第7卷 阅读理解（记叙文）-【2027版】湖北省（技能高考）《英语45分钟训练卷》（原卷版+解析版）

**基本信息** 聚焦中职生生活情境的记叙文阅读专项，通过25道选择题系统训练细节理解、人物态度、事件顺序及主旨概括能力，强化语言能力与思维品质。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |细节理解|19题（如A篇1-4题）|直接信息查找与推理|从具体事实定位到信息整合，覆盖时间、原因、行为等要素| |主旨概括|6题（如A篇5题）|作者观点与事件启示|从事件发展脉络到意义提炼，体现个人成长与价值观|

编写说明：本卷依据最新版《湖北省普通高等学校招收中等职业学校毕业生技能高考文化综合考试大纲（英语）》编写。本系列定位为45分钟训练卷，用于课堂限时训练、周测检测和阶段复习。本卷为记叙文阅读专项训练，选材紧贴中职生的校园经历、志愿服务、成长故事和劳动实践，旨在提升事件顺序、人物态度、细节理解和主旨概括能力。 【2027版】湖北省（技能高考）《英语45分钟训练卷》 第7卷 阅读理解（记叙文） 考试时间：45分钟 满分：100分 班级______姓名______学号______成绩______ 阅读理解（共五篇，每篇5小题，每小题4分，满分100分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Last summer, I spent every Saturday morning volunteering at our city's animal shelter. At first, I just wanted to do something meaningful during the holiday. I never expected that those weekends would change the way I think about animals and kindness. My main job was to walk the dogs and clean their living areas. There was a small brown dog named Peanut who was very shy. When I first met him, he would hide in the corner and never look at me. The shelter workers told me that Peanut had been found on the street and was probably hurt by people before. I decided to spend extra time with him every week, just sitting quietly by his side and speaking to him in a soft voice. After three weeks, something wonderful happened. Peanut started to wag his tail when he saw me coming. Then one day, he walked up to me and put his head on my knee. I almost cried with joy. By the end of the summer, Peanut had become one of the friendliest dogs in the shelter. A kind family adopted him in September. That summer taught me that patience and love can truly make a difference. Sometimes, all someone needs is a person who is willing to give them time. 1. Why did the writer start volunteering at the animal shelter? A. To earn some extra pocket money. B. To do something meaningful during the holiday. C. To get a pet of her own. D. To make new friends. 2. What was Peanut like when the writer first met him? A. He was very shy and hid in the corner. B. He was happy and wagged his tail. C. He was noisy and liked to bark. D. He was sick and could not walk. 3. How did the writer help Peanut become friendlier? A. By giving him tasty food every day. B. By taking him for long walks in the park. C. By playing loud music for him. D. By sitting quietly beside him and speaking softly. 4. What happened to Peanut at the end of the story? A. A kind family adopted him. B. He ran away from the shelter. C. He stayed at the shelter forever. D. The writer took him home. 5. What lesson did the writer learn from this experience? A. Dogs are easier to train than cats. B. Volunteering is a waste of time. C. Patience and love can make a real difference. D. Animals do not need human care. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. C 【导语】本文讲述了作者在动物收容所做志愿者的经历，通过与一只叫Peanut的狗的故事，展现了耐心和爱心的力量。 【详解】 1. 句意：作者为什么开始在动物收容所做志愿者？考查细节理解。文中第一段写道"I just wanted to do something meaningful during the holiday"（我只是想在假期做些有意义的事）。To do something meaningful during the holiday.（在假期做有意义的事）正确；To earn some extra pocket money.（赚零花钱）、To get a pet of her own.（得到宠物）和To make new friends.（交新朋友）原文未提。故选B。 2. 句意：作者初次见到Peanut时它是什么样的？考查细节。文中第二段写道"Peanut who was very shy...he would hide in the corner and never look at me"（Peanut非常害羞，会躲在角落里，从不看我）。He was very shy and hid in the corner.（很害羞，躲在角落）正确；He was happy and wagged his tail.（很开心）是后来的变化；He was noisy and liked to bark.（吵闹爱叫）和He was sick and could not walk.（生病不能走）原文未提。故选A。 3. 句意：作者如何帮助Peanut变得更友善？考查细节。文中第二段末写道"sitting quietly by his side and speaking to him in a soft voice"（安静地坐在它身边，用温柔的声音和它说话）。By sitting quietly beside him and speaking softly.（安静地坐在它旁边轻声说话）正确；By giving him tasty food every day.（给美味食物）、By taking him for long walks in the park.（带它长时间散步）和By playing loud music for him.（播放大声音乐）原文未提。故选D。 4. 句意：故事结尾Peanut怎么样了？考查细节。文中第三段末尾写道"A kind family adopted him in September"（一个善良的家庭在九月收养了他）。A kind family adopted him.