中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解解題技巧講解

中考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解解題技巧講解

一、考點(diǎn)分析

1.概述

閱讀是語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)的主要目的之一。閱讀理解已經(jīng)成為全面評(píng)估學(xué)生英語(yǔ)測(cè)試水平的重要

測(cè)試題型，在中考英語(yǔ)試卷中所占比重也比較大，它不僅考察學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的

能力，而且考察學(xué)生的速度及理解能力。

2.題型分析

從近幾年初中升學(xué)考試試卷來看，閱讀理解考題的類型就是單選題四選一?這類題型的

選項(xiàng)應(yīng)在理解短文的基礎(chǔ)上做出判斷，堅(jiān)持短文內(nèi)容與考項(xiàng)對(duì)比的方法，把一些與短文內(nèi)容

明顯相符或不相符的答案選出來。主要有四個(gè)考點(diǎn)：具體細(xì)節(jié)，主旨大意，判斷推理，詞

義猜測(cè)。

此外縱觀這幾年全國(guó)各地的中考“閱讀理解”試題，用于閱讀理解測(cè)試的語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容涉及

社會(huì)生活的方方面面,除了一般的英語(yǔ)故事外，還有書信、通知、廣告、交通圖、各種表

格等。在體現(xiàn)知識(shí)測(cè)試的同時(shí)，更注重英語(yǔ)的實(shí)際應(yīng)用。因此，要做好中考英語(yǔ)試題中的

語(yǔ)篇“閱讀理解”題，需要我們具備較強(qiáng)的“閱讀”和“理解”能力。其中包括：閱讀、理解英語(yǔ)

文字信息的能力;閱讀、理解各種圖表的能力;快速閱讀能力;根據(jù)上下文猜測(cè)英文生詞詞義

的能力;迅速捕捉文章大意的能力;分析、判斷和獨(dú)立解決問題的能力。還有合理分配和利

用時(shí)間的能力以及各項(xiàng)能力的綜合運(yùn)用。

二、專題詳解

1.主旨大意型

考查學(xué)生對(duì)文章主題或中心思想的領(lǐng)會(huì)和理解能力。此類考查主旨和大意的題大多

數(shù)針對(duì)段落(或短文)的主題，主題思想，標(biāo)題或目的，其主要提問方式是：

1)Whichisthebesttitleofthepassage?

2)Whichofthefollowingisthispassageabout?

3)Inthispassagethewritertriestotellusthat.

4)Thepassagetellsusthat.

5)Thispassagemainlytalksabout.

6）.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

7）.Whatistheauthor'smainpoint?

8）.Themainpurposeofthepassage?

9）.Thetitleofthispassagewouldbe.

做這類題，要找準(zhǔn)主題句。每段的主題句（常在首句、尾句、首尾句、段落中和歸

納分析）一般都用來表示一個(gè)段落的主旨大意。然后根據(jù)文章意思全面理解而歸納概括出來

的；但不能太籠統(tǒng)、言過其實(shí)或以偏概全。小心“首段陷阱”，不要一看開頭就選擇答案。

1）干擾項(xiàng)可能屬文中某個(gè)具體事實(shí)或細(xì)節(jié)。

2）干擾項(xiàng)可能屬?gòu)奈闹心承ú煌耆模┦聦?shí)或細(xì)節(jié)片面推出的錯(cuò)誤結(jié)論。

3）干擾項(xiàng)可能屬非文章事實(shí)的主觀臆斷。

例如：

Thesongoftheskybird.

Thewarmthofthesun,

Therushingofclearstreams（溪流）

Andnewlifebegun

Aregiftsweshouldcherish（珍惜）

Sojoininthecall

Totrytoprotectthem

Forthefutureofall.

