Section Introduction & Vocabulary and Speaking能力提升.阅读理解AIt was the end of the school term and my son Tom had less than three months left before he would finish his six years at high school.During that time he developed a love for basketball.Sadly, because of my work over the last twelve months, I had only been able to attend a few of his games; however, I was determined to get to his last game for the school term.Toms team led by just over 20 points at the end of the first half.The second half changed as the other team quickly came back.Toms team started to miss an increasing number of shots.It was at that point that the coach called his first timeout.The spectators (观众) became quiet as the coach spoke to them.He had the team standing in a half circle, but he squatted (蹲) down, looking up at them and giving some very clear instructions on what they needed to do in the last couple of minutes.As he stood up to allow the team to return to the court，I saw he gave some further words of encouragement to all of them.You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he needed to lift their spirits.By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them, rather than down or at them, and as the players went back onto the court his words of encouragement served to lift their energy and spirits.Well, Toms team went on to win the final by 5 points. As I drove away I thought about what can happen to us all in our everyday life.One of my favourite quotes is about the half filled glass of water“Is the glass half empty or half full？” Like the coach, the answer to this quote all depends on how you look at things.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个有半杯水的杯子究竟是半满的还是半空的呢？作者去观看儿子毕业前的一场篮球比赛时的所见所闻或许会给我们答案。1Why did the writer go to see his son play basketball?ABecause his son would graduate from high school.BBecause he felt sorry for never watching his son play.CBecause it was a final his son played a key role in.DBecause he had a strong interest in basketball himself.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章第一段的第一句“It was the end of the school term.at high school.”并结合本段最后一句中的“however，I was determined to get to his last game for the school term”可推知A项符合文意。2By squatting down, the coach wanted to _.Atalk about where the players were doing wrongBmake the players feel betterCprevent spectators from hearing what he saidDshow his anger at the bad performance of the players解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“By squatting down he placed himself in a position where he was talking up to them，rather than down or at them”可知，教练蹲下与队员们说话是为了让他们感觉好一些。3What is the writers attitude towards the coach?ANegative. BSupportive.CInterested. DUnconcerned.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的最后两句并结合孩子们在教练的鼓舞下赢了比赛这些细节，不难推断出作者是支持教练的，故B项符合文意。4What can we infer from the passage?AA father should care about his son at school.BPlaying hard is rewarded with a close match.CWhat a coach says has the most influence on players.DLooking at things positively is important in hard times.解析：选D推理判断题。根据本文的内容，尤其是教练在孩子们比赛失利时的表现，以及最后一段作者的感悟，可推知在困难时期，积极地看待问题是很重要的，故D项符合文意。BI remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike.It was a frightening, yet fun experience.My grandfather was the one who taught me, and he helped me when I got hurt.The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just felt everything went wrong.My grandfather told me to just put my feet on the pedals and start pedaling (骑自行车)He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike the whole time, yet he didnt.As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go.I happened to look back just then.I was scared to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself.My mind went blank from pedaling，and I just wanted to get off.I forgot how to use the brakes (刹车)and fell right off the bike.Suddenly I cried，but my grandfather kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, I finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.As soon as I started pedaling again, my trousers got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my face and hit my nose.Since that happened, my grandfather decided to call it a day and try again the next morning.The next morning I woke up bright and early, and very eager to try to ride my bike.My nose felt better, so I wasnt that afraid of falling any more.Though I knew there were a lot of obstacles on the way to mastering the skills of riding a bike，I believed I could do well with my grandfathers help.After all，riding a bike was what I wanted to do eagerly.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己学习骑自行车的经历，字里行间流露出对爷爷的感谢。5How was the author when he was on the bike first?AHe didnt know where he would be going.BHe thought everything around him was wrong.CHe was at a loss about what and how to do next.DHe put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段的“The first time I got on a bike，I had no idea what I was doing，and just felt everything went wro