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阅读理解 Leading the way 　　They may not have been at the heart of the action on court, but these cheerleaders(拉拉队)know how important it is to make themselves heard． 　　“We have an unshakeable(坚定不移的)belief in the power of cheering to make a difference,” said Xu Chan, a Senior 2 girl at the High School Affiliated(附属的)to Beijing Normal University．She has every reason to be confident．Xu and her schoolmates were named the best cheerleading team at the Reebok Beijing High School Basketball League final on February 15． 　　The 12-member squad(队)performed at every home match, their not hot dances and passionate cheers pushing games to an exciting climax(高潮)．They usually perform during timeouts(中场休息)and breaks．But while encouraging the team on court is important, the girls also have personal reasons for taking part．“Dancing is a good way to keep fit,” Xu said． 　　Xing Yue, a student at No．50 high school, found that cheerleading had made her more organized．“I’m the oldest student on the team so I have to take charge when the teacher is not there,” she said．“I have to remind my teammates what they must do．As a result I have become more observant(遵守纪律)．” 　　However, many girls are unsure if they will be able to carry on cheerleading due to growing study pressures．For Wu Tong, a Senior 2 student at Hepingjie No．1 High School, last week was definitely her swan song．Having failed to achieve the grades she’d hoped for, her parents have said the cheerleading must stop．But she will take away some happy memories of performing in the basketball league． 　　“We are the best, we believe in ourselves,” she said．“We didn’t win this time so I hope the girls go on to realize their dreams next year．” (1) The cheerleaders mentioned in this passage are from ________． [　　] A． high schools B． colleges C． local clubs D． high school basketball league (2) The underlined word “swan song” probably means ________． [　　] A． song about swan B． excellent performance C． last performance D． singing a song with a swan dance (3) The main idea of the passage is about ________． [　　] A． how to be cheerleaders B． whether to be cheerleaders C． the importance of being cheerleaders D． being cheerleaders (4) Which of the following is right according to the passage? [　　] A． All the members of the cheerleading team do well in their study at school． B． The cheerleaders team dance in order to keep fit． C． The basketball team could not win the match without cheerleading team． D． What the cheerleaders do can encourage the team and push the games to an exciting climax．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．D;
解析：

(3)	通篇文章内容是有关做“拉拉队”给这些高中女学生带来的思想、学习方面的影响以及她们对此的态度和观点。所以选项D最佳。选项A、B和C只是文章的细节内容。
(4)	文章中提到某一拉拉队员因成绩不理想，她的父母不让她继续做下去，所以A错，同时文中提到拉拉队员热情的舞蹈和激情的欢呼把比赛推向高潮，拉拉队对一个球队是很重要的，但未说哪支球队因为没有拉拉队而输掉比赛，故C错，文中“while encouraging the team on court is important…Dancing is a good way to keep fit”就说明B项内容不是拉拉队员的主要目的，因此B项错误。

提示：

(1)	文章中出现的人物都是北京某处高中的学生。
(2)	根据该词所在的句子与后一句的联系。因为当“拉拉队”这位学生的成绩考得不理想，所以她的父母亲不让她再继续做下去了。因此我们应该认为swan song是“最后一次表演”的意思。