Question

As the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple sports over the years, I’ve seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel.

However, when I think about the value of sports and why my kids continue to play sports teach kids lessons to become successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, have to take risks, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they lose—and when they win.

Whether kids play soccer, baseball, football, or cheer, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, he’s not the only one who needs to play well; he depends on his defense to make the plays in the field. When my daughter plays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.

Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing” attitude. They have become too much of a refection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses tennis match, her coach reminds her that you learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. We’re going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.

I believe that participating in youth sports is much more than building a sound body winning a scholarship to college. Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivated and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults.

1.What is the author’s attitude to youth sports?

A. Critical.    B. Positive.

C. Doubtful.    D. Unclear.

2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

A. What sports the author’s kids take.

B. What the author’s kids do in sports.

C. How sports benefit the authors kids.

D. How the author’s kids continue to play sports.

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Teenagers don’t have to win every time.

B. Winning is the only goal for teen players.

C. Teenagers should work together to succeed.

D. Winning is not the most important in sports.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. Youth Sports Build Better Adults

B. Teenagers Suffer from Youth Sports

C. Losing Brings More than Winning Does

D. Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in Sports

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过作者的儿子和女儿参加运动的经历，启迪我们，运动是塑造和培养更多自我激励和快乐的孩子的最好方式，帮助他们变得更有上进心，更快乐的成年人。

1.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.可知，作者对年轻人的运动态度是积极的。故B项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to take risk, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they lose—and when they win.可知，第二段讲的是“运动怎样有利于坐着的孩子”，故C项正确。

3.词义猜测题。根据第四段第二、三句They have become too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. 他们已经过多地反映了职业体育运动。胜利是一个快乐的结果，但是失败的教训更加重要。可知划线部分的意思是“胜利是青少年球员的唯一目标。”故B项正确。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivate and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults. 运动是塑造和培养更多自我激励和快乐的孩子的最好方式，帮助他们变得更有上进心，更快乐的成年人。故A项正确。