专题05 阅读理解（记叙文）15篇-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（广州专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（广州专用） 专题05 阅读理解（记叙文）15篇 （2023·广东广州·统考二模）How much do you really know about yourself? It’s not an easy job to know ourselves. To help students do this important task, schools across China are providing more classes and activities on self-knowledge. Liu Yue, a teacher from Chengdu Yucai Middle School, has recently given her students a useful tool. “It’s called the Johari Window which has four areas about one’s self: open area (that everyone knows about), hidden area (that only you know), blind spot (that everyone knows except you) and unknown area (that nobody knows). Using this tool, students did a good job seeing themselves through a new lens.” Liu said. Self-knowledge area … “I’m most curious about this area which I didn’t notice before,” said ninth-grader Yang Manfei. “So I did a survey with my friends.” The results showed that Yang easily gets anxious and impatient because of procrastination（拖延症）. “That’s a bad habit I’ve never realized!” Yang said. … “I find this area most amazing,” said Sun Boyin. “It means everyone has lots of potential.” When Sun entered middle school, he was not good at math. “But I set a goal and did lots of math exercises. Now I’m much better at math. The unknown part of my math ability is getting clearer!” Sun said. ▲ When it came to this area, most students kept silent. “I’m scared to show my secrets deep down,” said Li Yixuan. Then one classmate stood up and said his favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry. “Am I brave enough to show my childish hobby? Perhaps not. I want my classmates to see me as a mature person, not a silly kid. But then I realized that I don’t find that classmate silly. I think he has the courage to be himself.” Li shared his thought. “Show yourself and make yourself better—that’s the best lesson I learned,” Li said. … “My school asked us to use anything on school to describe ourselves. I chose a purple morning glory. The flower is small and ordinary. The main part is dark purple. But some