2018-2022年北京市中考英语真题近五年北京中考英语真题

2022北京中考真题

英语

第一部分

本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。

一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Mysisterisonlysix,butcanalreadyhelpwithsomehousework.

A.heB.sheC.itD.they

2.Wehavehistoryclass________threeo'clockeveryFridayafternoon.

A.atB.onC.inD.to

3.__________Itakephotoshere?

一Sorry,youcan't.It'snotallowedinthemuseum.

A.MustB.NeedC.CanD.Will

4.Aftertakingtennisclasses,Timismuch________thanlastyear.

A.strongB.strongerC.strongestD.thestrongest

5.—_________willLiuYangstayinthespacestationthistime?

—Forsixmonths.

A.HowlongB.HowoftenC.HowmuchD.Howsoon

6.Mr.Smithhashelpedmealot,_________I'mthankfultohim.

A.orB.butC.forD.so

7.Theworkers_________thecommunitycenternow.

A.cleanedB.werecleaningC.willcleanD.arecleaning

8.Don'tloseheart.Ifyoukeepworkinghard,you_________someday.

A.willsucceedB.succeedC.succeededD.havesucceeded

9.1________aboutmysisterwhenmyphonerang.Itwasher!

A.thinkB.willthinkC.wasthinkingD.amthinking

10.Jim_________alotaboutChineseculturesincehebegantostudyinourschool.

A.learnsB.learnedC.willlearnD.haslearned

11.Onourfann,thetealeaves________byhandwhentheyareready.

A.pickB.pickedC.arepickedD.werepicked

12.—Doyouknowthenewnationalpark?

一Yes,Ido.Toprotectwildlifeandbenefitthelocalpeople.

A.whydidChinasetupB.whyChinasetup

CwhendidChinasetupD.whenChinasetup

二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

OurChristmasGoose

OnacoldmorningthatDecember,mybrotherRickandIweresenttoUncleTommie'sontheothersideof

LittleMountaintogetagooseforChristmasdinner.Thislongjourneyoverthemountainwashardbutworthit.

Thatmorning,darkcloudswerecomingtogetheroverhead.Iknewitwasgoingtosnowonthe13.

Whenwearrived,UncleTommiewasalreadywaitingforus."Boys,I'mnot14youoff/'hesaid,

“butthewindispickingup.You'dbettergetthegooseandheadforhomesoon.^^

Afteraquickthank-youandgoodbyeItookthegooseandweleft.Halfwayupthemountain,itbeganto

snowheavily.Iheldthegoose15tome.

Bythetimewereachedthetopofthemountain,itshowedmoreheavily.Andthewindseemedtoblow

straightthroughmycoat.IsteppedinfrontofRick."Youmustbecold.Openyourcoat!”

“Areyoucrazy?”Rickasked.€trillosewhatlittlewarmthIhave!^^WhenhesawIwas16,he

slowlyopenedhiscoat.

Iplacedthewarmgooseinsidehiscoat.Ricksighedhappily（舒了口气）.Myplanwas17.

Onthewaydown,Istartedtoshiver（发抖）.Ricksaid."Dave.it'syourturnnow.”

Hepassedmethegoose.Foralongmoment,Ijuststoodand18myfreezing（冰冷的）handson

hisbody.Wepassedthegoosebackandforth（来回地）betweenusalltheway.Finally,Wegothome.

Sittingatthetable,weexplainedhowthegoosekeptusfromfreezing.<4Wecan'thavehimfordinner!This

goosehelped19ourlives,“Isaid.

Later,wenamedthegooseCharleyandhelivedouthislifeintheyard,bossingaroundthechickensand

anothergooseweboughttokeephimcompany.Alifeasthemostimportantbirdwasfittingforour20.

13.A.mountainB.islandC.lakeD.beach

14.A.payingB.rushingC.showingD.calling

15.A.lightlyB.secretlyC.highD.close

16.A.frightenedB.regretfulC.seriousD.surprised

17.A.workingB.continuingC.improvingD.changing

18.A.raisedB.driedC.warmedD.examined

19.A.spareB.saveC.treasureD.give

20.A.leaderB.bossC.guideD.hero

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳

选项。

A

WHOISYOURROLEMODEL?WHY?

