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John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．
When John went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．
The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．
It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”
Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．
Before long everyone could not believe their eyes. John was doing everything to fight. The opposing team could not stop him. He ran, he passed and blocked like a star. And at last his team won the game．
After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it.”
1. Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?
A. Because he had no time to practice．
B. Because he was too young to play games．
C. Because everyone looked down upon him．
D. Because his body condition was not good．
2. The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “ “
A. make progress B. be allowed to join the team
C. cut himself D. be refused by the coach
3. From the text we can know that ．
A. John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”
B. John's father always taught him how to play
C. John's father went to most of his college games
D. the coach was sure John would be the best player one day
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。叙述了约翰尽管受到身体条件的限制，但仍然热爱着足球，虽然只是一名板凳球员，但父亲时刻在鼓励着他。上大学之后，约翰积极努力争取成为了一名临时球员，这让每个人都很吃惊，足球赛季末，他收到了家里的电报，父亲去世了。但是比赛当天约翰返回了球场，请求教练能给予他上场的机会，教练最终同意了。他帮助球队力挽狂澜，最终球队获得了胜利，同时向死去的父亲证明自己能行。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games.（但他只有其他男孩的一半大小，只能坐在板凳上，几乎从不参加比赛。）可知约翰几乎没有机会参加比赛的原因是因为他的身体条件不好。故选D。
【2题详解】
词义猜测题。根据上文When John went to college，he decided to try out for the football team as a "walk-on"可知，当约翰上大学时，他决定参加足球队的选拔赛，成为一名临时球员。所以判断出第二段中带下划线的短语"make the cut"可替换为 be allowed to join the team"被允许加入球队”，故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段中“Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?'' John swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it.”（“嗯，你知道我爸爸去世了，但你知道我爸爸是盲人吗?”约翰努力咽了口唾沫，勉强笑了笑，“爸爸来看了我所有的比赛，但今天是他第一次看到我打球，我想让他知道我能行。”）以及结合上文可知约翰是一个临时球员，几乎没有上场的机会。爸爸来看了他所有的比赛，但是爸爸去世了，没有看到他赛季末的比赛。所以推断出约翰的爸爸参加观看了他大部分的大学足球比赛。故选C。
