When I was in the eighth grade, my class was assigned( 指派 ) to be friends with the second-grade kids. I got this little girl named Shelley. The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold. She was small for her age, and she didn’t play with the other kids in her class.
I tried all kinds of things to get her to talk to me. I bought her toys, crayons and candies. But try as I might, nothing worked. One time, I gave her a coloring book and said, “Shelley, now you can color at any time.”
Shelley looked at the coloring book and then looked up at me, and finally looked away. By that, I didn’t know how I was going to get through to the little girl, but I knew I wouldn’t give up on her.
One Friday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood. I told her that I felt lonely when I was with my classmates, and how I thought only my teachers liked me. I also told her that every day was a battle( 战役 ) for me and I fought back tears so people wouldn’t know how much I was hurting.
She sat there just listening, trying to decide whether I was lying or not. Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes. And then she did the unthinkable. She said, “Thank you.” From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids.
Looking back at this, I’m in awe( 惊叹 ), because all I did was to help her realize that she wasn’t alone. I didn’t ask her to tell her story, because her story is my story.
1 ． What was Shelley like when the writer first saw her?
A ． Cold. B ． Lazy. C ． Noisy. D ． Slow.
2 ． In order to get through to Shelley, the writer ________.
A ． wrote her a book B ． made her a toy C ． drew her a picture D ． told her a story
3 ． Shelley changed a lot because she realized that ________.
A ． her teachers loved her B ． her classmates were kind
C ． the writer understood her D ． she had to study even harder
1 ． A
2 ． D
3 ． C
【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述作者帮助一个不爱讲话的女孩 Shelley 变得更加开朗的故事，作者惊叹于 Shelley 的改变，因为作者认为自己所做的就是让 Shelley 知道自己并不孤单。
1. 细节理解题。根据 “The first time I saw her, she was silent and cold.” 可知，作者第一次见到 Shelley 时，她沉默而冷漠。故选 A 。
2. 细节理解题。根据 “By that, I didn’t know how I was going to get through to the little girl, but I knew I wouldn’t give up on her.” 和 “One Friday, I decided to tell her a story about my childhood.” 可知，为了接近 Shelley ，作者给她讲了一个故事。故选 D 。
3. 推理判断题。根据 “Finally, when my story ended, there were tears in her eyes.” ， “From then on, Shelley was a different little girl. She started smiling and talking with other kids.” 和 “I didn’t ask her to tell her story, because her story is my story.” 可知， Shelley 改变了很多是因为她意识到作者理解她。故选 C 。