In the United States and several other countries, 2.5 million children play baseball in an organization called Little League. They play on teams in their hometowns. Their parents and other adults in the munity coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules. Local businesses give money for the ball fields and the uniforms. Local teams pete against each other and the winners get to play teams that are more distant. Eventually, the top teams go to the Little League World Series.
One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania. Three men started the game for neighborhood boys with a smaller playing field and fewer innings than adult baseball. Little League became popular after World War II when the game spread across the United States. By 1955 it was played throughout North America and within five years it had spread to Europe. Children’s baseball really caught on in Japan and Taiwan of China and teams from those areas won the World Series seven out of eight years. After this, the organization tried banning foreign teams from the World Series, but the ban came to an end after one year.
At first, Little League was only for boys aged nine to twelve. However, in 1974, the parents of girl baseball players brought a law suit. The courts ruled that Little League had to include both boys and girls. Later Little League added on softball and other games for teenagers up to age eighteen. Occasionally a Little Leaguer bees a professional player. For example, Gary Carter went from Little League to play nineteen seasons in the Major Leagues, ten of them as an All-Star player. But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.
【小题1】The mothers and fathers of Little League players .A．help run the gamesB．travel in coachesC．give the teams moneyD．play in the World Series【小题2】In what year was Little League established?A．1839B．1939C．1955D．1960【小题3】Why do most players take part in Little League?A．To play in the Major League.B．To have fun and please their parents.C．They expect a profit from All-Star gamesD．They want to learn how to serve as umpires.【小题4】What is true about players today?A．Little League is only for neighbourhood boys.B．Girl players have to buy their suits.C．Girls and boys can participate to age eighteen.D．Children can only play until age twelve.A
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(答案→)A
解析：本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述的是孩子们可以在很小的时候就参加baseball的比赛，介绍了Little League的组建以及其他的情况。
【小题1】A 细节图。根据文章第一段2,3行Their parents and other adults in the munity coach or instruct them and serve as umpires to make sure that everyone follows the rules可知孩子的父母亲们也在协助他们。故A正确。
【小题2】B 细节题。根据文章第二段1,2行One hundred years after Abner Doubleday invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839, Little League got started in Pennsylvania.可知在Abner Doubleday发明baseball100年以后也就是1938年Little League成立了。故B正确。
【小题3】.B 细节题。根据文章最后一句But, by and large, youngsters play baseball for fun and because their parents are proud of them.可知他们这样做是为了玩得开心也是为了愉悦父母亲。故B正确。
【小题4】C 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述的是孩子们可以在很小的时候就参加baseball的比赛，介绍了Little League的组建以及其他的情况。故C正确。