中考英语题型专项复习任务型阅读20篇及答案

Passage1TheArtoftheElephantsIfyourcatwalkedacrosssomethingyouwerepaintingandleftfootprintsbehind,wouldyouconsideryourcatanartist?Whatifyourbirdheldacoloredpencilinitsbeak（喙）andpaintedonapieceofpaper?Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke,butsomepeoplehavebeentakingitveryseriously.ElephantswereusedforhundredsofyearsinThailand’sloggingindustry(伐木业).Theymovedwoodfromforestsinareaswheretherewerenoroads.Atthebeginningofthiscentury,whentheforestsofThailandbegantoquicklydisappear,thegovernmentputastoptologging.Allofasudden,manyelephantsinThailandnolongerhadawaytomakealiving.Someelephantsweretreatedbadly.Othershadtotrytoliveontheirownandcouldn’tfindenoughfoodtoeat.TherewereoncetensofthousandsofelephantsinThailand.Today,therearelessthanfivethousand.WhentwoRussianAmericanartists,VitalyKomarandAlexMelamid,firstheardaboutthetroubledelephantsinThailand,theyknewthatsomethinghadtobedonetoforeverchangethewaypeopletreatedThaielephants.Then,theycameupwithanideatohelptheseelephants.KomarandMelamidvisitedelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowtheelephanttrainershowtoteachtheelephantstopaint.Atfirst,thetrainershadtoguidetheelephants’trunks.Theelephantsbecamemorecomfortabledoingthiswithpractice—andlotsofsweetsnacks—andfinallystartedtopaintontheirown.ThestrangeideathatKomarandMelamidhadtosavetheelephantsactuallybegantowork.TheyevenhelpedfoundseveralelephantartschoolsinThailandandinotherAsiancountries.Theelephantsandtheirtrainersgotheretolearnaboutpaintingandgetsuppliestheyneed.Today,peoplebegintobuyelephantartworksfromgalleries(画廊)allaroundtheworld.Someareevenwillingtopaymorethan＄2,000fortheworksoftheelephantartists!Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworksofsomegreatabstract(抽象地)painters.Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginal(原创地)artworks.Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.Thenexttimeyouseeapieceofcolorfulabstractart,findoutwhotheartistis.Youjustmaybesurprisedatwhatyoulearn!Whatmaymostpeoplethinkofanimalart?___________________________________________________________2.WhatdidelephantsdoinThailand’sloggingindustry?___________________________________________________________3.HowmanyelephantsarethereinThailandtoday?___________________________________________________________4.WhatwasKomarandMelamid’sideatohelptheelephantsinThailand?___________________________________________________________Pleaselistonereasonwhypeoplebuyelephantartworks.___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍的是大象艺术品。大象作画是两名俄罗斯籍的美国画家为帮助大象而想出的一个主意，即让训象师教大象作画，画作出售后，训象师和大象可以得到报酬和需要的东西。很多人喜欢大象的画作，也有人是为支持这些受苦的大象而购买这些画作的。1.Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：大多数人对于动物艺术的看法是什么？根据第一段最后一句“Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke...”可知，大多数人觉得动物艺术是笑话。2.Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：大象在泰国的伐木业中从事什么工作？根据第二段第二句“Theymovedmoodfromforestswheretherewerenoroads”可知，人们用大象在没有公路的森林中运输木头。3.Therearelessthanfivethousand.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：现如今，在泰国有多少只大象？根据第三段第四句“Today，therearelessthanfivethousand.”可知今天的大象数量不足5千只。4.Theyshowedelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：Komar和Melamid想出了什么办法来帮助泰国的大象？根据第四段首句“KomarandMelamidvisitedtheelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowelephantstrainershowtoteachelephantstopaint.”可知,两人拜访了泰国的大象营地，并给训象师展示怎样教大象绘画。5.Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworkstotheworkofsomegreatpainters./Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginalartworks./Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisway.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：请列举人们购买大象艺术作品的一个原因。根据最后一段中“Somepeople...Somepeople...Others...”可知,有些人把这些艺术比作最伟大画家的抽象艺术；有些人就是喜欢购买这种特别和原创的艺术作品；另一些人认为以此可以帮助受苦的大象。Passage2AlbinoPowerIwasbornanalbino（白化病患者）inScranton,Pennsylvania,in1945.Nooneinmyfamilyhadeverknownwhatanalbinowas,whatitmeanttobeanalbino,whathadtobedonedifferentlybecauseIwasanalbino.Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.Theywasjustaboutthebestthingtheycouldhavedone.Itgavemealegupontrustingmyself,sowhentroublescamealong,Icoulddealwiththem.Truly,myschoolbookphotoalwayslookedlikeasnowballwithtwopiecesofcoalforeyes.Likemostalbinos,Ihadterribleeyesight,butthefactthatIcouldhardlyseedidn’tworrymeallthatmuch.Kidslaughedatme,callingme“Whitey”.PeoplestaredatmewhenIheldreadingmaterialrightatthetipofmynosesoIcouldseeitwellenoughtoread.EvenwhenIwaseightornine,movietheaterworkersstartedaskingmetopayadultpricesbecauseI“lookedolder”.TheworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobadthatIcouldn’tplaysportsverywell.butIdidn’tgiveuptrying.Ipracticedplayingbasketballeveryday.AndIstudiedharder.Finally,Igotbetteratschoolandlovedit.BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring（专业）,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykindofafter-classactivityIcouldfind.Ihadlearnedtobeproudofbeinganalbino.Itriedmybesttomake“albino”positivework.AndIdecidedtomakemylivingwithmyeyes—andinsports.Icouldn’tseewellenoughtoplaysports,butwithagoodandlong-lastingeducationandthedrivetodoit,IcouldmakealivinginvolvedintheareaIloved.I’vedoneitnowformorethanthirtyyearsinprintandinvideo,andnowincyberspace.PeoplemakejokesabouthowI’mtheonly“blindeditor（编辑）”theyknow,butthejokesarefriendlysmilesnow,andsomeofthemaresignsofrespect.AndImakejokesaboutbeinganalbino.Ihaveevendevelopedanall-whiteroutine,ifyoucouldcallitthat.IwasjustaproudalbinokidfromthecoalcountryofPennsylvania.Inowrealizethatbeingbornanalbinohelpedmetogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofmypersonalachievements.Howdidthewriter’sparentsandfriendstreathim?___________________________________________________________Whycouldn’tthewriterplaysportsverywell?___________________________________________________________Whatwasthewriterdoingbythetimehegottocollege?___________________________________________________________Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthe“blindeditor”jokesnow?___________________________________________________________Whatdoes“AlbinoPower”meantothewriter?___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，作者天生患白化病，也正是这个白化病让作者战胜生活中的困难，获得自信。1.Justliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.【解析】题干意为：作者的父母和朋友是如何对待他的？根据第二段第一句“Myparentsandfriendstreatedmejustliketheytreatedeverybodyelse.”可知。2.Becausehiseyesightwasverybad.【解析】题干意为：为什么作者不能很好的运动？根据第五段第一句“Theworstpartformewasthatbecausemyeyesightwassobad...”可知答案。3.Hewasdoublemajoring,goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartinafter-classactivities.【解析】题干意为：等到作者上大学了，他做了什么？根据第六段第二句“BythetimeIgottocollege,Iwasdoublemajoring(专业），goingtosummerschoolandtakingpartineverykind...”可知答案。4.Theyarefriendlysmiles.【解析】题干意为：作者现在是怎样认为“盲人编辑”这个玩笑的？根据第七段倒数第三句“...butthejokesarefriendlysmiles...”可知答案。5.Itisthepowertohelphimtogetoverdifficulties,becomeconfident,andbeproudofhispersonalachievement.【解析】题干意为：“白化病力量”对作者来说意味着什么？根据最后一段最后一句可知答案。