2025年人教版中考英语总复习：阅读理解之记叙文（第2期）

考点2记叙文（第02期）

（2024•山东济宁•中考真题）

Haveyoueverseenorusedasaw,or'WinChinese?Doyouknowwhoinventedit?

TheinventorwasLuBan.HewasborninthestateofLuinancientChinamorethan2,500yearsago.Thatis

whereQufuliesintheeastoflining.

LuBanwasthegreatestcarpenter（木匠）inhistime.Oncethekingorderedhimandhisteamtobuildapalace

inaveryshorttime.Theywouldbepunishediftheymissedthedeadline（最后期限）.Theyhadonlyaxes,oxfuziin

Chinese,tocutthetreesandpreparethewoodforthepalace,soworkwasveryslow.

OnedayLuBanrushedupthehilltoseehowthingsweregoing.Suddenlythesharpteethofaleafcuthishand.

Thenabrightideacameintohishead.Soonhemadeatoolwithteethalongthesideofalongironbar（条状物）.

Withthistool,workbecamemuchfaster,andtheycompletedtheworkbeforethedeadline.

Thatishowthesawwasinvented.

LuBaninventedmanyotherusefultoolsforcarpentersandinterestingtoysfchildren.TheWoodenBird,for

example,couldstayintheairforthreedays.ThafswhyheisregardedastheGodofCarpentry.

1.Inwhichpicturecanyouseeasaw?

A彖:彭C*M

2.WhatdidthekingorderLuBanandhismentodo?

A.Useonlyaxes.B.Buildapalacequickly.

C.Cutthetrees.D.Preparethewood.

3.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.HowLuBan'shandwashurt.B.WhyLuBaninventedthesaw.

C.Howthesawwasinvented.D.Howthepalacewascompleted.

4.WhichofthefollowingdidLuBan'sWoodenBirdworklike?

A.Abike.B.Akite.C.Aship.D.Acar.

（2024・山东济宁・中考真题）

Darrell:Marina...Marina...MARINA!

Marina:Oh,sorry.Ididn'thearyou.Iwasthinkingaboutmyhomework.

Darrell:Whafsitabout?

Marina:Well,Ineedtodrawafuturehouseformyartclass,butIhaven'tgotanyideas.MaybeIshouldgotothe

libraryandlookforsomethinguseful.

Darrell:OryoucantryPinterest.

Marina:Isn'titashoppingapp?

Darrell:Notreally.ManypeoplesharetheirworksonPinterestandtellyouhowtheymadethem.Tmsureyoucan

getsomeideasthere.

Marina:Soundslikeyouuseitoften.

Darrell:Yeah.JustlastweekIwentthereandfoundtheAtoZofmakingchocolatecake-fromchoosinggood

chocolatetobaking（烘烤）thecaketomakingsugarflowersontop.

Marina:Really?rilcheckitoutlater.Thanksalot.

5.What'sMarina'shomework?

A.Todrawafuturehouse.B.Togetideasforopeningalibrary.

C.Tolookforsomethingusefultodo.D.Todosomeshoppingforherartclass.

6.WhydidDarrelltellMarinatogotoPinterest?

A.Togetashoppingapp.B.Tomeetsomenewfriends.

C.Tofindsomehelpfulexamples.D.Toshareherworkswithpeople.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"AtoZ"mean?

A.Allletters.B.Chocolatecakes.

C.Sugarflowersontop.D.Everythingaboutsomething.

（2024・江苏盐城・中考真题）

TakingRoot.

Howmanykindsofplantsarethereintheworld?LucyBraunwonderedthatasachild.Sheshowedgreat

interestinplantsatayoungage.Sheoftenhadenergeticwalkswithherfamilythroughthenearbywoods.Some

plantsandwildflowersseemedtoshoutatherwiththeirwildcolours.Othershidbehindrocks.

Lucylookedattheshapesofleavesasshewalkedinthewoods.Shekeptarecordofwhatshesaw.Shealso

learnttodrawwhatshesaw.Thenshecouldcompareallkindsofplants.Later,Lucygrewmoreandmore

interestedinbotany,thestudyofplants.

