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【題目】 Recently, as I watched my son Nathan play basketball for his high school team, I started to feel sorry for myself and for him. His team was facing adversity (逆境) — it was the opponent’s home gym filled with their supporters, and Nathan’s team was left behind for three quarters of the game.

As for me, I had been fired earlier in the day. I was prepared for it as I had experienced the same thing 14 years earlier, but, just like a punch in the mouth, the blow is never softened because you were expecting it.

As I watched the adversity on the court that my son was experiencing, I recalled my earlier events, packing up everything in a box and waving goodbye to a great group of colleagues with whom I’d had the pleasure of working. During my driving home, I kept telling myself “Just like that time, I will find work again in a short time—I am confident in my experience and abilities.” It was the same belief that I tried to teach my son.

The basketball game entered the fourth quarter with Nathan’s team still trailing. As Nathan and his teammates fought back, I saw the focus and determination on him, as well as his teammates’faces. Then, with a tie game and seconds on the clock, Nathan found himself with the ball. There was no room for self-doubt. With skill and confidence he was able to tune out all that could drive his attention away and make the throw as if he had done it a thousand times. The joy on his face, the cheering from the crowd, and the silence on the other side of the gym—it was a moment that would make any parent proud.

As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me that I had taught him determination 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.

【1】What did the author intend to show by mentioning his experience 14 years ago?

A.He quit a job again.B.He disliked working with the colleagues.

C.He made a right career choice.D.He had confidence in his abilities.

【2】What can we infer from the passage?

A.Nathan’s teammates couldn’t focus on the play.

B.The author was never worried about his son’s team.

C.Nathan’s team lost the game at last.

D.The game was in a tie at one time.

【3】What is the passage mainly about?

A.A blow from losing a job.B.A lesson on the court.

C.The importance of teamwork.D.The rise and fall of a game.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】B

【解析】

本文為記敘文。文章講述了作者在觀看兒子籃球比賽過程中，看到兒子球隊在比賽臨近尾聲并處于劣勢的情況下，依然滿懷信心、堅持不懈，最后獲得了勝利，這番情景讓剛剛失業(yè)正處于沮喪不自信中的作者消除了自我懷疑，重新燃起了生活的斗志。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據第三段During my driving home, I kept telling myself “Just like that time, I will find work again in a short time—I am confident in my experience and abilities.” 我一直對自己說：“就像那次一樣，我會在很短的時間內重新找到工作——我對自己的經驗和能力充滿信心。”由此可推斷出，作者通過提及他14年前的經歷想要表達的是作者對自己的能力很有信心。故選D。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。第四段中的“Then, with a tie game and seconds on the clock. Nathan found himself with the ball.” 然后，比賽打成平手，時間緊迫，內森發(fā)現自己拿著球。由此可知，比賽一度打成平手。故選D。

【3】

主旨大意題。通讀全文尤其是最后一段“As I sat there, my heart bursting with pride, it dawned on me that I had taught him determination 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. ”可知，本文講述了作者在觀看兒子籃球比賽過程中，看到兒子球隊在比賽臨近尾聲并處于劣勢的情況下，依然滿懷信心、堅持不懈，最后獲得了勝利。兒子及隊友在球場的表現讓剛剛失業(yè)正處于沮喪不自信中的作者吸取了經驗，消除了自我懷疑，重新燃起了生活的斗志。可推斷出本文主要敘述的是球場上難忘的一節(jié)課。故選B。