19.根据短文内容，回答问题。Tomwasonlysevenyearsold,sowhenhewenttocamp（里于营）withalotofothersmal1boysinsummer,hismotherthoughtthathemightnotbehappyandaskedhisaunts,hisgrandmotherandallhisotherrelatives（亲戚）towritetohim.Hismotherhopedthathewou1dgetalettereverydaywhi1chewasatthecamp.Ofcourse,Tomgetalettereverydaywhilehewasatthecampbuthewrotetonobody.Afewdayslater,whenhecamebackhome,hismothersawhimlookingatsomepapersandaskedhimwhathewasdoing.“0h〃，hesaid,“Theyareletters.gottheseletterswhi1e1wasatthecamp.1didnothavetimemetolookatthemwhenIwasthere.”WhatseasondidTomgotothecamp?Whomdidhegotothecampwith?Whatdidhismotherhope?Tomdidn'twritetoanybody,didhe?Whydidn'tTomlookattheseletters?20.根据短文内容，回答问题。JanMelaisn”tlikemostkids.Twoyearsago,helostanarmandaleg.Butthatdidn“tstophim.OnSaturday,the15-year-oldboyfromPoland(波兰)walkedtotheNorthPole(北极)withoutanyhelp.“IfIcandoit,otherpeoplecandogreatthings,too.“Me1asaidbeforehewent.PolishnewspaperssaidMelaistheyoungestpersonandthefirsthandicapped(残疾的)persontowalktotheNorthPole.HowdidMelaloseanarmandaleg?Hehadanelectrical(电的)accident.Now,hewalkswiththehelpofa62,000—yuanman-madeleg.Aftertheaccident,Melafeltsadforhimself.Buthedidn”tlosehope.Oneday,hemetMarekKaminski,aPolishexplorer.Eightyearsago,KaminskiwenttotheNorthPoleandtheSouthPoleinthesameyear.MelawantedtoseetheNorthPole,too.SoMelaaskedKaminskiiftheycouldgotogethernexttime.Kaminskisaidyes!IttookMela21daystogettotheNorthPole.Thelastthreeorfourdayswerereallyhardbecauseofbadweather.ButMelakeptgoing.“Ididn“tthinkwewou1dmakeit,“hesaid,“Then,thingsgotbetter.WhathappenedtoMelatwoyearsago?WhydidPolishnewspapersreportthetraveltotheNorthPole?HowdoesMelawalkaftertheaccident?WheredidKaminskigoeightyearsago?WhydidMelamakethetravel?.根据短文内容，回答问题。Differentpeoplehavedifferentcolorskin.Somehaveblackskin,somehaveyellowskin,andsomehavewhiteskin.OncetherewasawomaninAlaska.Herskinwasanorangecolor.Itwasalmostthecoloroforangejuice.Howdidthewomanbecomeorange?Sheatelotsoftomatoes,carrotsandsquashes.Sheatesomanyorangethings.Thiswaswhyherskinturnedorange.Whydidsheeatsomanyorangethings?Shethoughtsheneededmoresun.Sosheatesunnythings.Thewomandidn'twanttobeorange.Shewenttothedoctor.Thedoctorsaid,“Stopeatingorangethings.Trysomegreenthings."Thewomandidso.Andshewasn*torangeanymore.Whatcolorwasthewoman*sskincolorinAlaska?Whydidherskinturnorange?Whydidshegotothedoctor?Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?Tfyoucanchooseyourskin'scolor,whatcolorwouldyoulike?Why?.根据短文内容，回答问题。AftersupperMr.Jacksonturnedonthetelevision.Hetriedtofindafootballgameonit.Atthattimethetelephonerangandhewenttoanswerit.“Hell。，”hesaid,“7465487872135.”“It”sBettyspeaking,Msaidawoman.“Henryisill.AndIhavetotakehimtothehospital.ButLucyistooyoung…”“Don”tworry.I"11goandlookafterher.ButwherewsJames?”“He"sgonetoLondon.H。"11bebackattwotomorrowmorning.”Mrs.JacksonwasondutyinthehospitaithatnightandMr.Jacksonhadtogotohelphissister.Lucywasonlyfour.Shebegantocrywhenhermotherleft.Mr.Jacksontoldhersomestories,taughtherasongandshowedhersomenicepictures.Hedidn“tstopuntilthelittlegirlwenttosleep.Mr.JacksonwenthomeafterJamescameback.Hewasasleepsoonafterhewenttobed.Hiswifecameintothebedroomanditwokehimup.Hehadalookattheclockonthewallandfounditwashalfpasteight.Hejumpedoffthebedandrantothegaragewithhisbag.Hiswifetriedtosaysomething,buthecalledback,“Iwasneverlateforwork,youknow.ButI“mlatethismorning.w"No,youaren"t,"saidMrs.Jackson."It”sSaturday.wWhydidBettytelephoneMr.Jackson?WhatdidMr.JacksondotomakeLucystopcrying?WhydidMr.Jacksonruntothegaragewhenhewokeup?OnwhatdaydidBettycallMr.Jackson?Howmanypeoplehavebeenmentioned（提至U）inthispassage?2.