16．One afternoon last week，I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers．That morning，my 11-year-old had stomach pains，retching（干嘔）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 highly-competitive independent school，but not at a village primary school．For the children who can fly like the wind，sports day cause no problem．For those who are overweight or just not good at sport，it is nightmare（惡夢）．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 less-competitive 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．

57．What can we learn about the author's son from Paragraph 1？D
A．He talked with some mothers．B．He comforted his classmates．
C．He had difficulty in sleeping．D．He suffered from stomachache．
58．Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably becauseB．
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
59．What does the author think about team games？B
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．
60．What is the author's attitude towards sports day？A
A．Critical．B．Neutral．C．Positive．D．Ambiguous．

分析 作者主要介紹孩子學(xué)校體育節(jié)中的競爭性運(yùn)動會給孩子帶來的傷害，并希望用其他的運(yùn)動來代替競爭性的運(yùn)動．

解答 57．D  細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的"my 11-year-old had stomach pains"可知，我11歲的孩子得了胃痛，可知選D．
58．B   細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的"…that it is a tradition of school life"可知，這是學(xué)校生活的一種傳統(tǒng)，故選B．
59．B   推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章的第二段"For the children who can fly like the wind，sports day cause no problem．For those who are overweight or just not good at sport，it is nightmare（噩夢）．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 disease．"可知，競爭性的體育運(yùn)動可能給不同的孩子帶來不一樣的結(jié)果，故選B．
60．A  推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章最后一段"I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event"可知，體育節(jié)應(yīng)被取消或者用競爭性小一些的運(yùn)動代替，可知選A．

點(diǎn)評 解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題時，一個常用的方法就是運(yùn)用定位法，即根據(jù)題干和選項中的關(guān)鍵詞從原文中找到相關(guān)的句子，與選項進(jìn)行比較從而確定答案；推理判斷題既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測文章隱含意思，又要求學(xué)生對作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點(diǎn)．

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D．The boy was allowed to sample the drink himself．P．F．Productions
73．What is the meaning of the lines of verse （詩句） quoted in the passage？B
A．Men who pretend to be virtuous are actually vicious．
B．Moderate amounts of virtuousness and viciousness are present in all men．
C．Virtuous men cannot also be vicious．
D．Whether men are virtuous or vicious depends on the difficulty of their circumstances．

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6．It's cold here．       I switch on the heating？（　　）
A．ShouldB．ShallC．WouldD．Will

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