Question

Playing basketball isn’t ladylike. That’s what Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he was against the girls’ basketball program.

“We were very discouraged, ” said Chapman, a forward（前鋒）for her high school team of Des Moines.

Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground. She’s 62 and plays for “Hot Pink Grannies”, joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks. They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.

It’s one of dozens of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have arisen across the country. For some, it’s a chance to exercise and meet people; for others, it’s a once – refused chance to make up.

“You see more and more elderly women’s teams taking part in state and national competitions,” said Michael Rogers, a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University. “In the future it will be something common to have leagues like this.”

Yearly surveys by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later.

The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured but competitive when game time comes.

“I think I’m tough” says Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing off her strong arms at her challengers in a game against “Strutters”, known for their bright yellow socks.

Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups spread quickly through much of the country, including California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

1.Which is right about Chapman?

A．She thinks playing basketball isn’t ladylike.  

B．She is now 62 years old and feels discouraged.

C．She plays basketball again about 50 years later.

D．She is a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies.

2.The underlined sentence “it’s a once – refused chance to make up” in the fourth paragraph means          .

A．it is chance to realize their old dream

B．it is chance to take part in sports

C．it is chance to earn a reputation

D．it is chance to compete for medals

3.Who is probably a player of “Hot Oink Grannies”?

A．Des Moines.        B．Colleen Pulliam.  C．Michael Rogers.  D．Strutters.

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A．Some elderly women play basketball with the purpose of getting wealthy.

B．Granny Basketball Leagues have spread all over the USA.

C．The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured and less competitive.

D．The number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball has greatly increased.

5.From the passage we can infer          .

A．in the 1960s, playing basketball wasn’t considered as a girls’ sport

B．the color of the socks is of great importance to granny players

C．more and more granny players are confident about getting higher scores

D．Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster has already changed his attitude

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析

本文報(bào)道了美國(guó)涌現(xiàn)出許多55歲以上女士為成員的籃球俱樂(lè)部。一些成員是為了鍛煉或交友，另一些成員則是為了追求曾經(jīng)的夢(mèng)想，如62歲的Jewell Chapman年輕時(shí)就因?yàn)槿藗兊钠��?jiàn)而放棄了籃球，而在差不多50年之后重返球場(chǎng)。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。由文章第三段Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground.可知，Chapman在將近50年之后重返籃球場(chǎng)。 A項(xiàng)“not ladylike”是60年代Chapman高中校長(zhǎng)的認(rèn)知；B項(xiàng)feels discouraged和D項(xiàng)a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies犯了移花接木的錯(cuò)誤。故答案為C.

2.推斷題。通觀全文，這些大齡婦人打籃球并非為名（C）或掙獎(jiǎng)牌（D）。Chapman的例子說(shuō)明，因?yàn)閶D女打籃球過(guò)去被認(rèn)為not ladylike，許多人因discouraged而放棄，如今重拾夢(mèng)想。故A項(xiàng)正確。once-refused chance, 曾遭剝奪的機(jī)會(huì)。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第六段說(shuō)Hot Pink隊(duì)員競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性強(qiáng)，第七段舉出Colleen Pulliam為例說(shuō)明。A項(xiàng)是學(xué)校名；C項(xiàng)是一位教授；D項(xiàng)是球隊(duì)名。故答案為B.

4.A項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在with the purpose of getting wealthy; B項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在all over the USA（見(jiàn)文章最后一段）；C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在less competitive. 據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段可知D項(xiàng)正確。

5.推斷題。由文章第一、二兩段推知，20世紀(jì)60年代的時(shí)候，籃球被認(rèn)為不是女孩應(yīng)該從事的體育活動(dòng)。B,C, D三項(xiàng)文中沒(méi)有依據(jù)。故答案為A.

考點(diǎn)：新聞報(bào)道。