MyrolemodelismyneighborMs.Li.SheImissMrs.Whitemostafterprimary

isinhereightiesnowbutsheisstillyoungatschool.Shewasourmathteacherand

heart.Ioftenseeherridingherbikeintheparkalwayspatientwithus.Shehelpedusto

andshealsospendstimedoingvolunteerwork.work,outtheanswersourselves,nomatter

Shehelpsmeunderstandthatpeoplewon'tbehowdifficultthequestionswere.SoMrs.

oldiftheystillhaveagreatloveforlife.Whiteismyrolemodel,andIwanttobea

Adamteacherlikeherinthefuture.

Betty

NormanBethunewasaCanadiandoctor.YuanLongpingismyrolemodel.Heis

In1938,Dr.BethunecametoChinaandhelpedoneofthegreatestagricultural（农业的）

treatthewounded.Heoftenworkedveryhardscientistsofourtime.Heworkedhardto

withoutresting.Once,hemanagedtosaveovergrowbetterricetosolvetheproblemsof

onehundredlivesinsixty-ninehours.Heisstillfoodshortage.ItissadthatMr.Yuanhas

rememberedinbothChinaandCanadatoday.leftus,buthisdreamsarecarriedbymany

Soheismyrolemodel.plantandagriculturalresearches.

PeterEmma

21.WhoisEmma'srolemodel?

A.Ms.Li.B.Mrs.White.

CNormanBethune.D.YuanLongping.

22.WhatdoesBettywanttobeinthefuture?

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

23.WhatdoweknowaboutMs.Li?

A.Sheworkedinahospital.

B.Shesolvedthefoodproblems.

C.Sheisoldinagebutyoungatheart.

D.Sheisverypatientwithherstudents.

B

drum

Ijoinedaband（乐队）asadrummerinmymiddleschool.Ithoughtitwouldbefunplayingthedrumand

meetingnewfriends.Atfirstitwaseasy,butamonthlater,itgotdifficult.Iwastheonlyonewhocouldn'tkeep

pace（节奏）withtheotherplayers.

Ourteacher,Angie,singledmeouttokeeppracticingwhileeveryoneelsegottorelax.Ifeltashamed（羞

愧）asmyteammateswatchedmefailsomanytimes.FinallyIgotsotiredofpracticingthatIdidn'tcare

aboutdoingitright.

“Areyougivinguponme.Steve?^^Angieasked.

“Yes,Iam,,,Ishouted.AngiesentmeinsidethemusicroomwhereIcriedout.Thenshecameinandsaid.

“Don'tbesad.Ibelieveyoucanmakeit!”Shetoldmenevertogiveup.SheleftmealoneandIrealizedAngie

wasright—bygivingup,Iwasalsogivingupontheteamandmyself.

Withhercomfort,Idecidedtogoonpracticing.However,Istillcouldn'tplaywell.Knowingmy

difficulties,myteammatesgavemeahand.Theyspentaboutthreemorehourspracticingwithmeeveryweek.

Thankstotheirsupportandhelp,Ibegantokeeppacewiththem.Later,weperformedwonderfullyinan

importantshow.

InthewholeprocessIwastaughtthatalthoughweeachhadourownjobtodoinashow,itwouldtakeall

ofusworkingtogethertomaketheshowgreat.Ifeltacceptedandmadegreatprogress.Iloveeveryoneinthe

band.Ican'timaginewhatmyschoollifewouldbelikewithoutthem.

24.Onemonthafterhejoinedtheband,Stevefeltplayingthedrumwas.

A.funnyB.helpfulC.noisyD.difficult

25.WithAngie'scomfort,Stevedecidedto.

A.haveagoodrestB.goonpracticing

C.giveothersahandD.startanotherband

26.Fromhisexperience,Stevelearnedabout.

A.thevalueofteamworkB.theeffectofshows

C.theimportanceofhobbiesD.thepowerofmusic

c

Whatdoesitmeantobegreen?Greenismorethanjustacolor.Italsomeanstakingspecialstepstoprotect

theenvironment.Buyingagreenproductisasmallstepeveryonecantake.Decidingwhetheraproductisgreen,

however,isn'talwayseasy.Weneedtoconsiderthewholelifecycleoftheproductevenafterit'sofnouse.Here

iswhatwemaykeepinmind.