（一个善良的家庭收养了他）正确；He ran away from the shelter.（逃跑了）、He stayed at the shelter forever.（永远留在收容所）和The writer took him home.（作者带回家）均与原文不符。故选A。 5. 句意：作者从这次经历中学到了什么？考查主旨概括。文中最后一段写道"That summer taught me that patience and love can truly make a difference"（那个夏天教会我，耐心和爱真的能带来改变）。Patience and love can make a real difference.（耐心和爱能带来真正的改变）正确；Dogs are easier to train than cats.（狗比猫容易训练）原文未提；Volunteering is a waste of time.（志愿服务是浪费时间）与主旨相反；Animals do not need human care.（动物不需要人类关怀）原文未提。故选C。 B I used to be terribly afraid of speaking in front of people. Whenever I had to give a presentation in class, my hands would shake and my voice would become so quiet that nobody could hear me. I would spend the night before a speech lying awake, worrying about what could go wrong. Everything changed in my second year of high school, when my English teacher, Mrs. Chen, asked me to join the school's storytelling club. I wanted to say no immediately, but Mrs. Chen looked at me with such kind eyes that I found myself saying yes. The club met every Tuesday after school, and each member had to tell a short story in English to the group. The first few weeks were very hard. I forgot my words, my face turned red, and I wanted to run out of the room. But the other club members never laughed at me. Instead, they clapped for me and said encouraging words. Mrs. Chen would always say, "Take your time. We are all here to learn." Slowly, I began to feel less nervous. I started to look at the audience instead of staring at the floor. By the end of the school year, I was a completely different person. I even volunteered to give a speech at the school's year-end ceremony! Standing on that stage, I felt proud of how far I had come. I learned that courage is not about not being afraid; it is about facing your fears and doing it anyway. 6. How did the writer feel about public speaking at first? A. Very afraid, with shaking hands and a quiet voice. B. Very confident and excited. C. A little bit interested in it. D. Bored and sleepy. 7. Who encouraged the writer to join the storytelling club? A. The writer's best friend. B. The writer's mother. C. Mrs. Chen, the English teacher. D. A club member. 8. How did the club members react when the writer made mistakes? A. They laughed and made fun of the writer. B. They left the room angrily. C. They asked the writer to stop coming. D. They clapped and said encouraging words. 9. What did the writer do at the end of the school year? A. Left the storytelling club. B. Gave a speech at the year-end ceremony. C. Changed to another school. D. Became an English teacher. 10. What does the writer think courage really is? A. Never feeling afraid of anything. B. Being born brave and strong. C. Avoiding all difficult situations. D. Facing fears and doing it anyway. 【答案】6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. D 【导语】本文讲述了作者从害怕公众演讲到克服恐惧的成长故事，陈老师和讲故事俱乐部起了关键作用。 【详解】 6. 句意：作者一开始对公众演讲的感觉是怎样的？考查细节。文中首句写道"terribly afraid...my hands would shake and my voice would become so quiet"（非常害怕，手会发抖，声音非常小）。Very afraid, with shaking hands and a quiet voice.（非常害怕，手发抖、声音很小）正确；Very confident and excited.（很自信兴奋）与原文相反；A little bit interested in it.（有点感兴趣）和Bored and sleepy.（无聊困倦）原文未提。故选A。 7. 句意：谁鼓励作者加入讲故事俱乐部？考查细节。文中第二段写道"my English teacher, Mrs. Chen, asked me to join the school's storytelling club"（我的英语老师陈老师让我加入俱乐部）。Mrs. Chen, the English teacher.（英语老师陈老师）正确；The writer's best friend.（最好的朋友）、The writer's mother.（妈妈）和A club member.（俱乐部成员）原文未提。故选C。 8. 句意：当作者犯错时，俱乐部成员如何反应？考查细节。文中第三段写道"they clapped for me and said encouraging words"（他们为我鼓掌并说鼓励的话）。They clapped and said encouraging words.（鼓掌并说鼓励的话）正确；They laughed and made fun of the writer.（嘲笑作者）与"never laughed at me"矛盾；They left the room angrily.（生气地离开）和They asked the writer to stop coming.（要求作者别来了）原文未提。故选D。 9. 句意：学年末作者做了什么？考查细节。文中最后一段写道"I even volunteered to give a speech at the school's year-end ceremony"（我甚至主动要求在学校年终典礼上演讲）。Gave a speech at the year-end ceremony.（在年终典礼上演讲）正确；Left the storytelling club.