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My family are crazy about baseball. My grandpa coached his team to two College World Series and won them both. My father played for three different colleges and was asked to try out for the Los Angeles Angels. Minutes before I was born, my parents and all the nurses were watching Field of Dreams — a film about baseball. Throughout my primary school, the only thing I got to do except playing baseball games was practice. It seems like I should be really good at baseball because I practiced almost every day. But it was not the case.
When my dad or grandpa asked me if I wanted to practice, my answer was always “no”. And the amount of effort I put in was extremely low. I wouldn’t hit the ball hard, I wouldn’t throw the ball exactly, and I wouldn’t move actively on the field. However, they soon learned that they just wouldn’t ask any more; they would simply make me go whether I liked it or not. And they didn’t mind how bad I did on the field.
Things went on for years until I went to college.
I finally found out why my grandpa and my dad forced me to practice every day. They didn’t do that because they wanted me to get better, but because they were just trying to share a special part of their life with me. Once I learned their motive behind the practices, I started to enjoy playing baseball and spending time with them.
Now, whenever my dad asks me if I want to go to play baseball, my answer is always “yes”. The experience has taught me the useful life lesson of finding out why someone does something before I jump to conclusions.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，叙述了作者从不喜欢打棒球到喜欢的一个变化。
1．Why are the author’s family members mentioned in the first paragraph?
A．To show his family are fond of baseball.
B．To show his family are sports fans.
C．To show his family enjoy watching films.
D．To show he was born into a famous family.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“My family are crazy about baseball.”可知，提到作者的家人是为了说明一家人都喜欢打棒球，故选A。
2．When he was in primary school, the author_______.
A．didn’t want to follow his father’s footsteps
B．was tired of baseball
C．liked watching films about baseball
D．practiced playing baseball hard
解析： 选B 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，作者上小学时，不愿意练习棒球，所以不刻苦练习。故选B。
3．What did the author’s family do when he did badly on the field?
A．They encouraged him.
B．They were angry at him.
C．They didn’t care about it.
D．They were disappointed in him.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“And they didn’t mind how bad I did on the field.”可知，我打球不好时，他们不介意。故选C。
4. What does the author learn from the experience?
A．Practice makes perfect.
B．Interest is the best teacher.
C．People should never force others.
D．We should figure out others’ true purposes.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，这次经历给我上了一堂很有用的生活中的一堂课，那就是在我匆忙下结论之前要弄清楚为什么一些人要做某件事。
