备战北京2024年英语中考训练之阅读理解50篇其五

备战北京2024年英语中考训练之阅读理解50篇其五 O1 Come on, Amy. You must TRY HARDER. Amy told herself silently. She was in her class' Second-Day-of-School Game with her teammates, whom she only met yesterday. This was her first chance to make new friends, and she was nervous. So far Amy hadn't given any useful suggestions—after all, she was totally new to this town. Luckily, no one seemed to care about it. This relaxed her a lot. Since the Blue Team left the park, they had worked out the first two clues (线索) and had been to the post office. Now they were in front of the cinema. Henry was reading aloud the third clue: Go to our town founder's last resting place. I know THIS ONE! Amy thought, excited. "To the cemetery (墓地)" Cindy said. "No, wait!" Amy said. "I've read about it. The founder was buried near the library." "Wow. I've walked by every day," Tyler said. "Never knew that!" "Good job! That will save valuable time," Cindy smiled at Amy. "We still need to hurry," Tyler reminded, pointing to the Yellow Team coming near. "I know a shortcut!" Henry suggested. "Follow me!" No one moved. "No, seriously," Henry said. "You know I'm always running late. I know every shortcut in town." The others finally agreed. A few sharp turns, and they were there! This time Amy read the clue aloud: Now go to the place where the football is running around! "The football stadium!" They called out together and started to run… Now they'd got the final clue: Look where you've been, see where you are. Use your map wisely and you'll be a star! Looking closely at the map, everyone thought hard. "Aha! A star!" Cindy suddenly broke the silence. She quickly took out a pencil. As they watched her drawing lines on the map, everyone understood. They began running back to where they started. They were closer and closer, and finally crossed the finish line-just one step behind the Red Team! "So…close…" Tyler made a face, and they all laughed together. "Nice job, new girl," Cindy gave Amy a high-five. "That was really