（离开俱乐部）、Changed to another school.（转学）和Became an English teacher.（成为英语老师）原文未提。故选B。 10. 句意：作者认为勇气真正是什么？考查主旨理解。文中最后一句写道"courage is not about not being afraid; it is about facing your fears and doing it anyway"（勇气不是不害怕，而是面对恐惧并仍然去做）。Facing fears and doing it anyway.（面对恐惧仍然去做）正确；Never feeling afraid of anything.（从不害怕）与原文相反；Being born brave and strong.（天生勇敢）原文未提；Avoiding all difficult situations.（回避困难）与主旨相反。故选D。 C When I turned sixteen, my father told me it was time to get my first part-time job. "It will teach you responsibility," he said. I found a job as a kitchen helper at a small Chinese restaurant near our home. I was both excited and nervous on my first day. The work was much harder than I had imagined. I had to wash piles of dishes, cut vegetables, and clean the kitchen floor every hour. My feet hurt from standing for so long, and my hands became red from the hot water. During the first week, I wanted to give up almost every day. But my father reminded me that I had made a promise to the restaurant owner, and keeping promises was important. Gradually, things got better. I learned to work faster and more carefully. The cooks began to trust me with small cooking tasks, like making fried rice and preparing simple soups. Mr. Wang, the owner, often came to the kitchen to check on me. "You are doing a good job, young man," he would say with a smile. Those words meant a lot to me. By the end of the summer, I had saved enough money to buy a new bicycle. But more importantly, I learned what it really means to work hard and be responsible. When I handed my father the first meal I had cooked all by myself, he had tears in his eyes. 11. Why did the writer's father want him to get a job? A. To earn money for the family. B. To make new friends at work. C. To teach him responsibility. D. To learn how to cook Chinese food. 12. How did the writer feel during the first week of work? A. He wanted to give up almost every day. B. He enjoyed the work very much. C. He got a promotion immediately. D. He made many new friends. 13. What did Mr. Wang say to encourage the writer? A. "You should work even harder." B. "Maybe this job is not for you." C. "Come back when you are older." D. "You are doing a good job, young man." 14. What did the writer buy with the money he saved? A. A new mobile phone. B. A new bicycle. C. A new computer. D. A gift for his father. 15. How did the father feel when the writer cooked a meal for him? A. He was angry about the taste. B. He said the food was terrible. C. He had tears in his eyes. D. He did not eat the meal. 【答案】11. C 12. A 13. D 14. B 15. C 【导语】本文讲述了作者第一次在餐馆做兼职的经历，从想放弃到坚持下来，学会了责任感和劳动的价值。 【详解】 11. 句意：作者的父亲为什么要他找工作？考查细节。文中第一段父亲说"It will teach you responsibility"（它会教你什么是责任感）。To teach him responsibility.（教他责任感）正确；To earn money for the family.（为家里赚钱）非父亲初衷；To make new friends at work.（交新朋友）和To learn how to cook Chinese food.（学做中国菜）原文未提。故选C。 12. 句意：第一周工作作者感觉怎样？考查细节。文中第二段写道"During the first week, I wanted to give up almost every day"（第一周我几乎每天都想放弃）。He wanted to give up almost every day.（几乎每天想放弃）正确；He enjoyed the work very much.（非常享受）与原文相反；He got a promotion immediately.（立刻晋升）和He made many new friends.（交了很多新朋友）原文未提。故选A。 13. 句意：王先生说了什么来鼓励作者？考查细节。文中第三段写道"'You are doing a good job, young man,' he would say with a smile"（他微笑着说：‘你做得很好，年轻人。’）。"You are doing a good job, young man."（你做得很好，年轻人）正确；"You should work even harder."（应该更努力）、"Maybe this job is not for you."（这工作不适合你）和"Come back when you are older."（等你大些再来）原文未提。故选D。 14. 句意：作者用攒的钱买了什么？考查细节。文中第四段写道"I had saved enough money to buy a new bicycle"（我攒了足够的钱买了一辆新自行车）。A new bicycle.（一辆新自行车）正确；A new mobile phone.（新手机）、A new computer.（新电脑）和A gift for his father.（给父亲的礼物）原文未提。故选B。 15. 句意：当作者为父亲做了一顿饭时，父亲感觉怎样？考查细节。文中最后一句写道"he had tears in his eyes"（他眼中含泪）。He had tears in his eyes.（他眼中含泪）正确；He was angry about the taste.（对味道生气）、He said the food was terrible.（说食物很糟）和He did not eat the meal.（没有吃）均与原文不符。故选C。 