【题目】阅读理解。
One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers.That morning, my 11yearold son had stomach pains, retching (干呕) into a bowl.Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficulty sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day.Sports day might be necessary at a highlycompetitive independent school, but not at a village primary school.For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem.For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare (噩梦).Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disaster.
Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it's taking part, not winning, that's important；or that it is a tradition of school life.I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch.More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone's eyes.Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.
I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other lesscompetitive event.Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.
【1】What can we learn about the author's son from Paragraph 1?
A.He talked with some mothers.
B.He comforted his classmates.
C.He had difficulty in sleeping.
D.He suffered from stomachache.
【2】Sports day is still an annual event in this school probably because________.
A.this is an independent school
B.it is a tradition of the school
C.it helps children lose weight
D.children enjoy watching sports
【3】What does the author think about team games?
A.They should include more stressful races.
B.They are acceptable to different children.
C.They should be abandoned at primary schools.
D.They are less fun for those who love running.
【4】What is the author's attitude towards sports day?
A.Critical. B.Neutral.
C.Positive. D.Ambiguous.
在线课程【答案】
【1】D
【2】B
【3】B
【4】A
【解析】
试题分析;
【1】D 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“my 11yearold son had stomach pains, retching (干呕) into a bowl”可知，选D。
【2】B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句“or that it is a tradition of school life”可知，选B。
【3】B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句话可知，作者希望学校可以多举办一些团队项目让更多的学生参加，故B对，A不对；作者并没有说要取消团队项目，故C不对；根据第二段第四句话可知，对于喜欢跑步的学生来说运动会不会造成问题，故D不对。
【4】A 观点态度题。通读全文可知，作者并不赞同现在运动会的召开方式，故选A。critical“批判的”；neutral“中立的”；positive“支持的”；ambiguous“不明确的”。