专题09 阅读D篇(多任务混合阅读)(名校模拟+地区真题)-冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（浙江专用）

冲刺2024年中考英语必考题型终极预测（浙江专用） 专题09 阅读D篇(多任务混合阅读) （2024上·浙江温州·九年级统考期末） It was late on Christmas Eve. Reyn, the owner of a watch repair shop, was preparing to close the door when he suddenly saw a young man walking towards his shop. The man looked pale and serious in a thin jacket. Reyn noticed the hand of the man shaking uneasily in the right pocket of the jacket. “Maybe there’s a pistol (手枪) in it,” Reyn’s heart beat fast, but a voice inside him said, “Don’t be afraid.” The man came closer and said in a low voice, “Give me the money. Right now!” Reyn took a deep breath and smiled, pointing to his ear and pretending (假装) that he was unable to hear anything. The man looked surprised. For a long time, the two people just stood face to face, in silence. Just then, Reyn noticed a watch on the man’s wrist. It was an old one worth no more than 5 pounds, but it was the most valuable thing on him. The watch seemed to go wrong. An idea then came into his mind. He pointed to the man’s watch and picked up the tool used for repairing. “Does he want to help me repair the watch?” The man thought and suddenly became embarrassed. Looking at him, Reyn understood that the man had no choice but to ask for money on such an evening. Reyn began to feel sorry for him. The watch was common, but at this moment it had great power—it kept the two men in balance and gave Reyn time to find a way out. Reyn started to repair the watch carefully and this action won the man’s trust. His hand came out of his pocket, and he even watched Reyn with interest. However, Reyn purposely left out the last small part, so the watch still couldn’t work. He put down the watch, shaking his head to show that he couldn’t repair it. Then he pointed to his “pawn (典当) shelf” full of clocks and watches. Reyn wrote a note, explaining that he’d like to pay the man some money if he wanted to pawn the watch. Then he took out $100 and handed it to the man. The man looked at the money thankfully. He knew that his watch wasn’t