In the United States and several other countries, 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League. They play on teams in their hometowns. Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules. Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms. Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant. Eventually, the top teams go to the Little League World Series.
One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania. Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings than adult baseball. Little League became popular after World War II when the game spread across the United States. By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe. Children’s baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years. After this, the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series, but the ban came to an end after one year.
At first, Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve. However, in 1974, the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit. The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls. Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen. Occasionally a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player. For example, Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues, ten of them as an All-Star player. But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.
【小題1】The mothers and fathers of Little League players ______.

A．help run the gamesB．travel in coaches
C．give the teams moneyD．play in the World Series
【小題2】In what year was Little League established?
A．1839B．1939C．1955D．1960
【小題3】Why do most players take part in Little League?
A．To play in the Major League.
B．To have fun and please their parents.
C．They expect a profit from All-Star games
D．They want to learn how to serve as umpires.
【小題4】What is true about players today?
A．Little League is only for neighbourhood boys.
B．Girl players have to buy their suits.
C．Girls and boys can participate to age eighteen.
D．Children can only play until age twelve.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。主要講述的是孩子們可以在很小的時(shí)候就參加baseball的比賽，介紹了Little League的組建以及其他的情況。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)圖。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules可知孩子的父母親們也在協(xié)助他們。故A正確。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段1,2行One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania.可知在Abner Doubleday發(fā)明baseball100年以后也就是1938年Little League成立了。故B正確。
【小題3】.B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一句But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.可知他們這樣做是為了玩得開心也是為了愉悅父母親。故B正確。
【小題4】C 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的是孩子們可以在很小的時(shí)候就參加baseball的比賽，介紹了Little League的組建以及其他的情況。故C正確。
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