北京市順義區

2021-2023年中考英語二模試題分類匯編

閱讀理解

2023年北京市順義區中考二模英語試題

三、閱讀理解（每題2分.共26分）

閱讀下列短文、根據短文內容.從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳

選項。

A

配對閱讀。下面的材料分別介紹了學校四項不同的社團活動。請根據21至23題中所描

述的Amy,Emma和David的需求，選擇一項最適合他優的活動,其中有一個選項是多余的。

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A.EnglishCorner

AreyouanEnglishlover?Comeand

joinourEnglishcorner!It'sagood

placeforyoutopracticespoken

Englishandshareexperiencein

learningEnglish.

................——

C.CookingClubD.BasketballClub

Areyougoodatcooking?DoyouDoyoulikeplayingbasketball?

enjoydclicioiiNfood?Ixrarntocook

Welcometojoinus!We'llinvite

inRoom301everyThursday.Come

YiJianliantoplayabasketball

hereformoreinformationifyouare

matchwithus.

interestedinit.

鑼

21.AmylikesChinesefood.Shewantstolearntocookwonderfuldishes.

22.DavidiscrazyaboutplayingbasketballandheisahugefanofYiJianlian.

23.Emmaenjoyssinginganddancing.Shewantstoplayaroleinamusicvideo.

B

TrulyaWonder!

Annawasa9-ycar-oldgirlfromasmallvillage.Shefinishedattendingprimaryschooltillthe

4thgradeathervillage.Forthe5thgrade,shewouldhavetogetanadmission（入學）inaschoolat

acitynearby.Shewasveryhappyknowingthatshewasacceptedinafamousschoolinthecity.

Whenshereachedherschoolonthefirstday,allstudentsstartedgoingtotheirclasses.Anna

alsomadeittoherclassroom.Whenseeinghersimpleclothingandknowingshewasfromasmall

village,otherstudentsstartedmakingfunofher.Theteachersoonarrived.SheintroducedAnnato

theclassandtoldthemthatshewouldstudywiththemfromthatdayon.

Duringtheclasstheteachertoldthestudentstobereadyfbrthesurprisetestnow!Shetold

everyonetowritedowntheSevenWondersoftheworld.Everyonestartedwritingtheanswer

quickly.ButAnnastartedtowritetheanswerslowly.

WheneveryoneexceptAnnahadpresentedtheiranswerpaper,theteacheraskedAnna,

“Whathappened,dear?Don'tworry.Justwritewhatyouknowasotherstudentslearnedaboutit

justafewdaysago.”

Annareplied,“Therearcmanythings.WhichsevencanIpicktowrite?”Andthenshe

handedheranswerpapertctheteacher.Theteacherstartedreadingeveryone,sanswersandmost

ofthestudentshadansweredthemcorrectlysuchasTheGreatWallofChina,Stonehenge,Great

PyramidofGiza,LeaningTowerofPisa,TajMahal,etc.

Theteacherwashappyasstudentshadrememberedwhatshehadtaughtthem.Atlastthe

teacherpickedupAnna'sanswerpaperandstartedreading.MTheSevenWondersare—Tobeable

toSee,TobeabletoHear,TobeabletoFeel,ToLaugh,ToThink,TobeKind,ToLove!”

Theluauhcrstoodshockedandihcwholeclasswasspeechless.Today,agirlfioniasmall

villageremindedusaboutthegiftswchave,whicharctrulyawonder.Sovaluewhatwchaveand

usewhatwehave.

24.HowdidAnnateelwhenshewasacceptedinanewschool?

A.Nervous.B.Happy.C.Surprised.D.Excited.

25.Whatdidtheteacheraskthestudentstododuringtheclass?

A.Iodrawapicture.B.Iotakeagoodrest.

C.Tohaveatest.D.Togiveaspeech.

26.Theteacherfeltveryshockedbecause.

A.Annadidn'tknowtheanswers

B.allthestudents'answerswerecorrect

C.studentshadrememberedwhattheylearned

D.Anna'sanswersreir.indedthemwhattheyhaveistrulyawonder

C

OnApril18th—theInternationalDayforMonumentsandSites,ChinaDaily'sdigital

employeeYuanxiandDunF.uangMogaoGrottoes'officialvirtual（虛擬的）cartoonfigureJiayao

togetherintroducedaninteractivedigitalplatfbrm（數字化互動平臺）thathostsavirtualccpyof

theMogaoGrottoes'LibraryCavetotheworld.

