2024年中考英语袭冲刺模拟训练：阅读理解20篇(北京专用)

2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递（北京专用）

第四期

专题04阅读理解20篇

（2024•北京东城•一模）Daisyforgottosetthealarmclock（闹钟）soshehadtoruntocatchthebus.This

madeherfeeltiredandrushedwhenshestartedhersciencetest.Aftershehandedinhertestpaper,shewas

certainthatthetesthadnotgonewell.Withaheavyheart,shelefttheclassroom.

Thatafternoon,Daisyleftschooltoworkpart-timeatBeckman's.Aftershefinishedherwork,Mrs.

Beckmancalledherintotheoffice.t4Daisy,^^shesaid,t6youhavebeenagreatworker.Butbusinesshasbeenslow;

wehavetoletyougo.”

Feelingdown,Daisylefttheoffice.Asshewalkedslowlytowardsheraunfshouse,shetriedtothinkabout

thenewhairstyleheraunthadpromisedher.Whenshearrived,Daisyshowedherauntapictureofthestyleshe

wanted.

“Well,you'redone.Whatdoyouthink?”Herauntaskedaboutanhourlater.

WhatDaisysawinthemirrorleftherspeechless.Itwasnothinglikethepicture!Howcouldshepossibly

gotoschoolagain?

Thenextmorning,puttingherthingsinherlocker,sheranintoMs.Wilson,herscienceteacher.

“Iknow,Ms.Wilson,Ididverypoorlyonthetest.IfsjustthatIforgot...

“Whatareyoutalkingabout?Daisy,youdidagreatjob!"Ms.Wilsonsaid."WhatIwantedtoaskyouisif

youwouldbeinterestedinworkingafewdaysaweekafterschoolasalabassistant（助手）.Ineedsomehelp

organizingallthematerials.^^Daisyhappilyaccepted.

“Daisy!”sheheardastherestofthestudentsbegantoenterthebuilding."Wheredidyougetyourhair

done?”Shewassoexcitedabouthertestandnewjobthatshehadcompletelyforgottenaboutherhair.

“Wow!Thatissocool!^^shewastold.Shecouldn,tbelieveherears.Everyonelovedherhair.

Whatacoupleofdaysithadbeen!Walkinghome,shesmiledastheradioofapassingcarplayedthesong

“WhataDifferenceaDayMakes”.

1.Daisylefttheclassroomwithaheavyheartbecause.

A.shearrivedlateforthetest

B.sheforgottostudyforthetest

C.shethoughtshedidpoorlyonthetest

D.shehadtodoherpart-timejobafterthetest

2.HowdidDaisyfeelwhenshefirstsawhernewhairstyle?

A.Disappointed.B.Uninterested.C.Excited.D.Calm.

3.Fromherexperience,Daisyprobablylearnedthat.

A.itisimportanttobepreparedfortheworst

B.thingsarenotalwaysasbadastheyseem

C.lifeisfullofchallengesandchoices

D.hardworkleadstogoodresults

（2024•北京东城•一模）Shortvideoshavebecomeincreasinglypopularinrecentyears.Thesevideosare

typicallyshortinlength,lastingfromafewsecondstoafewminutes,andofferaquicksupplyofentertainment

（娱乐）orinformation.Whilethesevideosmayseemharmless,thereareworriesabouttheeffecttheycanhaveon

thehumanbrainandattentionspan（持续时间）.

Dopamineisaneurotransmitter（神经递质）thatisconnectedwiththereward（奖励）centerofthebrain.

Whenweexperiencesomethingpleasurableorrewarding,suchaseatingadeliciousmealorreceivingpraise,our

brainsrelease（释放）dopamine.Thisreleaseofdopaminestrengthensthebehaviorthatledtothereward,making

usmorelikelytodothatbehavioragain.

Shortvideoscanalsomakeourbrainsreleasedopamine.Thequickandeasy-to-understandnatureofthese

videosprovidesanimmediatesatisfactionthatcanbeaddictive（上瘾的）.Eachtimewewatchavideoand

experiencethepleasureofentertainmentorinformation,ourbrainsreleasedopamine,strengtheningthebehavior

ofwatchingmorevideos.

