4．Jack thought himself a basketball fan．He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games．Not only did he watch them，he spent much of his free time playing on the court too．Then came the final year of his middle school．All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play．He was，of course，under much stress himself，like everyone else．A good exam result meant a good high school； a mediocre（平庸的）score meant a mediocre school． Much was at stake．However，he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play，this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes（逃課）before．
Some of his teachers started worrying about him．They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids．When his mother returned home that day，she wanted to talk to Jack．Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school，Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending those bad guys．To his surprise，his mother was not angry with him at all．She wanted to hear her son's side of the story．So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter．Simon's parents were badly ill； Peter's father had lost his job．They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids．Jack's mother thought for a moment，then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids．Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter，which they accepted．She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky．
Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places，but they still keep in touch．He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank．Simon is currently a freshman at a university．Sadly，it is impossible to get together to play basketball again，but whenever they get on the phone，they talk about it all the time．
32．After Jack's mother came home from school，sheD．
A．was angry with him
B．told him what his teachers had said
C．a(chǎn)sked him to keep away from problem kids
D．was patient enough to listen to her son's words
33．What does the underlined sentence"Much was at stake"probably mean in the passage？B
A．Jack must be punished by his mother．
B．Jack might not enter a good high school．
C．Jack might get hurt when playing basketball．
D．Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids．
34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．Peter's family are living much better．
B．Simon is now studying at a university．
C．Jack's mum understood him instead of blaming him．
D．Jack's teachers wanted his mother to help his friends．
35．The main idea of the passage is toC．
A．make friends with problem kids
B．keep in touch with friends all the time
C．try to understand children and help problem kids
D．give up hobbies before the high school entrance exam．
分析 翻譯：杰克認為自己是一個籃球迷．他看了很多美國NBA籃球比賽．他不僅看他們，他花了很多時間在球場上打球．后來他中學的最后一年．他所有的隊友不再出現(xiàn)在球場上，因為他們太忙準備高中入學考試．他，當然，壓力也很大，像其他人一樣．一個好的考試成績意味著一個好的高中；一個平庸的分數(shù)意味著平庸的學校．多岌岌可危．不過，他是這么愛籃球，他仍然找時間玩籃球，這一次與一伙人說要逃課．
他的老師開始擔心他，他們讓他的媽媽去學校，告訴她杰克與一些問題孩子正在閑逛，那天他媽媽回家后，她想與杰克談一談，當他知道了她到學校的原因后，杰克認為他的媽媽會因為他與那些壞孩子成為朋友而懲罰他，令他驚訝的是，他的媽媽沒有生他的氣，她想聽她兒子說，杰克就告訴了他媽媽關于 Simon 和 Peter的事．Simon的父母病的很厲害，Peter的父親丟了工作．他們對杰克來說都是正常的孩子．Jack的媽媽想了一會，她同意她的兒子與他們一起玩，她和她的兒子應該想辦法幫助這些孩子，很快，Jack的媽媽介紹一些兼職工作給Simon 和 Peter，她相信她的兒子，并且關心那些不幸的孩子．
杰克的籃球朋友已經(jīng)離開去了不同的地方，但他們?nèi)匀槐３致?lián)系．他知道Peter現(xiàn)在是當?shù)匾患毅y行的經(jīng)理．Simon目前是一所大學的大一新生．令人難過是，他們不可能在一起再打籃球，但是當他們打電話的時候，他們就談論這一切．
解答 32．D．根據(jù)To his surprise，his mother was not angry with him at all．She wanted to hear her son's side of the story．So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter．可知他的母親沒有生他氣，而是耐心的聽他講述，故選：D．
33．B．根據(jù)一個平庸的分數(shù)意味著平庸的學校．多岌岌可�？芍芸瞬荒苓M入高中，故選：B．
34．D．通讀全文可知只有D是錯誤的，因為老師讓他媽媽去學校是告訴她杰克與一些問題孩子在逃課，故選：D．
35．C．通讀全文可知這篇文章主要講述我們要理解問題孩子，并幫助他們，故選：C．
點評 首先理解問題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關的句子，并理解大意，最后仔細斟酌，找出答案．，并核對．
