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In the United States and several other countries, 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League. They play on teams in their hometowns. Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules. Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms. Local teams compete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant. Eventually, the top teams go to the Little League World Series.One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania. Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings than adult baseball. Little League became popular after World War II when the game spread across the United States. By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe. Children’s baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years. After this, the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series, but the ban came to an end after one year.
At first, Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve. However, in 1974, the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit. The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls. Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen. Occasionally a Little Leaguer becomes a professional player. For example, Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues, ten of them as an All-Star player. But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.
小题1:The mothers and fathers of Little League players ______.A．help run the gamesB．travel in coachesC．give the teams moneyD．play in the World Series小题2:In what year was Little League established?A．1839B．1939C．1955D．1960小题3:Why do most players take part in Little League?A．To play in the Major League.B．To have fun and please their parents.C．They expect a profit from All-Star gamesD．They want to learn how to serve as umpires.小题4:What is true about players today?A．Little League is only for neighbourhood boys.B．Girl players have to buy their suits.C．Girls and boys can participate to age eighteen.D．Children can only play until age twelve. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
解析
本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述的是孩子们可以在很小的时候就参加baseball的比赛，介绍了Little League的组建以及其他的情况。
小题1:A 细节图。根据文章第一段2,3行Their parents and other adults in the community coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules可知孩子的父母亲们也在协助他们。故A正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第二段1,2行One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania.可知在Abner Doubleday发明baseball100年以后也就是1938年Little League成立了。故B正确。
小题3:.B 细节题。根据文章最后一句But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.可知他们这样做是为了玩得开心也是为了愉悦父母亲。故B正确。
小题4:C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是孩子们可以在很小的时候就参加baseball的比赛，介绍了Little League的组建以及其他的情况。故C正确。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“In the United States.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