Overtime,thiscontinuousreleaseofdopaminecanleadtoadecreaseindopaminereceptorsinthebrain.

Thismeansthatittakesmoreandmoredopaminetocreatethesamepleasurablesensation,makingitevenmore

difficulttostopwatchingshortvideos.

Studieshaveshownthattoomuchuseofsocialmediacanleadtoadecreaseinattentionspan,andshort

videosmaybeevenmoreharmful.Thenever-endingexcitementprovidedbythesevideoscanmakeitdifficultfor

peopletofocusontasksthatrequirelastingattention.Thiscanleadtoadecreaseinproductivityandareduced

interestinactivitiesthatdon'tofferimmediaterewards.

Additionally,thesevideoscanhaveabadinfluenceonmentalhealth.Watchinganendlessstreamofshort

videoscanleadtofeelingsofanxietyandstress.Youmightalsostarttofeelbadaboutyourselfbecauseyouthink

you'renotasgoodasthepeopleinthevideos.

Notallshortvideosareharmful,andtheycanbeavaluabletoolforentertainmentandeducation.However,

itisimportanttobemindfulofhowlongyouwatchthesevideosandfocusonactivitiesthatrequirefullattention

andprovidelong-termrewards.

4.Whatdoyouknowaboutdopaminefromthepassage?

A.Dopaminemakespeoplemoreattentive.

B.Dopaminekeepsusfromrepeatingthingswelike.

C.Dopamineinfluencesemotionsinsteadofbehaviors.

D.Dopamineisreleasedasaresultofpleasurableexperiences.

5.Whatcausespeopletoincreasetheirbehaviorsofwatchingshortvideos?

A.Thestrongwishtolearnnewthings.

B.Theconvenienceofgettingshortvideos.

C.Thenecessityofhavingsocialcommunication.

D.Theneedtokeepthesamelevelofsatisfaction.

6.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroducehowdopamineworksinourbrains.

B.Toencouragepeopletoimprovetheirattentionspan.

C.Toremindpeopletolimittheirtimeofwatchingshortvideos.

D.Toexplainwhyshortvideoshavebecomeincreasinglypopular.

（2024•北京西城•一模）Haveyoueverwonderedwhyyouaregoodatnoticingthingsinyourenvironment

thatarepossiblydangerous?Defensivecircuits,oneofourbrainsystems,detect（察觉）signsthatmightsuggest

threats（威月力、）andpreparethebodytotakequickaction,thereforeincreasingourchancesofstayingalive.

Ourdefensivecircuitsarealwaysonthelookoutforthingsthatmightbethreats.

Theylookforcertainfeaturesofobjects（物体）thatmakethoseobjectsstandoutfromtheotherthings

aroundthem.Objectswiththesefeaturesaregivenpriorityinourbrains;thatis,wepayattentiontothembefore

otherthings.So,howexactlydoesourthreatdetectionwork?

First,thepresenceofafeaturethatcouldsuggestathreatgrabs,orcatches,ourattentionveryquickly——itis

anautomatic（自动的）process.Threatdetectionhappenssoquicklybecausethethreatinformationdoesnothave

togoallthewayaroundthecortex（大脑皮层）.Youcanthinkofthisasashortcutthroughthebrain,whichgives

usmoretimetoavoidpossiblethreats.

Oncewelookatsomethingthatmightbeathreat,weoftenfindlookingawaytobeverydifficult-the

threateningobjectholdsourattention.Thisprocessisalsoautomatic,anditsadvantageisthatitgivesusmore

timetocollectadditionaldetailsaboutthepossiblethreat.Thosedetailsareimportantforunderstandingwhether

wearefacingarealthreatanddecidinghowtobestdealwiththesituation.

Afterwehaverecognizedthepossiblethreat,ourbrainsmustoftenmakeupforthetimewe'vespent

examiningit-weneedtoavoidpayingattentiontothethreat,andthenwecanlookaroundandprocesstherestof

theenvironment.Thiscanhelpusfindadditionalthreats,orfindawayout.

