1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11yearold had stomach pains, retching (干呕) into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficulty sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day causes no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is a nightmare (噩梦). Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents，it can prove a disaster.
Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building；or it's taking part, not winning, that's important；or that it is a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting—and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone's eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.
I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.
（1）What can we learn about the author's son from Paragraph 1?
A.He talked with some mothers.
B.He comforted his classmates.
C.He had difficulty in sleeping.
D.He suffered from stomachache.
（2）Sports day is still an annual event in this school probably because __________.
A.this is an independent school
B.it is a tradition of the school
C.it helps children lose weight
D.children enjoy watching sports
（3）What does the author think about team games?
A.They should include more stressful races.
B.They are acceptable to different children.
C.They should be abandoned at primary schools.
D.They are less fun for those who love running.
（4）What is the author's attitude towards sports day?
A.Critical.
B.Neutral.
C.Positive.
D.Ambiguous.
（1）D
（2）B
（3）B
（4）A
（1）细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句That morning，my 11yearold had stomach pains...可知答案为D项。
（2）细节理解题。根据短文第三段倒数第二句中的or that it is a tradition of school life可知答案为B项。
（3）细节理解题。由短文第四段最后两句More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball...Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.可知，team games为不同的孩子接受，所以B项正确。A项错在more stressful；C项说的是sports day，而不是team games，由短文第二段第三句Sports day might be necessary...but not at a village primary school.可知；D项在短文第二段最后一句Even for those who enjoy running...it can prove a disaster.中有所提及，实际上说的也是sports day，而不是team games.
（4）作者态度题。根据短文最后一段第一句I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event.可知，作者不赞同sports day，所以应选择A项critical(批判的)。其他三项含义：neutral中立的；positive赞同的；ambiguous模棱两可的。