Question

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome（唐氏綜合癥）and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致禮）salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

1.Which is the most correct description of the author’s son? He was _________.

A. brave                                B. sympathetic                    C. honest                              D. proud

2.The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.

A. cheer                                B. laughter                           C. silence                              D. cry

3.Why did the author hold his breath when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. Because his son might get angry with Mike   B. Because Mickey cheated everyone      

C. Because his son would accept the fact                     D. Because the score was out of his expectation

4.We can infer from the passage that Mickey          .

A. was hated by his own team

B. was excited when he realized the fault

C. was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

D. was cared about by his teammates

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述作者看兒子的比賽，兒子的隊友進了球，但是踢錯了球門，隊友們沒有責怪他，而是為他加油，作者感悟享受比賽要比贏得比賽更加重要。

1.推理題：從第三段的句子：You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏綜合癥) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.可知作者對米奇是同情的，選B

2.猜詞題：從第三段的句子：Then there was silence. 可知有一會時間全場一片寂靜。選C

3.推理題：從第四段的句子：For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. 可知作者害怕兒子會對米奇生氣。選A

4.推理題：從倒數第二段的句子：Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal. Mike happily and everyone sent their wishes to him.可知米奇被隊員關心。選D

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點評：文章講述作者看兒子的比賽，兒子的隊友進了球，但是踢錯了球門，隊友們沒有責怪他，而是為他加油，作者感悟享受比賽要比贏得比賽更加重要。題型多樣，細節題，主旨題，還有很新穎的表格題，學生即要求把握主旨，也要留意細節。對作者態度題，要抓住關鍵詞，特別是形容詞。