Oncewedetectathreat,thedefensivecircuitsprepareourbodytotakeaction.Wemakechangestoour

emotions(forexample,feelingfear)andbodyfunctions(suchasspeedingupourheartbeat).Together,these

changesallowustoactproperlyinthreateningsituations,increasingthelikelihoodthatwewillgetawaywithout

beingharmed.

Therearedifferencesbetweenpeopleonhoweasilythedefensivesystemisactivated.Someofusare

frightenedmoreeasilythanothers,andittakeslesstoactivatethedefensivecircuits.This,however,canbe

problematic.Overlysensitivedefensivecircuitsmightstopworkingastheyshouldwhenoverused.

7.Whatcanwelearnaboutthedefensivecircuits?

A.Theywatchoutforpossibledanger.

B.Theyhelpusrememberthreatfeatures.

C.Theypromiseusahappyandhealthylife.

D.Theyeasilystandoutfromotherbrainsystems.

8.Whatdoourbrainsdotomakeupforthetimespentexaminingpossibledanger?

A.Createadditionaldetailsimmediately.

B.Activateashortcutthroughthecortex.

C.Pushourbodytomakelastingchanges.

D.Redirectourattentiontotherestoftheenvironment.

9.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howdoesyourbrainworkinvarioussituations?

B.Whatmakesusdifferentwhenitcomestofacingthreats?

C.Whyareweoverlysensitivetocertainthreateningobjects?

D.Whathappensinyourbrainwhenyounoticesomethingfrightening?

(2024•北京东城•一模)Haveyouheardofmentaltoughness?Oftentalkedaboutinrelationtosports,

mentaltoughnessischaracterizedbytheabilitytoalwaysperformwellunderstress.Researchhasshownthatitis

alsoausefulquality(品质)forstudents,withbenefitsforschoolachievement,classroombehavior,and

relationshipswithothers.

However,mentaltoughnessisoftenmisunderstood.Itissometimesrelatedtohidingyourfeelings,ornot

acknowledging（承认）yourweaknesses,whichcanharmstudentwell-being,aswellasschoolperformanceand

socializing.

So,whatactuallyismentaltoughness,andhowcanitbedevelopedinschools?

Studentswhoshowmentaltoughnessareawareof（意识至U）andabletocontroltheiremotions.Thishelps

themtothinkclearlyunderstress,onthedayofexamsforexample.Onewaytohelpwiththisistoencourage

studentstotalktothemselvesinapositiveandhelpfulway.Studentsmaybeupsetiftheydon'tdoaswellona

taskastheyhoped.Byaskingthemselvesquestions,suchas“WhatwouldIdodifferentlynexttime?”,theycan

stopfocusingonthenegativesanddirecttheirattentiontowardsimprovinginthefuture.

Mentaltoughnessmeansaskingforhelp.Manystudentsaretooashamedtodoit,forfeartheywouldshow

weaknessbyacknowledgingtheydon'tunderstandsomething.However,othersactuallyconsideritapositive

quality.Recognizingwhentheyareexperiencingdifficultiestakescourageforstudents,butitalsoshowsa

willingnesstolearnandgetbetter.

Mentaltoughnessisalsoaboutbeingopentolearning,notbeingaknow-it-all.Overtime,thestudentswho

growthemostarethosewholiketoexplore（探索）things,lookingforanswersinbooks,online,orbypaying

attentiontowhafshappeningaroundthem.Theyalsoworktogether,helpingeachotherwithchallenges.

Whafsmore,mentaltoughnessinvolveshavingastrongsenseofself-beliefandconfidenceinone's

abilities.Mentallytoughstudentshaveaclearideaoftheirgoals,andtheirwillstoachievethemareunwavering.

Theyarenoteasilyinfluencedbyothers'opinionsandarewillingtostepoutsideoftheircomfortzonetoreach

theirgoals.

Tocreatementallytoughstudentsandclassrooms,itisimportantforteachersthemselvestoberolemodels.

