專題09 閱讀回答問題（期末真題速遞18篇）-八年級(jí)英語上學(xué)期期末考點(diǎn)大串講（牛津上海版）

專題09閱讀回答問題（期末真題速遞，18篇）（23-24八年級(jí)上·上海浦東新·期末）Answerthequestions

(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)TimBurtonisoneofthemostfamousAmericanfilmdirectors.Hismostpopularfilmsinclude:Batman(1989),EdwardScissorhands(1990),BatmanReturns(1992)andDumbo(2019).In1990,hegotaDaytimeEmmyAwardforhiscartoonseriesBeetlejuiceandin1991hegotaHugoAwardforEdwardScissorhands.Timgrewupwatchinghorrorfilmsandcartoons.HereadEdgarAllanPoe’shorrorstoriesandheloveddrawing.Healsomadeshortfilmsinhisbackgarden.Afterleavingschool,Burtonstudiedanimation.Then,hegotajobatWaltDisneyStudios.Hewasaverygoodanimator,buthedidn’tdrawintheDisneystyle.SoheleftDisneyandstartedtomakehisownfilms.OneofhismostsuccessfulfilmsisBatman.Atfirst,peoplewereupsetwhenTimBurtonchosethecomedyactorMichaelKeatontoplayBatman.Batmanisasuperherowhoistallerandstrongerthanordinarymen,andMichaelKeatonwastooshort.At1.75m,hewasinfacttheshortestactorevertoplayBatman.However,thefilmwasverysuccessfulandeverybodylovedMichaelKeatonasBatman.OneofTimBurton’smostinterestingcharactersisEdwardScissorhands.TheideaforthecharactercamefromadrawingthatBurtonmadeinhighschool.Edwardisn’thumanandhehasgotscissorsinsteadofhands.Inthefilm,JohnnyDeppplaysEdward.However,hischaracterinthefilmisnotasscaryasTimBurton’soriginaldrawing.Inoneofhislatestfilms,Dumbo,Dumbotheelephanthasgotbiggerearsthantheotherelephantsandtheylaughathim.However,hisbigearsareanadvantage.Hecanfly.ThisnewfilmismoreexcitingthantheoldDisneyfilm,buttheCGIelephantisnotascuteasthecartoonelephantinthe1941film.Therearesomechangesintheplot,butthenewfilmisstillassadastheoldone.TimBurtonhasdirectedmanyotherfilms,includingsomeofthebest-lovedchildren’sstorieslikeCharlieandtheChocolateFactoryandAliceinWonderland.Hestillproducesfilmstoday,andsometimesheshowssomeofhisdrawingsandcartoonsatexhibitionsaroundtheworld.1．TimBurtonisanAmericandirector,isn’the?2．WhendidTimBurtongetaHugoAwardforEdwardScissorhands?3．WhydidTimBurtonleaveDisneyandstarttomakehisownfilms?4．WheredidTim’sideaforthecharacterEdwardScissorhandscomefrom?5．WhatistheadvantageofDumbo’sbiggerears?6．WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkTimBurtonisandwhy?（23-24八年級(jí)上·上海普陀·期末）Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothepassage(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題).IwasparticularlyimpressedbythetimetherewasahailstormwhenIwasachild,andmyfamilyhadanappleorchard.Theincomeofayearisactuallytheincomeoftheorchard.Appleswerecheap,afewcentsacatty.Afterreceivingthemeveryyear,theyshouldbecoveredwithplasticpapertopreventfreezing,waitingforcustomerstocollect.Afterthestorm,alltheapplesfelltotheground.Onewasasbigasachild’sfist,butitwastoosourtoeat.Fortheruralfamilyatthattime,itwasalmostadisaster,becausetheannualincomeofmygrandparentswasthatorchard.Atthattimewewereveryuncomfortable,wewereveryworried,worriedthatgrandmawillnotbeabigblow,buttheoldwomanappearedunusuallycalm.Later,whenIreadHemingway’sTheOldManandtheSea,Isawthesamespirit,Idonotknowwhetheritisbluntforce(鈍性創(chuàng)傷)orherinnerstrength,inshort,shedidnotreactparticularlybig.Shewenttotheorchard,afterthehail,thehailturnedalayerofmud,shekneltinthemud,pickeduptheapple,wipedoffthemudwitharag,putitinabag,loadedwith10bags,ruinedalot,thecountrysidewithawoodenframecar,pullbackandeat,acidandacerbity,gaveittothosewhoraiselivestockinthevillage,topigs,cattleandsheeptoeat.Therestwerestuffedintojars,makingmanyjarsofapplecidervinegar,andthatsummer,everymealinourhousewasfilledwiththesweetnessandclarityofapplecidervinegar.Lifeisnotdesperate,desperateisthestateofmind.ThatwasthebestlessonIeverhadinmychildhoodaboutenduranceandresilience.Untilnow,whenIseemygrandmother,Ifeelthatshehasakindofpalepoweroflanguage,whichisaboutthefirstparticularlyprofoundeducationIgotinmylifeinthefamily.Growthisamoment.—TakenfromDongYuhui’sspeechinTsinghuaUniversity1．Theresultofahailstormisadisasterforaruralfamily,isn’tit?2．Whatwasthereactionofgrandmaafterthehailstorm?3．Howdidthefamilydealwiththe10bagsofapples?4．WhydidDongYuhuimentionHemingway’sTheOldManandtheSea?5．Whatcanyoulearnfromhisgrandmother?(atleasttwodetails)（23-24八年級(jí)上·上海金山·期末）Tomdidn’tlikeSundays.HehadtowearshoesandgotoSundayschool.Hehadtodohomework,anditwasboring.Marytriedtohelphim,butitwasdifficult.Hewantedtodohishomeworkbecausethenhewouldgetablueticket.Ifyouhadtenbluetickets,youcouldgetaredone.Ifyouhadtenredtickets,youcouldgetayellowone.Ifyouhadtenyellowtickets,youcouldgetanewbook.Tomhadlotsoftickets.Hewasn’tverygoodatdoinghishomework,buthewasgoodattrading.HegaveBillapieceofcandyandafishhook.Billgavehimayellowticket.Hegaveotherboyssomeofthethingshehadfromlettingotherspaintthefenceandgotmoretickets.Somewereblue,somewerered,andsomewereyellow.Finally,hehadenoughtogetanewbook.ThatSunday,thenewgirlcametoSundayschoolforthefirsttime.Herparentscametoo,andthechildrenlearnedthatherfatherwasaveryimportantjudge.Thegirl’snamewasBeckyThatcher.TheSundayschoolteacherwantedtoshowJudgeThatcherthatitwasagoodclass.Heaskedifanyoftheboysorgirlshadenoughticketsforanewbook.EverybodywasverysurprisedwhenTomstoodup.TheSundayschoolteacherwasmoresurprisedthananybodyelse.Hecountedthetickets.Therewereenoughforanewbook.HegaveTomthebook,andTomwasallowedtositwiththeimportantnewpeople.JudgeThatchersaidhello,butTomcouldnotspeak.HewastoonervousandthinkingaboutBecky.“What’syourname?”askedthejudge.Tomgothisvoicebackandtoldhim.ThenJudgeThatcheraskedhimaneasyquestionfromhishomework.Tomdidnotknowtheanswer.Heguessed.Hewaswrong.Hewassowrongthatthewholeclasslaughedathim.(TakenfromTheAdventuresofTomSawyer)1．Togetanewbook,howmanyyellowticketsdidTomneed?

.2．WhatwasTomgoodat?.3．Whodid“thenewgirl”inPara3referto?.4．WhydidthewholeclasslaughatTom?