舞

nTBranchingOut

Atuniversity,Lucytookclassesingeology,orthestudyofrocksandminerals.Herworkwithgeologists

changedhowshelookedatthenaturalworld.Shecontinuedherstudiesinbotanyaswell.Lucyalsotookclassesin

ecology（生态学）.Lucybelievedthatplantlifeinsomeareaswasabletomovetootherplacesovertime.

工,

今InFullBloom

In1917,Lucybegantoteachbotanyatauniversity.Shelivedinahousenearthewoods.Lucycollectedplants

fromallaroundthecountry.Shetookmanyphotosofthem,too.Colourphotographywasstillnewthen.Becauseof

that,peopleenjoyedherlessonsandphotosalot.The▲ofLabour（劳动）

Laterinherlife,Lucywrotemanyfieldguides.In1950,shepublishedhermostimportantguide.Itdescribes

theplantsintheforestsacrossthecountry.Ecologistsstilluseittostudychangesintheforestsovertime.

Today,Lucyhasafewplantsnamedafterher.OneofthemisLucyBraun'ssnakeroot,whichisnowin

danger.Lucy'sworkintheprotectionofnaturemayhelppreventitsdisappearance.

LucyBraunlivedtobe81.Inheryearsasabotanist,Lucycollectednearly12,000plants!

8.Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1?

A.Theplantsappearedtobefulloflife.B.Theplantscouldtalkjustlikehumans.

C.TheplantsseemedtobeangrywithLucy.D.Theplantswerelookedafter

wellbyLucy.

9.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellus?

A.ThereasonwhyLucylikedplants.B.ThewayLucystudiedplants.

C.ThetimewhenLucynoticedplants.D.ThespecialplantsLucycollected.

10.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin"▲"inthelastpart?

A.CausesB.RecordsC.FlowersD.Fruits

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheProtectionofthePlantsB.TheCollectionofthePlants

C.TheStoryofaGreatScientistD.TheLessonbyaScientist

（2024•江苏宿迁•中考真题）

Inthebrightmoonlight,Jackiswalkinghome.Suddenly,hefindsahawk（鹰）lyingbesideabox.Very

curious,hebeginstocheckit.

Thehawkseemstobeinpain.Oneofitswingslooksbroken,touchingtheground.Itseyeslookscared.So

JacktakesoffhisT-shirtandwraps（包裹）itcarefullyroundthehawk.Thenhecarriesithome.

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“Ican'ttakehimintothehouse,^^hethinks.Mymumdoesn'tlikeanimalsinthehouse!"

Thinkingforawhile,Jackdecidestohidethehawkinthegardenshed（棚子）.Hesecretlyputsthehawk

downonthefloorwithhisT-shirt.Lookingatthehawk,hesays,"It'syourhomenow.CallyouFalco,OK?”

Afterthat,hegoesbacktohisroom.Unluckily,hisparentsarewaitingforhim.FindinghisT-shirtmissing,

theygetquiteangryanddon'tallowhimtogooutwithinaweek.Jackgoestohisroomwithoutanywords,buthe

can'tfallasleepbecauseheisworryingaboutFalco.

Intheearlymorning,JacktakessomebreadtofeedFalcoandgoesbacktohisroomsecretly.Afterbreakfast,

Jackgoestothegardenshed,holdingasmallbowlofwater.

Intheshed,hefindsFalcosittingquietlyinacorner,thebreadstillonthefloor.Falco'seyesareopen,but

notbrightnow.JackputsthewaterinfrontofFalco.Atfirst,Falcoignores（忽视）it,thenhebeginstodrink.Jack

sitsquietly,lookingathim,imaginingFalcoflyingintheendlessbluesky.Butnowheistrappedontheearth.

“HowcanIhelpyoureturntothesky,Falco?^^

WhenJackleavestheshed,hisbrotherJimiswaitingforhimoutside.

“What'ssointerestingintheshed?”

“Nothing.”