32.Thewritingtellsusweneedto,

A.protectourearthB.savethetime

C.lookafterourselvesD.helpeachother

很顯然這道題最佳答案應(yīng)該是A,因?yàn)樵?shī)歌的最后一句表明了主旨大意要求我們?nèi)ケＷo(hù)環(huán)境。

Spainisfamousforitstomatofestival,calledLaTomatina.Ithappensinasmalltownnamed

BunolonthelastWednesdayofAugusteveryyear.Duringthefestivalthereareallkindsof

activities,butthemostexcitingpartisthetomatofight.Ittakesplaceattheendofaweek-long

celebration(慶祝).Youareencouragedtothrowtomatoesinthefight.

47.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe

A.TravelinSpainB.TheTomatoFestivalinSpain

C.TheHistoryofSpainD.RulesoftheTomatoFestival

很顯然由文章第一句可知講的是西班牙的西紅柿節(jié)，最佳答案應(yīng)該是Bo

2.具體細(xì)節(jié)型

解題原則：忠于原文，聯(lián)系上下文，理清全篇的邏輯關(guān)系，決不能主觀臆斷。有關(guān)細(xì)

節(jié)的問題常對(duì)文中某個(gè)詞語(yǔ)、某句子、某段落等細(xì)節(jié)及事實(shí)進(jìn)行提問，所提問題一般可直接

或間接在文章中找到答案。所以一定要將題干所涉及信息在原文中找到，找出最貼近原話

的選項(xiàng)。

此類考查事實(shí)和細(xì)節(jié)的題目大多數(shù)是針對(duì)文章的細(xì)節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)的，其主要提問方式是：

1)Whichofthefollowingisright?

2)Whichofthefollowingisnotmentioned?

3)WhichofthefollowingisNotTrueinthepassage?

4)Choosetherightorderofthispassage.

5)Fromthispassageweknow.

例如：

UberisanAmericancompanythatprovidesataxiservicethroughanapponthesmart

phone.ItwassetupinMarch,2009andhasgrownquickly.Aninfact,is〃computer

pro殳ramworkin父onsmartphones,compulersandothercommunicationdevices(設(shè)備).Byusing

yoursmartphone,youcaneasilyandquicklyorderataxithattakesyoutotheplaceyouwantto

go.

34.Uberappis.

A.acomputerprogramB.anameofataxidriver

C.anAmericancompanyD.akindofsmartphone

從文中劃線句可以看出答案是A.

In1939Roaldbecameapilot,buthehadabadaccident.Itmadehimlimp(痛的)fortherest

ofhislife.Afterthis,Roald卬ioAmericawhereheasloryabouthisexperienceasa

pilot.Itwassogoodthatitwasputinamagazine.

35.AfterRoaldwenttoAmerica,he.

A.losthisparentsinaplaneaccident

B.wroteastoryabouthispilotexperience

C.gotmarriedwithanEnglishfilmstar

D.wonabigprizeforhisbookMatilda

從劃線句我門可以找到這道題的答案是Bo

3.詞義猜測(cè)型

同義法常在詞或短語(yǔ)之間有并列連詞and或or,它們連接的兩項(xiàng)內(nèi)容在含

義上是接近的或遞進(jìn)的，由此可以推測(cè)。

反義法如hotandcold,giveandreceive等，或前句為肯定，后句為否定?？?/p>

之，詞與詞間都起著互為線索的作用。

釋義法對(duì)文章中的生詞用定語(yǔ)(從句)、表語(yǔ)甚至用逗號(hào)、破折號(hào)等標(biāo)點(diǎn)符

號(hào)引出并加以解釋說明。

情景推斷法、代詞替代法等

其主要提問方式是：

1)Theword""inthepassageprobablymeans.

2)Theunderlinedword“It"inthepassagerefersto.

3)Inthisstorytheunderlinedword""means.

4)Here“it”means.

5)Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheword.

例如:

Thevinegrowsuptreesandbuildings,makingsomebeautifulshapes.However,treesdie

afterkudzucoversthembecausetheycannotgetenoughlight.Scientistsarelookingforwaysto

killihevine.TheyusedDoisons（毒野toki//thevi幾e.Howev”someofthepoisonsmadeit，卬

evenbetter.Scientistsalsofindifdifficulttodi父Kudzu.Theplantisreallytough.

