Question

I used to watch her from my kitchen window. She seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during break. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone.

One day I asked her why she practiced so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” Well, I had to give it to her—she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her school team to victory.

One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at 5’5” she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship—so she should stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude.

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was offered a scholarship and on the college team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of.

The author was probably the girl’s        .

A．neighbor       B．friend              C．mother       D．teacher

Why was the girl heartbroken?

A．She was considered too short to be a top player.

B．Her coach stopped her training because of her height.

C．She couldn’t be on a college basketball team.   

D．She wouldn’t be admitted by an ideal college.

We can learn from the passage that        .

A．her family wouldn’t like to pay her college fee  

B．her father forced her to play basketball in collage

C．being a top basketball player can win you a scholarship for college

D．she wouldn’t like to turn to his father for help when in difficulty

Which word can best describe her father?

A．Encouraging.      B．Optimistic.        C．Stubborn.       D．Cruel.

Which proverb best matches the story?

A．Practice makes perfect.                     B．Rome was not built in a day.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.           D．Pride comes before a fall.

Answer 1

【小題1】C

【小題2】A

【小題3】C

【小題4】A

【小題5】C

解析:

【小題1】與其說是判斷推理題不如說是細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段的 our home 的 our (是指小女孩

的和作者的)，就可以判斷最有可能是 mother了。（中國人和 native English speakers 在使用

人稱代詞 my 和 our 有不同。中國人在比較多的場(chǎng)合愿意用 our 實(shí)際是說的my.另外從作

者對(duì)小女孩關(guān)注的時(shí)間 I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. 和

對(duì)小女孩球隊(duì)獲勝消息的頻度Every week, she led her school team to victory.以及對(duì)小女孩的

情感上 She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten as I sensed her disappointment. 也

不難做出判斷。

【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。在文章中的第三段可以找到答案。

【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段she would probably never get to play for a top ranked team—much less offered a scholarship可以得知。

【小題4】判斷推理題。My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. 從他爸爸的回答中可以推出.

【小題5】理解主旨和要義，考查概括能力。