TheplatfbrmwasdevelopedjointlybytheDunhuangAcademyandtheChinesetechfirm

Tencent.ItusesgamingtechnologiestoshowthehistoricalscenesoftheLibraryCaveinthe

digitalworld.

TheLibraryCaveinMogaoGrottoeswasdiscoveredin1900,withmorethan60,000cultural

relicsdatingfromthe4thcanturytothe11thcenturyunearthed.Itwasoneofthemostimportant

archaeologicaldiscoveriesinthe20thcentury.

Ontheplatfbrm,visitorscanroic-playand“timetravel**toancientdynastiesandtalkwith

eighthistoricalfigures.ThepubliccanentertheplatfbrmthroughtheDigitalDunhuangwebsite

anditsWeChatminiprogram.

Inthedigitalage,themodelof^culture+technology^^hasbeenadoptedtopromote（促進）

thedevelopmentofChineseculture.ThedigitalizationrateofChina'spreciousculturalrelicshas

beenmorethan70percent,accordingtothe2022ChinaDigitalCollectionIndustryResearch

ReportreleasedbyiResearch.

Institutions（機構）suchasthePalaceMuseumhavealsolaunchedonlinedigitalservicesof

theirown.Artificialintelligence（AI）technologyallowsthepublictoviewtheinteriorofthe

buildingsthroughthePalaceMuseum'sWeChatminiprogram.

TheMinistryofCultureandTourismhasalsoencouragedthedevelopmentand

transformation（轉型）ofculturalintellectualpropertybydigitalmeans.ChinaCentralTelevision

hascreatedaseriesofdigitalcollectionswithditterentDunhuangthemes,suchastheDunhuang

divinedeerYouyou.Itwascreatedbasedontheimageofthenine-coloreddeerfromDunhuang

murals.ThepubliccanseethedivinedeeronCCTV'sowndigitalplatform.

Digitalcollectionscaterto（迎合）theconsumptionhabitsofyoungpeople.Theynotonly

protecttheintellectualpropertyofthecollectionsbutalsobringthepublicclosertoChina's

4texcellenltraditionalculture"，notedDunhuangArtInstitute.

SuBomin,directoroftheDunhuangAcademy,toldXinhuathatmoreeffortswillbemadeto

explorenewformsfbrshowingculturalrelicsandofferthepublicmoreimmersivecultural

experiencestodevelopDunhuangculture.

27.0ntheinteractivedigitalplatformfbrtheMogaoGrottoes'LibraryCave,visitorscan

A.playrole-playinggamessetinancienttimes

B.playvideogamesnamedhistoricalcharacters

C.designdigitalcavesshowinghistoricalculture

D.talktothedesignerofthedigitalLibraryCave

28.Whatisthepurposeofdevelopingdigitalplatfbnnsforculturalinstitutions?

A.Toshowthelatestgamingtechnologies.

B.Tohelpculturalinstitutionsmakemoney.

C.TopromotethedevelopmentofChineseculture.

D.Toencouragepeopletoexplorenewformsofdigitalcollections.

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.PresentingDigitalCollectionsB.ExperiencingHistoryOnline

C.CreatingMiniProgramsD.IntroducingGamingTechnologies

D

DuesMusicMakeYuuSmarCer?

Whatinterestsmanyparentsisthatmusicaltrainingimprovesthedevelopmentofthe

brain——that“musicmakesussmarter”.AccordingtoastudypublishedbytheUK'slargestmusic

educationbody,7outofevery1（）childrensaytheypresentlyplayamusicalinstrument.Whether

thisfigure（數字）showsthatmostparentsdobelievethestatement,orwhetherthepotential

benefitsofmusicarehardtoignore（忽視）.Ongoingresearchlooksfbrsuggestiveevidence

provingthatmusicaltrainingmayactuallystrengthentheso-called“smartskills''.

Therelationshipbetweenmusicandmemoryhaslongbeenthesubjectofresearch.Inthe

2003studybyTheChineseUniversityofHongKongwere90boysbetweentheagesof6and15,

halfofwhomhad1to5yearsofmusicaltrainingandhalfofwhomhadnoneatall.Eachofthem

hadamemorytest,withthemusicallytrainedstudentsrecallingmorewords,andbeingaolcto

memorizemorewordsafter30minutes.Oneyearlater,afbllow-upstudyshowedthatthose

studentswhohadcontinuedtraining,aswellasnoviceswhohadrecentlybegunmusicaltraining,

bothshowedimprovement:nrclcntion.However,studentswhohadsloppedmusicpracticefewer

thanthreemonthsafterthefirststudyshowednofurtherimprovement.Theseresultssuggestthat

musictrainingmightimprovememoryfunction.