43.Theunderlinedword"tough”inParagraph4probablymeans"

A.noteasilybrokenB.widelyusedC.hardtogrowD.importanttoone'shealth

聯(lián)系上文可知科學(xué)家在找各種各樣的方法去殺這個(gè)植物，甚至用了毒藥，但是后

面有了一個(gè)轉(zhuǎn)折說明并沒有什么用，由此可以推出答案是A。

Then,getafamilydisasterkitready.Itshouldincludethingsyourfamilyneeds.〃canhelp

（生存）atleastforthreedayslikebread,medicineandthingslikeihat.Putthem

inabagsoyoucancairyitifyouleaveinahurry.Whendoingit,rememberthatdifferentpeople

havedifferentneeds.Includespecialthingsnecessaryforelderlyoryoungmembersofyour

family.

54.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"kit"probablymean?

A.救護(hù)車8搜救犬c應(yīng)急用品D.防毒面具

從下文中看出這個(gè)東西可以幫助你至少生存3天，包含面包、水、藥物，所以可

以得出這是一個(gè)應(yīng)急用品。由此可得出答案為C。

4.推理判斷型

透過現(xiàn)象看本質(zhì)，領(lǐng)悟作者思想傾向、觀點(diǎn)、立場(chǎng)、語(yǔ)氣及態(tài)度等。以原文

內(nèi)容為前提，據(jù)作者的觀點(diǎn)理論（非考生觀點(diǎn)），客觀地對(duì)文中未明顯說明的現(xiàn)象或

事例給予合理的邏輯推斷，做出一定解釋。

做題要領(lǐng)：既要求學(xué)生透過文章表面文字信息推測(cè)文章隱含意思，又要求學(xué)生

對(duì)作者的態(tài)度、意圖及文章細(xì)節(jié)的發(fā)展作正確的推理判斷，力求從作者的角度去考

慮，不要固守自己的看法或觀點(diǎn)。

此類題目文章中沒有明確的答案，需要考生再理解全文的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行推理和判斷。其主

要提問方式是：

l）Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

2）Fromthetextweknowthat.

3)Withwhichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragree?

4)Whichofthefollowingmighthappenedlater?

5)Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.

6)Thewritersuggeststhat.

例如：

45.Thewriterusesthetitle“TheVineThatAtetheSouth”mostprobablyto.

A.letreadersknowkudzuisavineB.interestreadersinahumorousway

C.tellreadersthevineisakindoffoodD.getreaderstorealizethepassageisserious

光從這個(gè)標(biāo)題來看,我們可以看出用了擬人的手法,大致猜測(cè)答案是B,然后結(jié)合文章內(nèi)容，

可以確定答案是B.

三、例篇講解

Formanyyears,,scientistshaveknownthatlaughingisgoodforthehealthofourmindsand

bodies.Nowwearelearningthatit'snotjustlaughter.Havingfiinandplayingarealsogoodfbrus!

Researchershavefoundthatplayisgoodforpeopleofallages.Playactuallyleadstothegrowth

ofmorenerveconnectionsinthebrainandgivesusmorebrainpower.

Playisnecessaryduringchildhood.Aschildrenplay,theylearnhowtomakefriendsand

relatetoothers.Theydeveloptheirimaginationsandbecome.morecreative.Kidscarrythese

qualitieswiththemastheygrowolder.

AmyWhitcombteachesmathsataschoolinSanFrancisco.Forseveralyears,shehasused

gamestoteachmaths.Inoneclass,studentsplayagamewithsmallbagsofcandyto行sureout

howmanypiecesinthebagsarered.Whentheygetthecorrectanswer,theycaneatthecandy!

Amysays,"Ifit'snotfun,they'renotgoingtowanttobethere.They'renotgoingtowantto

learn.”