.5．WhatdoyouthinkofTomandwhy?.（23-24八年級(jí)上·上海崇明·期末）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。FionaFamouswasaverypopulargirlatherschool.Shewasverycleverandfun,andgotonwellwitheveryone.ItwasnoaccidentthatFionawassopopular.Fromanearlyageshehadmadeanefforttobekindandfriendlytoeveryone.Sheinvitedthewholeclasstoherbirthdayparty,andfromtimetotimeshewouldgivepresentstoeverybody.Shefeltverylucky,asnoothergirlhadsomanyfriendsatschool.ButeverythingchangedonNationalFriendshipDay.Onthatday,inclasseveryonehadtomakethreepresentstogivetotheirthreebestfriends.However,whenallthepresentshadbeenmadeandsharedoutamongclassmates,Fionawastheonlyonewhohadnotreceivedapresent!Shespenthourscrying.Howcoulditbepossible?Everyonecameandtriedtoconsole(安慰)herforawhile.Buteachoneonlystayedforashorttimebeforetheyleft.Whenshegothomethatnight,Fionaaskedhermotherwhereshecouldfindtruefriends.“Fiona,mydear,”answeredhermother,“youarealovelygirl,butyoucan’tbeaclosefriendtoeverybody.Youcan’tbuyfriendswithasmileorafewgoodwords.”Hearingthis,Fionathoughtabouthermother.Hermotherwasalwayswillingtohelpher;sheputupwithallofFiona’sdislikesandproblems;shealwaysforgaveher;shelovedheragreatdealandsoon.Thatwaswhatmakesfriends!Fionasmiledfromeartoear,realizingthatshealreadyhadthebestfriendthatanyonecouldeverwant.1．WhatdidFionathinkofherselfatschool?2．Whendideverythingchange?3．HowdidFionafeelwhenshereceivednopresents?4．WhatdidFiona’sclassmatesdowhenFionacried?5．Wecan’tbuyfriendswithasmileorafewgoodwords,canwe?6．WhatdidFionalearnfromhermother?（23-24八年級(jí)上·上海浦東新·期末）Readthepassageandanswerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題)Canyouimagine40,000peoplethrowing130tonsoftomatoesatoneanotherinthemiddleoftownsquare?That’sexactlywhathappensonthelastWednesdayofAugustinBunol,asmalltownnearValencia,Spain.In1945,duringalocalfestival,somedissatisfiedyoungmenhadaquarrelwithsomeofficialsinthetown’smainsquare.Therewasavegetablestandnearby,sotheypickeduptomatoesandusedthemasweapons.ThisisthemostpopularstoryabouthowtheTomatinastarted.ThefollowingyeartheyoungpeoplerepeatedthefightonthesameWednesdayofAugust,onlythistimetheybroughttheirowntomatoesfromhome.Thiswasrepeatedinthefollowingyears.In1950,thetownallowedthetomatofighttotakeplace.Thefestivalgainedallages,andnowpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworld,takepartinthisfestival.ThemostimportantthingtobringtoTomatinaisachangeofclothesandit’sbesttowearoldtrainers.Fortheparticipants(參與者),theuseofgoggles(護(hù)目鏡)isrecommended(推薦).Thereisalsononeedtobuytheminadvanceastheyareavailable(可以得到的)for2eurosintheshopsallaroundBunol.Expensivecameraequipmentisabigno-no!Ifyouwanttotakephotos,getadisposable(一次性的)waterproofcamera.It’sbesttogetthereearlyandgetdownintothecentreoftheactionasmostofthetomatoesaredumpedinthecentre.Atmiddayexactly,excitedcrowdsgrabthetomatoesfromthetrucksandtheworld’sbiggesttomatofightbegins.Neighboursalsotakepartinthebattlebythrowingbucketsofwaterfromtheirbalconiestocleanthetomatojuiceonpeople’sclothes.Afterexactlyanhour,thefightends.Thewholetownsquareiscolouredredandriversoftomatojuiceflowfreely.Then,firetruckshosedownthestreetstoremovethetomatobitsandjuice.Afterthecleaning,thevillagestonestreetsbecomecleanandquietagain.1．WhereisBunol?2．InwhichyeardidtheTomatinastart?3．WhyisitnecessarytobuygogglesbeforegettingtoBunol?4．Howlongdoesthetomatofightlast?5．Whatdofiretrucksdoafterthetomatofight?6．Asatourist,willyoutakepartinsuchafestival?Why?（21-22八年級(jí)上·上海徐匯·期末）Answerthequestions.（根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容完整回答下列問題）Haveyouheardabout“Survival(生存)Holidays”?“SurvivalHolidays”isforchildrentogointothelonelyplaceforexcitingactivities.Nowabout1,100companiesareallowedtotakechildrenintothegreatoutdoorswithouttheirparents.Thereasonwhypeoplelike“SurvivalHolidays”isthattheythinkbeingclosetonatureisgoodforchildren.ManychildreninbigcitiesspendalltimewatchingTVandplayingcomputergames,but“SurvivalHolidays”canchangethemalot.Is“SurvivalHolidays”awonderfulidea?Maybeitis.Childrenneedmorefreetimetoplay.Theyneedtobeleftontheirown,withoutadultsdisturbing(打擾)them.Parentscaretoomuchabouttheirchildren.Theyliketoseethechildrenbeingbusywithactivitiesthatarecontrolled(控制)byadults,butchildrendon’tknowwhattodowhentheyareindanger.Evensomethinglikecrossingasmallriverseemstobeahardchallenge.Childrenarenotcomfortablewithdanger.Evensmalldangerlikegettingtheirfeetwetorfallingdownseemsveryterribletothem.Manypeoplethinkthesurvivalactivitiesaregoodforchildren.Evenyearslater,theywillstillrememberwhattheyhavelearned.Somehavelearnedtostaycalmindifferenttimes.Somehavelearnedhowtokeepsafe.Othershavelearnedhowtoworkinateam.Alltheseskillswillhelpthemalotintheirlives.1．Is“SurvivalHolidays”forchildrenorparents?

