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专题二：人与自我

备战2022年中考英语阅读理解专项突破

考向6人与自我之学校活动

Passage1（2021·江苏无锡·中考真题）

Onewet,rainyAprilafternoonMissO’Shay,theprincipal,sentforNancyLeetostopbyherofficeasschoolclosed.Pupilswithoutumbrellasorraincoatscrowdedindoorwayshopingtomakeithomebetweenshowers.Outsidetheskiesweregrey.NancyLee’sthoughtsweresuddenlygrey,too.

Shedidnotthinkshehaddoneanythingwrong,yetthattight(紧的)littleknotcameinherthroatjustthesameasshecamenearMissO’Shay’sdoor.Perhapsshehadbangedherlockertoooftenandtoohard.PerhapsthenoteinFrenchshehadwrittentoSalliehalfwayacrossthestudyhalljustforfunhadnevergottoSalliebutintoMissO’Shay’shandsinstead.

SheknockedonMissO’Shay’sdoor.Thatfamiliarlysolidandcompetentvoicesaid,“Comein.”

MissO’Shayhadawayofmakingyoufeelwelcome,evenifyoucametobepunished.

“Sitdown,NancyLeeJohnson,”saidMissO’Shay.“Ihavesomethingtotellyou.”NancyLeesatdown.“ButImustaskyoutopromisenottotellanyoneyet.”

“Iwon’t,MissO’Shay,”NancyLeesaid,wonderingwhatonearththeprincipalhadtosaytoher.

“Youareabouttograduate,”MissO’Shaysaid.“Andweshallmissyou.Youhavebeenanexcellentstudent,Nancy,andyouwillnotbewithouthonors(荣誉)ontheseniorlist,asIamsureyouknow.”

Atthatpointtherewasalightknockonthedoor.MissO’Shaycalledout,“Comein,”andMissDietrichentered.“MayIbepartofthis,too?”sheasked,tallandsmiling.

“Ofcourse,”MissO’Shaysaid.“IwasjusttellingNancyLeewhatwethoughtofher.ButIhadn’tgotaroundtogivingherthenews.Perhaps,MissDietrich,you’dliketotellheryourself.”

MissDietrichwasalwaysdirect.“NancyLee,”shesaid,“yourpicturehaswontheArtistClubscholarship.”

Thebrowngirl’seyeswidened,herheartjumped,thenherthroattightenedagain.Shetriedtosmile,butinsteadtearscametohereyes.

“DearNancyLee,”MissO’Shay