“Tellmethetruth,Jack.Ithinkyouhaven'tforgottenmybrokenrocket!9,

Finally,Jackhasnochoicebuttotellhisbrotherthetruth.Jimbecomesveryexcited.

“Jim,pleasedon'tsayanythingtoMumandDad.Icanrepairyourrocket.^^

"Myrocketisn'timportant,Jack.ButFalcois!”

ThenthebrothersdiscusshowtofeedFalco.TheydecidetogethelpfromtheirfriendHollybecauseshe

knowsalotaboutanimals,birdsandnature.Later,thebrothersgotoHolly.Hollyadvisesthemtofeedsomemeat

toFalco.

Overthenextfewdays,Falcogetsmuchbetter.HealwayseatsthemeatJackandJimbringhimfromthe

kitchen.JackevendigsupwormsintheparkforFalco.Falcolovesthem!Hisfeatherslookbrightandshiny,too.

Buthestillcan'tfly.

Onemorning,HollycomestoseeFalco.Afterwatchingitforawhile,Hollysays,"Talcoiswellenoughto

flyagain!”Hearingthis,theyhappilyopenthedoor,andwatchFalcostepintothesunlightslowly.Falcobeatshis

wingsandtriestoflyinsmallcircles,theninlargeones.Suddenly,hemakesaloudcryandfliesaway.Jackfeelsa

bitsad,butheknowstheyareright.

Oneevening,JackandJimaresittingintheirroom.Itisacoolandquietevening.Suddenly,hehearsacry

fromfaraway.Afamiliar（熟悉的）cry.Abirdisflyingincirclesacrossthesky.It'sFalco!Jackwatchesitfly,

happyandwild.

一AdaptedfromJacksEndlessSummer

12.Whafswrongwiththehawk?

A.Itistoohungrytofly.B.Itistrappedinabox.

C.Oneofitswingsishurt.D.Oneofitslegsisbroken.

13.Whatisthecorrectorderofwhathappensinthestory?

①diggingupwormsforthehawk②tellingJimthesecretofthehawk

③askingHollyforusefuladvice④lettingthehawkflyintotheair

A.①②③④B.②③①④C.①②④③D.②④①③

14.Whatcanweknowfromthestory?

A.Hollyknowslittleaboutanimals.

B.Jimprefershisrockettothehawk.

C.Jack'smotherlikesthehawkalot.

D.Jackshowsmuchloveforthehawk.

15.Whafsthemainideaofthestory?

A.Makingaplanofraisingbirds.B.Workingtogethertosaveahawk.

C.Exploringthesecretofanimals.D.Findingwaystoprotectanimals.

（2024・北京・中考真题）

Theschoolyearbegan.Aspresidentoftherecyclingclub,Scottwasthinkingaboutnewactivitiesto

encourageotherstudentstobecomemoreenthusiastic（热心的）aboutrecycling.Hisclubhadhelpedtorecyclea

lotofwasteforthepastfiveyearsandhehopedthatthisyeartheywoulddoevenbetter.

Scottwenthomeonedayandlookedonline,hopingtofindideasforeventstheclubcouldorganizeatschool.

Duringhisresearch,helearnedthattheamount（数量）ofelectronicwaste,ore-waste,isincreasingrapidly.Scott

wasupsetwithhimselffornotnoticingthisproblemsooner.Atthatmoment,hebegantodevelopaplan.

“ThereisaspecialprojectIwantustoworkonthisterm,“Scottannounced值布）attherecyclingclub

meetingthenextday."Wehaveallheardaboute-waste,butrecentlyIlearnedaboutthebadeffectsifshavingon

ourenvironment.^^Hewentontotelltheclubmembersthathewantedthemtoorganizeane-wastedrive-aday

whenstudentsandtheirfamiliescoulddropoffunwantedelectronicstoberecycled.C4Nowlefsgettowork!”

Forseveralweeks,therecyclingclubwasbusypreparingfortheupcominge-wastedrive,ore-driveasitwas

sooncalled.

Thebigdayfinallyarrived,andScottwasnervous.Heandtheothermembersarrivedatschoolearlyto

makesurethateverythingwouldgosmoothly.Everyonewaitedeagerly,hopingthatstudentsoftheschoolwould

takepartintheevent.