D Mr. Johnson was my math teacher in Grade 9, and he was unlike any teacher I had ever met. Before his class, I believed that I was simply "not a math person." Numbers and formulas seemed like a foreign language to me, and I had almost given up trying to understand them. On the first day of class, Mr. Johnson did something surprising. Instead of teaching from the textbook, he asked each of us to share one thing we found difficult about math. When it was my turn, I said quietly, "Everything." The class laughed, but Mr. Johnson nodded seriously and said, "Then we will start from everything." He did not make me feel stupid. Instead, he made me feel that my struggles were valid and that I could overcome them. Mr. Johnson had a special way of explaining things. He used real-life examples—like counting basketball scores or calculating the best price at a supermarket—to make math feel useful and interesting. He stayed after school twice a week to help students who needed extra time. He never seemed impatient, even when we asked the same question three times. By the end of the year, I had not only passed math but scored the third highest in my class. More importantly, I learned that being "not a math person" was just a story I had told myself. Sometimes, all it takes is one teacher who believes in you to help you start believing in yourself. 16. Why did the writer think she was "not a math person" before Grade 9? A. Numbers and formulas felt like a foreign language to her. B. She had never taken a math class before. C. Her parents told her she was not good at math. D. She had a learning disability. 17. What did Mr. Johnson do on the first day of class? A. He gave the class a difficult test. B. He taught the first chapter of the textbook. C. He showed a video about famous mathematicians. D. He asked students to share what they found difficult about math. 18. The underlined word "valid" in Paragraph 2 means ______. A. wrong and unacceptable. B. reasonable and worth respecting. C. strange and unusual. D. easy and simple. 19. How did Mr. Johnson make math interesting? A. By giving students a lot of homework. B. By telling jokes in every class. C. By showing movies in class. D. By using real-life examples like basketball scores. 20. What did the writer learn from Mr. Johnson? A. That math is not important for future life. B. That she should become a math teacher. C. That one teacher who believes in you can change everything. D. That hard work does not really matter. 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. C 【导语】本文讲述了一位数学老师如何通过关怀和创新教学方法，帮助作者从“不是学数学的料”变成了全班第三名，展现了好老师的力量。其中第18题为词句猜测题。 【详解】 16. 句意：作者为什么在九年级之前认为自己“不是学数学的料”？考查细节。文中第一段写道"Numbers and formulas seemed like a foreign language to me"（数字和公式对我来说就像外语一样）。Numbers and formulas felt like a foreign language to her.（数字和公式像外语一样）正确；She had never taken a math class before.（从没上过数学课）不合理；Her parents told her she was not good at math.（父母说她不善长数学）和She had a learning disability.（有学习障碇）原文未提。故选A。 17. 句意：Johnson老师在第一天的课上做了什么？考查细节。文中第二段写道"he asked each of us to share one thing we found difficult about math"（他让我们每人分享一件觉得数学难的事）。He asked students to share what they found difficult about math.（让学生分享数学难点）正确；He gave the class a difficult test.（给了难题测试）、He taught the first chapter of the textbook.（教第一章）和He showed a video about famous mathematicians.（播放视频）原文未提。故选D。 18. 句意：第二段中划线词“valid”的意思是什么？考查词义猜测。原文“He made me feel that my struggles were valid”（他让我觉得我的困难是合理的/值得尊重的），结合上下文他没有嘲笑作者，而是认真对待，可知valid表示“合理的、值得尊重的”。reasonable and worth respecting.（合理的、值得尊重的）正确；wrong and unacceptable.（错误的、不可接受的）与上下文矛盾；strange and unusual.（奇怪的、不寻常的）和easy and simple.（容易的、简单的）均与语境不符。故选B。 19. 句意：Johnson老师如何让数学变得有趣？考查细节。文中第三段写道"He used real-life examples—like counting basketball scores or calculating the best price at a supermarket"（他用生活中的例子，如计算篮球比分或计算超市最优价格）。By using real-life examples like basketball scores.（用生活中的例子，如篮球比分）正确；By giving students a lot of homework.（给很多作业）、By telling jokes in every class.（每节课讲笑话）和By showing movies in class.（在课上放电影）原文未提。