Thereisalsoincreasingevidencethatmusicaltrainingmayresultinstructuralchangeslothe

brain.Noticeabledifferenceshavebeenfoundbetweenthebrainsofmusiciansandnon-musicians.

Thesizeofthoseareasofthemusician'sbrainconnectedwithhearingandvisuospatialabilitiesis

larger.A2014studyfoundthatthepartofthecortex（大腦皮層）wasthickerinchildrenwhohad

takenmusicaltraining.

However,likemanyscientificstudies,researchintothebenefitsofmusicremainsongoing,

withmanydifferentopinions.Somedeny（否認）thatmusicmakespeoplesmarter.Othersthink

thatpeoplewhoarenaturallygiftedinthecognitive（認知的）functionsaresimplymorelikelyto

playmusicalinstruments.Itwouldthereforebepremature（草率的）tostalewithoutanydoubtthat

musicmakespeoplesmancr.Whateverthetruthbehindthestatementthat“musicmakesus

smarter”,itshouldeventuallycomesecondonlytothefactthatmusicisoneoflife'sgreatest

pleasures.

30.ThestudiesbyTheChineseUniversityofHongKongshowthat.

A.mostparentsbelievethestatement

B.peoplewliolakemusicalIrainiiigmighlbehappier

C.musicaltrainingmayresultinchangestothebrain

D.musicaltrainingmightimprovestudents'abilitytorememberthings

31.Theword"retention"inParagraph2probablymeans"

A.memoryB.practiceC.trainD.subject

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Peoplehaveditterentopinionsonwhethermusiccanmakethemsmarter.

B.Achildwhosecortexisthickerpreferstotakemusicaltraining.

C.70percentofstudentslikeplayingmusicalinstniment.

D.Studentswhohadtakenthetesthadcontinuedtraining.

33.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tostressthatmusicaltrainingmaybenefitthebrain.

B.Toshowthatfindingpleasureinmusicisimportant.

C.Tosuggestthatpeopleleanamusicalinstrument.

D.Toremindthatmusiciansareusuallysmart.

2022年北京市順義區中考二模英語試卷

（2022?北京順義?統考二模）Ifyouhaveproblemsdescribingpeople,don'tworry!We'lluse

popularfilmcharacterstohelpyoulearnsomeusefulwords.

Naive

Meaning:Ifsomeoneisnaive,theyhavelittleexperienceandbelieve

I

willfen

goodthingswillalwayshappen.

Example:InthefilmElf,Buddyisanaivepersonwhogrowsupwith

河i|j

ielves（精靈）.Oneday,hegoestoNewYorkCitybutfindsthingsvery

&.■

difterentthere.

Director:DavidBerenbaum

Loyal

Meaning:Ifyou'reloyal,youalwaysgivesupporttoapersonoragroup

andhelpthemandacthonestly.

Example:InthefilmToyStory,Woodyisloyaltohisfriendsandowner,

hiiAndy.HestayswithAndy,evenwhenAndygrowsupandgoesto

college.

Director:JohnLasseter

Demanding

Meaning:Ifsomeoneisdemanding,theyarenoteasilysatisfiedor

THE/

DEV1L

^WEARSpleased.

PRADA

LExample:InthefilmTheDevilWearsPrada,Mirandaisvery

困demanding.Shealwaysworksveryhard,andexpectsotherstodothe

same.

Director:DavidFrankel

Talented

Meaning:Ifyou'retalented,youhaveanaturalabilitytodosomething

MCFA疝WIE*」

well.

Example:InthefilmMcFarland,USA,coachWhitenoticessome

talentedrunnersinhisPEclass.Heformsacross-countrygroupthat

racesagainstotherschools.

Director:NikiCaro

21.Ifyouwanttousetheword“naive”todescribepeople,thefilmwillhelpyou.

A.ElfB.ToyStcry

C.TheDevilWearsPradaD.McFarland,USA

22.Whoalwaysgivessupporttofriendsaccordingtothefilms?

A.Buddy.B.Woody.C.DavidFrankel.D.NikiCaro.

23.Whichwordisusedtodescribeapersonwithanaturalabilitytodosomethingwell?

A.Naive.B.Loyal.C.Demanding.D.Talented.

（2022?北京順義?統考二模）ThreeFingersofPatience

Oncetherewasafarmerwithhiswifeandchildrenlivingahappylifebyearningfromtheir

ownlandinavillage.Thefamilyplantedthecropsinspring,andharvestedthecropsinautumn.