Itwasn'tlongbeforethefirstcarspulledintotheschoolparkinglot.Afterawhile,morepeoplearrived.

Phones,TVsets,computersandkeyboardssoonbeganpilingup（堆积）.

Attheendoftheevent,Scottheardsomeonesuggestthattheschoolshouldhaveane-driveeventeveryterm.

Scottsmiled,realizingthatasimpleactioncouldtrulyhavealastinginfluence.

16.WhatdidScottlearnduringhisresearchonline?

A.Studentsareenthusiasticaboutrecycling.B.Thereisalotofwaste

recycledeveryyear.

C.Theamountofe-wasteisincreasingrapidly.D.Therearemanyrecycling

clubsinthecountry.

17.HowdidScottfeelatfirstonthatbigday?

A.Proud.B.Upset.C.Excited.D.Nervous.

18.WhatdidScottrealizeattheendofthee-driveevent?

A.Environmentalproblemscouldbesolved.

B.Asimpleactioncouldbringalong-termeffect.

C.Teamworkisvaluableforthesuccessofevents.

D.Familymembersareinterestedinschoolactivities.

(2024・江苏盐城・中考真题)

Atpresent,manyforeignersshowgreatinterestinlearningChineseidioms(成语).TerryandKateare

amongthem.MostChineseidiomshavefourcharacters.Forexample,qingchuyulan(bluerthanindigo),and

houjibofa(successcomeswithtimeandeffort).TerryandKatearenowreadingstoriesbehindtheChineseidioms

theyhavelearntrecently.

IntheSpringandAutumnperiod,DukeHuanofIntheSpringandAutunmperiod,theStuteofWu

QiledhisarmytohelptheStateofYanfighttheandtheStateofYuedidn'tgetalongwell.Theywere

enemies.Theysetoutinspring.However,whentheyfightingforyears.Peopleineachstatedidn'thavea

wonthewarandwertbackhome,winterbegan.goodrelationship,either.Oueday,thepeopleofWuand

Everythinginthemountainwascoveredwithsnow.Yuehappenedtobeonthesameboattocrossariver.

TheywalkedandwalkedonlytofindtheycamebacktoWhentheboatwasinthuscenteroftheriver,astrong

thesameplace.Thearmyfelthungryandcold.Asthatwindcame.Itseemedtheboatwouldturnoveranytime.

time,theministerGuanZhongpickedoutsomeoldJustthen,theyforgetallthehatredbetweenthetwo

horsesandsetthemfree.Thehorsesstartedtowalkbystatesandbegantohelpandsupporteachotherjustlike

themselves.Thearmyfollowedtheoldhorses,Soon,theywerefamily.Intheend,theysafelygottotheriver

theyfoundtheirwayandwalkedoutofthemountains.bank.

19.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthefirststory?

20.Whatisthesecondstorymainlyabout?

A.Goingtravellingonhorsestogether.B.Goingthroughdifficultiestogether.

C.Tryingtofinishtasksonone'sown.D.Puttingallheartsintomakingboats.

21.Whichisasimilarpointofthetwostories?

A.Theyhappenedonsunnydays.B.Theyhappenedinbigmountains.

C.Thepeoplegotsuccessintheend.D.Thepeoplegothelpfromanimals.

（2024•山东潍坊・中考真题）

Flemingsawmanysoldiersdiefrominfections（感染）intheirwoundsasheworkedinahospitalduring

WorldWarI.ThismadeFlemingdecidetofindawaytohelpthebodyfightinfections.

InSeptember1928,Flemingleftsomeglassdishesonabenchinhislaboratoryfortwoweeks.Whenhe

cameback,henoticedsomethingpuzzling.Bacteria（细菌）weregrowingonalltheglassdishesexceptone.On

thisdishmould（霉菌）hadstartedtogrow-thekindfoundonoldbread.Themouldseemedtobegivingoff

somethingthatstoppedthebacteriafromgrowing.Flemingcalledit"mouldjuice”.Hetrieditonotherbacteria,

anditkilledthem,too.Flemingbecamewildwithjoyandnameditpenicillin.

