One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son's school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching （干呕） into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later. I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competilive 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 disease.
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’s 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 school.
D ． They are less fun for those who love running.
4 ． What is the author's attitude towards sports day?
A ． Critical. B ． Doubtful. C ． Positive. D ． Satisfied.
1 ． D
2 ． B
3 ． B
4 ． A
【分析】
这是一篇议论文。文章主要学校是否开展运动日展开讨论。
1 ．
细节理解题。根据第一段 “That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching （干呕） into a bowl. （那天早上，我 11 岁的儿子胃痛，吐了一碗。） ” 可知，文章第一段交代了作者的儿子胃痛，故选 D 项。
2 ．
细节理解题。根据第三段 “Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. （一些人或许说比赛是品格培养、或者是参与，不是获胜，那是重要的。或者是学校生活的传统。） ” 可知，在这所学校，每年的运动日是学校的传统，故选 B 项。
3 ．
推理判断题。根据最后一段 “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. （为那些想要团队比赛的人准备几场比赛，也许一个下午的团队比赛，对孩子们来说压力会更小，观看会更有趣。） ” 可知，作者认为团队比赛对孩子来说，压力小并且有趣，可推测团队比赛可以被不同的孩子接受，故选 B 项。
4 ．
观点态度题。根据最后一段 “I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. （我希望运动日被取消并且用一些其他竞争小的事件代替。） ” 可知，作者对学校运动日持批判态度，故选 A 项。