Teacherscandeveloptheirmentaltoughnessinmuchthesamewayasstudents.Inordertodevelopmental

toughness,bothstudentsandteachersshouldrecognizethatitisabouthavingpositivebehaviorsandattitudesthat

helpthemlearnandimprove.

10.Youweremostprobablybeingmentallytoughwhen.

A.youkeptyoursadnessinsidewithouttellingothers

B.youactedasifyouweredoingwellwitheverything

C.youreceivedpraiseforansweringadifficultquestion

D.youmanagedyournervousnesstomakeagreatspeech

11.Theword"unwavering“inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto.

A.unshakeableB.unacceptableC.unclearD.uncommon

12.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Experiencingdifficultiesmakesstudentslesswillingtolearn.

B.Mentallytoughstudentsdoubttheirabilitieswhenfacingfailure.

C.Mentallytoughstudentshavecuriosityabouttheworldaroundthem.

D.High-performingstudentsaremorelikelytohaveagoodattitudetolearning.

13.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhyIsMentalToughnessaKeytoSuccess?

B.WhatDoesMentalToughnessLooklikeinSchools?

C.HowDoesMentalToughnessInfluenceSchoolAchievement?

D.WhoShouldBeResponsibleforDevelopingMentalToughness?

（2024•北京西城•一模）OnaSaturdayafternoon,yourbestfriendcallsyouandsaysheneedshelpmoving.

Yougladlyshowuptohelp.Whenyouaredone,hehandsyousomemoney,saying"Thanksforyourhelp.^^The

situationsuddenlyfeelsawkward（尴尬的）.

Whydoesn'tdirectpaymentfitthesituation?AccordingtoeconomistDanAriely,weliveintwo

worlds-onegovernedbysocialnorms（规范），andtheothercharacterizedbymarketnorms.Socialnormsare

partofoursocialnature.Theyincludethefriendlyrequests（请求）thatpeoplemakeofoneanotherandimmediate

paybackisnotrequired.Inthesecondworld,wheremarketnormsmaketherules,peopleworkformoneyandget

whattheypayfor.Marketrelationshipsarenotnecessarilybadormean,buttheydosuggestcomparablebenefits

andimmediatepayments.

Whenwekeepsocialnormsandmarketnormsontheirseparatepaths,thingsmovealongsmoothly.

Moreover,whensocialandmarketnormsrunintoeachother,theresultsarenotsatisfying.

Therewasanexperimentinvolvingdaycarecenterfines.Someparentswouldarrivelatetopickuptheir

children,sofineswereintroduced.However,thismademoreparentslate.Beforethefinewasintroduced,parents

weresorryforkeepingtheteacherswaiting,andthismadethemfeelcompelledtoarriveontimeinthefuture.But

theintroductionofthefinereplacedthissocialnormwithamarketnorm.Parentsfelttheywerepayingtobe

allowedtochoosewhethertheywantedtobelate.Evenafterthecenterremovedthefine,theparentsdidn'treturn

tosocialnormsandthenumberoflatepick-upsdidn'tdrop.Theresultshowedafact:whenaspecialnormruns

intoamarketnorm,thesocialnormgoesawayandseldomreturns.

However,doesthisnecessarilymeanmarketnormsalwayshaveabiggereffectthansocialnorms?Ariely

performedanexperimentbypayingpeople$5（Group1）or$0.50（Group2）fordragging（拖动）circlesacrossa

computerscreenforfiveminutes.Withpayment,heexpectedthemtousemarketnormsinthatsituationandact

accordingly.AndtoGroup3,heintroducedthetaskasasocialrequest,justaskingthemforhelp.Theresults

showedthatGroup1draggedonaverage159circles,andGroup2draggedabout101circles.Buttheoneswho

werepaidnothingdragged168circles.Whenpeoplewerepaid,motivation（动力）andproductivityroseaspay

rose,butpeopleworkedevenharderundersocialnormsthanformoney,Why?Becausepeoplelovetofeelthat

theyhavehelpedothers.