「"A"，”

Thematerialsofaproductareusuallyourfirstfocus（关注）.Whatisitmadeof?Arethereanyharmful

chemicalsinit?Greenproductsaremadeofmorenaturalmaterialswhicharefreefromharmfulchemicals,so

theycanbegoodforourphysicalhealth.

Packagingisimportant.Howisaproductpackaged?Isitoverpackaged?We'dbetterchooseglass,metal

andpaperpackaging,asthesecanbereusedormoreeasilyrecycled（回收利用）.Wecanalsolookforless

packagingorevenchooseunbaggedproductswheneverpossible.

Location（地点）matters.Wherewasaproductproduced?Wherearewebuyingit?Thinkabouthowmuch

energywasusedtogetittoustrytochooselocalproducts.Whenitcomestofood,itisagoodideatoorder

directlyfromlocalfarmer,shopatmarketsandbuyfruitsinseason.Buyingfromstoresnearourhousesisalsoa

goodchoice,becausewecangotherewithoutdrivingacar.

Lookintowhatthecompanytellsusabouttheirproduct.It'seasytosaythataproductis“green"or“all

natural^^butthewordsmaybetoogoodtobetrue.So,muchoftheinformationaboutaproductshouldbetaken

withagrainofsalt.Afterall,companiestrytomakeusbelievethattheirproductsareenvironmentally

responsible.

Thegreenestthingiscertainlytheonewedon'tbuy.Thingslikefoodandclothingarenecessaryforlife.

Butmanyothersarenot.Betterthanbuyingischoosingtoleaveanunnecessaryproductinthestoreanddoing

without.Itsendsamessagetotheproducer,keepsmoneyinourpockets,reduces（减少）wasteandkeepsthe

planethealthy.

27.Thewriterwouldsuggestchoosingaproductthatis.

A.overpackagedB.deliveredfromabroad

C.locallyproducedD.madeofunnaturalmaterials

28.Thewords"betakenwithagrainofinsalt“Paragraph5probablymean"

A.beeasilyunderstoodB.notbecompletelybelieved

C.bewidelyspreadD.notbequicklyforgotten

29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BuyingGreenB.RecyclingWaste

C.KeepingHealthyD.ReducingEnergyUse

D

APathway（路径）toMeaninginLife

Whenitcomestoameaningfullife,wemightthinkoflove,happinessandhealth.Alifefilledwithmeaning

iswhatmostofuswantforourselves.Then,whatmakesameaningfullife?

Manyresearchersagreethatameaningfullifecomesdowntothreefactors（因素）:havinglong-termgoals,

believingthatone'slifematters,andfeelingthatone'slifefitstogetherand“makessense”.

Butwebelievethereismoretoconsider.Sometimeslifeenablesustoexperiencesmallmomentsofbeauty.

Whenpeopleareopentoappreciating（欣赏）suchexperiencesthesemomentsmayimprovehowtheyseetheir

ownlife.Wecallthisexperientialappreciation（EA）.EAisaboutthepersonfeelingconnectedtoeventsand

beingabletoappreciatethevaluewithintheconnection.Itshowsthediscoveryofandadmirationforlife's

beauty.

WerecentlysetouttobetterunderstandEAinstudies.WewereinterestedinwhetherEAwasalsotiedto

generaljudgmentofmeaninginlife.Ifso,itcouldbeafactorformeaningfulness.

Inthefirststudy,wehadpeoplerate（评估）theirsupportfordifferentmethodsofreducingstress.Wefound

thatpeoplewhomanagedstressbyfocusingontheirappreciationforlife'sbeautyalsoreportedexperiencinglife

ashighlymeaningful.

Inthenextstudy,weaskedpeopletoratethedegreetowhichtheyagreedwithvariousstatements,suchas

“Iappreciatethebeautyoflift"and"Iappreciatelittlethingsinaswellasotherstatementsthatrelatedto

thethreefactorsandageneralsenseofmeaninginlife.Ourresultsshowedthatthemorepeoplereportedthat

theywere"appreciatinglifb“anditsmanyexperiences,themoretheyfelttheirlifewasvaluable.

Inthefollowingstudies,wefurtherlookedattheconnectionbetweenEAandmeaningfulness.Forexample,

wefoundthatpeoplewhowereaskedtolookbackonthemostmeaningfuleventofthepastweekgenerally

reportedhighEAinthosemoments.

