4．Jack thought himself a basketball fan．He watched quite a lot of American NBA basketball games．Not only did he watch them，he spent much of his free time playing on the court too．Then came the final year of his middle school．All of his regular teammates stopped showing up on the court because they were simply too busy preparing for the high school entrance exam to play．He was，of course，under much stress himself，like everyone else．A good exam result meant a good high school； a mediocre（平庸的）score meant a mediocre school． Much was at stake．However，he loved basketball so much that he still found time to play，this time with a group of guys who were said to have skipped classes（逃课）before．
Some of his teachers started worrying about him．They asked his mother to go to school to let her know that Jack was hanging out with problem kids．When his mother returned home that day，she wanted to talk to Jack．Knowing the purpose of her visit to the school，Jack thought his mother would punish him for befriending those bad guys．To his surprise，his mother was not angry with him at all．She wanted to hear her son's side of the story．So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter．Simon's parents were badly ill； Peter's father had lost his job．They both seemed to Jack to be normal kids．Jack's mother thought for a moment，then went on to say that she was OK with her son playing with them and that she and her son should think of ways to help these kids．Soon Jack's mum introduced some part-time jobs to Simon and Peter，which they accepted．She believed in her son and cared about those who were less lucky．
Jack's basketball friends and he have left for different places，but they still keep in touch．He knows Peter is now a manager of a local bank．Simon is currently a freshman at a university．Sadly，it is impossible to get together to play basketball again，but whenever they get on the phone，they talk about it all the time．
32．After Jack's mother came home from school，sheD．
A．was angry with him
B．told him what his teachers had said
C．asked him to keep away from problem kids
D．was patient enough to listen to her son's words
33．What does the underlined sentence"Much was at stake"probably mean in the passage？B
A．Jack must be punished by his mother．
B．Jack might not enter a good high school．
C．Jack might get hurt when playing basketball．
D．Jack must be influenced badly by problem kids．
34．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．Peter's family are living much better．
B．Simon is now studying at a university．
C．Jack's mum understood him instead of blaming him．
D．Jack's teachers wanted his mother to help his friends．
35．The main idea of the passage is toC．
A．make friends with problem kids
B．keep in touch with friends all the time
C．try to understand children and help problem kids
D．give up hobbies before the high school entrance exam．
分析 翻译：杰克认为自己是一个篮球迷．他看了很多美国NBA篮球比赛．他不仅看他们，他花了很多时间在球场上打球．后来他中学的最后一年．他所有的队友不再出现在球场上，因为他们太忙准备高中入学考试．他，当然，压力也很大，像其他人一样．一个好的考试成绩意味着一个好的高中；一个平庸的分数意味着平庸的学校．多岌岌可危．不过，他是这么爱篮球，他仍然找时间玩篮球，这一次与一伙人说要逃课．
他的老师开始担心他，他们让他的妈妈去学校，告诉她杰克与一些问题孩子正在闲逛，那天他妈妈回家后，她想与杰克谈一谈，当他知道了她到学校的原因后，杰克认为他的妈妈会因为他与那些坏孩子成为朋友而惩罚他，令他惊讶的是，他的妈妈没有生他的气，她想听她儿子说，杰克就告诉了他妈妈关于 Simon 和 Peter的事．Simon的父母病的很厉害，Peter的父亲丢了工作．他们对杰克来说都是正常的孩子．Jack的妈妈想了一会，她同意她的儿子与他们一起玩，她和她的儿子应该想办法帮助这些孩子，很快，Jack的妈妈介绍一些兼职工作给Simon 和 Peter，她相信她的儿子，并且关心那些不幸的孩子．
杰克的篮球朋友已经离开去了不同的地方，但他们仍然保持联系．他知道Peter现在是当地一家银行的经理．Simon目前是一所大学的大一新生．令人难过是，他们不可能在一起再打篮球，但是当他们打电话的时候，他们就谈论这一切．
解答 32．D．根据To his surprise，his mother was not angry with him at all．She wanted to hear her son's side of the story．So Jack told his mother about what he knew of Simon and Peter．可知他的母亲没有生他气，而是耐心的听他讲述，故选：D．
33．B．根据一个平庸的分数意味着平庸的学校．多岌岌可危可知杰克不能进入高中，故选：B．
34．D．通读全文可知只有D是错误的，因为老师让他妈妈去学校是告诉她杰克与一些问题孩子在逃课，故选：D．
35．C．通读全文可知这篇文章主要讲述我们要理解问题孩子，并帮助他们，故选：C．
点评 首先理解问题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的句子，并理解大意，最后仔细斟酌，找出答案．，并核对．