Unfortunately,Fleming'sbossthoughthewaswastinghistimeanditwasimpossibletokillbacteriaatthat

time.Flemingdidafewmoreexperimentswithpenicillin,andhealsowroteaboutitsootherscientistscouldlearn

aboutit.However,becausenooneseemedinterestedinhisdiscovery,heforgotaboutpenicillinandstartedtowork

onotherthings.

In1939,ErnestChain,ascientist,andhisboss,HowardFlorey,werelookingformedicinesthatcouldkill

bacteria.TheydiscoveredFleming'snotesanddecidedtotestpenicillin.In1940,theygavepenicillintosomesick

mice,whosurvivedlater.Butthosewhodidn'tgetitdied.Floreydeclared:"Itlookslikeamiracle!,5By1943,the

finaltestsonhumanswerefinishedsuccessfullyandtheworldhaditsfirstantibiotic（抗生素）medicine.

22.Whydidbacteriastopgrowingononeofthedishes?

A.Themouldjuicekilledthem.B.Someoldbreadwasonthedish.

C.Therewassomethingspecialinthelab.D.Thedishwasonthebenchfortwoweeks.

23.Fleminghadtogiveuphisstudyonpenicillinbecause.

A.somethingelsewasworthdoingB.doingexperimentscostmuchmoney

C.noscientistsshowedaninterestinitD.hisbossdidn'tbelievehisnewdiscovery

24.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Thediscoveryofpenicillin.B.ThegreatworkofChainandFlorey.

C.Thetestsonsickmiceandhumans.D.ThevalueofFleming'snotesaboutpenicillin.

25.Whichmightbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ThelifeofFlemingB.ThestoryofErnestChain

C.ThescienceoffightinginfectionsD.Thebirthoftheworld'sfirstantibioticmedicine

（2024•山东潍坊・中考真题）

Atthebeginningoftheschoolyear,eachstudentwouldbegivenaspecialjobforwhichtheywouldbe

responsible（负责任的）forthewholeterm.Rita,aquietandhardworkinggirl,hopedforanexcitingtask,like

takingcareoftheclassplants.Instead,shereceivedasmallboxwithsandandasmallant.

Eventhoughtheteacherexplainedthatthistaskwasveryspecial,Ritacouldnothelpfeelingdisappointed.

However,shedecidedtodoherbestwithhernewjob.Shebegantostudyandcarefortheant,learningaboutits

habitat（栖息地）andneeds.Shemadetheboxacomfortablehomefortheant,anditgrewmuchbiggerthan

anyoneexpected.

Rita'seffortscaughttheattentionofherscienceteacher,Mr.Thompson.Heturnedherworkintoaclass

project,andRitabecametheclassexpert（专家）onants.Herhardworkhelpedthewholeclasslearnaboutant

behaviorandhabitats.Theyevenbuiltasmallantfarmintheclassroomtoobservetheantclosely.

Gradually,Rita'sclassmatesbecamemoreandmoreinterestedintheantproject.Theystartedaskingher

questionsandobservingtheanfsbehaviorthemselves.Ritaorganizedapresentationwhereshesharedherfindings

withthewholeschoolduringthesciencefair.

Attheendoftheyear,Rita'sclasswasrecognizedasthebestoftheyear.Ritawasaswellpraisedforher

hardworkandhowsheturnedasmalltaskintosomethingbig.Ritalearnedthateverytask,nomatterhowsmall,

couldmakeabigdifference.Shealsolearnedthatsometimesthemostunexpectedthingscanleadtogreatsuccess.

26.WhatwasRita'sjobthisterm?

A.Tolookafterplants.B.Toraiseanant.

C.Tobecomeanexpert.D.Tobuildanantfarm.

27.HowdidRitafeelaboutreceivingthetaskatfirst?

A.Cool.B.Bored.C.Angry.D.Unhappy.

28.WhatwasthefinalresultofRita'sspecialjob?

