Question

Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee(裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compare. They also enjoyed games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.

Grown-ups can hardly find children’s game exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple game again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinary afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.

It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.

What is true about children when they play games?

   A. They can stop playing any time they like.   B. They can test their personal abilities.

   C. They want to pick a better team.          D. They don’t need rules.

To become a leader in a game the child has to _____.

   A. play                     B. wait for his turn

   C. be confident in himself      D. be popular among his playmates

What do we know about grown-ups?

   A. They are not interested in games   

B. They find children’s games too easy

   C. They don’t need a reason to play games

   D. They don’t understand children’s games

Why does a child like playing games?

   A. Because he can be someone other than himself.

   B. Because he can become popular among friends.

   C. Because he finds he is always lucky in games.

   D. Because he likes the place where he plays a game.

The writer believes that _____.

   A. children should make better rules for their games

   B. children should invite grown-ups to play with them

   C. children’s games can do them a lot of good

D. children play games without reasons

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】D

解析:

【小题1】由“Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee(裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores.”可知，孩子们的游戏不需要什么规则，故选D。

【小题2】由 “He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn”可知。

【小题3】从第二段中我们可以看出，成年人认为孩子们的游戏并不刺激，然而且玩而不厌，真是令人费解。故选D。

【小题4】从第一段中 “Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compare.”这一句可以看出，孩子们玩游戏在一定程度上全是为了碰运气。

【小题5】由全文可知，孩子们的游戏不需要规则，更不需要理由。由这一句 “They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished.”也能看出需选D。