《2025年初中英语拓展听力与阅读课堂突破九年级英语全一册译林版》

阅读理解
阅读下列短文,然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
It was another day to jump rope in gym classes. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big，slow circles(圆圈). The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned.
Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted. He made it all the way to 30 jumps. One after another，the kids watched the rope，ran in and jumped. Then it was Millie’s turn. She watched the rope go around and around，but she didn’t move. She felt like everyone was looking at her.
Millie’s friends cheered，“Go，Millie，go!”
Millie’s face turned red. At last，she gave it a try，but she failed.
The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope，she could jump 100 times without missing. She just didn’t know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street，there was no one to help turn the long rope.
Just then，Ms Miles，the gym teacher，brought out a bunch of short jump ropes.
“Let’s see how long each one of you can jump without missing，” she said as she gave each student a short rope. “Ready，set，go!”
Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym classes. As she jumped，she sang rhymes quickly to herself.
After a while，Millie realized that everyone was cheering，“Go，Millie，go!”
She was the only one still jumping rope! The surprise almost made her miss a step，but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on，she stopped. The whole class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Millie smiled back!
（ ）1. What problem did Millie have at the beginning of the story?
A. She didn’t have any friends in her class.
B. She felt sad because Nick made fun of her.
C. She didn’t know the cheers that other kids knew.
D. She didn’t know how to start jumping with a long rope.
（ ）2. Why did Millie smile for the first time in gym classes?

答案： 1. D
解析：根据文中“The truth was that...She just didn’t know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope.”可知Millie一开始的问题是不知道如何用长绳开始跳，答案选D。
2. A
解析：老师拿出短绳后，Millie擅长短绳，她能很好地跳短绳，所以第一次在体育课上笑了，A选项“She did something well at last.”符合语境，答案选A。