Question

Jaime Nared is nearly 6-foot-1 and blessed with Michael Jordan-style skills. In games, the 12-year-old girl performed more excellently than boys, sometimes scoring 30 points or more.

And there, according to her coach, lies the problem.

She’s so good, Michael Abraham said, so she makes the boys look like scrubs (灌木丛). So she has been told she can no longer play in boys’ teams at The Hoop, which organizes a league (联赛) in which Abraham’s teams compete.

The trouble started last month, when some parents told The Hoop management they didn’t like Jaime playing with the boys. The Hoop officials informed Abraham that Jaime, after years in one of his boys’ teams, was banned. Neal Franzer, The Hoop’s director of operations, said Thursday that the parents were adamant (坚决的),
but their complaints had nothing to do with Jaime’s skills.

“They said the problem was the boys were playing differently against her because she was a girl,” he said. “They’d been taught not to push a girl, and the focus had shifted from playing basketball to noticing a girl was on the floor with them.”

The Hoop officials e-mailed Abraham to remind him of the rules. Abraham, Jaime and her parents don’t buy it. “I think the complaints come from parents who don’t like seeing a girl who plays better than their sons,” Abraham said.

Jaime, who said she “fell in love” with basketball when she was 8, likes the boys’ team because boys play a fast-paced game.

Jaime’s mom, Reiko Williams, said the issue boiled over after a particular game. “She scored 30 points,” Williams said. “I remember one play. She stole the ball and made a behind-the-back pass to a teammate. He missed it, and she grabbed the rebound and put it in. I think it was just too much for some of those parents.”

56. Michael Abraham is         .

A. Jaime Nared’s coach                     B. Jaime Nared’s father

C. Jaime Nared’s teammate                D. The Hoop’s manager

57. How did the boys feel when playing against Jaime Nared?

A. Proud.            B. Angry.            C. Interested.             D. Ashamed.

58. The boys’ parents wanted Jaime Nared to leave boys’ teams because         .

A. Jaime Nared had better skills than the boys       B. Jaime Nared was too rude on the court

C. the boys couldn’t get focused when playing with her 

D. the boys didn’t like to play with a girl

59. Why was Jaime banned according to her parents?

A. Because she is too tall.                B. Because she doesn’t obey the rules of basketball.

C. Because she plays better than boys.   D. Because she takes advantage of the boys.

60. We can learn from the passage that         .

A. Jaime Nared has great talents for basketball

B. Jaime Nared doesn’t know how to defend while playing

C. Jaime Nared always plays best in the team

D. Jaime Nared’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to play with boys

Answer 1

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