Moneyisthemostexpensivewaytomotivatepeople.Socialnormsarenotonlycheaper,butoftenmore

effectiveaswell.Moneywilltakeyouonlysofar-socialnormsaretheforcesthatcanmakeadifferenceinthe

longrun.

14.Whichofthefollowingexamplesfitswithinsocialnorms?

A.Payingafriendforhisvoluntaryhelp.

B.Finingaworkerbecauseofhismistakes.

C.Offeringaneighborafreeridetotheairport.

D.Returningaproducttogetyourmoneyback.

15.Thewords“feelcompelledto“inParagraph4mostprobablymean.

A.remainunwillingtoB.thinkitnecessaryto

C.beafraidtoD.finditeasyto

16.WhatcanwelearnaboutDanAriely'sexperimentinParagraph5?

A.Arielyexpectedpeopletohelpeachothertocompletethetask.

B.Theresultsuggestedwhoshouldreceivethehighestpayment.

C.Peopleintheexperimentactedaccordingtothesamenorms.

D.Theexperimentshowedtheeffectsofthetwonorms.

17.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.socialnormscanplayagreatroleinsociety

B.marketnormsaren'teffectiveastheyusedtobe

C.betterperformancesometimesleadstolowerpay

D.peopleshouldreplacemarketnormswithsocialnorms

（2024U匕京通州,——模）Sharingyouropinionsisfunwheneveryoneelseagreeswithyou.Butwhatabout

whentheydon't?Noonelikesfeelinglikethestrangeoneout,andthesedaysitseemslikepeoplewithunpopular

opinionsaremorelikelytogetshunned（回避）.Doesthatmeanyoushouldchangeyouropinionstoconform（符

合）tothemajority'sbeliefs?Ofcoursenot.Here'swhatyoushoulddo.

Sayit,butdon'tpushit

Weallhaveideasthatwewanttoshare.Butdon】trytoconvince（说月艮）otherpeoplethatyouropinionis

thebestideaortheonlyideatheyshouldhave.Standyourground,butdon'tbecondescending（居高临下的）.

Berespectfulofotherpeople'sopinions,too

Ifsnotonlyyouwhoneedtoexpressanopinion.Everyoneshouldhavethechance,andyoushouldgive

themthatchance.Whenpeoplesharetheirthoughts,beopentothemanddon'tbringthemdownforunpopular

opinions.

Agreetodisagree

Sometimes,wehavetoacceptthefactthatwewon'tagreeoneverything.Whenyouropinionsclash（冲突）,

makesurethatitendsthere.Don'thaveanyargumentsornegativefeelings.Agreetodisagreewhenthere9sno

otherwayforyou.

Unpopularopinionscanrocktheboatwhenitcomestoconversations.Buttheycanbethebest

conversationtopics.Havinganunpopularopinionishard,butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourrelationshipsoryour

self-esteem（自尊）.Withtherightway,youcanstandfirm（坚定地）inyourbeliefs,evenwhenyoufeellike

othersdon'tsharethem.

Youcanshareadifferentideaonthetopic.Besurenottobesosurprisedwhensomeonedoesn'tagreewith

you.Itisanunpopularopinion,afterall.Learninghowtohandlehavinganunpopularopinionisimportantifyou

wanttobeabletoshareyouropinionrespectfullyandeffectively,andyoudon'twanttofeelemotionallyisolated

（孤立的）becauseofyouropinion.

18.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Weshoulduseouropinionstochallengeothers5opinions.

B.Weshouldtryourbesttomakeourfriendsacceptourideas.

C.Whenweshareouropinions,weshouldstopothersfromtalking.

D.Whenit'shardtoacceptdifferentopinions,weshouldsetthemaside.

19.Thewords"rocktheboat“inParagraph5probablymean"

A.bringbenefitsB.drawawayattentionC.maketroubleD.winsupport

20.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thecollectionofunpopularopinions.B.Waystodealwithunpopularopinions.

C.Theimportanceofunpopularopinions.D.Benefitsofhavingunpopularopinions.