Alltheresultsprovedourtheory（假设）true.Butputtingitintopracticecanbedifficult.Ourfast-paced

lifestylesfillthedaywithgoals.Wetrytogetthehighestoutputbothatworkandinsparetime.Thisfocuson

futureoutcomesmakesitalltooeasytomisswhatishappeningrightnow.Weshouldslowdownandletlife

surpriseus.

30.YouweremostprobablyintheEAconditionwhen.

A.youmadeatravelplanforthecomingholiday

B.youhurriedtoservethecustomersinthestore

C.youpracticedhardtobecomethebestviolinist

D.youstoppedtoadmiretherosesbytheroadside

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudiesmentionedinthepassage?

A.Thinkingbacktothepastweakensoursenseofmeaning.

B.Enjoyingsmallthingscaninfluenceourattitudetowardlife.

C.Properstressmanagementisthekeytolivingasatisfyinglife.

D.Goodjudgmentonbeautyimprovesconnectionsamongpeople.

32.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Itiseasierfbrresults-drivenpeopletoachievesuccess.

B.Weoftenturnablindeyetothepresentmoment.

C.Afast-pacedlifestylehelpsusreachourgoals.

D.Futurelifewillbringusmanymoresurprises.

33.Whatisthewriter\mainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainhowtodiscoverbeautyinlife.

B.Todiscusswhatthetruemeaningoflifeis.

C.Tointroduceanewfactorforameaningfullife.

D.Tocomparedifferentfactorsformeaningfulness.

第二部分

本部分共6题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。

四、阅读表达（每题2分，共10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

WorkingOutthroughOnlineVideos

Physicalexerciseisgoodforourmind,bodyandspirit.Today,workingoutthroughonlinevideosis

becomingverypopular.SincetheInternetiswidelyused,ifsveryeasyforustodoso.Thatmeanswecanwork

outanytimeanywhere.

Oneofmyfriends,LinFei.followedshortworkoutvideostododailyexercise.U4Withliveprograms,Ifeel

likeworkingoutwithmyfriends,whichencouragesmetoholdontothelastminute."shesaid.Anotherfriendof

mine,Michael,toldmethatworkoutvideoslethimfeelsocomfortable.haveafearofworkingoutatthegym

（健身房）becauseIdon'tlikebeingwatchedbyothers.Workingoutathomemakesworkingoutmuchmore

enjoyable."hesaid.

Withtheirexamples,Idecidedtogiveitatry.WhenItoldmyplantomyeldersister,aP.E.teacher,she

remindedmethatworkoutvideoscouldbehelpfulbutmightstillcarrysomeproblems.

“Withoutbeingwithsomeoneinperson,youwillbelesswilling（愿意的）toworkouttoyourbest.

Workingoutatthegymallowsyoutohaveadviceinrealtimeandgetpushedharder.^^mysistersaidtome.

“Well,ifyoureallywanttohaveatry.first,chooseproperprogramsorvideos.That'sveryimportant.Andthen

askyourfriendsforadvice.Theirexperiencescangiveyouagoodsightintowhatyoucanexpect.Anyway,don't

beaddicted（沉迷的）toit.Youshouldtrydifferentwaystoworkouttobehealthy.^^

Athersuggestions,Ifinallyfollowedanonlineworkoutprogramwithpersonalizedhelpthatisheldfor

threemonths.Afterthefirstperiodoftraining,IfeltitverypracticalandhelpfulwhenIputintherightamount

（量）ofworkalongwithastrongwill.Comparedwithgoingtothegym,usingonlinevideostoworkoutisa

muchcheaperandtime-savingchoice.ButitcanbedifficultsometimeswhenI'mtoolazyortoobusytostickto

it.

34.Whichwaytoworkoutisbecomingverypopulartoday?

35.WhydoesMichaeldislikeworkingoutatthegym?

36.Whatistheproblemofworkingoutwithoutsomeoneelseinperson?

37.Howdidthewriterfeelabouthisfirstperiodoftraining?

38.Wouldyouliketofollowonlinevideostoworkout?Whyorwhynot?

