Parents whose children show a special interest in a sport feel very difficult to

Parents whose children show a specialinterest in a sport feel very difficult to make a decision about theirchildren’s careers．Should they allow their children to train to become top sports menor women? For many children it means starting schoolwork very young, and goingout with friends and other interests have to take a second place．It’s very difficult to explain to a young child why he or she has totrain five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends areplaying．

    Another problem is ofcourse money．Inmany countries money for training is available from government for the bestyoung sportsmen and sportswomen．If this help can not begiven, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the moneyto support their child’s development and sports clothes, transport tocompetitions, special equipment, etc．All can beexpensive.

    Many parents are worriedthat it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age．Some doctors agree thatyoung muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed．Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by trainingyoung when young that you can reach the top as a successful sports person．It is clear that very few people do reach the top, and both parentsand children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training．

1.Where can we most probably findthis passage?

    A．An advertisement.                                       B．A diary.

    C．A newspaper.                         D．A notice board.

2.What does the underlined phrase “totake a second place” in the first paragraph mean?

    A．To become less important.

    B．To put it at anotherplace.

    C．To happen again.

    D．They are the mostimportant of all the things.

3.Which of the following statementsis true according to the passage?

    A．It’s easy to make adecision when your children want to take up sports.

    B．Most of the students maybecome top sports men after a long period of training.

    C．Early training may damageyoung muscles

    D．It’s not very expensivefor parents to support their children’s development in sports.

试题答案

【答案】

1.C2.A3.  C

【解析】略