Parents whose children show a special interest in a particular sport feel it very difficult to make a decision about their children’s careers. Should they allow their children to train to become top sports men and women? For many children it means starting school work very young, and going out 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 to train five hours a day, even at the weekend, when most of his or her friends are playing.?
Another problem is of course money. In many countries money for training is available from government for the very best young sportsmen and women. If this help can not be given, it means that it is the parents who have to find the time and the money to support their child’s development—and sports clothes, transport to competitions, special equipment, etc. can all be very expensive.?  
Many parents are worried that it is dangerous to start serious training in a sport at an early age. Some doctors agree that young muscles may be damaged by training before they are properly developed. Professional trainers, however, believe that it is only by training 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 parents and children should be prepared for failure even after many years of training.?
小題1:This article is most probably taken from________.?
A．a(chǎn) letter
B．a(chǎn)n advertisement?
C．a(chǎn) personal diary
D．a(chǎn) newspaper article?
小題2:According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.
A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women
B．try to get financial（財務(wù)的）support from the government for their children’s training
C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods?
D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
小題3:The underlined phrase“to take a second place”means_________.?
A．to repeat the activities at some other place?
B．to become less important?
C．a(chǎn)ll things considered, they are of poor quality?
D．to happen again

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
本文是一篇報刊文章，報道了一些有某項體育愛好的孩子的媽媽目前面臨著的問題。
小題1:文體題�？v觀本文，不難看出這是一篇新聞報道。
小題2:細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段，可知答案為A.
小題3:猜詞題。take a second place本意為第二名，亞軍；而這里指的是把其他的愛好放到了第二位。故選B.
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