Question

    Recently，as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team，I was starting to feel sorry for myself and for him．His team was facing adversity（逆境）on the court and he was playing in a hostile environment-it was the opponent's home gym filled with their supporters，and Nathan's team was trailing（落后）for three quarters of the game．As for me，I had been dismissed from my job earlier in the day．

During my drive home，I kept telling myself that I will find work again in a short time-I am confident in my experience and abilities．This is the same belief that I tried to instill in my son．

The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan's team still trailing．I saw the determination on his，as well as his teammates'faces as they fought back to not only tie the game（平局），but then go ahead by three points．Then，a player from the other team made an unbelievable shot to tie the game up again．With a tie game and seconds on the clock，Nathan found himself with the ball and with skill and confidence，he proceeded to make the basket with a defender hanging all over him．The other player was called for a foul（犯规）．

As Nathan stood at the foul line preparing for a shot that would put his team up by three points，I saw the focus and determination on his face，there was no room for self doubt．Nathan was able to tune out all the distractions and nail the free throw with such skill，it was as if he had done it a thousand times．

As I sat there，my heart bursting with pride，it dawned on me．I had taught him perseverance in the face of adversity，and he had just taught me the same lesson．That brief moment of self-doubt and feeling sorry for myself was blown away by the actions of my son on the basketball court．He will play in the finals，but it doesn't matter if he wins or loses，at this moment，we both won．

1.What did the author estimate his son's team would be like at first？ ______

A.The team would lose at home court．

B.The team would finally win．

C.The team would win the championship．

D.The team would lose at visiting court．

2.Which of the following words can best describe the author？ ______

A.Self-doubting and pessimistic．

B.Self-confident and optimistic．

C.Hardworking and intelligent．

D.Easy-going and warmhearted．

3.What does the underlined phrase"tune out"in Paragraph 4 mean？ ______

A.Avoid B.Focus．

C.Create D.Receive．

4.Which of the following is the best title for the text？ ______

A.Life Goes Just Like Playing Basketball．

B.It Matters Whether to Win or Lose．

C.A Lesson in Life and Basketball．

D.Father And Son in Life．

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在观看儿子篮球比赛过程中，看到儿子球队在比赛临近尾声并处于劣势的情况下，依然满怀信心、坚持不懈，最后获得了胜利。这番情景让刚刚失业正处于沮丧不自信中的作者消除了自我怀疑，重新燃起了生活的斗志。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team, I was starting to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity on the court and he was playing in a hostile environment-it was the opponent’s home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathan’s team was trailing for three quarters of the game.（最近，当我看到我儿子Nathan为他的高中队打篮球时，我开始为自己和他感到难过。他的球队在球场上正面临着逆境，他在一个充满敌意的环境中打球，对手的主场体育馆里挤满了他们的支持者，Nathan的球队落后了3分比赛的四分之一。）”可知，一开始的时候，作者认为自己儿子所在的球队会失败，结合选项，故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“During my drive home, I kept telling myself that I will find work again in a short time-I am confident in my experience and abilities. This is the same belief that I tried to instill in my son.（在开车回家的路上，我一直告诉自己，我会在短时间内重新找到工作，我对自己的经验和能力充满信心，这和我试图灌输给儿子的信念是一样的。）”可知，作者对于自己是充满了信心，同时对生活也是积极乐观的态度。结合选项，故选B。

3.词义猜测题。“and”前后为两个并列的短语，由短语“nail the free throw with such skill（用这样的技术把罚球钉住）”可知，Nathan能够把所有的分心都解除。故可推知划线单词意为：避免。A. Avoid避免；B. Focus集中注意力；C. Create创造；D. Receive接收。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章内容，本文讲述了作者在观看儿子篮球比赛过程中，看到儿子球队在比赛临近尾声并处于劣势的情况下，依然满怀信心、坚持不懈，最后获得了胜利，这番情景让刚刚失业正处于沮丧不自信中的作者消除了自我怀疑，重新燃起了生活的斗志。所以选项C中的life与作者的生活状况呼应，其中的basketball与作者的孩子的比赛呼应，lesson与作者的体会呼应。故选C。