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冲刺2023年中考英语必考题型终极预测(北京专用)
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(2022春·北京西城·九年级北京四中校考开学考试)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。
The Girl No One Talked To
Last year there was a girl at our school. Almost no one ever talked to her. I think it was because she seldom showered, and she kind of smelled bad. Her name was Cindy. We always got on the school bus at the same bus stop. Cindy didn’t have many friends. She seemed like a nice girl—who had an odor (气味) problem.
One day, I was walking up to the bus stop and I saw Carl making fun of her. I couldn’t hear what he was saying, but I saw the way he was laughing and rolling his eyes in his ____1____ poking-fun-at-you way. I also saw how sad it made Cindy. Holding her notebook tightly to her chest like a shield, she stared (盯着) at the ground and ____2____ as far away from him as possible without leaving the bus stop completely. As soon as I got close enough, I glared at Carl to make him stop laughing. But he didn’t. So I walked over and stood closer to Cindy so she wouldn’t feel quite so bad. It was when you just knew someone needed someone to be a friend.
She looked up from the ground and she whispered, “Hi.”
“Hi,” I said. Then as loudly as I could, I said, “Don’t pay any attention to Carl. His parents have been ____3____ in teaching him some manners.”
By now everyone there was talking with a friend. Quietly, and with a(n) ____4____ look on her face, Cindy said, “I don’t know why everyone hates me.”
I was surprised at her words. “No one hates you,” I told her.
“Then why don’t I have any friends?” she asked.
Her question took me by surprise. I thought for a moment. “Well,” I began, wondering if I could tell her that maybe it was because she smelled so awful, “I think you’re smart, and you dress okay, and…”
“So then, what is it?”
“Well,” I hedged (躲闪) and then figured it’s now or never. “Maybe it’s because you…” I paused because I almost said “stink” but instead, “don’t smell so good.”
She looked up, ____5____ my face as if checking to see if