五.文段表达（10分）

从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据所给提示，完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容

不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

39.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris对中国文化很感兴趣，他给你发来邮件，询问中国人日常生

活中的基本社交礼仪，如待人接物、餐桌礼仪等。请你用英语回复一封邮件，介绍你所知道的相关礼

仪。

提示词语：manners,shakehands,polite,gift,chopsticks

提示问题：■Whatdowedowhenwemeetpeopleforthefirsttime?

•Howdowebehaveproperlyattable?

DearChris,

I'mgladtoknowthatyou'reinterestedinChinesesocialmanners.

Ihopetheaboveishelpful.Pleasefeelfreetoaskformoreinformation.

Yours,

LiHua

40.

某英文网站正在开展以“提升效率”为主题的征文活动。假定你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿,

谈谈你在学习或生活中是如何提升效率的，取得了什么效果。

提示词语：plan,task,attention,makeuseof,progress

提示问题：Howdoyouincreaseyourefficiency（效率）?

Whathaveyouachieved?

Highefficiencyisimportantforabusystudent.

2021年北京市中考真题

英语

第一部分

本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。

一、单项填空（每题0.5分，共6分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Mary'sbirthdayiscoming.We'vedecidedtomakeacakefor.

A.himB.herC.youD.them

2.SpaceDayofChinafallsApril24theveryyear.

A.onB.byC.atD.in

3.—shallwemeetforthepicnic?

一Attheschoolgate.

A.HowB.WhenC.WhyD.Where

4.—Sam,Ijoinyouinthecommunityservice?

—Ofcourseyoucan.

A.canB.mustC.shouldD.need

5.Thedoctorsworkedfortenhours,________nobodytookabreak.

A.soB.forC.butD.or

6.TheteacherisgladtoseethatTonyisthanbefore.

A.carefulB.morecarefulC.mostcarefulD.themostcareful

7.—Peter,whatareyoudoing?

—Oh,I________areportaboutnationalheroes.

A.willwriteB.amwritingC.wroteD.havewritten

8.MyparentsandI________treeslastSunday.

A.plantB.willplantC.areplantingD.planted

9.一Lily,whatdoyouusuallydoafterschool?

——I________exercisewithmyfriends.

A.doB.didC.willdoD.wasdoing

10.Mr.SmithChinesefortwoyears.He'smuchbetteratitnow.

A.learnsB.waslearningC.haslearnedD.willlearn

11.Today,manywinterOlympicsports______—evenbychildren.

AenjoyedB.enjoyC.wereenjoyedD.areenjoyed

12.—Couldyoupleasetellme?

一NextThursdaymorning.

A.whenwevisitedtheCapitalMuseumB.whendidwevisittheCapitalMuseum

C.whenwewillvisittheCapitalMuseumD.whenwillwevisittheCapitalMuseum

二、完形填空（每题1分，共8分）

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳

选项。

ThePictureofPeace

WhenMikewasseven,heknewhisdreamwastobeaphotographer.Hekeptworkingonitforyears.

Recently,hewastryingtotakeapictureofasunset（日落）toentertheschool13competition.

“Mom,让hasbeencloudythesedays.Idon'tthinkIcangetthispicture!”Mikecomplained.

“Whynotuseoneofyourphotosonthecomputer?”suggestedMom.

“Ican't——therulessaythephotoshavetobetakenwithatraditionalcamera.Wehandinarolloffilm,it

getsdeveloped（冲洗胶卷），andwe14onephotoforthecompetition.

“Whyisasunsetsoimportant?”Momasked.

“The15ofthecompetitionispeace,Mikeexplained,"andIfeelmostpeacefulseeinga

sunset.^^

Zach,hissix-year-oldbrothercameoutofthebedroom.t4Hey,youwanttotakeapictureofme?Look!”He

putbotharmsoverhishead.

“Notrightnow,“saidMike,laughing.

Thatveryafternoon,Mikefeltexcitedwhenhesawclearskies.Hecarefullylineduphisshot（镜头）and

waited16tillthesunreachedtheground.

"That'sit!Perfect!??heshoutedcheerfully.

Thenextmorning,Mikenoticedhecouldtakeonemorepicturetocompletetherolloffilm,sohewalked

intoZach'sroom.Zachwas17quietlywithateddybearunderhisarm.Mikedidn'twakeZachup,

andcarefullytookapictureofhim.