Theonlyissue（問題）facedbythefannerwasalackofwaterfbrthefields.Afterdiscussingwith

hisfamily,thefarmerdecidedtodigawellnearhisland.

Aftermanagingtogetallthematerialsprepared,hewenttovisitanexperttoaskfbradvice

onwhereheshoulddigoneUndertheguidance,hestartedtheprojectattheedgeofthelandwith

greatexpectation.Heworkedveryhardtodigdayandnight.Buthishardworkwasnotrewarded.

Thewholefamilyadvisedhimnottolosehope.Hedidn'twanttodisappointanyone,especially

himself,andbeganhisprojectagain.Anothertwodayswentby,andtherewasnotasingledropof

watercomingfromthewell.Hewascompletelytired,lostpatienceandwenthomethinkingthat

everythingwasawasteoftime.Incasepassers-byfellintotheholebymistake,heputapieceof

woodwhichwasthesizeoffivefingerslongneartheunfinishedwell.

Onenight,avillagerwalkedbesidethewellandhithislegonthatwoodbymistake.This

manbecamesoannoyedthatwithallhisfrustrationandangerheliftedthepieceofwood,and

withfullenergythrewthewoodinsidethewell.Themomentthemanthrewthewood,itwentand

hardhitthegroundnearlythreefingersdeep.

Watersprangup（涌出）fromthewellassoonasthewoodwashitdownandrosetoacertain

level.Whenthefilmierheardaboutthis,henishedtohiswell.Seeingwaterrisingupfromthe

well,hewastoochokedwitliemotiontospeak.Hiseyesfilledwithtearsashishardwork

eventuallypaidoff.Heknewifhehadalittlemorepatiencehewouldhavesucceededearlier.He

wasdelightedthatithelpedhimrealizeonerequiresmorepatienceinanytaskbeing

accomplished.

24.Whatproblemdidthefarmerface?

A.Hisfieldswerenotenough.B.Hisfieldswereshortofwater.

C.Hecouldn'tgethelpfromhiswife.D.Hecouldn'tmakemoneyfromfields.

25.Whydidihcfannerpulapieceofwoodneartheunfinishedwell?

A.Toaskfbrhelpfrompassers-by.B.Tomeasurethedepthofthewell.

C.Totestthewatersourceofthewell.D.Toremindpassers-byofpossibledanger.

26.Finally,thefarmerrealizedthat.

A.thevillagerfellintotheholeB.theexpert'sguidancewaswrong

C.heneededmorepatienceD.hisfamily'ssupportswereuseless

（2022?北京順義?統考二模）HowMusicChangesYourLife

I'hcrcwasanamazingvideo1watchedonlinetheotherdayaboutamanplayingthepianoin

themiddleoftheairport.Andwithoutasingleounceofcommunication,anotherguyrandomlysai

nexttohimandstartedplayingalong.Whywouldapersonwanttogetinvolvedinmusic?Here

arefourreasons.

Musichelpsyougainfriends.

Itdidn'tmatterwhothepeoplewere,wheretheybelongedto,orwhattheirappearanceswere,

themusicthatwasbeingplayedhadunitedthemall.Evenmusicianswhobarelyknowone

anotherhavesituationswheretheygettogetherthroughmusic.

Musichelpsyoufindoutwhoyouareandwhatyou'remeanttodo.

Because1didn'thavemuchsupportinschool,1oftenfeltratherlonely.Withoutmusictostir

mythoughtsanddigdeepintomyemotions,discoveringwhatmypassionswerewouldhavebeen

nearlyimpossible.Butafterbeginningmylifeasamusicianitsuddenlymadelifeclearer.My

decisionsandthoughtsbecameeasiertounderstandandwhoIwasbeganstandingout.Yousee,

whenyouplayaninstmmentfbragiventimeperiod,youstopquestioningwhatkeysyouhaveto

strokenext.Yourfingersandhandsareguidedbyyouremotionsandnaturalinstincts.

Musichastheuncannyabilitytoheal（治愈）you.

Akeynote1'vctakenwhileeitherplayinganinstrumentorlisteningtoothersplaytheirsis

thatthemelodiesandbeatsarewhathelpregulateyourheartrate.Thisiswhylisteningtoclassical

orsoftmusiccanlowerpeople'sanxietiesandcalmtheirnerves.Yourbrainrespondstomusicby

releasingthechemicaldopamine（多巴胺）,whichisassociatedwith（與...有關系）pleasureand

relief.Thatiswhymusicisrepeatedlyusedtoremedynegativeemotions.

