(2019·内蒙古四校联考)On a hot evening in September，the Highland High School team was pronouncing to win its first game of the season.“I was really excited，”said Highlanders linebacker Ryan Ferrini.“This was the game when it finally came together.”With several seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Tompkins High School team up 29：28，all the Highlanders had to do was go one yard for a touchdown to seize a dramatic comefrombehind victory.
On the previous play，after the Highlanders had driven the ball deep into the Tompkins' territory(防守区)，quarterback Will Gentry had connected with receiver Austin Brauweiler at the threeyard line.As Brauweiler turned upfield，a Tompkins' defender delivered a hit，knocking them both to the ground at the oneyard line.
“There was a huge force，as if a truck had hit me，”said Brauweiler，who suffered from the collision(撞击)．But it was the Tompkins' player who got the worst of it.He lay still on the ground and a doctor had been called.That's when the Tompkins' coach walked across the field and told Highlanders' coach Colschen that his players were too upset to finish the game and they would lose the game.
“In life，the wellbeing of others is what's important，not the scoreboard，”said Colschen.He gathered his Highlanders and told them it was time to support their grieving(悲伤的) competitors.They agreed.
After the injured player was airlifted to a hospital，the two teams took the field again.The Highland team's teammates took a knee and didn't start any action，only waiting for the game clock to strike zero.Game over.
“What my players did was amazing，”said Colschen.“I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves but about others.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在一场比赛中发生了双方队员相撞事件后，其中一方的队员为了尊重对方队员，将最后的比赛时间耗尽的故事。
1．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A．The match was coming to an end.
B．The match would end the football season.
C．The Highlanders is a difficult team to beat.
D．The Tompkins was confident of victory in the final.
A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“With several seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Tompkins High School team up 29∶28”可知，比赛快要结束了。故选A。]
2．Who was most injured in the collision?
A．A Highlanders' player.
B．A Tompkins' defender.
C．Austin Brauweiler.
D．Will Gentry.
B [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“a Tompkins' defender delivered a hit，knocking them both to the ground at the oneyard line”以及第三段中的“it was the Tompkins' player who got the worst of it”可知，是Tompkins的防守队员受伤最为严重。故选B。]
3．Why did the Highlanders take no action until the end of the game?
A．Because they had already won it.
B．Because one of their players got injured.
C．Because they were given an unfair judgment.
D．Because they cared and respected their competitors.
D [推理判断题。根据第四段、第五段的内容以及最后一段中的“I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves but about others”可知，在相撞事件发生后，Highlanders的队员们认为在比赛中身体健康才是最为重要的，所以Highlanders的队员们在比赛结束前任凭时间一分一秒过去而不采取任何行动，这也是为了安慰因队友受伤而伤心的对方队员们，表示对对手的尊重。故选D。]
4．What message is conveyed in the passage?
A．More haste，less speed.
B．All men cannot be first.
C．Better to be safe than sorry.
D．Friendship first，competition second.
D [推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“The Highland team's teammates took a knee and didn't start any action，only waiting for the game clock to strike zero”和最后一段中的“they were thinking not about themselves but about others”可以看出，在双方的竞争中，Highland高中的队员们没有一味地为了追求成功而不顾对方的感受，相反，他们把对对手的尊重置于个人的荣誉之上，这传达出的正是“友谊第一，比赛第二”的精神。故选D。A项意为“欲速则不达”；B项意为“不可能人人得第一名”；C项意为“安全胜过遗憾”。]
