【题目来源】2021年北京市中考英语真题，第26题，阅读理解B篇。
一、先看原题
Shelley changed a lot because she realized that ________.
A. her teachers loved herB. her classmates were kindC. the writer understood herD. she had to study even harder
正确答案：C
二、故事讲了什么？
作者上八年级时，学校安排他们与二年级的孩子结成伙伴。作者认识了一个叫Shelley的小女孩。
Shelley不爱说话，也不和其他孩子一起玩。作者给她买玩具、蜡笔和糖果，想让她敞开心扉，却始终没有成功。
后来，作者决定讲讲自己的童年经历。
原文写道：I told her that I felt lonely when I was with my classmates, and how I thought only my teachers liked me.
作者告诉Shelley，自己以前和同学在一起时也感到孤独，甚至觉得只有老师喜欢自己。
故事讲完后，Shelley流下了眼泪，说了一声“Thank you”。
从那以后，她开始微笑，也愿意和其他孩子交流了。
三、真正的答案在哪里？
题干问的是：Shelley为什么发生了变化？
注意两个关键部分：
Shelley changed a lot：Shelley发生了很大变化。
because she realized that …：因为她意识到……
我们需要寻找的不是作者做了什么，而是Shelley从中明白了什么。
文章最后一段给出了决定性线索：Looking back at this, I’m in awe(惊叹), because all I did was to help her realize that she wasn’t alone.
我们抓住其中的核心意思：I helped her realize that she wasn’t alone.我帮助她意识到，她并不孤单。
为什么她不再感到孤单？
因为作者讲述了自己相似的经历，让她发现：原来有人和自己有过同样的感受。
因此，C选项中的the writer understood her，正是对原文意思的概括。
四、为什么其他选项不对？
A选项提到了teachers，但原文说的是作者小时候觉得只有老师喜欢自己，并不是Shelley的老师如何对待她。
B选项中的classmates were kind没有原文依据。
D选项中的study even harder则完全偏离了故事主题。
这道题很值得注意的一点是：正确选项并不一定重复原文的词语，而可能用另一种方式表达相同的意思。
原文说的是：She wasn’t alone.
选项说的是：The writer understood her.
两者并非字面相同，却在故事语境中建立了清楚的联系。
五、巩固练习
阅读下面的短文：
Tom was nervous about his first speech. His friend Jack told him that he had once felt the same way and had made many mistakes. After hearing Jack’s story, Tom felt much better.
Why did Tom feel better?
A. Jack promised to give the speech for him.
B. Jack helped him realize his feelings were normal.
C. Jack taught him how to avoid every mistake.
D. Jack told him the speech was cancelled.
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