Ifyou'reinaforeigncountryandyoudon'tknowtheirnativelanguageverywell,geta

musicalinstrumentandstarbusking（往j頭賣藝）onthestreetcorner.Playsomethingthatwill

provideasoundtracktoralazySundayinthepark,andyoujustmightfindafriendortwowho

mighthelpyouout.Musichaspenetrated（滲入）everyone'slivesthroughouthistoryineverypart

oftheworld.WhetheryouliveintheUnitedStates,Europe,AsiaorAfrica,musichasshaped

societiesandhistories.

27.What'sthewriterofthispassage?

A.Ascientist.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.D.Amusician.

28.Theunderlinedword“remedy”inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.addB.improveC.createD.avoid

29.WhichofthefollowingwouldbethebestheadingforParagraph5?

A.Musicconnectsusall.

B.Musichelpsyoulearnnativelanguage.

C.Musicmakesushappieronthestreetcorner.

D.MusicprovidesasoundtrackforalazySunday.

（2022?北京順義?統考二模）

Doyouknowtheproverb“nopains,nogainstItgivestheimpressionthatweoughttobe

sufferingwhilewestudy.Itseemsthattheonlywaytoknowifwe'reputtinginenoughworkis

howmuchhardshipwebear.Wearctotallytakenupwithstudy,shuttingourselvesawayfbrabig

exam.Isthatnecessarilytrue?

Whenwchaven'ttakenthetimetocomeupwithanotheridea,wcjustshutourselvesina

roomwithabook.It'snosurprisethatwefindrevisionboringanddifficult.Justaschildrenlearn

fromplaying,wecanlearnfromdoing,oratleastfromstudytechniquesthatinterestus,rather

thanmakeusswitchoff.Shuttingourselvesawaycanmakeuslearntohatestudying,leadingtoa

situationwhere,insteadofbeingabletoconcentrateonourwork,wearetroubledbyhowunfairit

isthatwemuststudy.Thiscanbepartofavicious（惡性的）cyclethattrapsusintoineffective

revision,orpoorprogressfueling（增加）furtherannoyance.

Thankfiilly,workinginthecompanyofotherpeoplereallyhelpsfightagainstthat.Wcjust

needtolearnhowtodealwithdistractions（分心）.It'snotnecessarytoavoidallcompany,justlazy

company.Theyconstantlytrytokeepothersinconversation.Whilestudyinginthesameroom

withsomeonewhoisironingorworkingoutisperfectlypossible.Ofcourse,it'salsoagoodidea

toavoidthecompanyofpeopleinvolvedinactivitieswhereyouwouldratherbeplayingthan

studying.Workingwhilesittingnexttosomeoneplayingvideogamesismostlikelytoendwitha

newhighscoregameratherthanproductiverevision.

Ifbeingaroundothersmeansworkinginanoisyenvironment,apairofheadphonesandsome

backgroundmusiccanblockoutnoises.Theyalsoactasapsychologicalbarrier,sothatpeople

thinktwicebeforeinterruptingyou.Besides,weshouldknowfriendsandfamilycanlessen

feelingsofisolation.Andconnectingwithotherpeoplemakesushappy,soit'simportantnotto

givethatupandtomakesurethatwctakethetimetosocialize.

30.WhatcanwclearnfromParagraph2?

A.Goodideasarcneededintermsofprogress.

B.Waysthatinterestuscanleadtoetlectiverevision.

C.Shuttingourselvesawaycanhelpconcentrateonwork.

D.Revisionisinterestingandeasywithstudytechniquesforcertain.

31.AccordingtoParagraph3,thewriterprobablyagreesthat.

A.oneshouldlearnfromcertainactivitiesthatinterestus

B.playingvideogamesishelpfulforaneffectivestudy

C.oneshouldn'tstudywiththecompanyofavideoplayer

D.themoretimeonespendsinplayinggames,thehighertestscoresonewillget

32.Inthewriter'sopinion,ifyoustudyinanoisyenvironment,youshould.

A.spendnotimesocializingB.giveupothers'companyatonce

C.givesignsofnotwantingtobeinterniptedD.forceyourselftobeusedtotheenvironment

33.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tointroduceaneffectivestudyingmeans.

B.Toencourageustoworkashardaspossible.

C.Toremindustobalanceactivitiesandstudy.

D.Todiscusstheimportanceoffamilycompany.