2．Whydopeoplelike“SurvivalHolidays”3．Whatdothechildreninbigcitiesusuallydo?

4．Whatcanchildrenlearninthesurvivalactivities?(listatleasttwo)5．Wouldyouliketojoinin“SurvivalHolidays”?Whyorwhynot?（22-23八年級(jí)上·上?！て谀〢nswerthequestionsOnedayateacherstoodbeforehisclassandpickedupalargeemptyglassbottleandfilleditwithrocks.Hethenaskedthestudentsifthejarwasfull.Theyagreedthatitwas.Hethenaddedaboxofpebbles(小鵝卵石)tothejar,shakingitlightly.Thepebblesrolledintotheopenareasbetweentherocks.“Isthejarfullnow?”Thestudentssaidyes.Butthenhepouredabagofsandintothebottle.Oncemoreheaskedifitwasfullandafterthinkingthestudentssaidthatitwas.Theteacherthenopenedtwocansofbeerandpouredthemintothejar.Thestudentswereveryexcitedaboutthisdemonstration(論證).Theteacherspokeagain,“Iwantyoutoknowthatthisjarrepresents(代表)yourlife.Therocksaretheimportantthingsinyourlife—yourfamily,yourpartner,yourhealth...thingsthatifeverythingelsewaslostandonlytheyremained,yourlifewouldstillbefull.Thepebblesaretheotherthingsthatmatter,likeyourjob,yourhouse,andyourcar.Thesandiseverythingelse.Ifyouputthesandintothejarfirst,thereisnoroomforthepebblesortherocks.”“Thesamegoesforyourlife.Ifyouspendallyourtimeandenergyonthesmallstuff,youwillneverhaveroomforthethingsthatareimportanttoyou.Playwithyourfriends.Taketimetogetmedicalcheckups.Takecareoftherocksfirst.”Thenonestudentaskedwhatthebeerrepresented.“Itjustgoestoprovethatnomatterhowfullyourlifemayseem,thereisalwaysroomforacanofbeer.”1．Howmanytimesdidtheteacheraskstudentsthequestion?2．Thestudentssaidyesallthetime,didn’tthey?3．Whatdidtheteacheraddtothejarfinally?4．Whatdorocksrepresentaccordingtothepassage?5．Whydon’tyouhaveroomfortheimportantthingstoyou?6．Whatdoyouthinkoftheteacher?Andgiveyourreasons.（22-23八年級(jí)上·上?！て谀〢nswerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)GettingAlongTheNo.8MiddleSchoolPenceClubwashavinganimportantmeetingtoplanactivitiesfortheschool’sannualPeaceonEarthFair.Jamie,theclubpresident,askedthestudentsfortheirideas.Vincentsuggestedaplay,butAmythoughtitwasastupididea.Shesaiditwouldbeeasiertojustsingasong.KarensaidthatAmywaslazy.Ginawantedtoinviteafamousrockband,butChrissaidshewasdumb(愚蠢的)becausetheycouldn’taffordarockband.“Weshouldsetuptablesforpeopletowriteletterstoworldleaders”,suggestedJill.Soon,theywerefighting.Everyoneshoutedandnobodylistened.Jamiecouldn’tstanditanymore.“Everyone,bequiet!”shescreamed.“Thisclubissupposedtobeaboutpeace,buteveryoneisfighting!Wecan’tteachotherpeopleaboutbeingpeacefulifwecan’tshowrespectforoneanother,weshouldn’tattackothers’idea.Weshouldlistentoandrespecteveryideaandmakeaplanbasedoneveryone’s,Vincent,willyoubeginagain?”“Well,myideawasaplay,”saidVincent,“ButIlikeAmy’sideaaboutasong.”“Ginahadagoodideaaboutrockbands,”saidAmy,“ButIthinkChrisisright.It’stooexpensive.Whatifwepretendedtoberockstars?”“Thatwouldbewonderful!ItwouldbelikeVincent’sideaforaplay,”addedChris.“Wecouldsingsongsaboutpeace.”Soontheroomwasnoisyagain,butthistime_______________.AndtheyplannedthebestPeaceonEarthFairever!1．WhatdidJamieaskthestudentstodo?2．WhatwasAmy’sidea?3．Christhoughtitwasagoodideatoinvitearockband,didn’the?4．HowdidJamiesolvetheproblem?5．Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?6．WhatdoyouthinkofJamieasaclubpresident?Why?