Thespiritofplayfulnesscontinuesthroughtheteenageyearsintoadulthood(成人期).The

famouscompanyGoogle,forexample,keepsalotoftoysandgamesatdifferentplacesintheir

officesandencouragespeopletousethem.Theirmottois“Workhard.Playhard."Theyknowthat

peopleoftengettheirbestideaswhentheyarejust"playingaround"andlettheirimaginationsgo

wild.

Sonexttimeyouhavetosolveadifficultmathsproblemorcan'tthinkofatopicforan

article,takeashortplaybreak.Doalittledance,orplayaquickgame.Thencomebacktoit.

Maybeyou'llbesurprisedatwhatyourbraincando.

1.TheexampleofthecompanyGoogleisgiventoshowthat.

A.playisalsofitforadultsB.everyonethereworkshard

C.theyhavealotoftoysandgamesD.itisveryfamousin.theworld

2.Theunderlinedexpression"figureout"inParagraph3probablymeans.

A.lookafterB.solvetheproblemof

C.drawapictureofD.playajokeon

3.Accordingtothepassage,youneedtoplayifyou.

A.wanttomakefriendswithothersB.havetodosomehomework

C.failtothinkofatopicforanarticleD.findajobinabigcompany

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AmathslessonB.Howchildrengrow

C.ThepowerofplayD.Workhard,playhard

Keys：1.具體細(xì)節(jié)型，從文中第四段可以得出答案A。

2.猜測(cè)詞意型，根據(jù)上下文可以得出玩糖果游戲是為了解決數(shù)學(xué)問題的，可以得出答

案是B。

3..具體細(xì)節(jié)型，從文中最后一段第一句可以看出答案是C。

4.主旨大意型，從文章第一段第：句可以得出這個(gè)主旨，答案選C。

練習(xí)

(-)

RobFrenettehadproblemswithbullies(欺辱)atschoolforelevenyears.Hewasoftenlonely

andscared.Whenhewasfifteen,however,hedecidedtodosomethingabouthisproblems.He

walkedintoanewspaperofficeandtoldthemaboutthebullying.Hisstorywentintothe

newspaperandsoonalltheTVstationsinCanadawantedtotalktohimabouthisexperiences.

Theyalsowantedtohearhisideastostopbullying.

Afterthat,Robcontinuedhisstudiesatschool,butinhisfreetimehehelpedotherpeople

withbullyingproblems.WithafriendKatieNeu,hemadeawebsitecalledwww.bullyingcanada.

ca.Visitorstothewebsitecanfindadvice,storiesandpoemsaboutbullying,inbothEnglishand

French.Whenpeopleareupset,theycantalkonthephoneoronlinetoRobandhisteam.Every

weekendRobhastoanswere-mailstothewebsite.Healsospeakstochildren,teachersand

membersofgovernmentaroundthecountryaboutbullying.

Rob'smostimportantmessageis:"Whenbulliesareunkindtoyou,itisn'tyourfault.

There'snothingwrongwithyou,soyoushouldtrytokeeptrustingyourself.Andrememberthat

peoplecareaboutyourproblems.Ybujusthavetofindthosepeople.^

OneofRob'sideasis“BlueDay"，aspecialdayforstoppingbullyinginschools.Students

havetowearblueclothesandinclasstheylearnhowtostopbullying.Morethan150Canadian

schoolsnowcelebrateBlueDay,butRobwon'tstopuntilthere'saBlueDayineveryschoolin

Canada.

1.HowdidRoboftenfeelatschoolbeforehewasfifteen?

A.Relaxed.B.Unhappy.C.Shocked.D.Tired.

2.WecanleamfromthispassagethatRobsufferedfrombullyingsincehewas.

A.four.B.sevenC.elevenD.fifteen

3.www.bullyingcanada.caisawebsitewherepeoplecan.

