[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：9-Tuesday 生活故事 233词
9-Tuesday 生活故事 233词
题材： 生活故事 词数： 233 建议阅读时间： 5分钟
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Jed couldn't keep the tears running down his face．His friend，Rob，wanted to help him，but the more he talked about it，the worse Jed felt．
“I know how terrible you must feel，”Rob said．“Everyone on the team thought the coach would choose you．He must be crazy to let Tom swim the breaststroke！”
When the coach told him about the date and place of the state swimming meeting for boys of 15 and under，Jed was sure he would be swimming the breaststroke．He even told his family that the team couldn't win the event without him．
When the coach chose Tom Timmons，the new boy from Springfield，to swim the breaststroke，Jed could hardly believe it．Coach Robertson told Jed he could swim on the relay team，but that offered little consolation ．
“I may leave the team，”he told Rob．“I'd rather not swim at all than be on the relay team.”
“I don't know whether you should do that or not，”Rob said．“We need you on the relay team．Of course，if you say you won't swim at all，the coach may change his mind and let you swim the breaststroke.”
Jed left Rob and headed towards home．He knew it would be embarrassing to have to tell his family and his friends that someone else would take his place．He wondered if he should make up a story and tell his mom and dad that he asked the coach to put the new boy in．Jed didn't know what to do.
生词
coach n． 教练，辅导教师：His parents employed a coach to improve his knowledge of French．他父母请了一位家教来提高他的法语。
breaststroke n． 蛙泳
relay n． 接力赛：Who won the relay？这场接力赛谁赢了？
consolation n． 安慰：It's a consolation knowing that they are safe．知道他们安然无恙令人欣慰。/He went to seek consolation in the local pub．他去了当地的那家酒吧寻求慰藉。
make up 编造，虚构：She's very good at making up stories to tell the children at bedtime．她很善于编故事，在孩子们睡觉前讲给他们听。
1．We can know from the reading that ________．
A．Rob failed to help Jed
B．Jed didn't want to swim the breaststroke at all
C．Tom would swim on the relay team
D．the coach chose both Jed and Tom for the breaststroke
2．The word“consolation ”in the Paragraph 4 means ________．
A．something that makes you feel sad
B．something that makes you feel better
C．another chance to swim the breaststroke
D．another chance to be on the relay team
3．If Jed really decides to make up a story，it should be ________．
A．the coach didn't like him
B．he was not good enough to swim
C．he wanted Tom to swim instead of him
D．his friend Rob wanted to swim
4．Rob thought ________．
A．Jed should have the chance to swim the breaststroke
B．the coach made a clever decision
C．Jed should ask for help from his mom and dad
D．Tom should be on the relay team
参考译文
杰德不禁泪流满面。他的朋友罗布想帮助他，可罗布说得越多，杰德越难过。
“我知道你的心情肯定很不好，”罗布说，“队里的每个人都觉得教练会选你。可他居然让汤姆游蛙泳，他简直是疯了！”
当教练告诉他全州游泳比赛15岁及15岁以下男子组别的比赛时间和地点时，杰德觉得蛙泳选手非他莫属。他甚至告诉自己的家人，如果没有他，这支队伍无法取胜。
当教练选择了来自斯普林菲尔德的新人汤姆·蒂蒙斯游蛙泳时，杰德简直难以置信。罗伯逊教练告诉杰德，他可以游接力赛，但这丝毫安慰不了他。
“我也许会离开这支队伍，”他对罗布说，“我宁可不去游，也不游接力”。
“我不知道你是否应该这样做，”罗布说，“接力队需要你。当然，如果你说自己实在不想游，教练或许会改主意，让你游蛙泳”。
杰德离开罗布朝家走去。他知道，如果告诉家人和朋友别人顶替了自己的位置，那该多尴尬呀。他盘算着是否应该编个故事，告诉爸爸妈妈是他请求教练启用新人的。杰德不知如何是好。
参考答案
Tuesday 1．A 2．B 3．C 4．A