A.HerclassbecameNo.1oftheyear.

B.Shegaveareporttothewholeschool.

C.Theclasslearnedmuchknowledgeaboutants.

D.Shecaughttheattentionofthescienceteacher.

29.WhatcanwelearnfromRita'sstory?

A.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.B.Theharderyouwork,theluckieryou'llbe.

C.Asmalltaskcouldmakeabigdifference.D.Greatsuccessdependson

themostunexpectedthings.

（2024・江苏盐城・中考真题）

ItwashalfpastsevenonMondaymorning:timetogetreadyforschool.JayStonerolledoutofbed.Hedida

coupleofquickwake-upexercisesandthenhewentovertohismirror（镜子）andlookedathimself.

“Notbad,Stone,notbadJhesaidtohimselfandsmiled.Maybehewasn'treadyforHollywood,butwithhis

darkbrowneyesandhisthickbrownhair,hehadthelooksthatturnedgirls'heads.Hemovedclosertothemirror

andsmiled,checkinghisteeth.

“Perfect,“hethought."'Goodenoughforatoothpastead.”

Ashiseyesmoveddowntohisstrongarms,hesmiledagain.Thehourshespentinthegymanddoing

sit-upshavepaidoff.

Butsuddenly,thesmilefroze.Hiseyesmovedfromtheupperpartofhisbodydowntohislegs.Hislegs

wereshort.Notjustshort,butfartooshortforhisbody.Hehadtheupperbodyofasix-footer,butbecauseofhis

legshewasmuchlessthansixfeet!Sixinchesless!Sitting,hewasastallasalmostanyone.Standing,hehadto

lookupatmostoftheboysandevenmanyofthegirls.

Whydidn'thislegsgrowwiththerestofhisbody?Hewasoneoftheshortestboysinhisclass.Hewasthe

shortestinhisownfamily,hewasevenshorterthanhis“little“sister-bythreeinches!Wheredidhislegscome

from?

Hecertainlydidn'tgetthemfromhisparents.Theywerebothquitetall.Lookingthrougholdfamilyphotos,

hefoundtheanswer.Itwashisgrandfatheronhismother'sside.HisshortlegswereagiftfromGrandpaTuttle.

Thanksalot,Grandpa!

Ofcourse,thekidsatschoolallnoticedJay'sshortlegsandtheyhadanickname（夕卜号）forhim:Stubs!

Almostnoonecalledhimbyhisrealname;theyallcalledhimStubs.StubsStone,Jaydidn'tlikehisnickname,but

hehadtoacceptit.Hehadnochoice.

ButJaycouldn,tseeinthemirrorwhathislegscoulddo.Theywerequickandstrong.Hewastheyoungest

playerontheBrewerHighfootballteam.Hecouldrunfasterthananyoneelseintheteamand,likearabbit,hekept

goingandgoing.Evenatbasketball,wheretheotherplayersweremuchtallerthanhim,theywerestillafraidof

himbecauseofhisspeed.

Jayshookhishead."Stubs,StubsStone,thekidwithstubbylegs.Yeah,thafsme,^^hesaidtohimselfwitha

littlesmile.Suddenly,heheardhismother'svoice.

“Jay!It'sbreakfast

30.WhatdidJaydoafterhegotupontheMondaymorning?

A.Hedidsomehousework.B.Hetooksomefamilyphotos.

C.HewatchedTVforsometime.D.Hedidsomewake-upexercises.

31.WhatcanwelearnaboutJayinparagraphs2-4?

A.Hewassatisfiedwithhislooks.B.Hewantedtobeafilmactor.

C.Heonceplayedaroleinanad.D.Hefoundituselesstodosit-ups.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ftoze“probablymeaninparagraph5?

A.Spread.B.Stopped.C.Continued.D.Returned.

33.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJay?

A.Strictandserious.B.Cleverandhelpful.

C.Funnyandconfident.D.Patientandhard-working.

34.Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellinthepassage?

A.Teenagersliketoplaytricksoneachother.

B.Teenagersshouldhavedreamsintheirhearts.