故选D。 20. 句意：作者从Johnson老师那里学到了什么？考查主旨概括。文中最后一句写道"Sometimes, all it takes is one teacher who believes in you to help you start believing in yourself"（有时候，只需要一位相信你的老师，就能帮你开始相信自己）。That one teacher who believes in you can change everything.（一位相信你的老师能改变一切）正确；That math is not important for future life.（数学不重要）与主旨相反；That she should become a math teacher.（应该当数学老师）是过度推断；That hard work does not really matter.（努力不重要）与主旨相反。故选C。 E It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon. I was riding my bicycle home from school when I reached the busy crossing near the train station. The traffic light had just turned yellow, and I thought I could make it across before it turned red. I was wrong. As I sped up to cross the road, a car came from the left side. I hit the brakes hard, but the road was wet and my bicycle slipped. I fell to the ground, and my books and schoolbag flew into the middle of the road. For a moment, I was too shocked to move. I just sat there in the rain, my heart beating wildly. Suddenly, a man in a blue jacket ran over to me. He helped me stand up and led me to the side of the road. "Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice full of worry. He picked up my things from the road and handed them back to me one by one. Then he checked my bicycle to make sure it was still safe to ride. Before I could even say thank you properly, the man patted me on the shoulder and said, "Be more careful next time, kid. Your safety is more important than saving a few seconds." Then he walked away into the rain. I never learned his name, but I have never forgotten his kindness. Since that day, I always wait for the green light before crossing any road. 21. What was the weather like on that day? A. It was sunny. B. It was rainy. C. It was snowy. D. It was windy. 22. Why did the writer fall off the bicycle? A. The road was wet and the bicycle slipped. B. A car hit him from behind. C. He was looking at his phone. D. The bicycle was broken. 23. What did the man in the blue jacket do first? A. He picked up the writer's books. B. He called the police for help. C. He stopped the passing cars. D. He helped the writer stand up. 24. What advice did the man give to the writer? A. Always ride a bicycle on sunny days. B. Never ride a bicycle to school. C. Safety is more important than saving a few seconds. D. Buy a better bicycle next time. 25. What did the writer learn from this experience? A. To always wait for the green light before crossing. B. To never ride a bicycle in the rain. C. To always wear a helmet while riding. D. To take the bus instead of riding a bicycle. 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 【导语】本文讲述了作者在放学路上险些发生车祸，被一位陌生人救助的故事，展现了善良陌生人的温暖和道路安全的重要性。 【详解】 21. 句意：那天天气怎样？考查细节。文中首句写道"It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon"（那是一个下雨的周二下午）。It was rainy.（下雨）正确；It was sunny.（晴朗）、It was snowy.（下雪）和It was windy.（有风）均与原文不符。故选B。 22. 句意：作者为什么从自行车上摔下来？考查因果关系。文中第二段写道"I hit the brakes hard, but the road was wet and my bicycle slipped"（我猛握刹把，但路面湿滑，自行车滑倒了）。The road was wet and the bicycle slipped.（路面湿滑导致自行车滑倒）正确；A car hit him from behind.（被车从后面撞到）与原文不符；He was looking at his phone.（看手机）和The bicycle was broken.（自行车坏了）原文未提。故选A。 23. 句意：穿蓝色夹克的男子首先做了什么？考查事件顺序。文中第三段写道"He helped me stand up and led me to the side of the road"（他帮我站起来，带我到路边）。He helped the writer stand up.（帮作者站起来）正确；He picked up the writer's books.（捡起作者的书）是之后发生的；He called the police for help.（报警）和He stopped the passing cars.（拦住车辆）原文未提。故选D。 24. 句意：男子给了作者什么建议？考查细节。文中第四段写道"Your safety is more important than saving a few seconds"（你的安全比节省几秒钟更重要）。Safety is more important than saving a few seconds.（安全比节省几秒钟更重要）正确；Always ride a bicycle on sunny days.（只在晴天骑车）、Never ride a bicycle to school.（永远别骑车上学）和Buy a better bicycle next time.（买辆更好的车）原文未提。故选C。 25. 句意：作者从这次经历中学到了什么？考查主旨理解。文中最后一句写道"Since that day, I always wait for the green light before crossing any road"（从那天起，我总是等绿灯亮了才过马路）。To always wait for the green light before crossing.