专题01 2021年中考英语阅读精选真题模拟题精讲练

Passage 1 Are You Listening? A Intensive Reading "Are you listening, Simon? " Simon's teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question. Simon shook his head, smiling. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much fun. He wanted to be heard rather than listen. "Listen, and you'll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs tried every day, but Simon never paid attention. That evening, his throat really hurt. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say "Good morning", nothing came out but a croak. Simon's mother looked at him. "Honey, you've lost your voice. " "Can I stay home?" He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. Instead, his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school, even if he couldn't talk. When he got to school, Mrs. Jacobs said "Hello" to him, and he just nodded. When his friends asked him what TV show he watched last night, he just shrugged. By the time the bell rang for class, almost everyone w