根据短文内容，回答问题。Mostnewpeoplewerebornindevelopingcountries.ThesecountriesarefoundinmuchofAfrica,SouthAmericaandsomepartsofAsia.InthedevelopedcountriesofEuropeandNorthAmerica,thepopulationisgrowingveryslowly.Thisisbecausewomeninthesecountrieshave,onaverage（平均），onlyoneortwochildren.Inthedevelopingcountries,manywomenhavefiveormorechildren.In1950,aroundonequarteroftheworldJspopulationlivedinthedevelopedcountries.By2050,thesecountrieswillbehometoonlyaroundonetenthoftheworld,speople.InIhedevelopingcounloins,morethanonebillionpeopleareslilllivingbelowihepoverty（贫困）1ine.Thesepeopledonothaveenoughfoodtoeatandtheyliveinpoorhousing.Childrengetlittletimeatschoolandpeoplesuffer（遭受痛苦）frommanykindsofdiseases.Atthebeginningofthe21stcentury,theworld,spopulationwasaroundsixbillionpeople.TheU.N.hassaidthattheworld,spopulationwi11leveloff（平稳下降）at12.5billionbytheyear2100.Othergroupsthinktheworld*spopulationwillcontinuetogrow,reaching14billionbeforeitbecomesstable（稳定的）,orevenfalls.Inwhatareasoftheworldcandevelopingcountriesbefound?In1950,whatpercent（百分比）oftheworld*spopulation1ivedindevelopingcountries?Howcanwedescribethepeoplewhoarelivingbe1owthepoverty1ine?Therewi11betwelveandahalfbiIlionpeopleontheearthin2100,wontthere?将文中画线部分翻译成汉语。Lastyear,1wenttoFranceforsummerholidays.AfterIleftasmallvillagecalledFarmlandofFrance,Idroveontothenextvillage.Onthewaytoitayoungmanaskedforalift（搭便车）.Whenhegotintomycar,1saidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandheansweredinthesaimelanguage.IknewalittleFrench.Sowedidn'tspeakafterthat.Whenwereachedthevillage,theyoungmanaskedmeveryslowly,“DoyouspeakEnglish?”IknewatoncethatheisalsoanEnglishman.HowdisappointedIfelt!WhynottalktohiminEnglish?Answerthefollowingquestions:What'sthenameofthefirstvillage?WhydidthewritergotoFrance?IstheyoungmanEnglish?Theytalkedalotontheway,dicin'tthey?Whydidthewriterfeeldisappointed?24.根据短文内容，回答问题。Thelargewolf（狼）ran,andthesixwolvesinthegroupfollowed.Sheheardthesoundofabigbird.Shewastryingtotakethegrouptothesafetyofthetreesacrossthefield.Soonthewolfcouldnotrunanymore,andshefelltotheground.Shedidnotknowaboutthedart（镖，箭）inherside.Itwasfilledwithmedicinetomakehersleep.Whenthewolfawoke,shewasconfused（困惑）bythestrangesoundsandthedarkness.Suddenly,Shesawanotherwolf.Itwashergrowndaughter!Thetwowolveswerehappytoseeeachother.Foralong,longtime,thetwowolveslaytogetherinthisdarkplace.Thegroundwasrockingunderthem.Therockingstoppedandsuddenlysunlightappeared.Twostrangepeoplewerestandingbeforethem.Thewolveshadneverseenpeoplebefore.Thelargewolfshowedherteethandshoutedatthem.Forashorttimethetwowolveslivedinsideafenced（栅栏）area.Meatwasbroughtforthemtoeat,andtheyhadeachotherforcompany.Frominsidethefencethewolvessawtreesandsnow.Soontheygotusedtothisnewplace.Onespringdaythestrangersarrivedtoopenthegate.Thelargewolfcareful\ywentneartheopeningandthenrushedout.Shecal1ed,andherdaughterfollowed.Theyranlikethewind.Theywerefree!