In many western schools, sports day is a big event. Children take part in competitive (竞争性的)sports and try to break school records and take the first place.

Sports days, or sports meetings, are usually held in the warmer seasons, either at the beginning or the end of the school year. They are also called field days. Primary school sports days are fun. They usually have activities such as the egg and the spoon race and the sack race. Other events include the skipping race (跳绳) and the three-legged race. In middle and high schools, sports days include many of the common track and field events (田径项目). They are more serious and competitive than primary school ones.

Students' parents and other relatives also come to the school on sports days. They watch children play. Many schools in the West have "mothers and fathers" races for parents to take part in!

Although sports days are exciting, they also have some problems. According to some reports in the USA, sports days have become too competitive to be good for students. Some parents put too much pressure on the children. Some schools don't have "mothers and fathers" races any more as there is much fighting and cheating.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。(10分)

1.What do children try to do when they take part in sports meetings?

2.When are sports days usually held in the school year?

3.What are primary school sports days like?

4.Who would come to the school to watch children play on sports days?

5.Do sports days have problems in the writer’s opinion ?

IV.完形填空 阅读短文,从每题A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。(10分)

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was ____ in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctors believed that he might ____ get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicines alone won’t ____. Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not ____. In America, Babe Ruth was as important as the President, and he was the most ____ baseball player.

The next day John’s father tried to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, when the boy ____ in his hospital room, Babe Ruth walked in. Young John could hardly ____ his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, and said, “Kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, ____ you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. To ____ doctors’ surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the

____ of Babe Ruth.

1.A. looking B. playing C. talking D. sitting

2.A. never B. ever C. always D. sometimes

3.A. go B. make C. stop D. help

4.A. easy B. lucky C. difficult D. successful

5.A. favorite B. nervous C. famous D. dangerous

6.A. ran B. lay C. worked D. laughed

7.A. see B. close C. believe D. breathe

8.A. or B. so C. though D. because

9.A. my B. your C. her D. his

10.A. story B. basketball C. present D. life

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