Question

    Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside. I had one of those moments yesterday. I believe this was triggered（引起）by the oldie The Impossible Dream that was playing on the radio yesterday afternoon!

In 1971, returning from our regular Friday night pregame meeting, I had no sooner walked in the door of our three-room apartment hack than the phone rang. It was the township police. They inquired if I was the football coach. I answered yes and asked if there was a problem. He said our football team had climbed the fence of the township football field and were sitting somewhere around the 50-yard line quietly. It was really not a problem. However, he thought I would like to know. I called my assistants, and made our way to the field.

We met the police at the locked gate. The field was dark and silent. Then, suddenly, we heard voices singing—together and on key—the team theme song, The Impossible Dream. Silently, we listened and became overwhelmed（压倒）with emotion. Even the policemen had tears rolling down their cheeks. When the team had finished, they walked slowly to the now-opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there. Of course, our first words were, "What is going on?"

Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming game while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dream.”

The coaches and I were overwhelmed. And of course, the team, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.

1.What does the underlined word “tingly” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Frightened. B.Excited.

C.Worried. D.Puzzled.

2.Why did the police call?

A.The team did something unusual.

B.The team had conflicts with fans.

C.The team locked themselves in the football field.

D.The team damaged the fences of the playground.

3.How did the team feel when they saw the author and the policeman?

A.Happy. B.Sad.

C.Ashamed. D.Surprised.

4.What is the purpose for the team to sing the song?

A.To enjoy themselves. B.To inspire themselves.

C.To celebrate their success. D.To rest themselves.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者因听到熟悉的歌曲，回忆起多年前自己所带领的球队在比赛前夕去球场高唱机歌以鼓舞士气的故事。

1.

词义猜测题。由第一段“Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside.”（有时候，坐着无所事事时，我们的大脑会回忆起过去让我们内心充满刺激的事件。），根据下文内容可知作者回忆起了过去的事情，这让他的内心很激动，由此可推知，此处是指当“我们”回忆过去时，“我们”的内心很激动，因此，画线词tingly应意为“激动的”，与B项意思相近。故选B项。

2.

推理判断题。由第二段中的“He said our football team had climbed the fence of the township football field and were sitting somewhere around the 50-yard line quietly.”（他说，我们的足球队已经爬上了镇足球场的围栏，静静地坐在50码外的某个地方。），可知队员们在夜里翻越栏 杆进入球场里静坐，（行为）有些反常，由此可推知，警察打电话是因为球员们做了一些不同寻常的事情。故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句“When the team had finished, they walked slowly to the now-opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there.”（当队伍结束后，他们慢慢地走到现在已经打开的场地大门，看到我们在那里等着，他们感到很震惊。），可知队员们看到作者和警察在球场外面时感到很惊讶。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。由倒数第二段“Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming game while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dream.””（队长迈克·伯内特回答说：“教练，你让我们在比赛前把自己的表现形象化。所以，我们坐在50码线上，想象着即将到来的比赛。然后，我们会唱出《不可能的梦》。”）和最后一段“And of course, the team, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.”（当然，在这一点上不败的球队，在那个赛季从来没有输过一场比赛。），可知队员们在赛前唱队歌，比赛时一分未丢，大获全胜，由此可推知，队员们在赛前唱队歌是为了激励自己。故选B项。