Passage3Canyouimagineaworldwithoutawritingsystemforyourlanguage?Itmaybehardtopictureitnow,butamannamedSequoyahlivedinsuchaworld.SequoyahwasamemberofanativeAmericantribe,theCherokee.Cherokeepeoplespeaktheirownlanguage,butforhundredsofyearstheydidnothaveasystemofwriting.Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.Sequoyahwasprobablybornaroundtheyear1770andlivedwithhismotherinasmallvillageinthemountainsofTennessee.Whenhegrewup,hebecameablacksmith.Whenhewasdoingbusinesswiththose“English-speakingpeople”,henoticedthattheyusedpaperwithmarkstorecordtheirthoughtsandideas.Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwithmarks“talkingleaves”.HebegantowonderwhypeoplewhospokeCherokeedidnothaveawaytowritedowntheirwords.In1809,SequoyahdecidedtogivetheCherokeetheirown“talkingleaves”.AtfirsthetriedtomakeadifferentsymbolforeverywordintheCherokeelanguage.Butinthatcase,therewouldbesomanysymbolsandtoohardforpeopletoremember,sohedecidedtomakeapictureforeachsyllable(音节).Aftermuchhardwork,Sequoyahinvented85symbols.Inordertoseewhetheritwouldwork,hehelpedhissix-year-olddaughterAyokalearneachsymbolandfoundshecouldlearntoreadandwriteveryquickly.Sequoyah’sinventionwasasuccess!Beforelong,Sequoyah’swritingsystemhadspreadfarandwide.Cherokeepeoplelivinginalldifferentpartsofthecountrylearnedtoreadandwrite.In1825,Sequoyah’ssystemwasmadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.Tothisday,CherokeespeakersstilluseSequoyah’swritingsystem.InsomepartsoftheUnitedStates,youcanseestreetsignsandbillboardswritteninbothEnglishandCherokee.SequoyahwillalwaysberememberedforhisimportantcontributiontoCherokeepeople.DidtheCherokeehavenewspapersbefore1809?___________________________________________________________WhatdidSequoyahcallthepiecesofpaperwithmarks?___________________________________________________________HowmanysymbolsdidSequoyahinventintheCherokeelanguage?___________________________________________________________WhenwasSequoyah’ssystemmadetheofficialwrittenlanguage?___________________________________________________________WhywillSequoyahalwaysberemembered?___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，文中主要介绍了塞阔雅（Sequoyah）对切诺基语的发展所做出的巨大贡献。1.No.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在1809年之前，Cherokee有报纸吗？根据第一段最后一句“Withoutawritingsystem,theCherokeehadnonewspapersorbooksbefore1809.”可知答案是否定的。2.Talkingleaves.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：Sequoyah把带有符号的纸张称为什么？根据第二段倒数第二句“Sequoyahcalledthesepiecesofpaperwithmarks‘talkingleaves’.”可知，他把这些带有符号的纸张称为“说话的树叶”。3.85.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在切诺基语中，Sequoyah发明了多少符号？根据第三段第四句中“Aftermuchhardwork,Sequoyahinvented85symbols.”可知，Sequoyah发明了85个符号。4.In1825.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：Sequoyah的书写系统什么时候成为了官方的书面语？根据最后一段第三句“In1825,Sequoyah’ssystemwasmadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.”可知，Sequoyah的书写系统在1825年成为了官方的书面语。5.Becauseof/ForhisimportantcontributiontoCherokeepeople./BecausehecreatedthewritingsystemforCherokeelanguage./BecausehemadetheofficialwrittenlanguageforCherokeepeople.【解析】题干意为：Sequoyah为什么会被人们永远纪念?阅读短文可知，Sequoyah为切诺基人的语言发展做出了巨大的贡献，据此述即可，答案不唯一。