2023年湖北省襄阳市中考 – 阅读理解B

It was at the age of ten that I realized my sister was different. She had autism. She could not look at people in the eye. She would say to herself and repeat the words in a low voice. Although we went to the same primary school, I never, ever said in public that she was my sister.
十岁时，我才意识到我妹妹与众不同。她患有自闭症，无法直视他人的眼睛。她会自言自语，低声重复这些话。虽然我们上的是同一所小学，但我从未在公共场合说过她是我的妹妹。

Just Two years ago, my sister and her classmates had to prepare for a performance. She had to perform alone because nobody wanted to perform with her. "I'll sing," she told my parents. I was completely shocked. How could she sing in front of the school? She would make me embarrassed.
就在两年前，我妹妹和她的同学们不得不为一场演出做准备。她不得不独自表演，因为没有人想和她一起表演。“我要唱歌，”她告诉父母。我完全惊呆了。她怎么能在学校前唱歌？她会让我尴尬的。

The big day finally arrived. It took her about a whole minute to stammer her name and class. I could see someone laughing at her, showing no respect.
大日子终于到来了。她结结巴巴地说出自己的名字和班级花了大约一分钟的时间。我看到有人在嘲笑她，没有表现出任何尊重。

“Why is she taking so long?" people around me asked. How I wished I was somewhere else! Finally, my sister started to sing. She opened her mouth, and I was deeply moved—she sang so beautifully. The hall became quiet. Only her voice could be heard clearly.
“她为什么花了这么长时间？”我周围的人问。我多么希望我在别的地方！最后，我妹妹开始唱歌了。她张开嘴，我深受感动——她唱得如此动听。大厅变得安静了。只有她的声音听得清楚。

I listened carefully to the lyrics that she had written all by herself. I was ashamed of myself how could I have doubted my sister's abilities? Although I was embarrassed by her, she didn't say anything. She had never taken anything that I had done to heart. It was then that I decided to make a change.
我仔细地听了她自己写的歌词。我为自己感到羞愧，我怎么会怀疑我妹妹的能力呢？虽然我为她感到尴尬，但她什么也没说。她从未把我所做的任何事放在心上。就在那时，我决定做出改变。