A．show the influence of the author's mother on her

　　B．explain how the author picked up her confidence

　　C．explain to us why the author likes playing washers

　　D．show the problem between the author and her mother

　　答案与解析

　　通过一次游戏，作者找回了在玩垒球时失去的自信。

　　1．D　细节理解题。根据第一段中Night after night，

　　I would try my best to impress "my coach"．Unfortunately，

　　I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.可知选D。

　　2．B　推理判断题。根据第二段中Since we lived in an apartment，going to the country was quite a treat.可知作者应该是很高兴的。

　　3．A　细节理解题。根据第三段中I was curious about what they were doing，第四段中To my embarrassment...I was shocked to hear my uncle saying...和第五段中I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game.可知正确顺序是A项。

　　4．B　主旨大意题。根据全文以及最后一段中．..this small success in washer playing helped me get back self­confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.可知选B。

二、完形填空

My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Special Olympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special ___1___ for