Question

Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules…planning your next move...acting as a team member…these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.

Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such as taking turns and cooperating (合作) .

Many children’s games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones. Which sharpens the hand-eye coordination（協(xié)調(diào)）needed in hunting.

Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.

Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to give people hope through soccer. He created a foundation(基金會) to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.

Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.

1. Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.

A. be a team leader B. obey the basic rules

C. act as a grown-up D. predict possible danger

2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.

A. describe life in an exciting way

B. turn real-life experiences into a play

C. make learning life skills more interesting

D. change people’s views of sporting events

3.According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?

A. It makes people have a deep love for the country.

B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.

C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.

D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.

4. Iribarne’s goal of forming the foundation is to _______.

A. bring fun to poor kids

B. provide soccer balls for children

C. give poor kids a chance for a better life

D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids

5.What can be learned from the passage?

A. Games benefit people all their lives.

B. Sports can get all athletes together.

C. People are advised to play games for fun.

D. Sports increase a country’s competitiveness.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講了人們玩游戲的原因。除了游戲能夠帶給人們樂趣之外，游戲還能夠教育孩子一些他們在生活中需要遵守的規(guī)則，比如說排隊和合作。許多兒童游戲具有實用的功能，一些體育游戲能夠激發(fā)人們的民族和國家自豪感，體育運動還能夠使人們團結(jié)。因此在玩游戲的時候，要想想喜歡的原因，以及是否能夠帶給你其他方面的幫助。

1. translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives,意思是：游戲把生活轉(zhuǎn)化成有令人興奮的戲劇。教育孩子一些在生活中他們需要遵守的基本規(guī)則。故選B。

2. translate life into exciting dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives。they是指games。dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives。意思是：戲劇教育孩子一些在他們的一生中需要遵守的基本規(guī)則。因此游戲把生活經(jīng)驗放到了令孩子們興奮的戲劇中。故選B。

3. who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it.意思是：看著國旗飄揚的人們，知道金牌是為整個祖國而贏的，不僅僅是獲得金牌的運動員個人。因此贏得奧運會金牌之所以如此鼓舞人心，是因為它讓人們對祖國有深深的愛。故選A。

4. created a foundation(基金會) to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.意思是：他創(chuàng)建了一個基金會，不僅給那些貧窮的孩子提供足球，而且一個有希望的未來。故選C。

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考點：考查說明文閱讀。