（总是等绿灯亮了才过马路）正确；To never ride a bicycle in the rain.（永远不在雨天骑车）是过度推断；To always wear a helmet while riding.（始终戴头盔）和To take the bus instead of riding a bicycle.（乘公交而不是骑车）原文未提。故选A。 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 编写说明：本卷依据最新版《湖北省普通高等学校招收中等职业学校毕业生技能高考文化综合考试大纲（英语）》编写。本系列定位为45分钟训练卷，用于课堂限时训练、周测检测和阶段复习。本卷为记叙文阅读专项训练，选材紧贴中职生的校园经历、志愿服务、成长故事和劳动实践，旨在提升事件顺序、人物态度、细节理解和主旨概括能力。 【2027版】湖北省（技能高考）《英语45分钟训练卷》 第7卷 阅读理解（记叙文） 考试时间：45分钟 满分：100分 班级______姓名______学号______成绩______ 阅读理解（共五篇，每篇5小题，每小题4分，满分100分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Last summer, I spent every Saturday morning volunteering at our city's animal shelter. At first, I just wanted to do something meaningful during the holiday. I never expected that those weekends would change the way I think about animals and kindness. My main job was to walk the dogs and clean their living areas. There was a small brown dog named Peanut who was very shy. When I first met him, he would hide in the corner and never look at me. The shelter workers told me that Peanut had been found on the street and was probably hurt by people before. I decided to spend extra time with him every week, just sitting quietly by his side and speaking to him in a soft voice. After three weeks, something wonderful happened. Peanut started to wag his tail when he saw me coming. Then one day, he walked up to me and put his head on my knee. I almost cried with joy. By the end of the summer, Peanut had become one of the friendliest dogs in the shelter. A kind family adopted him in September. That summer taught me that patience and love can truly make a difference. Sometimes, all someone needs is a person who is willing to give them time. 1. Why did the writer start volunteering at the animal shelter? A. To earn some extra pocket money. B. To do something meaningful during the holiday. C. To get a pet of her own. D. To make new friends. 2. What was Peanut like when the writer first met him? A. He was very shy and hid in the corner. B. He was happy and wagged his tail. C. He was noisy and liked to bark. D. He was sick and could not walk. 3. How did the writer help Peanut become friendlier? A. By giving him tasty food every day. B. By taking him for long walks in the park. C. By playing loud music for him. D. By sitting quietly beside him and speaking softly. 4. What happened to Peanut at the end of the story? A. A kind family adopted him. B. He ran away from the shelter. C. He stayed at the shelter forever. D. The writer took him home. 5. What lesson did the writer learn from this experience? A. Dogs are easier to train than cats. B. Volunteering is a waste of time. C. Patience and love can make a real difference. D. Animals do not need human care. B I used to be terribly afraid of speaking in front of people. Whenever I had to give a presentation in class, my hands would shake and my voice would become so quiet that nobody could hear me. I would spend the night before a speech lying awake, worrying about what could go wrong. Everything changed in my second year of high school, when my English teacher, Mrs. Chen, asked me to join the school's storytelling club. I wanted to say no immediately, but Mrs. Chen looked at me with such kind eyes that I found myself saying yes. The club met every Tuesday after school, and each member had to tell a short story in English to the group. The first few weeks were very hard. I forgot my words, my face turned red, and I wanted to run out of the room. But the other club members never laughed at me. Instead, they clapped for me and said encouraging words. Mrs. Chen would always say, "Take your time. We are all here to learn." Slowly, I began to feel less nervous. I started to look at the audience instead of staring at the floor. By the end of the school year, I was a completely different person. I even volunteered to give a speech at the school's year-end ceremony! Standing on that stage, I felt proud of how far I had come. I learned that courage is not about not being afraid; it is about facing your fears and doing it anyway. 