AweeklaterMikegotthephotos.Thesunsetpicturewastheonehewasmost[8tosee.There

itwas!ItwasasnearlyperfectasMikehadexpected.

Then,helookedthroughtheotherphotos.Suddenly,hestopped.Hiseyebrows（眉毛）roseashe

19thephotoofZach.Helookedbackatthephotoofthesunset,whichseemedlessperfectnow.He

20thetwochoices.Finally,hedecidedtohandinthephotoofZachforthecompetition.

13.A.violinB.tennisC.photoD.chess

14.A.chooseB.collectC.describeD.design

15.A.prizeB.topicC.resultD.purpose

16.A.politelyB.bravelyC.hopefullyD.secretly

17.A.playingB.readingC.writingD.sleeping

18.A.afraidB.eagerC.surprisedD.confused

19.A.studiedB.sharedC.copiedD.fixed

20.A.changedB.offeredC.acceptedD.weighed

三、阅读理解（每题2分，共26分）

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选

项。

A

YoungHeroesforthePlanet

Nowadays,peoplearoundtheworldareworkingtohelpourplanet.Checkouthowthefouryoungadults

madeadifference.

L4\

代。/

WX

f.

SavingPandas

WhenJackwas11,hestartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas.Healsosoldtoypandastoraisemoneyto

protectpandasindanger.t4Ihopetoencouragemorepeopletocareaboutpandas,"Jacksays.

GrowingRight

Kathy,14,setupanorganizationtoeducatepeopleaboutgrowingrightplantinrightplaces.Shealsowrotea

booktohelppeoplelearnwhatplantsarenativeto（本土的）lheirarea.

CreatingEnergy

Attheageof12,LindainventedamachinecalledSuperE.Itcollectsheatfromfieldstomakeelectricity（电）,

Lindasaysherinventioncreateselectricityinawaythatislessharmfultotheenvironment.

CleaningUp

Patrick,13,joinedtheOceanHeroesCamplastyear.Hestartedaprojectandpickedupplasticwastearound

nearbylakeswithhisfriends.Thegoaloftheprojectwastofightplasticpollution.

21.Whostartedagrouptoteachkidsaboutpandas?

AJack.B.Kathy.C.Linda.D.Patrick.

22HowoldwasLindawhensheinventedSuperE?

A.11.B.12.C.13.D.14.

23.WhatwasthegoalofPatrick'sproject?

A.lbfightplasticpollution.B.Toprotectpandasindanger

C.Tolearnaboutnativeplants.D.Touseheattomakeelectricity.

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,myclasswasassigned（指派）tobefriendswiththesecond-gradekids.Igot

thislittlegirlnamedShelley.ThefirsttimeIsawher,shewassilentandcold.Shewassmallforherage,and

shedidn'tplaywiththeotherkidsinherclass.

Itriedallkindsofthingstogethertotalktome.Iboughthertoys,crayonsandcandies.ButtryasImight,

nothingworked.Onetime,Igaveheracoloringbookandsaid,“Shelley,nowyoucancoloratany

Shelleylookedatthecoloringbookandthenlookedupatme,andfinallylookedaway.Bythat,Ididn't

knowhowIwasgoingtogetthroughtothelittlegirl,butIknewIwouldn'tgiveuponher.

OneFriday,Idecidedtotellherastoryaboutmychildhood.ItoldherthatIfeltlonelywhenIwaswithmy

classmates,andhowIthoughtonlymyteacherslikedme.Ialsotoldherthateverydaywasabattle（战役）forme

andIfoughtbacktearssopeoplewouldn'tknowhowmuchIwashurting.

Shesattherejustlistening,tryingtodecidewhetherIwaslyingornot.Finally,whenmystoryended,there

weretearsinhereyes.Andthenshedidtheunthinkable.Shesaid,“Thankyou."Fromthenon,Shelleywasa

differentlittlegirl.Shestartedsmilingandtalkingwithotherkids.

Lookingbackatthis,I'minawe（惊叹）,becauseallIdidwastohelpherrealizethatshewasn'talone.I

didn'taskhertotellherstory,becauseherstoryismystory.

24.WhatwasShelleylikewhenthewriterfirstsawher?

A.Cold.B