难点题型（三）阅读回答问题-2023年中考英语一轮复习（原卷版）

考点18难点题型（三）阅读回答问题

I在命题趋势

属于主观题性质的任务型阅读，要求考生回答问题。这类试题的难度最大，考生如果不能

真正读懂并理解文章，就无法下笔。

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基本解题思路

初读，标题；首尾段及首尾句，过渡词O明主旨，理思路

.

再读：速读题干一找关键词O定位查找0整合答案

在重w考向

考向一：阅读回答问题基础

“阅读理解”的一种形式，考查学生信息查找能力、语篇理解能力和归纳概括能力。题目难度介

于阅读理解和写作之间,要求学生在看懂文章的基础上祭出的问题答案。要求学生要有很好的

阅读理解和归纳总结的能力，并且能够根据所给题目准确找出解题依据，给出答案，注意细节。

文体主要还是以记叙文为主，其他文体为辅。其中，问题类型的设置也是比较固定的。

四种疑问句组成具体形式如下：

♦一般疑问句例如：DidHelenhelpSahratolearnEnglish?（上海2010中考真题）

♦特殊疑问句（what,how,when,where,why提问）例如:上海2013中考真题

Wherewasthemissingcollegestudentfound?

Whydosomeexpertsworrymostaboutyoungpeople?

HowcanInternetaddictssolvetheirproblem?

Whatmightbethetitleofthispassage?（InnomorethanTENwords）

♦反意疑问句：前否后肯，前肯后否，看作一般疑问句，根据实际情况回答。（近5年中考卷

没有出现过反义疑问句回答，但是一模、二模卷中近2年还是比较常见的）

♦选择疑问句（避免Yes/No,选择性回答，也可以全部肯定或者否定）例如：

DoesMaryreadspacenewsorbusinessnews?

♦最后一题开放型提问，要注意避免使用good,bad,gmat过于笼统的词汇。要根据文字进行

一些更加详细的回答信息。

解题技巧：

1.读懂问题通读全文信息定位准确表达避免答非所问；

2.注意以材料为本。无论是单词、词组、句子，还是人、物、时间、地点、原因等，都要根

据文章类型准确填写；

3.注意文章中的人称和时态，做到问答一致。考试时最常见的错误就是时态语态月错；

4.灵活运用同义词语的替换和各种句型的不同表达；

5.对于开放性问题的回答，应根据文章提供的素材，根据全文大意、中心思想和作者的情感、

立场展开合理的想象；

6.在对待生词的处理上，耍一分为二地看待。有些不影响理解的生词（如地名，人名）可直

接忽视掉。有些生词前后会出现破折号、冒号或者出现【hatistosay或者thatmeans等词时，

其实就是解释说明的作用。可以注意推测出词意；

7.态度要端正，目前每年的篇幅都是呈上升的趋势，所以学生要有心理准备，务必要把握好

做阅读题的节奏。针对不同的提问形式，需要注意下列问题：

what提问使用名词、todo、doing、句子等回答

why提问使用Because,for,since,as,inorderto等形式回答

when提问使用介词+时间，如:1948./On1948./OnSeptember19,2004

where提问使用介词+地点，如Inthepark

how提问使用形容词、副词、bydoing>with……等方式状语

Howlong提使用For+时间段,since+时间点或者句子，如：Fortwoyears

问注：如果动词是take、spend时，时间段是动词的宾语，这时不需要介词。

Howfar提问使用Fiveminutes?walk；Itsabout20kilometers等等

反意疑问句按事实回答，其中陈述部分为否定的反意疑问句回答是易错点

选择疑问句注意不要yes和no来回答，直接进行选择，也可以全部否定或者肯定

一般疑问句注意应将简单回答书写完整（分步给分）

开放式问题使用Ithinkhe/she.../Weneedtobe.../Icanlearn...fromhim/her

於例引我

APioneerforallPeople

ThoughhewasoneofChina'sinostfamousscientists,YuanLongpingconsideredhimselfafarmer,becausehe

workedthelandtodohisresearch.