6. How did the writer feel about public speaking at first? A. Very afraid, with shaking hands and a quiet voice. B. Very confident and excited. C. A little bit interested in it. D. Bored and sleepy. 7. Who encouraged the writer to join the storytelling club? A. The writer's best friend. B. The writer's mother. C. Mrs. Chen, the English teacher. D. A club member. 8. How did the club members react when the writer made mistakes? A. They laughed and made fun of the writer. B. They left the room angrily. C. They asked the writer to stop coming. D. They clapped and said encouraging words. 9. What did the writer do at the end of the school year? A. Left the storytelling club. B. Gave a speech at the year-end ceremony. C. Changed to another school. D. Became an English teacher. 10. What does the writer think courage really is? A. Never feeling afraid of anything. B. Being born brave and strong. C. Avoiding all difficult situations. D. Facing fears and doing it anyway. C When I turned sixteen, my father told me it was time to get my first part-time job. "It will teach you responsibility," he said. I found a job as a kitchen helper at a small Chinese restaurant near our home. I was both excited and nervous on my first day. The work was much harder than I had imagined. I had to wash piles of dishes, cut vegetables, and clean the kitchen floor every hour. My feet hurt from standing for so long, and my hands became red from the hot water. During the first week, I wanted to give up almost every day. But my father reminded me that I had made a promise to the restaurant owner, and keeping promises was important. Gradually, things got better. I learned to work faster and more carefully. The cooks began to trust me with small cooking tasks, like making fried rice and preparing simple soups. Mr. Wang, the owner, often came to the kitchen to check on me. "You are doing a good job, young man," he would say with a smile. Those words meant a lot to me. By the end of the summer, I had saved enough money to buy a new bicycle. But more importantly, I learned what it really means to work hard and be responsible. When I handed my father the first meal I had cooked all by myself, he had tears in his eyes. 11. Why did the writer's father want him to get a job? A. To earn money for the family. B. To make new friends at work. C. To teach him responsibility. D. To learn how to cook Chinese food. 12. How did the writer feel during the first week of work? A. He wanted to give up almost every day. B. He enjoyed the work very much. C. He got a promotion immediately. D. He made many new friends. 13. What did Mr. Wang say to encourage the writer? A. "You should work even harder." B. "Maybe this job is not for you." C. "Come back when you are older." D. "You are doing a good job, young man." 14. What did the writer buy with the money he saved? A. A new mobile phone. B. A new bicycle. C. A new computer. D. A gift for his father. 15. How did the father feel when the writer cooked a meal for him? A. He was angry about the taste. B. He said the food was terrible. C. He had tears in his eyes. D. He did not eat the meal. D Mr. Johnson was my math teacher in Grade 9, and he was unlike any teacher I had ever met. Before his class, I believed that I was simply "not a math person." Numbers and formulas seemed like a foreign language to me, and I had almost given up trying to understand them. On the first day of class, Mr. Johnson did something surprising. Instead of teaching from the textbook, he asked each of us to share one thing we found difficult about math. When it was my turn, I said quietly, "Everything." The class laughed, but Mr. Johnson nodded seriously and said, "Then we will start from everything." He did not make me feel stupid. Instead, he made me feel that my struggles were valid and that I could overcome them. Mr. Johnson had a special way