2017中考英语阅读理解训练：secrets

　　"We're going to move," Jimmy said to Mr. James her teacher, with tears(眼泪) in her eyes. "Dad lost his job and now we don't have enough money to live in our house." Pam was walking by and just heard Jimmy's talk with Mr.James.

　　In the lunchroom Pam met Carol and said, "I've got something to tell you about Jimmy." As she started to tell Carol about Jimmy's dad, several other classmates stopped to listen Pam felt bad telling what she had heard but she went on anyway.

　　After school, Pam saw some of her classmate's talking to Jimmy. "Where does your dad work?" one of the boys asked. Jimmy's face turned red. She left without answering. Pam felt terrible, because she didn't mean to hurt Jimmy. And she hadn't thought that some of the classmates would make jokes and laugh at Jimmy about her father's losing the job. Pom didn't know what she could do to help Jimmy.

　　36.The story wants to tell us ____.

　　(A)It's difficult to move away (B)girls don't like to talk to boys

　　(C)student's report to the teacher (D)secrets are hard to keep

　　37.Jimmys family had to move because ____.

　　(A)her father lost his job (B)they had a better place to live in

　　(C)her classmates were not kind enough

　　(D)her father changed his job

　　38.Jimmy's face turning red show that she didn't ____.

　　(A)feel well enough (B)know the answer

　　(C)want to talk about her father (D)want to leave others

　　39.Pam felt very sorry ____.

　　(A)and wanted to do something for Jimmy (B)but went to laughing at Jimmy

　　(C)so she stopped to listen to others (D)and left without answering

　　40.The whole story happened ____.

　　(A)in class (B)during and after school

　　(C)at Mr.James's office (D)in the lunchroom