题型：阅读选择 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
浙江省杭州市余杭区2018-2019年八年级下学期英语期末考试试卷
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker's family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good job and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through. They were not so easy for him.
One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went to the school psychologist's (心理学家的) office to ask for help. "I've been trying hard, but…" Johnnie was about to cry.
The psychologist put his hand on the boy's shoulder, "People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters, who were never able to learn math, and some day you will find what you are good at. When you do, you will make all of us very proud of you."
Johnnie didn't go to university. He found a job in the garden in the town. Soon something amazing happened. People began to notice that Johnnie had what they called a "green thumb". The plants grew well and the roses were in bloom (花). People started to accept his advice for gardening (园艺).
One day while he was walking, he found an unusual dirty land. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That afternoon he started the work, but he couldn't afford all the tools or the plants. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little park.
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they spread beauty before the eyes of people.
September 27th is World Tourism Day. Every year, people around the world celebrate it by travelling. Students join tours and share their favourite places.
| Kell, a 14-year-old girl from Italy said, "I want to go to Hokkaido in Japan. The hot springs in Japan are famous all over the world. I want to experience them!" |
| Kim, a 15-year-old boy from Korea said, "I like travelling to the deserts because I like camels and the desert sunset a lot. I want to watch sunset with a camel by my side." |
| Liu Ming, a 12-year-old boy from Beijing said, "I hope to go to New York, London, Paris and other large cities. They are exciting. There are many interesting things to see and to do there." |
| Steve, a 13-year-old boy from America said, "Tourism is one of the world's most important economic sectors (经济板块). It provides money to hundreds of millions more. It's exciting and enjoyable to travel. I want to travel in China with my parents. Can you tell me which city we will travel first?" |
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