Knownas"FatherofHybridRice（杂交水稻）”,Dr.YuangraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultural（农业的）

Collegein1953.Fromthenon.findingwaystogrowmorericewashislifegoal.Asayoungman,hesawthegreat

needforrice.Atthattime,hungerwasaseriousprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Dr.Yuansearchedfora

waytogetmorericewiththesamesizeofthefields.In1974,hebecameanagriculturalpioneerintheworldto

growricethathashighproductionandthatiscalledsuperhybridrice.Inthe1980s,hewentaroundtheworldand

gaveadviceaboutgrowingricetofarmersinothercountries.In2（X）4,hewontheWorldFoodPrizeforhiswork.

Dr.Yuanwasquitesatisfiedwithhislife.Hewouldmuchratherkeeptimeforhishobbies.Heenjoyedplaying

theviolin,swimmingandreading.Andhegavemillionsofyuantosomeresearcherstohelpthemwithresearchin

fanning.

LongagoDr.Yuanhadadreamaboutriceplantsastallassorghum（高粱）.Withhishardwork,hegrewthe

ricethatcouldfeedmorepeople.PresidentXiJinpingpraisedhimforhisgreatcontributions（贡献）toChina's

foodsafetyandworldcorndevelopment.

1.WhydidDr.Yuanconsiderhimselfafarmer?

2.WhatwasDr.Yuan'slifegoal?

3.WhendidDr.YuanwintheWorldFoodPrize?

4.HowdidDr.Yuanhelpresearcherswiththeirresearchinfanning?

二、专题精讲

回答问题注意十大点

1)用How提问，回答要以by开头

A.Howdidthejudgesolvethestudent'sproblem?

B.(Thejudgesolvedtheproblem)Bymakingtherestaurantownerhearthesoundofthefalling

coins.

2)用where/when提问，要以介词in/on/at等开头

A.Wheredidthestudentlive?

B.Inasmallroomneararestaurant

AWhendidEppieLedererbegintowriteanadvicecolumnfortheChicagoSunTimes?

BIn1955.(or:Aftershewonacontest.)

3)用howmany提问，要注意数字前是否有限定词morethan/atleast/about等。

AHowmanyreadersdothetwocolumnshave?

BNearly200millionreaders(aroundtheworld).

4)用why提问，要以because(of)开头回答，或者以Todo开头回答。

AWhydidthestudentfeelafraid?

BBecausethejudgesaidhewaswrong/hehadonlyafewcoins/hehadnomoney.

A.WhydidLedereraskherreaderstowriteletterstoTheU.S.Congress?

B.Tomakethempassthelaw.

5)用whom提问，要以介词with/by等回答。

A.WhomdidSamlivewithintheWildCatskillMountains?

B.Helivedwithhimself.

6）Howlong提问时要注意区分在现在完成时态中要用for十一段时间（since十时间点）开头回

答，其他则直接回答。

A.HowlonghaveyoustayedinShanghaiB.For3years.

A.HowlongdidittakeyoutogotoschoolbybusB.3hours.

7）注意回答时态：

A.Howwasthefoodintherestaurant?

B.Thefoodwasdclicious/good.

8）反义疑问句：

Example1.BothEppieLedererandPaulinePhilliplovetheirjobs,don'tthey?

步骤：A.去掉反义部分（即don'tthey）

B.把前半部分的陈述句改为疑问句，即

DobothEppeiLedererandPaulinePhilliplovetheirjobs?

C.可以正常回答了。

Example2Thestudentwasn'thappylivinginthesmallroom,washe?

步骤：A.去掉反义部分（即wasthey）

B.把前半部分的否定句改为肯定句，即

Thestudentwashappylivinginthesmallroom.

C.再把肯定句改为疑问句，即Wasthestudenthappylivinginthesmallroom

D.可以正常回答了。

9）选择疑问句：

Basedonherspeaking,howdowestayyoung,tolaughortocry?

回答时，不以yes/n。开头，直接选择其中一项回答，

即Westayyoungtolaugh.

10）主观题：

要以文章中心思想为基础，通常看文章最后一段的意思，再用自己话概述

A.Asateenager,willyourunawayfromhome?Why?

BBecausethiswasjustthekindofforesthealwaysdreamedabout

典例引裾

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Intheearly1990s,Chinadreamtofbuildingitsspaceexplorationstationso（hatitcanbeoneofthespace

pov/ersintheworld.AccordingtotheChinaNationalSpaceAdministration（中国国家航天局），China'sSpace

Programmeismadeupofthreesteps.