/，MaytheyhavelongandhappyliveshereinYellowstoneNationalPark!”saidthehopefulvoiceoftheparkranger.Howmanywolveswerecaughtbypeople?Whatdidthestrangersdowiththewolves?Howdidthewolvesfeelwhentheyfirstseethestrangepeople?Whatdidthewolvesseefromthefence?Whydidtheparkrangeropenthegate?Computersareusefulmachines.Theycanhelppeoplealotintheirdailylife.Forexample,theycanhelppeopletosavemuchtimedomuchwork,andtheycanhelppeopletoworkoutmanyproblemstheycan,tdoeasily.Ourcountryaskseveryonetoletmtousecomputersbeforethetwenty-firstcentury,excepttheoldpeople.Todaymoreandmorefamiliesowncomputers.Parentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren.Theyhopecomputerscanhelpthemimprovetheirstudiesinschool.Yet,manyoftheirchildrenusecomputerstoplaygames,towatchvideosortosingkaraoke,insteadofstudying.So,manyteachersandparentscomplainthatcomputerscannothelpchildrentostudybutmakethemfallbehind.Socomputersarelockedinboxesbyparents.Insomeothercountries,evensomescientistsalsohatecomputers.Theysaycomputersletmillionsofpeoplelosetheirjobsorbringthemalotoftrouble.Willcomputersreallybringtroubletopeopleorcantheybringpeoplehappiness?Itwillbedecidedbytoday,sstudentsthemselves!Whydowesaythecomputerisausefulmachine?Whydoparentsbuycomputersfortheirchildren?Whatdomanyteachersandparentscomplainabout?Infact,whatdomanychildrenusecomputerstodo?Whatdoyouthinkofcomputers?Whatdotheybringyou?Somepeoplelearnasecondlanguageeasily.Otherpeoplehavetroublelearninganewlanguage.Howcanyouhelpyourselflearnanewlanguage,suchasEnglish?ThereareseveralwaystomakelearningEnglishalittleeasierandmoreinteresting.ThefirststepistofeelpositiveaboutlearningEnglish.Ifyoubclicvcthatyoucanlearn,youwilllearn.Bepatient.Youdonothavetounderstandeverythingal1atonce.Itisnaturaltomakemistakeswhenyoulearnsomethingnew.Wecanlearnfromourmistakes.Inotherwords,donotworryabouttakingrisks.ThesecondstepistopracticeyourEnglish.Forexample,writeinajournalordiaryeveryday.TrytoformthehabitofwritinginEnglish,andyouwillfeelcomfortableexpressingyourideasinEnglish.Afterseveralweeks,youwillseethatyourwritingisimproving（提高）.YoumustspeakEnglisheveryday.Youcanpracticewithyourclassmatesoutsideclass.Youwillallmakemistcikes,butyouwillbecomecomfortabletalkinginEnglish.Thethirdstepistokeeparecordofyourlanguagelearning.Youcanwritethisinyourjournal.Aftereachclass,thinkaboutwhatyoudid.Didyouansweraquestioncorrectly?Didyouunderstandsomethingtheteacherexplained（解释）?Perhapsthelessonwasdifficult,butyoutriedtounderstandit.Writetheseinyourjournal.Caneveryonelearnanewlanguageeasily?Doesthewritergiveusthreeorfoursuggestions（建议）?Whatdotheunderlinedwordsmeaninthesecondparagraph?Whichisthemostimportantstepmentionedinthepassage?Whymustwckeeparecordofourlanguagelearning?27.根据短文内容，回答问题。