As a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech about football to students and parents, aiming at getting new team members :I talked  about how"everyone  can benefit from football. This year, a worried-looking couple approached me. Their son, who had a sickly childhood, really wanted to play football. They'd tried to talk him out of it, but he had his heart set on joining the team.
When they told me his name , my heart sank. Michael was short and thin. He was a lonely kid and the constant target of other kids' jokes. I knew Michael would never make it. But so close to my  "football is for everyone"  speech,  I told them we could give it a try.
On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field. We started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly he fell, each time picking himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. But Michael put his whole heart into the training. Cradually, Michael gained strength both socially and physically. He began to laugh and most of the teammates became friendly. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without falling. He asked me to add a few more exercises he could work on his own. Soon ,  Michael ran the opening mile faster than anyone.
One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was talented but lazy.He was popular with students even though he could be heartless. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was jogging all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next night, I was surprised to see Steve exercising right next to Michael.
Finally our big game came-at first we were losing by twelve points. I could see that some kids  had already lost heart. But Michael was playing as hard as he could ,  begging the team to keep trying. Finally we won the game by one point in the final ten seconds.
At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most productive player. Steve had scored the most points that season,  and everyone cheered as he received his award. " There's someone who deserves it more than I do,"  Steve said,  " Everything I accomplished,  and everything the team accomplished this season, is thanks to one person-Michael. " The entire team cheered as Steve turned the prize over to the player who had inspired them all.
小題1:The author gave a speech to the students and parents in order to ____.
A．bring in new team members
B．teach them how to play football
C．tell them about the benefits of playing football
D．help those parents who are worried about their children
小題2:How did the author react after the couple told him their son's name?
A．He was very excited about accepting Michael on the team.
B．He refused to accept Michael because he had no talent for sports.
C．He decided to accept Michael though he was unwilling to do so.
D．He agreed to accept Michael because he was moved by his determination.
小題3: What happened to Michael after a few weeks' training?
A．He gave up training.
B．He began to laugh at others.
C．He often protected others in the football field.
D．He became strong both in friendly relations and in body.
小題4: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．The Road to SuccessB．Heart of a Champion
C．Steve, the Real WinnerD．A Player of Patience

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹Michael雖然身體不好，但是他對足球的熱愛讓作者接受他做為隊員，Michael的艱苦訓練給自己帶來進步，也感染其他隊員。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：As a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech about football to students and parents, aiming at getting new team members 可知作者給學生和家長做演講是為了吸收更多的隊員，選A
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：I knew Michael would never make it. But so close to my  "football is for everyone"  speech,  I told them we could give it a try.可知雖然作者不愿意但還是接受了Michael。選C
小題3:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：But Michael put his whole heart into the training. Cradually, Michael gained strength both socially and physically. 可知幾個星期訓練后，他在交友方面和身體方面都有增強，選D
小題4:標題確定題：從最后一段的句子：The entire team cheered as Steve turned the prize over to the player who had inspired them all. 可知球隊贏得比賽是因為有Michael這樣的核心激勵著大家，所以選B
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