（22-23八年級(jí)上·上海徐匯·期末）Haveyoueverbeenapartofateam?Ateamisagroupofpeoplewhoareworkingtowardsthesamegoal.Afootballteamhastwogoals.Oneoftheirgoalsistowingames,andtheothergoalistobuildcharacter.Characteriswhatapersonismadeupofontheinside.Itishowapersongetsalongwithothers.Oneofthereasonsthatschoolshavesportsteamsistohelpbuildgoodvalues.Therearemanycharactertraits(特質(zhì))thataredevelopedthroughbeingonafootballteam.Oneofthosetraitsisleadership.Thequarterback(四分衛(wèi))istheleaderoftheteambecausehemakesimportantdecisionsfortheteam.Thequarterbackhastoinspiretherestoftheteamtoworktogether.Thatiswhatitmeanstobealeader.Thereisalsoadefensiveleader.Whenthedefenseisplaying,theirleaderhelpsinspirethemtomakebigplaysandworktogetherasateam.Keepingtheotherteamfromscoringisabigjob,soit’simportantforthedefensetoworkhard.Workingtogetherasateammeanscooperatingwitheachotherandmakinggooddecisions.Italsomeansencouragingothersontheteamwhentheyarenothavingagoodgameorpractice.Ifoneteammateisnotworkinghardorfollowingtherules,theentireteamwillsuffer.Whetherafootballteamwinsorloses,itisimportanttocongratulatetheotherteamafterthegame.Thatiscalledsportsmanship,anditisalsoacharactertrait.Beingonateamteachesgoodsportsmanship,andthatwillhelpinotherareasoflifeaswell.Learningtoworktogetherandsupportteammatesareimportantvaluestohave.Beingagoodteammatedoesn’thavetomeanjustontheplayingfield;itcanalsomeanathomewithfamilymembers,intheclassroomwithfellowstudentsorintheworkplacewithcolleagues.Thisisonereasonschoolscontinuetomakesportsteamsavailabletostudentswhentheyareyoung.1．Isthegoalofafootballteamtowingamesortobuildcharacter?2．Whatischaracteraccordingtothepassage?3．Whyisthequarterbacktheleaderofafootballteam?4．Whendoteammatesencourageothersontheteam?5．Ifyourteamlosesthegame,whatwillyousaytotheplayerintheotherteam?6．Doyouthinkworkingtogetherisimportant?Why?（22-23八年級(jí)上·上海奉賢·期末）Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)Japanisanationthatappreciatesthevirtues(美德)ofsilenceandgoodmanners.Yet,whenJapanesepeopleareeatingnoodles,theycanbetheloudestintheworld.Slurping(發(fā)出嘖嘖聲)wheneatingnoodlesisencouragedinJapaneseculture.Theybelievethattakingairintothemouthcanenhancetheflavorofthenoodlesandhelpcooldownthefood.It’salsoconsideredtobeawaytoshowappreciationforthedish.Butrecently,anewexpression—“noodleharassment”(騷擾)cameoutonthesocialmedia.SomeJapanesestartedtorealizetheproblem.Theyfoundthattheslurpingnoiseismakingsomeforeignvisitorsuncomfortable.Asaresponse,oneofJapaneseinstantnoodlemaker,Nissin,inventedaspecialforkwhichisconnectedtotheperson’smobilephone.Itwillsendasignaltothephoneifthepersonslurps.Thephonethenwillplayasoundtocovertheslurpingnoise.Butisitreallynecessary?Diningtraditionsandtablemannersaredifferentallovertheworld.InIndia,peopleeatwiththeirhands.Theythinktheybuildaconnectionwiththefoodinthisway.ItispartofIndia’sculture,justlikeJapan’sslurpingispartofitsown.“So,ifyouareeatingnoodles,pleaseslurp,”wroteaJapanesefoodblogger.“Ifanyonegetsangrywhileyouaredoingthat,ignorethem.Theyarejustmissingthepoint.”1．WhendoJapanesemakealoudnoiseaccordingtothepassage?2．WhatdoJapanesethinkofslurping?3．Someforeignerslikethesoundof“slurping”,don’tthey?4．HowdoIndianseatfood?5．Arethereanytablemannersatyourhomeorinyourhometown?Pleasegiveoneexample.