（2024・d匕京通州•——模）Weallexperiencedifferentlevelsofstress,andwecanmanageacertainamount

ofitwhilestillfeelingcomfortableandfulfilled.Buteverywhereyoulooktoday,somepeoplearestressedout.

Whydopeopleseemtohavemorestress?

Manyresearchersagreethatstresscomesdowntothelargernumberoftasksandourhigherexpectations.

Butwebelievethereismoretoconsider.Theattitudestowardsthetaskscanalsoinfluencethelevelof

stress.Anattitudeisthewaythatyouthinkandfeelaboutthings.Badattitudestowardsthetaskscanslowdown

themanagementofthetasks.Somepeoplemaybeoverwhelmed（压彳到）bytheirgrowinglistofto-doitems.This

canleadtoanxiety.Formany,anxietycanbepainful.Forsome,anxietycanbesopainfulthattheymayavoid

tasksbigandsmall.Avoidancecanleadtoanexpandinglistofunfinishedtasks.Whensomeoneremindsusto

facewhatwehavenotcompletedorwhenanewpressurehasbeenadded,theburden（负担）becomestoomuch.

Forexample,ifsomeonetellsustomorrowisthedeadlineofourprojectsoranewoneisgiventous,weare

facingtheaccumulation（积累）ofstress.

Oneoftheelementsthatinfluenceattitudesisemotions.Emotionsarepowerfulinternal（内部的）

experiencesthatinfluenceattitudesandbehaviorsbyshapingideas,evaluations,anddecision-makingprocesses.

Pleasantemotionstendtopromotepositiveattitudes,whileunpleasantemotionscanleadtonegativeattitudes.

Furthermore,negativeemotionswillreducethethinkingprocessthatisnecessarytohandlestress.Forexample,

shameoverunfinishedprojectsorunmetexpectationscanpushusdown,andnegativejudgmentcancreatealack

ofself-belief,whichcanaffectperformanceandtheoverallmanagementofstress.

Whenyou'restressedoutandhaveabadattitudeontopofthatstress,youwillfeelthateventhesimplest

tasksareboringandimpossibletodo,whichcanincreaseyourstresslevel.Butifwewanttohavelessstresson

ourtasks,ifstimetohaveproperattitudes.

21.Youwillmostprobablyexperiencetheaccumulationofstresswhenyou.

A.leaveyourtaskstothelastminute

B.havecomfortablefeelingsatschool

C.havepositiveattitudestowardsyourwork

D.areabletofinishyourhomeworkcorrectlyeveryday

22.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutanxietyinParagraph3?

A.Toprovideexamplesofthegrowinglist.

B.Toshowanewwaytofacethestress.

C.Tohelpusknowtheimportanceofthetasks.

D.Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenattitudesandstress.

23.Whatdoyouknowabouttheattitudesandemotionsfromthepassage?

A.Emotionsareakindofbehaviorsguidedbyattitudes.

B.Pleasantemotionscanleadtonegativeattitudes.

C.Emotionsareeasiertochangethanattitudes.

D.Attitudesareaffectedbyemotions.

24.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.positiveattitudescanhelppeoplefeellessstressed

B.peoplecanchangeattitudesbyobservingpeoplearoundthem

C.highexpectationisakeypartofeffectivestressmanagement

D.peoplehavepleasantemotionswhentheyfallbehindontasks

（2024」匕京通州・——模）WhenIwas13,1wasgoingtovisitmygrandfatherinLancashire.Myauntmade

mesandwichesfortheroad.TheywouldkeepmegoinguntilIreachedtheairport.

AsIgotontothebus,Iwassothankfultofindawindowseat.WhenIsatthere,Isawanoldmanwatching

me.”Excuseme?CanIsithere?^^Hisvoicewasdeep.

“Yes,ofcourse!,51said.Helookedkindofnervous,ortired.Heletoutasigh（叹气）andrelaxedabitinhis

seat.

“Hi,I'mTony."IsaidasIgavehimmyrighthandtoshake.

“George."Helookedatmefbracoupleofsecondsbeforeacceptingmyhand.