Thefirststepissendingupamannedspacecraft.Itwillcarryoutallkindsofspaceexperiments.The

Shenzhou5andShenzhou6havepletcdthistask.Sendingupaspacelaboratorymarksthesecondstepofthe

programme.Oneofthemostimportanttasksduringthisstepisthedocking（对接）ofamannedspacecraftand

spacelab.

Shenzhou7wastheihirdhumanspaceflight,whichincludedthefirstChineseextravehicular（舱外）activity.It

isamilestone（里程碑）duringthisproject.ThebuildingoftheTiangong1SpaceLab,togetherwithShenzhou8to

10Spacecraft,isexpectedtopletetherestofthesecondsteptasks,whichpreparesfbrChina'sfinalgoalof

buildingaspacestation.ItispailofStep3.

Afterseveralyears.Tiangong2waslaunchedin2016.Itcandomanyexperiinents.Andthen,theTiangong3

spacestationwillhaveastronautslivinginsideandcandevelopnewtypesofvegetablesandfruitsorproducenew

materialsinspace.Cargoshullles（货运飞机）willcarryfood,spacesailsandothernecessarythingsintospace.

Thegoalofhavingaspaceexplorationstationistoberealizedby2020.ThenChinawillbethefirstcountryto

builditsspaceexplorationstationonitsown.AllChineselookforwardtoseeingtheday.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

22.WhoplanstheChina'sSpaceProgramme?

23.HowmanystepsdoestheChina'sSpaceProgrammeexperience?

24.WhatisoneofthemostimportanttasksinthesecondstepofChina'sSpaceProgramme?

25.Howcanthenecessarythingsbesentintospace?

26.WhydoesChinawanttobuilditsspaceexplorationstation?

修跟踪训练

（2023・上海闵行・统考一•模）Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）

Wearinglongrobes（长袍）andtallhats,agroupofforeignerswentonstageandperformedPekingOperaand

力。〃ads（民谣），aswellasspokeChinese.

Youcanseesceneslikethisatthe12th"Chinesebridge"—ChineseProficiency（能力）pelitionforForeign

SecondarySchoolStudents.Knownasthe“Olympics“ofChineselanguage,thepetitiontookplaceinZhengzhou,

HenanonNov2.

Morethan120students,representing105countries,gaveChinesespeechesandshowedofftheirtalentin

areassuchaskungfu,taichiandcalligraphy（

MackovaVictoria,a15yearoldgirlfromSlovakia,performedWuqinxiatthepetition.Sheimitatedthe

movementsofatiger,deer,hear,apeandbirdonstage.Shegainedaninterestintraditionalmartialartsafter

shefoundthatitcouldhelpherrelaxhermuscles（JITL^J）andstayfit."The2,000yearoldexerciseiscool,butfew

peoplehaveheardofitJVictoriatoldXinhua."Iwantmoreforeignpeopletoappreciateit,aswellasappreciate

Chineseculture.v

Raissa,17,fromtheUnionoftheoros,sangtheChinesesongWishYouSafeand傀〃（祝你平安）duringthe

sccondroundpetition.4MtisalsomysincerewishforthepeopleofChinaandtheoros,"saidRaissa.Afterdoctors

ontheChinesemedicalteaminAfricacuredhergrandmotherthreeyearsago,Raissadevelopedastrongemotional

connectionwithChina."MydreamistostudymedicineinChinasothatIcouldcurepatientsliketheChinese

doctorswhotreatedmygrandmother,"saidRaissa.

Ai（heendofthefinalcontest,GermolelacopofromItaly,whohasstudiedChineseforfouryears,wonasthe

champion（S^）.Forhim,thepetitiongavehimachancetomunicatewithyoungpeopleallaroundtheworld.

“Weshouldlearntoappreciateeachother'sdifferences/'Gcnnolcsaid.

Thepetitionisa“bridge“thatshows"accordingtoLiuLimin,boardmemberoftheConfucius

Institute（孔子学院）.“Bystudyingalanguage,youactuallystarttoconnectwiththatculture,“Liuadded.

1.Morethan120studentsfrom105countriestookpartinthepetition,didn'tthey?

2.WhywasMackovaVictoriainterestedintraditionalmartialarts?

3.WhatwasRaissa'sdream?

4.HowlonghasGermolelacopolearnedChinese?

5.Whatcanbefilledintheblankinthelastparagraph?