Passage4Garbage（垃圾）IslandYoucan’tseeitfromtheair.It’salmostimpossibletoseefromaship.ButsomewhereintheNorthPacificisahugeislandofgarbage,justbelowthewatersurface.Whatistheislandmadeof?Thegarbageislandisnotanisland,butacollectionofmillionsofplasticandotherobjects（物体）.ThewatermovementsofthePacificOceanbringtheobjectstogetherandcausethemtogoaroundinabigcircle.CharlesMoorefounditin1997andnamedit“theGreatPacificGarbagePatch”.Wheredoesalltheplasticcomefrom?Muchofthegarbagecomesfromeverydayobjects,suchasshoppingbagsandwaterbottles.Someoftheseobjectsfinallyreachtheocean.GarbagefromthewesterncoastofNorthAmericatakesaboutsixyearstoreachit.ObjectsfromEastAsiatakeaboutayear.Othergarbagecomesfromshipspassingthroughthearea.IstheGarbagePatchdangerous?Thelargerpiecesofgarbageareaproblemforwildlife.Forexample,seaturtles（海龟）andseabirdsoftenthinktheplasticistheirfood.Theyeattheplasticanddie.Inaddition,theplasticstopssunlightfromreachingdeeperwater.Withoutsunlight,verysmallseaanimalsdie.Then,thereislessfoodforlargerfishtoeat.Whatcanwedotohelpstopit?Cleaninguptheislandisn’teasy.Butwecanmakepeoplerealizetheproblem.Oneenvironmentalist（环保主义者），DaviddeRothschild,issailingaroundtheworldonaboatmadeofplasticbottlestoteachpeopleabouttheproblemofgarbageinthesea.Anotherideaisthatwecanrecycletheplasticgarbage.EnvironmentalengineerCesarHaradaisbuildingarobotthatcollectspiecesofplastic.HaradahopestousehisrobotinthePacific.Haradaalsohasawebsiteforreportingenvironmentalproblems.Hesays,“Ihopeeverybodycanbecomeanenvironmentalactivist.”Whatisthegarbagemadeof?___________________________________________________________HowlongdoesittakeobjectsfromEastAsiatoreachtheisland?___________________________________________________________Isthegarbageislanddangerous?___________________________________________________________WhyisDaviddeRothschildsailingonabottleboat?___________________________________________________________Accordingtothewriter,whatcanwedotohelpstopgarbageisland?___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍目前北太平洋的垃圾污染问题以及环保主义者对社会的倡议。1.Itismadeofmillionsofplasticandotherobjects.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：垃圾是由什么组成的？根据第二段中“butacollectionofmillionsofplasticandotherobjects（物体）.”可知垃圾是由数百万塑料及其他物品组成。2.Aboutayear.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：物品从东亚到这个岛需要多久？根据第四段中“ObjectsformEastAsiatakeaboutayear.”可知需要大约一年的时间。3.Yes,（itis）.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：岛上的垃圾危险吗？根据第五段中海龟和海鸟把垃圾当成食物，之后死亡的例子，可知岛上的垃圾是危险的。4.Becausehewantstoteachpeopleabouttheproblemofgarbageinthesea.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：DaviddeRothschild为何用瓶子船航行？根据第六段中“DaviddeRothschild,issailingaroundtheworldonaboatmadeofplasticbottlestoteachpeopleabouttheproblemofgarbageinthesea.”故可知答案。5.Wecanmakepeoplerealizetheproblemandrecycletheplasticgarbage.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为:根据作者，我们能做什么来帮助阻止垃圾岛的形成？根据文章第六段中“butwecanmakepeoplerealizetheproblem”和第七段中“Anotherideaisthatwecanrecycletheplasticgarbage.”可知有两个办法来阻止垃圾岛的形成，故可知答案。Passage5Peoplecan’tseeyouwhenyou’respeakingonthephone,buttheycanhearyou.So,thewayyouspeakisespeciallyimportant.Infact,researchershavefoundthat80%ofcommunicationoverthephoneisthroughyourtone（语气）ofvoice;andonly20%isfromthewordsyouuse.Hereareourtoptipsonhowtospeakoverthephone.1.FacialExpressionsYourfacialexpressionscaninfluenceyourvoice.Forexample,ifyousmile,yourvoicewillsoundwarmandfriendly,justtheopposite,ifyouhaveanangrylookonyourface,itcanmakeyousoundunpleasant.2.Volume（音量）Ifyouspeaktooloudly,youcouldsoundangry.Andifyouspeaktoosoftly,it’llbedifficulttohearyou.So,speakloudlyenoughtobeheardclearly,butnotsoloudthatyou’reshouting.3.PaceThepaceofyourvoiceishowquicklyyouspeak.Andthiscanshowhowyoufeel.Forexample,anangrypersonmightspeakfasterthannormal.Oradownheartedpersonmightspeakveryslowly.Tryspeakingalittlemoreslowlythannormal.Thiswillmakeyousoundconfident,andit’llmakeiteasierfortheotherpersontounderstandyou.4.Gestures（手势）Gesturingcaninfluencethetoneofyourvoice.Whenyougesture,youbringmoreairintothelungs,whichcanmakeyourvoicesoundwarmer.Gesturesarealsousefultohelpyoustresstherightwordsorevenfindthewordsyouneed.Thebestthingaboutgesturingduringaphonecallisthatnoonecanseewhatyou’redoing,soyoucangestureaswildlyasyoulike!5.MovementIfyou’refeelingnervous,standupandmovearound.Itwillreducethenervousnessinyourbodyandhelpyourvoicetosoundmoreconfident.6.Pauses（停顿）Usingpauseseverynowandthencanhelpyoutoslowdown.Thiswillmakeyousoundmoreconfidentandincontrol.Also,ifyoupauseaftergivingsomenewinformation,it’llgivetheotherpersontimetounderstandit.Atthesametime,listentohowtheotherpersonusespauses.Theycouldtellyousomethingaboutthespeaker’sfeeling.Forexample,whenaspeakerisreallyangry,hemightusepausesandsay,“I...am...so...angry...”Canyourfacialexpressionsinfluenceyourvoice?___________________________________________________________Whatisthepaceofvoice?___________________________________________________________Whatisthebestthingaboutgesturesduringphonecall?___________________________________________________________Whatcanpeopledotoreducetheirnervousnessonthephone?___________________________________________________________Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文，文中提供了六条就如何有效用电话沟通的小建议。1.Yes,itcan.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：你的面部表情会影响你的声音吗？根据FacialExpressions中的第一句“Yourfacialexpressionscaninfluenceyourvoice.”可知答案是肯定的。2.Thepaceofyour/ourvoiceishowquicklyyou/wespeak.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：什么是声音的速度？根据Pace中第一句“Thepaceofyourvoiceishowquicklyyouspeak.”可知，声音的速度就是你说话有多快。3.Noonecanseewhatyou’redoing.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：打电话时，关于手势的最好的一件事是什么？根据Gestures中的最后一句“Thebestthingaboutgesturingduringaphonecallisthatnoonecanseewhatyou’redoing...”可知，打电话时，关于手势的最好的一件事就是没有人能看到你正在做什么。4.Standupandmovearound.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：打电话时，人们能做什么来减少焦虑？根据Movement中的第一句...standupandmovearound.”可知站起来四处走走可以减少焦虑。5.Toptipsonhowtospeakoverthephone.【解析】主旨大意题。题干意为：这篇文章主要是关于什么的？根据第一段最后一句“Hereareourtoptipsonhowtospeakoverthephone.”可知文章主要介绍了六条如何有效用电话沟通的小建议。Passage6Spidermanisoneofthemostfamouscomicbookheroesofalltime.HewascreatedbyStanLeein1963andwasfirstintroducedtotheworldinthepagesofMarvelcomicbooks.Spiderman’sstoryisthestoryofPeterParker,achildwholosthisparentsandliveswithhisauntanduncle.Peterisashy,quietboywearingglassesandhasfewfriends.Oneday,onahighschoolclasstriptoasciencelab,hegetsbittenbyaspecialspider.SoonPeterrealizeshehasamazingpowers:heisasstrongandquickasaspiderandalsohasatypeofsixthsense.Henolongerneedshisglassesandhecanusehissuperpowertoflythroughthecitystreets!RememberingsomethinghisUncleBenhastoldhim,that“withgreatpower,theremustalsocomegreatresponsibility,”Peterdecidestousehispowerstofightagainstenemieswhodocruelthingstopeople.Andso,Spidermanisborn.LifeisnoteasyforPetereventhoughheisasuperhero.HeisinlovewithMaryJanebutcannottellherabouthisamazingpowers.Besides,hisbestfriendHarryhatesSpiderman!Peterisalsoshortofmoneyandtime.HehastosellphotosofSpiderman(himself!)toanewspaperandhekeepslosinghisotherjobsbecausehe’ssobusysavingpeople!Yethehastofightdifferentkindsofcruelenemies.WhocreatedSpiderman?___________________________________________________________WheredoesPetergoonhishighschoolclasstrip?___________________________________________________________WhathappenedtoPeterafterhewasbittenbythespider?___________________________________________________________HowisSpidermanbornatlast?___________________________________________________________WhatkindoflifeisPeterliving?___________________________________________________________【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文中主要介绍了蜘蛛人的诞生过程。1.StanLee.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：谁创造了蜘蛛人？根据第一段第二句“HecreatedbyStanLeein1963”可知蜘蛛人是由斯坦?李创造的，故填StanLee。2.Hegoestoahighschoolclasstriptoasciencelab.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在上高中的时候，他在班级旅行的时候去了哪里？根据第二段第三句“Oneday，onahighschoolclasstriptoasciencelab”可知在高中的班级旅行的时候去了一个科学实验室。故填Hegoestoahighschoolclasstriptoasciencelab.3.Hehasamazingpowers.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在被蜘蛛咬了之后，彼得发生了什么事？根据第二段第四句“SoonPeterrealizeshehasamazingpowers”可知在被蜘蛛咬了之后，彼得很快就发生他拥有惊人的力量。故填Hehasamazingpowers.4.SpidermanisbornwhenPeterdecidedtousehispowerstofightagainstenemieswhodocruelthingstopeopleatlast.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：最后蜘蛛人是怎么诞生的呢？根据第二段倒数第二句“Peterdecidestousehispowerstofightagainstenemieswhodocruelthingstopeople.”可知他决定用他的超能力来和对人民残暴的敌人作斗争，这样蜘蛛人就诞生了。故填SpidermanisbornwhenPeterdecidedtousehispowerstofightenemieswhodocruelthingstopeopleatlast.5.He’slivingamagicallifewithhisamazingpowersbutlifeisnoteasyforhimwithdifficultreasons.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：彼得过着什么样的生活？根据第三段前三句“LifeisnoteasyforPetereventhoughheisasuperhero.HeisinlovewithMaryJanebutcannottellherabouthisamazingpowers.Besides,hisbestfriendHarryhatesSpiderman!Peterisalsoshortofmoneyandtime.”可知虽然自己有超能力，但是有时生活也并不容易。故填He’slivingamagicallifewithhisamazingpowersbutlifeisnoteasyforhimwithdifficultreasons.Passage7TodayinourP.E.class,weallhadtoplaybasketball.Thereareonly7girlsinourP.E.class,sotheclassismostlyboys.Andbecausewe’regirls,theydon'treallylikeus.Wehatebasketball,andtheyhateus.Soweaskedthemifwecouldsitonthechairsandnotplay.Theyagreedandsowetalkedandlaughedhappilyonthechairs.Well,today,Justwhileallthegirlsweretalkinghappily,theP.E.teachercamein.Angrily,helookedatalltheboysrunningaroundwiththebasketball.Seeingthatnotagirlwasplaying,helookedatus.Shakinghishead,heblewhiswhistle(哨子).Everyonelookedup.Wewereallsurprised.“Whyaren'tyouplaying?”heaskedus.“Well，theysaidthatwedidn’thavetoplay，Mr.Backus!”Wequicklyblamed(归咎于)theboys,afraidtogetintotrouble.“What?Theydidn'twanttoplay!”theboysdidn'twanttogetintotrouble,either.Mr.Backustoldustogetupandmadeallofusrunaroundtheplaygroundfor5minutes.Later,hemadeussitdownandlistentohim.Theboyscomplained,buthemadethemlistenanyway.“AmIeverunfairtoyou?”heasked.Weallshookourheads.Itwastrue.Mr.BackuswasthenicestP.E.teacherever!Henevershoutedandcomplained.Hewasjustnice.“Well,thenIhopeyouarefairtome.Idontcarewhosefault(错误)itwas.Oneperson’sfault,thewholeclass’sfault.Understand?”Wenoddedandwaited.Itwastheonlythingheeveraskedustodo:tobefair.Itwasnotmuch;itwasnotanything.Sowelistenedon.“ThistimeIcatchyounotdoinganything,yourunfor5minutes.Nexttime.yourunfor10minutes.It’syourchoice.Youcouldplaygamesorrun.Idon’treallycare,butIthinkyoucare.Remember,oneperson'sfault:thewholeclass'sfault.Gotit?”Aswenoddedagain,heleft.Wecouldseehimsmileasheclosedthedoor.Mr.Backuswasjusttoonice.Thatwaswhywealllikedhimandhecertainlylovedus.Dothegirlsintheclasslikebasketball?___________________________________________________________WhatdidthegirlsdointheirP.E.class?___________________________________________________________HowlongdidMr.Backusaskthestudentstorun?___________________________________________________________Whatdidthestud