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(2020·河南省段考三)
Twelveyearold Amanda Clement raced to the ballpark across the street from her house in Hudson, South Dakota. She couldn't wait to join her brother, Hank, and the boys for a game of baseball.
Would they let her play? She could throw, run and bat as well as any of them, but they let her play only when they needed her. She would have to umpire again. At least she could be part of the game. Amanda knew all the rules, and the boys could count on her.
Over the next few years, local teams began asking her to judge their games，too. One summer day in 2018，Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden, Iowa, to watch Hank play in the championship semiprofessional game. Two local teams decided to play a game before the semiprofessional teams. Amanda agreed to be the judge. As Amanda finished the morning game, she saw two men walking toward her. To her surprise, they were the managers of the semiprofessional teams and were impressed with her judge and wanted her to judge the afternoon championship game. They would even pay her. The 16yearold girl was about to become the first female paid to be a judge of a baseball game. Amanda was calm and confident and judged fairly. She was right on the spot, watching closely.
Newspaper reporters said that she was absolutely fair. Managers began to ask for her first when they needed a judge. Amanda was popular with the fans, too. In one game, the audience weren't happy with the judge and insisted on replacing him with Amanda.
Being a judge was hard work. Amanda judged for the whole game, and she worked in all kinds of weather. She said, “It isn't as easy as it looks, but for all that, there is a good deal of enjoyment in the work. You have got to have confidence in your ability or you won't do well in anything.”
文章大意：本文是记叙文。文章主要叙述了Amanda Clement如何成为一名深受大家喜欢的棒球赛裁判的故事。她告诉人们自信和勤奋是做好任何事情的关键。
1．What can we learn about twelveyearold Amanda？ B
A．She always competed directly with boys.
B．She showed much enthusiasm for baseball.
C．She was the best player of a baseball game.
D．She played baseball better than her brother.
解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，Amanda迫不及待地想参加棒球赛，由此可见她对棒球有很大的热情。故选B项。
2．What does the underlined word “umpire” in paragraph 2 mean？ A
A．Act as a judge.
B．Join the local team.
C．Win a game.
D．Play baseball.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，此处指她常常不得不当裁判，至少她能够成为棒球队的一分子。
3．What was the audience's reaction to Amanda's judgment？ D
A．They doubted it.
B．They were angry with it.
C．They showed no interest in it.
D．They were favorably impressed by it.
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第六句“令Amanda惊讶的是，他们是半职业球队的经理，对她的裁判表现印象深刻，希望她能在下午的锦标赛中担任裁判。”和第四段最后一句“在一场比赛中，观众对裁判不满意，坚持要用Amanda代替他。”可知，观众对Amanda的印象很好。故选D项。
4．Which of the following words best describe Amanda？ D
A．Rude and unjust.
B．Silent and thoughtful.
C．Proud and narrowminded.
D．Confident and hardworking.
解析：推理判断题。根据最后两段可以判断出她是一个自信和勤奋的人。故选D项。