6.Thepetitionisverymeaningfultoforeignstudents,pleasegiveyourreasons.（Listatleasttwopoints.）

（2023・上海静安・统考一模）Answerthequestions（根据以下内容【可答问题）

DifferentAttitudestowardsHairstyles

Anewresearchshowsthatwomentiy150differenthairstylesintheirlifetime,includingvariouscuts,colours

andshapes.However,mensettle（固定）ontheirfavouritehairstyleaftertryingonly5differentcuts.

Thestudyof2,0（X）womenhasfoundthatwomenvisitthehairdresserfivetimesayearonaverage,andabout

100liketotrysomethingdifferentwitheachtriptothehairdresser.Almosthalfarewillingtobeexperimentaland

changetheirhairstyle.

Womenarelikelytogofortwonewstylesandatleastonecolourchangeeveryyearbetweentheagesof15

and65.Thestudyfoundthat64percentofwomenwillchangetheirhairsimplybecausetheyareboredwiththeir

currentstyle.Nearly12percentwillchangetheirhairsoastolooklikeacelebrity（名人）while15percentwill

changetheirstyleforawedding.13percentofwomenwouldchangetheirhairstyleafterhavingababy.Other

reasonsfortryinganewhairstylewerebirthdays.

However,menarenotastroublesomeaswomen.Theyonlytryfivedifferenthairstylesandthensticktotheir

favouriteoneintheirlifetime.Menusuallystickwithjustonestylebecauseofitsbeingconvenient（68percent）or

beinglikedbytheirpartner（10percent）.

Thestudyof2,000menalsonoticedhowcelebrityhairstyles（名人发型）havetheinfluenceonthemandwhat

kindofhaircutswouldbemorefashionableintheireyes.400oftheiradmittheywanttogrowtheirhairlongerto

copythelikesofDavidBeckhamandactorBradPitt,while240considerdying（染色）ihcirhairgrey,tokeepup

withfashiontrends。朝流）.Actually,ahairstylethatstandsfbrone'spersonalityisthefirstchoicefbrmen.

7.Whotrymoredifferenthairstylesbeforesettlingontheirfavourite,menorwomen?

8.Inthestudy,howoftendowomenliketovisitthehairdresseronaverage?

9.Whatisthereasonfor64%ofwomentochangetheirhairstyles（inPart.3）?

10.Whydomostmenstickwithjustonehairstyleinthisarticle?

11.Howmanymeninthestudywouldliketocopythelikesofthecelebrities?

12.Doyouagree（hatahairstylecanstandfbrone'spersonality?WhyorWhynot?

（2022春•上海浦东新•九年级上海市进才中学校考期中）Readthepassagebelowandanswerthefollowing

questions（根据文章内容回答下列问题）

WhenRobertwasabouttwoyearsold,hetriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromtherefrigeratorbutitfell,

spillingmilkalloverthekitchenfloor.

Whenhismothercameintothekitchen,insteadofshoutingathimorpunishinghim,shesaid,''Robert,whata

greatandwonderfulmessyouhavemade!Ihaverarelyseensomuchmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeen

done.Wouldyouliketogetdownandplayinthemilkfbrafewminutesbeforewccleanitup?”

indeed,hedid.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Youknow,Robert,wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,

eventuallyyouhavetocleanitupandrestoreeverythingtoitsproperorder.”

Aftertheycleanedupthespilledmilk,hismotherthensaid,44Youknow,whatwehavehereisafailed

experimentinhowtoeffectivelycarryabigmilkbottlewithtwohands.Let'sgooutinthebackyardandfillthe

bottlewithwaterandseeifyoucandiscoverawaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”

Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopnearthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryit

withoutdroppingit.Atthatmomentheknewhedidn'tneedtobeafraidtomakemistake.Instead,helearnedthat

mistakewerejustgoodchancesforlearningsomethingnew,whichis,afterall,whatscientificexperimentsarcall

about.Eveniftheexperiment“doesn'twork”,weusuallylearnsomethingvaluablefromit.

13.WhathappenedtothebottlewhenRoberttriedtoremoveitfromtherefrigerator?

14.Didhismothershoutathimorpunishhim?

15.WouldRobertliketogetdownandplayinthemilkforafewminutesbeforecleaningi（up?

16.Whatdidhismotherencouragehimtodointhebackyard?

17.Howcouldhecarrythebottlev/ithoutdroppingit?

18.Afterreadingthestory,whatdoyouthinkofmakingmistakes?