Hewasfriendlyandwetalkedaboutthistrip.Iknewhewas70andheadedtoBirminghamtovisithisson

andgrandchildren.Itoldhimaboutmygrandfather,andwebothseemedtorelax.

Ourconversationwasrudelyinterruptedbymystomach.Itookoutasandwichandtookabigbite.I

noticedGeorgewaswatchingmeeating.Heprobablywashungry.

“Wouldyoueatwithme?”IsaidasIhandedhimmysecondsandwich.

"No,no,Idon'twanttoeatyourfood.Youwillneedthatforyournextcoach.^^

“No,Iwon't.Iwilleatagainontheplane.Plus,Idon'treallylikeeatingalone.^^Thedetermination（决^心）

onmyfacemusthavebeenverypersuasive（有说月艮力的）,becauseafteramomenfshesitation（犹豫）,henodded

hisheadweaklyandacceptedthesandwich.

Aftereating,IdecidedthatIshouldhaveanap.IhadanhourtokillbeforewereachedBirmingham.

Thesuddentap（轻拍）onmyshouldermademeopenmyeyes.ItwasGeorge.Hetoldmewehadreached

Birmingham.Isaid,"Nicetomeetyou,George.Ihopeyouhaveagreattimewithyourfamily.^^

AsIextended（伸出）myhandforafinalhandshake,henotonlytookit,butcuppeditinbothhishands.

“Thankyouforbeingsokindtome.Safetravels.9,Hesaidandturnedaroundtogetoffthebus.

Ididn'tknowwhathewalkedawaywiththatday,butIwalkedawaywithasenseofsatisfaction.Hiswords

“Thankyouforbeingsokindtome“keptringinginmyearsandIkeptsmilingtomyself.

25.TonymetGeorgeonthetoBirmingham.

A.trainB.planeC.shipD.bus

26.TonyGeorgeduringthetrip.

A.foundaseatforB.sharedhisfoodwith

C.listenedtomusicwithD.hadasuddentapontheshoulderof

27.Tonyhadasenseofsatisfactionbecause.

A.hisauntmadehimsandwichesfortheroadB.Georgewasfriendlyandhadanicefamily

C.hiskindnessmadeGeorgefeelwarmD.hecouldseehisgrandparents

（2024・北京大兴•一模）TheGreatestGift

OnChristmasEve,Georgefoundhimselfonabridgeoutsidehishometown.Hewassadbecausehe

thoughthislifehadbeenacompletewaste.Inthishopelessmoment,amysteriousmanappeared.Theman

wonderedwhyGeorgewashereinsteadofstayingwithhisfamily.Georgetoldhimhedislikedhissimplelifein

thesmalltown.Georgebelievedhewasjustaninsignificantbankerwithafamilydoingthesamethingeveryday.

Withoutanyachievement,Georgewishedhehadneverbeenbornatall.Hopingtoteachhimalesson,theman

granted（满足）Georgehiswish.

Afterthemandisappeared,Georgetraveledbacktotown.Nothingappearedoutofplaceuntilhewalkedby

HankBiddle'stree.Thetreeshouldhavebeendamaged（毁坏）fromthetimeGeorgeranhiscarintoit.Butinthis

moment,thetreelookedlikeithadn'tbeenhit.Infact,herememberedclearlythathehadrunhiscarintoit.Soon,

Georgediscoveredthetownheknewsowelldidn'tknowhimatall-becausehehadneverbeenborn.

AsGeorgewalkedaroundtown,henoticedhewasastrangertoeveryone.Notonlythat,Georgelearned

thatthelivesofhisfriendsandfamilyhadtakenaturnfortheworse.Forone,George'sjobasabankerwas

replacedbyanotherman.Becausethenewbankerwasgreedy（贪婪的），manypeople'sliveswerenegatively

affected.

WithoutGeorge,thelivesofhisfamilymemberswerealsodisturbed.Georgelearnedthathisbeloved

brother,whomhehadoncesavedfromdrowning（溺水），diedbecauseGeorgewasnottheretosavehim.The

deathofGeorge'sbrothercontinuedtobringhugesadnesstothe