2021年北京市順義區中考二模英語試卷

三、閱讀單選

HavingEunatSummerCamps

Here'salistofsomesummercampsinLosAngelestochoosefrom.Therearcsomany

options.Nomatterwhatyouchoose,theyllbehappy!

PhotoCampCodeREVKidsTechCamps

Date:July17-23Date:July25-31

Age:11-13Age:8-11

ThisadventurebeginswithabasiccameraYoucanexperienceineducationandfun.

functionsandendswiththekids'work.YouWhetherlearningtowritecode,3Dmodel

needtobringyourcamerawithyou.We'llanimateordevelopthenextandgreatappor

challengethewaywesee.Campeiswillgame,yuuikidsand(lieiifiiendswillluve

developtheirphotographiceyeandlearnnewsharingastheyexploreanddeveloptheir

waysofseeing.STEMskills.

Fee:$550Fee:$650

Tcl:357-3O3OTel:654-0930

DigitalDragonIverbeVirtualDanceCamp

Date:August7-20.Date:August21-27

Age:9-12Age:13-15

StudentswillmeetadifierentactivityeveryStudentswilllearnavarietyof

day,selectedbyourteachersfromalotoftechniques(modem,jazzandballet).They

favoritebuilds&techexploration,includingwilllearnpartofadanceeachday.Thegoalis

robotsports,gamedesign,digitalartprojectstohavefun,getmovingandlearnmoreabout

andsoon!dance!

Fee:$600Fee:$400

Tcl:257-3080Tel:272-0560

21.WhatshouldstudentsbringtothePhotoCamp?A.Acamera.B.Atechnique.

C.Arobot.D.A3Dmodel.

22.MarywillpayifshewantstotakepartinCodeREVKidsTechCamps.

A.S400B.$550C.S600D.$650

23.Peterisinterestedinjazz,whichcampwillhechoose?

A.PhotoCamp.B.IverbeVirtualDanceCamp.

C.CodeREVKidsTechCamps.D.DigitalDragon.

Truecourage

Ateacherwasveryupsetbecausesomeofhisboyswhistled（吹口哨）duringschoolhours.

Atlast,hewassoangrythathesaidhewouldpunishanyonewhowhistledagain.

Thenextmorning,whentheroomwasveryquiet,aloudwhistlewasheard!

Thestudentswereverymuchsurprised,andtheteacheratoncelookedaroundtodiscoverthe

offender（蟹事者）.

Theblamefellonabadboywhowasoftenatroublemaker.Buthestronglydenied（否認）

theact,yethiswordswerenotbelieved,fbrIamsorrytosayhewasnotatruthfulboy,sothe

teacherwouldbringhimupfbrpunishment.

Seeingwhatwasabouttotakeplace,athinlittleboy,aboutnineyearsold,wasoffhisseat

anxiously.

“DonotpunishJohn,sir,"hesaidtotheteacher.“ItwasIwhowhistled.

“Iwasdoingalong,hardsum（算術題）,andinrubbingoutanothersumtomakeroomfbrit,

Irubbedoutthedifficultonebymistake.ButbeforeIrememberedwhereIwas,Ihadwhistled

rightout,sir!”

“Iamvery,verysorry,sir.Ididnotmeantowhistle,butIcannotletJohnbepunishedfbrmy

fault.”

ThuLcachursaid,“Charles,youhavedoneright.Noonecandoubtllialyouhavespoken（he

truth,andthatyoudidnotwhistleonpurpose,soIcannotpunishyou,myboy.”

Charlesreturnedtohisseatwithaflushedface（臉紅:）,andeventheyoungestchildinthe

schoolfeltproudofhim,fbreverystudentcouldseehowbravelyhehadacted.

Charleswastrulyabraveboy.Hehaddonethatwhichheknewtoberight,eventhoughat

thetimeitmighthavebroughtsufferinguponhimself.

Truecouragemayalsobeshownbyrefusingtodothatwhichwcknowtobewrong,though

badfriendsmaylaughatus,andcalluscowardsfbrsayingNo.

24.Whywastheteacherupset?

A.BecauseCharleswhistledonpurpose.B.Becausetheclassroomwasveryquiet.

C.BecauseJohnalwaysmadesometrouble.D.Becausesomeofhisboyswhistledatschool.

25.toldthetruthwhentheteacherwouldpunishsomeoneelse.

A.ThethinlittleboyB.Someoftheboys

C.AtroublemakerD.Theyoungestchild

26.WhatdoyouthinkofCharles?

A.Heisanxiousbut