A.learnhowtowritepoemsB.getadviceaboutbullyingproblems

C.getblueclothesforfreeD.practicebothEnglishandFrench

4.Theunderlinedpart“thosepeople95inParagraph3means.

A.peoplewhoalwaysbulliedothersbeforeB.peoplewhohelpotherswithbullying

problems

C.peoplewhoaremembersofthegovernmentD.peoplewhowritee-mailsabouttheir

problems

5.Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?

a.Robandhisfriendmadeawebsite.b.Robwasbulliedatschool.

c.Robcreated"BlueDay”.d.Robtoldhisstoryinpublic.

A.b-d-a-cB.a?b-c-dC.b-a-d-cD.c?b?a?d

(二)

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I.Whichofthefollowingsaysthatparentscouldtaketheirchildrenalong?

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C.Drop-InSocialClub.D.TheCommunitySings.

2.Ifanofficerworkerneedstoimprovehishealthatweekends,heshouldcall.

A.7564349B.8743236

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3.WhofitsWEAbest?

A.Onewhoenjoysworkingwithothersandmakingnewfriends.

B.OnewhohasastrongwishtobeanEnglishteacherinthefuture.

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D.OnewhoisgoodathisspokenEnglishandtriestohelpothers.

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A.Howtotakeadeepbreath.B.Howtoprotecttheenvironment.

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（三）

Youneedsomebreadandmilk.Buthalfanhourlater,youleavethesupermarketwitha

trolley（手推車）fulloffood.Whatgamesdosupermarketsplaytomakeusspendsomuchmoney?

Thetricksusuallystartbeforeyouwalkin.Outsidethesupermarketentrance,anybodywho

walkspastcansmellwarm,freshbread.Thatmakesushungryandreadytobuylotsoffood,not

justbread.

Nowyou'reinsideand,ofcourse,asmallbasketwouldbefine,butalltheyhavearetrolleys.

Andofcoursetheproblemwithatrolleyisthatitlookssadandlonelywithjustoneortwo

productsinside.Sowemayfillitwithsomething.Infact,supermarkettrolleysareactually

gettingbiggersothatwebuymore.

Ofcourse,manypeopleshopinsupermarketsbecausetheythinkeverythingischeaperthan

inothershops.Sosupermarketsofferverycheappricesonsomethingsbutthenhavehigher

pricesforotherproducts.Onenewtrickistoputredstickersonproducts.Customersusually

connectredstickerswithlowerpricessotheredstickersiseasytobenoticed,evenwhenthereis

noreduction!Interestingly,thistrickappearstoworkmorewithmenthanwithwomen.

Thereisastorybehindthepositionofeverythinginthesupermarket.Forexample,

customersoftengoonlytobuymilk.Sotheyputitrightattheback,forcingyoutogopast

hundredsofshelvesfullofotherproducts.Thepositionofproductsoneachshelfisalsoimportant.

Themostexpensiveproductsareusuallyateye-levelsoyouseetheseimmediately.Theexception

isanythingthatchildrenmightlike.Theseproductsareonlowershelvessothatkidsseethem.

Apartfromwhatyouseeandsmellinasupermarket,whataboutwhatyoulistento?Inmost

supermarketstheyhavesoft,slowmusic.It\sorelaxingthatyouslowdownandspendmoretime

(andmoney)inthestore.Youalsomovemoreslowlywhenthesupermarketisbusy.Experts

suggestit'sbettertoshopwhenit'squieter,onaMondayoraTuesdayforexample.Andbe

carefulwithqueuesatthecheckouts.Thesearesometimesdeliberate(故意)，tomakeyoubuy

somethingfromthecheckoutshelveswhileyouwait.

So,nexttimeyougointoyourlocalsupermarket,rememberthesetricksandseeifyoucan

comewithjustthethingsyouwentfor.

1.Smellsfrombreadinthesupermarket.

