Question

    School days are supposed to be the best days of your life and part of that experience usually involves some unforgettable physical activities. I asked some people to give me their memories of what happened to them on the sports field and beyond, and this is what they told me.

Cup winners

When I was about ten, the football team from our year unexplainably made it to the cup final of the local schools’ league. I say unexplainably because I only remember us losing nearly every match we played. Anyway, in the final I set up the winning goal, a brilliant cross to my mate David who headed the ball in just before the final whistle. I still have a photograph of the team holding the cup.

Forest hike

I remember having to lead a group of eight boys on a school expedition for the best part of two days when I was a teenager. Even though we got lost at one point, I managed to keep them all together and get them from one end of a large forest to the other and back by sheer(纯粹的) force of will. I was chosen to be the leader, I think, because I was the only one who knew how to read a map!

When we arrived back at the campsite, we found out that all the other groups had cheated and hitched(搭便车) most of the way instead… I felt a bit stupid, but also rather proud of myself at the same time for having done it properly.

Learning to swim, learning to drown

I learned to swim comparatively late, I suppose. I was maybe nine years old but my brother had a painful experience which nearly put him off for life. We lived in the USA for a while and had access to a university pool where the coaches had trained the American Olympic team. In those days, though, their idea of teaching kids how to swim was to tie a can to their ankles with a bit of string, throw them in the deep end and shout “Swim!”. I am surprised my brother survived at all. He could only have been about six at the time.

1.The passage mainly talks about ________.

A. tips on taking part in outdoor activities

B. how people consider physical activities

C. why people love outdoor activities

D. people’s experiences of physical activities

2.What did the first person do in the school’s cup final?

A. He scored the winning goal.

B. He provided the pass for the final goal.

C. He blew the whistle at eh end of the game.

D. He lost every game in the season.

3.The underlined word “expedition” in the third paragraph has the same meaning to “________”.

A. match B. deal C. trip D. research

4.It can be learned that when the third person was young, ________.

A. he learned swimming from the same coach as his elder brother

B. the swimming coach’s teaching method was rather inconsiderate

C. his family lived near a university pool for about ten years

D. the American Olympic team had no swimming pool of its own

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。上学的日子应该是你一生中最美好的日子，而这段经历的一部分通常包括一些难忘的体育活动。文章作者记载一些人在运动场上和其他地方发生的往事经历。

1.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段School days are supposed to be the best days of your life and part of that experience usually involves some unforgettable physical activities.及全文内容可知，上学的日子应该是你一生中最美好的日子，而这段经历的一部分通常包括一些难忘的体育活动。文章作者记载一些人在运动场上和其他地方发生的往事经历。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段Anyway, in the final I set up the winning goal, a brilliant cross to my mate David who headed the ball in just before the final whistle.（在决赛中我制造了胜利的良机，我的队友大卫在终场哨声吹响前头球破门。）可知，作者为最终进球提供了机会。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据下文中Even though we got lost at one point（迷路）和When we arrived back at the campsite（回到营地）提示可以猜测，他们参加的是学校探险旅行。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段In those days, though, their idea of teaching kids how to swim was to tie a can to their ankles with a bit of string, throw them in the deep end and shout “Swim!”. 可知，教练教孩子们游泳的方法是用一根绳子把一个罐子绑在他们的脚踝上，把他们扔进深处，然后大喊“游泳!”，可以推断出，游泳教练的教学方法相当轻率。故选B。