在模单检测

（2022春•上海黄浦•九年级上海外国语大学附属大境初级中学校考期中）Answerthequestions（根据短文内

容回答下列问题）

©Onenight.Iwassiltinginmykitchenhalflisteningasmy12yearoldson,Kevinfoughtwithhisbrother

Tommy.Ididn'tpayattentionwhenKevinwentupstairswithalookofhurtonhisface.

②About20minuteslater,asIwaswalkingupstairsIheardKevincryinginsidethebathroom.Iknockedon

thedoorandaxkcd,“Kevin,doyouwantatalk'，"NaanswerItriedagainStillnothinghappened

（3）So,Itookapieceofpaperfromanotepadandwrote,44Ifyoudon'twanttotalk,wccanwritenotestoeach

other."andslipped（滑动）itunderthedoor.

®Anhourlater,Iwasstillsittingoutside（hebathroomwithtwopiles（堆）ofcardsinfrontofme.Theyare

cardsfromKevinonwhichhehadputallhisunpleasantfeelingsintowordsforme.AsIreadoneofKevin'snotes,

Icculdn'thelpcrying.OneofKevin'snotessaid,“Nobodyinthisfamilycaresaboutme.Iamnottheyoungest,

andIamnottheoldest,andIamnotthesmartest.TommythinksthatIamtooweakandDadwisheshehadanother

Kevinasakidbecausehe'sbetteratbasketball.Andyou'reneveraroundtoevennoticeme.”

@Hcwasrightaboutmypart.Feelingsorryforhim,Iwroteback,“Kevin,idoloveyouand1amherefor

youandyouarelovedinthisfamily.''Hedidn'treplyfbrawhile,butIcouldhearhimcryingsoftly.Kevinranout

ofpaper,sohewrote“Thanks“onapapercup.Iwroteback“Forwhat?”Itwasreturnedtomewiththereply

“Lovingme“writtenonit.

⑥Sincethen.Ihavetriedmybesttocareaboutmyfamilymembers.Whenoneofusnoticesthattheotheris

unhappy,we'llsmileandsay,“Writeitonapapercup”.

19.WhatwastheageofKevinwhenthefighthappened?

20.HowdidKevinandhismothertalk?

21.WhatdidKevinwriteonthepaper?

22.Inparagraph®,whatdoestheunderlinedwords"mypart''referto?

Itreferstothefactthat__________________________________________________________________________

23.WhydidKevinwriteonapapercupatlast?

24.WhatdoesthewriterandhisfamilymeanbysayingtkWriteitorapapercup”？

（2022春・上海徐汇・九年级上海市徐汇中学校考期中）根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

SunnyDaysmunityCenter222St.BellStreet

Edmond,Oklahoma98020

December26,2019

DearMr.&Mrs.Green,

ItwasaSaturdaymorningandwelookedaroundtoseeourbreakfastclubfullofhappychildren.Eachoneof

themwastalkingandlaughing.Itseemedtheyhadplctclyforgottenthefactthattheyarcallorphans（孤儿）.Since

youcannotseetheirdearfaces,Iamwritingtotellyouhowwonderfulitistoseethemsmileandho认thankfulwe

arefbryourdonationsthathavemadethishappen.Yourcontributionhashelpedsomuch,buttheneedisstillgreat.

Eachyear,wehelpthousandsoforphansbygivingthemaproperbreakfastandsomewheresafetoplay.

Withoutdonationslikeyours,however,thecenterwillnothaveenoughfundstokeepoperating.Wearehopingto

raiseanother$10,000tokeepourbreakfastclubandourplaygroundsgoingthrough2020.Adonationfromyou

willbeabighelpinreachingourgoal.Thereareseverallevelsofgiving.Hereisanexampleofwhatyourgiftwill

achieve:

$20-willfeedonechildbreakfastfbramonth;

$50一willfeedthreechildrenbreakfastforamonth;

$100-willfeedthreechildrenbreakfastforamonthandallowus(obuythreenewbasketballsfbrour

playgrounds.(Playingbasketballissomethingthechildrenreallylove!)

Theseservicesbringsomuchjoytothechildren.Together,weaiechangingtheirlivesforthebetterand

buildingbrighterftiturcsfbrthem.Withoutyou,however,thatjustwon'tbepossible.Thankyousomuchfbryour

support!