of explaining things. He used real-life examples—like counting basketball scores or calculating the best price at a supermarket—to make math feel useful and interesting. He stayed after school twice a week to help students who needed extra time. He never seemed impatient, even when we asked the same question three times. By the end of the year, I had not only passed math but scored the third highest in my class. More importantly, I learned that being "not a math person" was just a story I had told myself. Sometimes, all it takes is one teacher who believes in you to help you start believing in yourself. 16. Why did the writer think she was "not a math person" before Grade 9? A. Numbers and formulas felt like a foreign language to her. B. She had never taken a math class before. C. Her parents told her she was not good at math. D. She had a learning disability. 17. What did Mr. Johnson do on the first day of class? A. He gave the class a difficult test. B. He taught the first chapter of the textbook. C. He showed a video about famous mathematicians. D. He asked students to share what they found difficult about math. 18. The underlined word "valid" in Paragraph 2 means ______. A. wrong and unacceptable. B. reasonable and worth respecting. C. strange and unusual. D. easy and simple. 19. How did Mr. Johnson make math interesting? A. By giving students a lot of homework. B. By telling jokes in every class. C. By showing movies in class. D. By using real-life examples like basketball scores. 20. What did the writer learn from Mr. Johnson? A. That math is not important for future life. B. That she should become a math teacher. C. That one teacher who believes in you can change everything. D. That hard work does not really matter. E It was a rainy Tuesday afternoon. I was riding my bicycle home from school when I reached the busy crossing near the train station. The traffic light had just turned yellow, and I thought I could make it across before it turned red. I was wrong. As I sped up to cross the road, a car came from the left side. I hit the brakes hard, but the road was wet and my bicycle slipped. I fell to the ground, and my books and schoolbag flew into the middle of the road. For a moment, I was too shocked to move. I just sat there in the rain, my heart beating wildly. Suddenly, a man in a blue jacket ran over to me. He helped me stand up and led me to the side of the road. "Are you hurt?" he asked, his voice full of worry. He picked up my things from the road and handed them back to me one by one. Then he checked my bicycle to make sure it was still safe to ride. Before I could even say thank you properly, the man patted me on the shoulder and said, "Be more careful next time, kid. Your safety is more important than saving a few seconds." Then he walked away into the rain. I never learned his name, but I have never forgotten his kindness. Since that day, I always wait for the green light before crossing any road. 21. What was the weather like on that day? A. It was sunny. B. It was rainy. C. It was snowy. D. It was windy. 22. Why did the writer fall off the bicycle? A. The road was wet and the bicycle slipped. B. A car hit him from behind. C. He was looking at his phone. D. The bicycle was broken. 23. What did the man in the blue jacket do first? A. He picked up the writer's books. B. He called the police for help. C. He stopped the passing cars. D. He helped the writer stand up. 24. What advice did the man give to the writer? A. Always ride a bicycle on sunny days. B. Never ride a bicycle to school. C. Safety is more important than saving a few seconds. D. Buy a better bicycle next time. 25. What did the writer learn from this experience? A. To always wait for the green light before crossing. B. To never ride a bicycle in the rain. C. To always wear a helmet while riding. D. To take the bus instead of riding a bicycle. 原创精品资源学科网独家享有版权，侵权必究！ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $