中考英语阅读理解中推断文章中人物性格题型几乎是每套试卷都会出现的题型，尤其是阅读理解B篇的记叙文中。这类题型在推理判断中属于中等偏上的难度。这类题做题方法本质就是察其言，观其行，度其人。
一、常见的题干设问方式
1.Which of the following words can best describe sb.?下面哪些词能最好的描述某人？
2.What kind of sb. is?某人是什么类型的人？
3.What can we infer about sb. according to the passage?根据这篇文章关于某人我们能推断出什么？
二、解题关键
定位“言行区”:
在文中人物说了哪些话，比如说遇到困难时，他说“I will never give up.” → persistent / strong-minded
2.寻找“反应区”；
看人物在面对压力、困境、突发事件时的反应。这是体现性格的试金石。比如说：
面对批评：虚心接受 vs 愤怒反驳 → modest vs rude
面对危险：镇定自若 vs 惊慌失措 → calm vs nervous
3. 排除“陷阱”
以偏概全： 每个选项如果出现两个单词，必须全部符号人物性格
主观臆断：不要脑补， 不能因为主角是小孩，就默认他“可爱”或“幼稚”，要依据文本。
张冠李戴： 选项中的形容词可能在文中出现过，但可能描述的是另一个人物。
三、常见的人物性格词汇
积极品质：
friendly友好的, kind善良的，慈祥的, kind-hearted心地善良的, warm-hearted热心肠的, brave勇敢的, courageous勇敢的, honest真诚的, helpful, patient有耐心的, careful, responsible负责任的, generous慷慨的 hard-working, wise, clever, smart, strong-willed意志坚定的, determined意志坚定的, creative有创意的, thoughtful体贴的, caring体贴的, considerate体贴的,understanding善解人意的 independent独立的, humorous幽默的, strict严格的，optimistic乐观的, modest谦虚的, confident自信的, persistent坚持不懈的, gentle温柔的，绅士的
2.消极品质
lazy懒惰的, dishonest不真诚的, rude粗鲁无礼的, impatient没有耐心的, careless粗心的, irresponsible不负责任的, mean吝啬的，刻薄的, proud自豪的, arrogant傲慢自大的, foolish愚蠢的, childish孩子气的，幼稚的, selfish自私的, impolite不礼貌的, pessimistic悲观的, greedy贪婪的
3.中性/复杂品质
stubborn顽固的, sensitive敏感的, curious好奇的, ambitious有雄心壮志的，有野心的, competitive有竞争性的,好胜的, shy害羞的, lonely孤独的, quiet文静的, serious严肃的
四、语篇练习
2023年河南中考英语真题B篇
Plunk! I dropped another pecan (山核桃) into my basket. Then a gentle autumn wind blew some more off the tree. I ran to pick them up. Whew! Pecan picking was hard. My basket was only half full.
I was visiting my grandpa’s farm in Kansas, and Grandpa sent me into the woods to pick up pecans for us to enjoy later. I wasn’t about to let him down.
Then something caught my eye: a squirrel picked up a pecan, climbed up a tree and disappeared into a large hole. A moment later, the squirrel climbed down to the ground to pick another pecan. Once again, he took the pecan back to his secret hiding place inside the hollow (洞) of the tree.
Not so secret anymore, I thought. I ran over to the tree and found the hollow was filled with sweet pecans. They were right there for the taking. This was my chance. Handful by handful, I took all the pecans from the hollow. Now the basket was full!
I was so proud of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all of the pecans I’d collected.
“Look, Grandpa,” I shouted, “look at all of the pecans I found!”
Grandpa took a look at my basket. “Well, well, how did you find so many, Jimmy?” I told him how I’d followed the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place. Grandpa congratulated me on finding out something about the squirrel’s habits. Then he did something that surprised me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently around my shoulders.
“That squirrel worked very hard to collect his winter food,” he said. “Now that all of his pecans are gone, don’t you think that little squirrel will be very hungry when it gets cold?”
“I didn’t think about that,” I said.
“I know,” Grandpa said. “But a good man should never take advantage of someone else’s hard work, even the squirrel’s.”
Suddenly I felt as hollow as that old tree. The image (形象) of that hungry squirrel wouldn’t leave my mind. There was only one thing I could do.
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Question: Which of the following can best describe Grandpa?
A．Kind and wise.
B．Caring and humorous.
C. Shy and friendly.
D．Patient and hard-working.
答案：B