A.makeyoufeelhungryandbuymorefoodB.drawyourattentiontobreadonly

C.makeyoubuylessbreadthanyouneedD.forceyoutoleavethesupermarket

2.Supermarketsdon'tprovidebasketsbecause.

A.supermarketsdon'tusuallyhavemanyB.basketsaretoosmalltoholdmanyproducts

C.il'seasytogoshoppingwithtrolleysD.atrolleycanholdoneortwoproductsinside

3.Accordingtothepassage,supermarketsputredstickersonproductsto.

A.makethemlookmorebeautifulB.makethemdifferentfromcheaperones

C.makepeoplethinkthestickersareformenD.makepeoplethinktheycouldsavemoney

4.Accordingtothepassage,toysforchildrenareusuallyplaced.

A.onhighershelvesB.oneachshelf

C.onlowershelvesD.onthebackshelves

5.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph6thatsupermarketsusually.

A.stoppeopleliningupatthecheckoutsB.closeonMondaymorning

C.playloudandnoisymusicinsideD.makecustomersfeelrelaxed

6.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.severalwayssupermarketsusetosellmoreproducts

B.someadvicewhenpeoplegoshoppingonthestreet

C.severalrulesthateverybusinessshouldfollow

D.someadvertisementsthatmakepeoplebuymore

Keys：(—)I.B2.A3.B4.B5.A

（二）l.C2.A3.C4.D

（三）l.A2.B3.D4.C5.D6.A

鞏固練習(xí)

A

NewBabyBrother

Iwassittinginschool

whenIheardthenews.

“Yourbabybrotherisborn,

andwantstoseeyou!”

Dadgotmefromschool

andtothehospitalwithnodelay.

Hurryingonourjourney,

healmostforgottheway!

Mybrother'shandsweretiny,

andwrinklysoft,likeaprune.

Afterhesmiledatme,

Momsaid,"He'llcomehomesoon!"

Everyone"oohing"and"aahing”，

theysay“Heissosweet.

Andonedayhe'Hwalkaround

onthoselittlebabyfbet!"

1.Thewriterwaswhenhearingthenews.

A.atschoolB.athomeC.inthehospitalD.inthestore

2.Thewriter'stookthewritertothehospitaltoseethebabybrother.

A.fatherB.motherC.brotherD.teacher

3.Thefamilyfelttohavethenewbaby.

A.worriedB.surprisedC.relaxedD.excited

B

Haveyoueverheardofarattlesnake?Itisapoisonous（有毒的）Americansnake.Whenitis

angryorafraid,itmakesanoiselikearattlewithitstail.It'sveryscary.ButHeatherRamirezand

herhusband,fromCalifornia,intheUnitedStates,makealivinginanunusualway.Theyare

self-employed（自雇的）snakecatchers!Theycatchsnakes,especiallyrattlesnakeswhichhave

goneindoors,andreturnthemtothewild.

Heatherdescribesherworkas^protectingpeoplefromrattlesnakes-andprotecting

rattlesnakesfrompeople!”Intheareawheretheylive,rattlesnakesoftencomefacetofacewith

people.Theyarefoundinstores,offices,housesandgardens.Heatherexplainsthatit'snotthe

snakesthataremovingintoplaceswherepeoplelive,butit'stheotherwayround.Thesnakes

livedintheseplacesfirstandthenthepeoplebuilthouses.

Mostpeoplewhoseearattlesnakearefeared.Ifyoukeepyourdistance,however,thesnake

won'tbite（咬）you.Intwelveyearsasasnakecatcher,Heatherhasnevertouchedasnake.She

doesn'ttaketherisk.Shepicksupthesnakeswithaspecialtool.Thisdoesn'thurtthem,butit

keepsthematasafedistancesothattheycan'tbiteher.

Heatherandherhusbandareverybusybecausetheyareneveroffduty.Catchingsnakesisa

full-timejobandtheydon'toftenhaveadayoff.Peoplecangettothematanytimeofthedayor

night.Noteveryonecandothisjob,butHeatherdoesn'twanttodoanythingelse.44Ijustlovemy

job,“shesays.

