中考英语内容包括听力、阅读例句、完型填空、写作等多个部分，其中，中考英语阅读理解所占的比重是非常大的。想要在中考英语中拔得头筹，千万不要忽略阅读理解部分的训练。
阅读下面短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
John is a 14-year-old boy who thinks he is cool. He always wears the latest fashion and listens to popular music. However, his classmates don't think he is cool at all. They say he is trying too hard to be cool and it's not natural.
One day, John meets a older boy named Alex. Alex is not fashionable and doesn't listen to popular music, but everyone respects him. John asks Alex how he does it, and Alex replies, "Being cool isn't about trying to be cool. It's about being yourself."
After hearing this, John realizes that he has been trying too hard to be cool and that it's not the way to be truly cool. He decides to stop trying to be cool and just be himself.
Questions：
1. Why do John's classmates think he isn't cool?
A. Because he is too hard on himself.
B. Because he tries too hard to be cool.
C. Because he doesn't listen to popular music.
D. Because he is not fashionable.
2. Who does John meet?
A. An older girl named Alice.
B. An older boy named Alex.
C. A younger boy named Tim.
D. A younger girl named Lucy.
3. What does Alex tell John?
A. Being cool is about trying to be cool.
B. Being cool is about being fashionable.
C. Being cool is about being yourself.
D. Being cool is about listening to popular music.
4. What does John decide to do?
A. To try even harder to be cool.
B. To stop trying to be cool and be himself.
C. To dress more fashionably.
D. To listen to more popular music.
5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. John's classmates think he is cool.
B. Alex is fashionable and listens to popular music.
C. John realizes that being cool is about trying to be cool.
D. John decides to be himself and stop trying to be cool.
答案解析：
1. B。根据第一段最后一句"They say he is trying too hard to be cool and it's not natural."可知，约翰的同学们认为他太努力地试图变得酷，这不是很自然，所以答案为B。
2. B。根据第二段第一句"John meets a older boy named Alex."可知，约翰遇到了一个叫亚历克斯的男孩，所以答案为B。
3. C。根据第二段最后一句"Being cool isn't about trying to be cool. It's about being yourself."可知，酷不在于试图变得酷，而在于做自己，所以答案为C。
4. B。根据最后一段"He decides to stop trying to be cool and just be himself."可知，约翰决定不再努力变得酷，而是做他自己，所以答案为B。
5. D。根据文章内容，选项A、B、C都与文章内容不符，而选项D与文章最后一句相符，所以答案为D。
