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It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.
Tom’s team came out in the first 10 minutes with a burst of goals that saw them leading by just over 20 points at the end of the first half. The second half changed as the other team quickly played themselves back into the game. Tom’s team started to miss an increasing number of shots. It was at that point that the coach called his first time out.
The noise of the spectators (观众) became quiet as the coach spoke to them. He had the team standing in a half circle, but he squatted (蹲) down, looking up at them and fiving some very calm and clear instructions on what they needed to do in the last couple of minutes. As he stood up to allow the team to return to the court, I saw him give some further words of encouragement to all of them.
You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he needed to lift them up. By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.
Well, Tom’s team went on to win the final by 5 points. As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water --- “Is it half full or is it half empty?” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.
小题1:Why did the writer come to see his son play basketball?
A.Because his son would graduate from high school.
B.Because he felt sorry for never watching his son play.
C.Because it was a final his son played a key role in.
D.Because he had a strong interest in basketball himself.
小题2:By squatting down, the coach wanted to _____ .
A.talk about what the players were doing wrong
B.make the players feel better
C.prevent spectators from hearing what he said
D.show his anger at the bad performance of the players
小题3:What is the writer’s attitude towards the coach?
A.Negative.B.Supportive.C.Interested.D.Unconcerned.
小题4:What can we infer from the passage?
A.A father should care about his son at school.
B.Playing hard is rewarded with a close match.
C.What a coach says has the most influence on players.
D.Looking at things positively is important in hard times.

小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D

试题分析:本文通过讲述我去看即将中学毕业的儿子的篮球赛。在球赛中,教练和队员们的互动,让我再一次体会到了这样一个道理,在艰难时刻,肯定地看待事物很重要。
小题1: 细节题。根据It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.可知作者来看他儿子的篮球赛,是因为他的儿子就要从中学毕业了,故选A。
小题2:细节题。根据By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.可知通过蹲下,这位教练想让他的队员感觉更好,故选B。
小题3:归纳题。通过全文内容可知,作者对于这位教练的态度是感兴趣,Negative.否定的 Supportive.支持的 Interested.感兴趣的 Unconcerned.漠不关心地 故选B。
小题4:推断题。根据As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water --- “Is it half full or is it half empty?” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.可知我们从文章中可以推断出在艰难时刻,肯定地看待事物很重要,故选D。
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