Question

     Before January 2005,young girls couldn't play soccer in Katutura,a black township in Namibia,Africa. They had no soccer balls,no playing field,no shoes,and no leader. Each day,girls and boys gathered at the Nordkamp Center after school. Most of the boys would play soccer in a nearby dirt field while the girls remained at the center to jump rope of read books.

    Center director Mary Beth Gallagher loved soccer and knew that the girls would love it,too.So she organized a girls team with players under the age of 12.She knew it would be the youngest girls’ soccer team in the whole country. Because they had no other girls' teams to compete with,Mary Beth arranged(安排) matches against the boys’ teams. The boys were bigger and stronger, but the girls didn't back down.

    Soon news spread about the Nordkamp girls’team. An American soccer team from New York heard about them and immediately sent all their uniforms(制服) and shoes to their “soccer sisters". When the bright orange uniforms arrived,the Nordkamp girls danced happily.

     You look like pumpkins,” Mary Beth said.

     A girl's voice called out, “If we are pumpkins,we? re beautiful pumpkins/'

     With their new name the Pumpkins,the experienced team was ready for a big match.

     On December 1,2006,the Pumpkins gathered and walked in a big orange line to a field near the Nordkamp Center. Their first opposing(对抗的) team laughed at the young players,but they didn't laugh for long. They quickly found out just how good the Pumpkins were. The Pumpkins beat that first team and then the next. These girls became famous,and their story was also encouraging to others in Namibia.

25. Before January 2005,in Katutura .

   A. kids preferred jumping rope to soccer

   B. there was no girls’ soccer team

   C. boys had no place to play soccer .

   D. girls often played soccer with boys

26. As for the ide^ of girls playing soccer,Mary Beth might.

   A. think little of it

   B. be doubtful of it

   C. feel hopeful about it

   D. be uncertain about it

27. Why was the Nordkamp girls,team called the Pumpkins?

   A. Because of the color of its uniforms. 

   B. Because of the heights of its players. 

   C. Pumpkins are its players’ favorite food.

    D.always bring people good luck. 

 28. What can we leam from the girls,story?

   A. All time is no time when it is past.

   B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

   C. Where there is a will,there is a way.

   D. Self-trust is the first secret of success

Answer 1

25. B 26. C 27. A 28. C

25. B. 细节理解题。由第一段中的 They had no soccer balls,no playing fields no shoes,and no leader 和第二 段-中的 So she organized a girls’ team 可知,B项说法正确。

26. C. 推理判断题。由第二段中的 Mary Beth Gallagher loved soccer and knew that the girls would love it,too 可知，对于女孩子踢足球这件事情 Mary Beth是满怀希望的，故选C项。

27. A.细节理解题。由文中的the bright orange uniforms 和 Mary Beth 所说的 You look like pumpkins 可知,由于她们队服的颜色看起来和南瓜的颜色一样，所以就被叫作南瓜(the Pumpkins )了，故选 A 项。

28. C.推理判断题。由第二段中的The boys were bigger and stronger,but the girls didn’ t back down 和最后一段中的 The Pumpkins beat that first team and then the next可知，这些女孩不屈不挠，勇往直前，终于踢出了一片属于自己的天空，故选C项。