1.TheRamirezsmakealivinginanunusualwayby.

A.ecatchingandsellingsnakesB.catchingsnakesasapart-timejob

C.protectingsnakesinthewildD.beingself-employedsnakecatchers

2.InParagraph2,Heatherexplainswhytherattlesnakes.

A.neverbitepeopleB.areafraidofpeople

C.arefoundwherepeopleliveD.livedwithpeopleatfirst

3.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3refersto.

A.rattlesnakesB.specialtools

C.peoplearoundD.theRamirezs

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heathercatchessnakesonlyatnight.

B.Heatherisalwaysreadytodoherjob.

C.Heatherriskstouchingsnakessometimes.

D.Heatherhasbeenasnakecatcherfbr20years.

C

Ateamisagroupofpeoplewithacommongoal.AschooPsfootballteamhastwogoals.Onegoal

istowin.Thatiswhattheteamwantstodo.Theothergoalistobuildcharacter.Characteriswhat

apersonvalues,howapersongetsalongwithothers.Thatiswhyschoolshavefootballteams.

Theywanttohelpstudentsbuildgoodvalues.

Eachteammemberbuildscharacter.Theylearntocooperate（合作）.Theylearntomake

gooddecisions.Theyworkhard.Theypracticeeveryday.Theylearntofollowtherules.

Eachteammemberhasaposition（位置）.Eachpositionispartofwinning-Nooneplayer

hastheabilitytowinthegamefortheteam.Onlyiftheteamworkstogetherdoesateamwin.

Peopleoftensay,“Thereise。IinTEAM."

Whethertheteamwinsorloses,attheendofthegametheycongratulatetheotherteam.That

iscalledsportsmanship.Whiletheyfighttowinduringthegame,itisjustagame.Theycannotbe

angrywiththeotherteam.Iftheyare,they'llhearfromtheircoach.

▲makessuretheteamreachestheschooFsgoal.Thecoachcaresaboutthewhole

team.Thecoachgiveseachplayeradvice.Whentheteamwins,everyonecelebrates.Andthe

coachisglad.Butaftertheseasonisover,thecoachisstillhappy.Thecoachgetstoseethe

playersastheygotoschooleveryday.Thecharactertheyhavebuiltispartoftheirsuccessin

school,too.

Somecoachessaythatifyougointoaclassroomattheirschoolyou'llbeabletotellthe

players.Itisnotthattheyarebiggerthantheotherstudents.Itistheoneswhoarehelpingother

studentswork.Teamworkispartoftheirlives.

1.Schoolsbuildfootballteamsmainlytohelpstudents.

A.getgoodgradesB.becomeleaders

C.buildgoodvaluesD.improvefootballskills

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“ThereisnoIinTEAM."inParagraph3mean?

A.Inevertakepartinthegame.

B.Iamnotamemberoftheteam.

C.Afamousstaristhekeytosuccess.

D.Teamworkcomesfirstduringthegame.

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph5?

A.ThecaptainB.ThecoachC.TheheadmasterD.Themonitor

4.Somecoachesthinkfootballplayersaredifferentfromothersbecausetheyare.

A.tallerB.biggerC.morehelpfulD.moretalented

D

Oneday,Susiewasunhappywhenshecamehomefromschool."What'sthematter,mydear?”

askedhermother,drawinghertohersideandsmiling.

“Allourclassmusthandincompositionstomorrow.Wemustwrite12linesatleast.ButIcan

neverwriteone.Tilhavetogotoschoolwithoutacomposition,forIwon'tcopyonefromabook,

oraskyouorpapatowriteoneforme.^^

“That'sright,“saidhermother."You'llbehappierwithapoorcomposition,ififsyourown,

thanwithafineonewrittenbysomebodyelse.Butcheerup.Runintothegardenandplay.Tilca