It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.
Tom’s team came out in the first 10 minutes with a burst of goals that saw them leading by just over 20 points at the end of the first half. The second half changed as the other team quickly played themselves back into the game. Tom’s team started to miss an increasing number of shots. It was at that point that the coach called his first time out.
The noise of the spectators (觀眾) became quiet as the coach spoke to them. He had the team standing in a half circle, but he squatted (蹲) down, looking up at them and fiving some very calm and clear instructions on what they needed to do in the last couple of minutes. As he stood up to allow the team to return to the court, I saw him give some further words of encouragement to all of them.
You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he needed to lift them up. By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.
Well, Tom’s team went on to win the final by 5 points. As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water --- “Is it half full or is it half empty?” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.
【小題1】Why did the writer come to see his son play basketball?

A．Because his son would graduate from high school.
B．Because he felt sorry for never watching his son play.
C．Because it was a final his son played a key role in.
D．Because he had a strong interest in basketball himself.
【小題2】By squatting down, the coach wanted to _____ .
A．talk about what the players were doing wrong
B．make the players feel better
C．prevent spectators from hearing what he said
D．show his anger at the bad performance of the players
【小題3】What is the writer’s attitude towards the coach?
A．Negative.B．Supportive.C．Interested.D．Unconcerned.
【小題4】What can we infer from the passage?
A．A father should care about his son at school.
B．Playing hard is rewarded with a close match.
C．What a coach says has the most influence on players.
D．Looking at things positively is important in hard times.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文通過講述我去看即將中學畢業(yè)的兒子的籃球賽。在球賽中，教練和隊員們的互動，讓我再一次體會到了這樣一個道理，在艱難時刻，肯定地看待事物很重要。
【小題1】 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)It was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school. During this time he had developed a love for basketball. Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.可知作者來看他兒子的籃球賽，是因為他的兒子就要從中學畢業(yè)了，故選A。
【小題2】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.可知通過蹲下，這位教練想讓他的隊員感覺更好，故選B。
【小題3】歸納題。通過全文內(nèi)容可知，作者對于這位教練的態(tài)度是感興趣，Negative.否定的 Supportive.支持的 Interested.感興趣的 Unconcerned.漠不關(guān)心地 故選B。
【小題4】推斷題。根據(jù)As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water --- “Is it half full or is it half empty?” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.可知我們從文章中可以推斷出在艱難時刻，肯定地看待事物很重要，故選D。
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