Formanyyears,Hawaiihasbeenamagicnametopeoplewholiketotravel.People,bothinJapanandinAmerica,dreamofseeingthebeautifulislandsinthemiddleofthePacificOcean（太平洋）.Theirdreamsalwaysinclude（包括）sunsetovertheocean.Thesundropslikeaballofgoldenfireintothesea,anditdropssoquicklythatyoucanhardlyseeitmove.Thesunleavesbehindaglow（霞光）thatlightstheskyandshinesinthequietwater.Peopleoftenhaveaquiet,peacefultimewhilewalkingalongthebeaches.ThefirststrangerstotheseislandscenturiesagowerePolynesianpeoplewhocamefromTahitiinboats.Nownomatterwherethepeoplecomefrom,theyreallywanttoseetheoriginalbeautyofHawaii.TheywanttoseethelovelybeachesandthemountaincalledDiamondHeadwhichisalmosthiddenbythetai1hotels.HowlonghasHawaiibeenamagicnametothetravelers?WheredocsHawaii1ie?What'sHawaiilikewhenpeoplearewalkingalongitsbeaches?WhocametoHawaiifirstlong,longago?WhatisHawaiifamousfor?I”mJoanCroft.IhavetosaythatIcameintonursingbychance（机会）.Ididn”treallylikemyfirstjob,whichwasofficework.Iwasasecretary.Itwasallright—butthatwsjustaboutallyoucansayaboutit.Istayedinthesameplacewiththesamepeoplearoundmealldayandeveryday.ThenIbecameasinger,whichIenjoyedverymuch,butafterawhi1ethesinginggroupbrokeup（解散）andIhadtostartlookingforsomethingelse.Somegirlshavewantedtobenurseseversincetheywerechildren,butitneverenteredmyheaduntilIsawanadvertisement（广告）inapaper.Iwroteinandthought,“Oh,we11,I”11giveitatry."OnethingIlikedaboutitwasgoingawayfromhome.Thetrainingitselfisveryinterestingandmostofitisjustonthewards（病房），sothatyouveryquicklybeginnursingrealpatients.T1ivedinthenurses”homewhenTarrivedandThadmyownroom,whichwasverynice.IlikenursingmorethanIeverthoughtIwould.I"11alwayscarryonnursing.I”vegotaboyfriendwhoisadoctorsoIhopetogetmarriedsometime,butwhereverIlivethere“ssuretobeahospitalintheplaceandthere”salwaysajobforanurse.WhatwasJoan"sfirstjob?Whydidn°tJocinlikeherfirstjob?Whydidn”tJoangoonwithhersecondjob?HowdidJoanfindouttheinformationaboutthenursingjob?29.根据短文内容，回答问题。Everybodyhasaself-concept-akindoffactsandideasabouthimself-thatiscreated（产生）byexternalandinternalfactors（因素）.Externalfactorsaretheexperiencesthatinfluence（影响）youfromtheoutside.Whenyoulookatthese,youwi]1almostcertainlycomeface-to-facewithsomepain.Buthereisyourpower（力量）：Yourexternalfactorsarewhattheyare:they”rehistory.Youcan“tchangeyourhistory.Butyoucanchangeyourinternalresponses（反应）totheseexternalfactors.Andtheseinternalfactorsinfluencehowyoufindyourplaceintheworldandwhatyouthinkofyourself.Supposeyou“vefailedanexam.That“sanexternalfacttowhichyouhaveaninternalresponse.Yourresponsemightbe:Hey,Ihatefailingexams,butIdidworkhard.1amacleverstudent:itjustdidn“tworkout.Itwasalearningexperience,and1willuseittodogoodtome,soIwonwtfailnexttime.You”renotsufferingagreatblowtoyourself-concept.Ontheotherhand,maybeyourresponseis:I"msuchaloser.Theteachersawrightthroughme,andIgotwhatIneeded.Withthatinternalresponse,yourself-conceptwillcertainlysuffer.Youneedtogethonest（诚实）aboutyourpersonalhistory.Beforeyoustepoutofyourpast,youneedtorealizeyourowninternalresponses.Doeseverybodyhaveaself-concept?Whichcanbechtinged,externalfactorsorinternalfactors?Whendowehaveaninternalresponse?15.Howcanwestepoutofourpast?.根据短文内容，回答问题。Mr.Knottwasateacher.HetaughtinabigschoolinLondon.Helivedalongwayfronttheschool,sohewasusuallyquitetiredwhenhegothome.Atnineo'clockoneevening,whenhewasinbed,thetelephonebellranginthekillofhissmallhouse,sohewentdownstairs,pickedupthetelephoneandsaid,"ThisisWhitebridge3165.Who'sspeaking,please?“Watt,“amananswered. "What'syourname,please?MsaidMrKnott.“Watt'smyname,wwastheanswer.“Yes,Iaskedyouthat.What'syourname?MMrKnottsaidagain.“ItoldyouWatt'smyname,wsaidtheotherman,“AreyouJacksmit