One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching（干呕）into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.
What caused so much pain? Sports day. Sports day might be necessary at a highly-competitive independent school, but not at a village primary school. For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare（噩梦）. Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.
Why do we put our children through this annual suffering? Some may say competition is character building; or it’s taking part, not winning, that’s important; or that’s a tradition of school life. I just felt great pity for those children in tears or in pain.
Team games at the end of sports day produced some close races, wild enthusiasm, lots of shouting — and were fun to watch. More importantly, the children who were not so fast or quick at passing the ball were hidden a little from everyone’s eyes. Some of them also had the thrill of being on the winning side.
I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event. Perhaps an afternoon of team games, with a few races for those who want them, would be less stressful for the children and a lot more fun to watch.
小题1:What can we learn about the author’s son from Paragraph 1?
A．He talked with some mothers.
B．He comforted his classmates.
C．He had difficulty in sleeping.
D． He suffered from stomachache.小题2:Sports day is still an annul event in this school probably because __________.
A．this is an independent school
B．it is a tradition of the school
C．it helps children lose weight
D．children enjoy watching sports小题3:What does the author think about team games?
A．They should include more stressful races.
B．They are acceptable to different children.
C．They should be abandoned at primary school.
D．They are less fun for those who love running.小题4:What is the author’s attitude towards sports day?
A．Critical.
B．Neutral.
C．Positive.
D．Ambiguous.
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:A
题目分析：文章大意：作者主要介绍孩子学校体育节中的竞争性运动会给孩子带来的伤害，并希望用其他的运动来代替竞争性的运动。
小题1:D 考查细节理解。根据第一段的my 11-year-old had stomach pains我11岁的孩子得了胃痛，可知选D。
小题2:B 考查细节理解。根据第三段的……that it is a tradition of school life可知这是学校生活的一种传统，故选B。
小题3:B 考查判断推理。根据文章的第二段：For the children who can fly like the wind, sports day cause no problem. For those who are overweight or just not good at sport, it is nightmare（噩梦）. Even for those who enjoy running but fall halfway down the track in front of the entire school and their parents, it can prove a disease.可知竞争性的体育运动可能给不同的孩子带来不一样的结果，故选B。
小题4:A 考查判断推理。根据文章最后一段I wish that sports day could be abandoned and replaced with some other less competitive event体育节应被取消或者用竞争性小一些的运动代替，可知选A。
