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【題目】 Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside. I had one of those moments yesterday. I believe this was triggered（引起）by the oldie The Impossible Dream that was playing on the radio yesterday afternoon!

In 1971, returning from our regular Friday night pregame meeting, I had no sooner walked in the door of our three-room apartment hack than the phone rang. It was the township police. They inquired if I was the football coach. I answered yes and asked if there was a problem. He said our football team had climbed the fence of the township football field and were sitting somewhere around the 50-yard line quietly. It was really not a problem. However, he thought I would like to know. I called my assistants, and made our way to the field.

We met the police at the locked gate. The field was dark and silent. Then, suddenly, we heard voices singing—together and on key—the team theme song, The Impossible Dream. Silently, we listened and became overwhelmed（壓倒）with emotion. Even the policemen had tears rolling down their cheeks. When the team had finished, they walked slowly to the now-opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there. Of course, our first words were, "What is going on?"

Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming game while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dream.”

The coaches and I were overwhelmed. And of course, the team, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.

【1】What does the underlined word “tingly” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Frightened.B.Excited.

C.Worried.D.Puzzled.

【2】Why did the police call?

A.The team did something unusual.

B.The team had conflicts with fans.

C.The team locked themselves in the football field.

D.The team damaged the fences of the playground.

【3】How did the team feel when they saw the author and the policeman?

A.Happy.B.Sad.

C.Ashamed.D.Surprised.

【4】What is the purpose for the team to sing the song?

A.To enjoy themselves.B.To inspire themselves.

C.To celebrate their success.D.To rest themselves.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者因聽到熟悉的歌曲，回憶起多年前自己所帶領的球隊在比賽前夕去球場高唱機歌以鼓舞士氣的故事。

【1】

詞義猜測題。由第一段“Sometimes while sitting doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside.”（有時候，坐著無所事事時，我們的大腦會回憶起過去讓我們內心充滿刺激的事件。），根據下文內容可知作者回憶起了過去的事情，這讓他的內心很激動，由此可推知，此處是指當“我們”回憶過去時，“我們”的內心很激動，因此，畫線詞tingly應意為“激動的”，與B項意思相近。故選B項。

【2】

推理判斷題。由第二段中的“He said our football team had climbed the fence of the township football field and were sitting somewhere around the 50-yard line quietly.”（他說，我們的足球隊已經爬上了鎮(zhèn)足球場的圍欄，靜靜地坐在50碼外的某個地方。），可知隊員們在夜里翻越欄 桿進入球場里靜坐，（行為）有些反常，由此可推知，警察打電話是因為球員們做了一些不同尋常的事情。故選A項。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。由第三段倒數第二句“When the team had finished, they walked slowly to the now-opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there.”（當隊伍結束后，他們慢慢地走到現在已經打開的場地大門，看到我們在那里等著，他們感到很震驚。），可知隊員們看到作者和警察在球場外面時感到很驚訝。故選D項。

【4】

推理判斷題。由倒數第二段“Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, "Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming game while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impossible Dream.””（隊長邁克·伯內特回答說：“教練，你讓我們在比賽前把自己的表現形象化。所以，我們坐在50碼線上，想象著即將到來的比賽。然后，我們會唱出《不可能的夢》。”）和最后一段“And of course, the team, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.”（當然，在這一點上不敗的球隊，在那個賽季從來沒有輸過一場比賽。），可知隊員們在賽前唱隊歌，比賽時一分未丟，大獲全勝，由此可推知，隊員們在賽前唱隊歌是為了激勵自己。故選B項。