题文
Playing basketball isn’t ladylike. That’s what Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he was against the girls’ basketball program.
“We were very discouraged, ” said Chapman, a forward（前锋）for her high school team of Des Moines.
Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground. She’s 62 and plays for “Hot Pink Grannies”, joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks. They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League.
It’s one of dozens of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have arisen across the country. For some, it’s a chance to exercise and meet people; for others, it’s a once – refused chance to make up.
“You see more and more elderly women’s teams taking part in state and national competitions,” said Michael Rogers, a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University. “In the future it will be something common to have leagues like this.”
Yearly surveys by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later.
The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured but competitive when game time comes.
“I think I’m tough” says Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing off her strong arms at her challengers in a game against “Strutters”, known for their bright yellow socks.
Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups spread quickly through much of the country, including California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
小题1:Which is right about Chapman?A．She thinks playing basketball isn’t ladylike.B．She is now 62 years old and feels discouraged.C．She plays basketball again about 50 years later. D．She is a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies.小题2:The underlined sentence “it’s a once – refused chance to make up” in the fourth paragraph means .A．it is chance to realize their old dreamB．it is chance to take part in sportsC．it is chance to earn a reputationD．it is chance to compete for medals小题3:Who is probably a player of “Hot Oink Grannies”?A．Des Moines.B．Colleen Pulliam.C．Michael Rogers.D．Strutters.小题4:Which of the following statements is true?
A．Some elderly women play basketball with the purpose of getting wealthy.
B．Granny Basketball Leagues have spread all over the USA.
C．The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good – natured and less competitive.
D．The number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball has greatly increased.
小题5:From the passage we can infer .A．in the 1960s, playing basketball wasn’t considered as a girls’ sportB．the color of the socks is of great importance to granny playersC．more and more granny players are confident about getting higher scoresD．Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster has already changed his attitude 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A 解析
试题分析
本文报道了美国涌现出许多55岁以上女士为成员的篮球俱乐部。一些成员是为了锻炼或交友，另一些成员则是为了追求曾经的梦想，如62岁的Jewell Chapman年轻时就因为人们的偏见而放弃了篮球，而在差不多50年之后重返球场。
小题1:细节题。由文章第三段Nearly 50 years later, Chapman is back on the playground.可知，Chapman在将近50年之后重返篮球场。 A项“not ladylike”是60年代Chapman高中校长的认知；B项feels discouraged和D项a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies犯了移花接木的错误。故答案为C.
小题2:推断题。通观全文，这些大龄妇人打篮球并非为名（C）或挣奖牌（D）。Chapman的例子说明，因为妇女打篮球过去被认为not ladylike，许多人因discouraged而放弃，如今重拾梦想。故A项正确。once-refused chance, 曾遭剥夺的机会。
小题3:细节题。文章第六段说Hot Pink队员竞争性强，第七段举出Colleen Pulliam为例说明。A项是学校名；C项是一位教授；D项是球队名。故答案为B.
小题4:A项错在with the purpose of getting wealthy; B项错在all over the USA（见文章最后一段）；C项错在less competitive. 据文章倒数第四段可知D项正确。
小题5:推断题。由文章第一、二两段推知，20世纪60年代的时候，篮球被认为不是女孩应该从事的体育活动。B,C, D三项文中没有依据。故答案为A. 考点
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新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
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新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
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4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
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4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
