2024年山东省淄博市中考专项阅读making friends主题和hobbies主题阅读

Making Friends Brennan Gould is a boy with big eyes and short hair. He is a high school student. Ms Ann is an old woman with gray hair. Both of them live in America. Is Ms Ann Brennan's grandmother or great-grandmother? The answer① is no. They are not from the same family. Ms Ann is one of Brennan's best friends. How did they become friends? It all started five years ago. Brennan was an 8th-grader back then. His teacher gave him a “Kindness Week Challenge (善良周挑战)”. In this challenge, Brennan had to send 84-year-old Ms Ann small gifts every day for a week. After the week, Brennan got into the habit of visiting② Ms Ann and giving her gifts. Now Brennan visits Ms Ann every month with flowers, chocolates and more. They share a love of chocolate. What do they often do together? They talk about everything. Brennan tells Ms Ann about his school life. And Ms Ann shares her own stories. Brennan loves her and treats (对待) her like his own great grandmother. Ms Ann's family is glad about Brennan's coming because he brings③ a lot of fun to the old woman. They say Brennan is like one of their family members.“ Their friendship is precious (珍贵的). I hope Brennan can remember the fun talks with Ms Ann, keep his kind heart and care about others,” says Brennan's mother.   词汇梳理   ① The answer is no.（Para. 1） answer /ˈɑːnsə(r)/              n. 答案               v. 回答 ★ 用作动词时，answer除表示“回答”外，还可表示“接（电话）”，或对门铃等声响作出反应，常与call, bell, telephone, door, door-bell等连用。 ② After the week, Brennan got into the habit of visiting Ms Ann and giving her gifts.（Para. 2） visit /ˈvɪzɪt/  v. /            n. 拜访；参观 ★ visitor /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/             n. 游客；访问者 ③ Ms Ann’s family is glad about Brennan’s coming because he brings a lot of fun to the old woman.（Para. 4） bring /brɪŋ/            v. 带来；取来 ★ 反义词：take /teɪk/ v. 拿走；带去   难句解码   1. Ms Ann is one of Brennan’s best friends. （Para. 1） Ms Ann是Brennan最好的朋友之一。 结构分析：“one of +可数名词复数”表示“……之一”。 2. Brennan had to send 84-year-old Ms Ann small gifts every day for a week