（21-22八年級(jí)上·上海普陀·期末）Annalivedonthesideofavalley(山谷).Onewinter,therewasaverybigflood,andalotofhouseswerewashedaway.Anna’shousewashighenoughtoescapetheflood.So,whenthewaterhaddisappeared,herhousewasnotdamaged.However,Anna’shousewasquitesmallandtherewereonlytwolittlebedrooms.Herhusbanddiedwhentheirfourchildrenwereveryyoung.But,Annasharedherhousewithoneofthefamiliesthathadlosteverythingintheflooduntilitwaspossibleforthemtorebuildtheirownhouse.Anna’sfriendswereverypuzzled(困惑)whentheysawAnnadothis.TheycouldnotunderstandwhyAnnawantedtogiveherselfsomuchmoreworkandtroublewhenshehadsomanychildrentosupport.Lifewouldbeevenharderwhenanotherfamilyjoinedthem.“Well,”Annaexplainedtoherfriends,“30yearsago,awomaninthetownwasverypoor,becauseherhusbandhadbeenkilledinthewar,andshehadalotofchildren,asIhavenow.”“ThedaybeforeChristmas,thiswomansaidtoherchildren,‘Wewon’thavemuchforChristmasthisyear,soIamgoingtogetonlyonegiftforallofusandIamsurewewillallbegladtohaveit.NowI’llgoandgetit.’Shecamebackwithalittlegirlwhowasevenpoorerthanthey,andwhohadnoparents.‘Hereisourgift,’shesaidtoherchildren.”“Thechildrenwereveryexcitedandhappytogetsuchagift.Theywelcomedthelittlegirl,andshegrewupastheirsister.IwasthatChristmasgift.”1．WheredidAnnalive?

2．WasAnna’shousewashedawayinthebigflood?

3．HowmanypeoplewerethereinAnna’sfamily?

4．HowdidAnna’sfriendsfeelwhenshesharedherhousewithahomelessfamily?5．WhowasoncegivenasaChristmasgifttoapoorfamily?6．WhatdoyouthinkofAnna?（22-23八年級(jí)上·上海長寧·期末）Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題)AdayinthelifeofaheartsurgeonIhavebeenworkingatPapworthHospitalinCambridgeforthepast20years.Mydaystartsat5:30,whenIhavetwocupsofblackcoffeewhilelisteningtotheradio.Recently,I’vebeenusingthemorningtoworkonabookI’mcurrentlywriting.I’minthehospitaljustbefore8:00.Ifit’saniceday,I’llcyclethefifteenmilestomyoffice,butmyfavouritewayofgettingtoworkisonmymotorbike.Myweekdaysaredividedintooperatingandnon-operatingdays.MondayandTuesdayaremyoperatingdaysandIliketocomeinearlyandstaylatetochecktheprogressofmypatients.Duringtherestoftheweekdays,I’minclinicsordoingresearch.Onatypicaloperatingday,Iwillconducttwotothreeoperations.Someofthecomplex(復(fù)雜的)operationscantakeaslongastentotwelvehours.Incertaincases,Ithinkaboutthemdays,orevenweeks,inadvance.Lastweek,Ihadoneofthesecaseswhichtookalotofthinkingthroughbeforehand.Thepatientwasayoungmanwhohadararecongenitalheartabnormality(先天性心臟畸形).Heneededanoperationurgently,orhewoulddie.Iplannedtheoperationinmyheadwhileatthedentist’s.Likemanyotherdoctors,Iamalwaysoncallformypatients.WhenIdogettohavesometimetomyself,Ienjoycreatingcrosswordpuzzles(縱橫填字游戲).IevenmakethemforTheGuardian(衛(wèi)報(bào))!Answerthequestions:1．WhendidtheauthorstarttoworkatPapworthHospital?2．Howfarisitfromtheauthor’shometothehospital?3．Whatistheauthor’sfavouritewayofgoingtohisoffice?4．TheauthorspendsWednesdaytoFridayinclinicsordoingresearch,doesn’the?5．Whydidtheauthorthinkabouttheoperationwhilehewasatthedentist’s?6．Whatkindofpersonistheauthor?Listatleasttwopoints.（21-22八年級(jí)上·上海奉賢·期末）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列問題。MinoruYamasakiwasawell-knownAmericanarchitect.Hewasbornin1912inSeattle,Washington.HisparentscamefromJapan.Minoruwenttocollegetostudyarchitecture.Everysummerheworkedinaf