PeterRoutawhilf

PeterRoutawhilf

President

25.Mr.andMrs.GreenhaddonatedtotheSunnyDaysmunityCenter,hadn'tthey?

26.HowdoestheSunnyDaysmunityCenterhelporphans?

27.WhydoestheSunnyDaysmunityCenterwanttoraiseanotherS10,000?

28.Accordingtotheletter,whatcantheSunnyDaysmunityCenterdowithadonationof$100?

29.WhydidPeterRoutawhilfwritethisletter?

30.SupposeyouareMr.Green/Mrs.Green.Whatwillyoudoafterreadingthisletter?Why?

（2022春•上海徐汇・九年级统考期中）根据短文内容回答下列问题。

Dramaandtheperformingartsareexcellentmethodsofbuildingconfidenceinchildrenandadultsalike.

Learningthroughdramaallowschildrentoexplore（heircreativity,havefunandleavetheirshynessandworries

behind.Dramaalsoworksbysupportingthegrowthofimaginationandotherskills.

Entertainmenthasbeeratherpassivewithcinema,television,andputergamesbeingmorepopular.These

screcnbascdmethodshavehadanegativeeffectonmunication.However,dramaputsthe“getupandgo”backinto

entertainment.Childrenhavetheopportunitytoconnectwithothersinamoremeaningfulwayasdrama

encouragesspeechdevelopmentandawarenessofbodylanguage.

Playanddramaarecloselylinked.Whenchildrenplayagame,theyarepretendingandusingtheir

imaginationandsoaremovingawayfromrealitytocreatetheirownstory.Dramaisavehiclethroughwhich

childrencanexpressthemselvesmorefreelythroughmime（哑剧表演）,gesture,movement,andspeechtomake

educationfun.

Childrengainconfidencebyunderstandingthatthereisnofinalanswerindramaandthattheiropinionand

actionsarcvalued.Childrenarcabletogiveapersonalresponsetomanyissuesandsituationssuchaspoverty,

bullying,globalwarmingandrecycling.Theissuesthatdramacandealwithareendless.Dramaandeducationhave

astronglinkasdramacanencouragechildrentotakeanactiveinterestinothersubjectssuchasgeography,history,

andEnglishandsohaveamoreroundededucation.Asadramateacher,Ihavewitnessedchildrenaltheirfirstclass

holdingontotheirparent'sarm------unwillingtoletgo.Thentoseethesamechildlaterrunningintomyclasswith

asmileisanexcellentsight.Dramainstallsconfidenceinchildrenbyallowingthemtoimprovise（即兴创作）and

experiment.Everyoneisgiventheopportunitytoshinewithindrama.

31.Canlearningthroughdramahelpchildrenleavetheirshynessandworriesbehind?

32.Whatdo（hosescreenbasedmethodshaveanegativeeffecton?

33.Whydoesdramaletchildrenconnectwithothersinamoremeaningfulway?

34.Whatdochildrenthinktheycandoinaplayoradrama?

Theycan,

35.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“valued”(inthelastparagraph)mostprobablymean?

36.Arechildreninterestedindramaclasses?Howdoyouknow?

它真颦过关

(2022•上海•统考中考真题)(Mikeistellingastory.Ithappenedwhenhewasseven.)

ItwasNewYear'sEve.Inthemorning,IheardGrandmatellMumsheneededafootballfortheNewYear's

Evedinner.

“Afootballfbrthedinner?What'sitfbr?^Iwondered.Anyway,Iwillgetone!Icandosomethingnicefbr

Grandma.''

IrememberedmyfriendJoehadanoldfootball.Iwentoutquietlyandfoundhim.1gavehimmyfavourite

modelcarinexchangeforhisfootball.

Itook(hefootballhome,shineditandpulitonthelivingroomlablesecretly.Iwaitedinmyroomfor

Grandmatonoticeit.

“Mike!”Mumshouted.Irantothelivingroom.uWhycan'tyouputyourthingswheretheybelong?Getthe

footballoutofhere!”

“Butit'sfbrGrandma!ShesaicsheneededafootballfbrtheNewYear'sEvedinner.''Isaid.

“Afootballfbrthedinncr,?^^Mumlaughed."No,Grandmaneedsafruitbowl,notafootball.n

“Fruitbowlsoundslikefootball!Ihavedoneasillything!”Iwentbacktomyroom,embarrassedand

disappointed.

Beforedinner.Mum