C.People'slegsusuallygrowwithotherbodyparts.

D.Peoplecanturntheirweakpointsintoadvantages.

（2024・四川雅安・中考真题）

ConnorHalsaisa15-year-oldboy.Oneday,hecaughtawalletwhilefishingwithhisfamilyonLakeofthe

Woods.Connoropenedthewalletandfoundtherewassomemoneyinit.Heshowedeveryonethewallet.Then

theytookoutthemoneyandputitallonthegroundtomakeitdry.

Therewasatotalof$2,000insidethewallet.ctMydadsaidweshouldgivethewalletbacktotheowner.We

didit.Wefoundabusinesscardinthewalletandcalledthenumber.Atlast,wegotintouchwiththeowner,who

wasafarmernamedJimDenney,9,Connorsaid.

Amonthago,JimDenneywasfishinginthesamelake.Hiswalletslipped（滑落）outofhispocketandfell

intothewater.Hedidn'tevenrealizeitwasmissinguntilhehadtopayfortheboattrip.Buthegaveuplookingfor

thewalletbecausethelakewassohugethatitwasnearlyimpossibletofindthewallet.

JimDenneymadethetriptomeetConnorandhisfamily.t4Tothankthem,Itriedtogivethemsomemoney,

buttheyrefused,9,hesaid.

35.WhatwasConnordoingwhenhefoundthewallet?

A.Enjoyingtheboattrip.B.Fishingwithhisfamily.

C.Playingontheground.D.Campingbythehugelake.

36.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordreferto（指代）inParagraph2?

A.Callingtheowner.B.Showingthewallettoeveryone.

C.Returningthewallettotheowner.D.Countingallthemoneyinthewallet.

37.HowdidConnorandhisfamilyfindtheownerofthewallet?

A.Withthehelpofafarmer.B.Withthehelpofthepolice.

C.WiththehelpoftheInternet.D.Withthehelpofabusinesscard.

38.WhatcanwelearnaboutJimDenneyinParagraph3?

A.Heslippedandfellintothelake.

B.Hewenttothelaketwomonthsago.

C.Hedidn'tknowwhenhiswalletwasmissing.

D.Hetriedhisbesttolookforthewalletinthelake.

39.Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheStoryofaWalletB.TheStoryofaBoat

C.TheStoryofaFishermanD.TheStoryofaFarmer

（2024・广西•中考真题）

Bettylivedinasmalltown.Beautifulflowerswereseeneverywhereinthetown.Becauseoftheshyness,

Bettyjuststoodwithfewwordsinpublic.Theshygirlhardlytalkedtopeopleinsocialactivities.Shewasoften

consideredasaquietgirlinthecommunity.Shefeltlikeawallflowerandwonderedifshewouldgounnoticedall

thetime.

However,herclosestfriend,Fiona,wascompletelydifferent.Fionalovedtocommunicatewithothersand

sheencouragedBettytochange.ShetoldBettythatlifewasn'talwaysasbeautifulasrosesandthateveryonewas

abletomakeitfullofroses.

WiththeencouragementofFiona,Bettybegantochange.Insteadofbeingawallflower,shestartedattending

acommunitytheaterclass.Shetookanactivepartinactinginthetheatergroup.Hergiftforactingbegantoshine.

However,newdifficultieswereneverfaraway.OneofBetty9sclassmatesbecameathorn（刺）inherside.The

classmatewasnotsatisfiedwithherachievements,butBettycontinuedtodealwiththesituation.Shemanagedto

showherselfandbecamefriendswiththeclassmate.Allthechangesmadeherfeelfresheveryday.

Betty'shardworkpaidoffwhenthetown'sfamousdirector,Mr.Johnson,watchedoneofherplays.Heliked

heractingsomuchthatheofferedhertheleadroleinhisnewplay.Betty'smomentarrived.Peoplewerehappyto

watchhershow.

Finally,Bettybecameaconfident（自信的）girl.Herchangewaslikeabeautifulroseinfullflower.She

encounteredmanydifficultieswhichtaughtherthatthere9snorosewithoutathorn.Butthoset