Question

    Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied. “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

1.What was the result of the soccer match?

A.Two to two, equal to both the teams.

B.Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

C.Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.

D.Nobody won because of Mickey’s goal.

2.The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means “________”.

A.cheer B.silence

C.laughter D.cry

3.What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A.The result would disappoint his son.

B.His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C.Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D.The opposite team would laugh at Mickey’s goal.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.both teams liked and respected Mickey

B.both teams were thankful for Mickey’s goal

C.Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong

D.Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won

5.The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

A.to tell a joke to make readers laugh

B.to suggest we should not mind losing

C.to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

D.to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者看儿子的比赛，儿子的队友进了球，但是踢错了球门，队友们没有责怪他，而是为他加油，作者感悟到享受比赛要比赢得比赛更加重要．

1.细节理解题。根据第三段ending the game in a tie和最后一句话It was a tie．Everybody won可知，这场比赛为平局，即两队二比二战平。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。从第三段的句子：Then there was silence．可知有一会儿时间全场一片寂静。故选B。

3.推理判断题。从第三段Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie可知Mickey的球进错球门了，导致对方得分，最后平局结束比赛。作者担心自己的儿子会因此责备Mickey，或冲其大喊。故选B。

4.推理判断题。从倒数第二段的句子：Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey，joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal可知两队的队员都围着Mickey，而且都在祝贺他进球。所以两队都很关心、尊重米奇。选A。

5.推理判断题。根据全文可知，文章讲述作者看儿子的比赛，儿子的队友进了球，但是踢错了球门，队友们没有责怪他，而是为他加油，作者感悟享受比赛要比赢得比赛更加重要。故选C。