isn't helping the cause."可推测，them指的是Arroyo Valley队的对手Bloomington队。

　　2．Mark Lehman thought that Michael Anderson should ________.

　　A．lose the game

　　B．win by more points

　　C．let Bloomington get more points

　　D．improve the method of playing the game

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第五段可知，Mark Lehman教练非常不赞同Michael Anderson教练以悬殊比分赢得比赛的做法，他认为Michael Anderson教练应该让Bloomington队多得一些分。

　　3．In the eyes of Dale Chung, the behavior of Arroyo Valley was ________.

　　A．admirable B．boring

　　C．puzzling D．unacceptable

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第七段中的"They should feel sorry for his team, which isn't learning the game the right way."不难推测，Dale Chung教练认为Arroyo Valley队的行为让他无法接受。

　　4．What was Nick Anderson's attitude toward his father's tactics?

　　A．He tolerated them.

　　B．He followed them.

　　C．He was doubtful about them.

　　D．He paid no attention to them.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据最后三段内容，尤其是倒数第三段中的"The suspension doesn't seem to have changed the team's tactics much."和最后一段最后一句可知，助理教练Nick Anderson延续了他父亲Michael Anderson教练的战术。

　　B

　　After I mastered my first concerto (协奏曲) at age 14, my parents decided to get me a nice violin. I tried out dozens of instruments before I found my match: a German violin. It was beautiful, but what I liked best about it was its voice. Confident and strong, it was everything I longed to be.

　　I'm not sure how much that violin cost, but my parents made me promise never to let it out of my sight. They didn't understand that dragging a large violin case ran_counter_to my daily middle school task of being invisible (看不见的). I was a strange, absent­minded kid. When I spoke up in class, my comments brought confused silence from teachers and wild laughter from students. Like a deer in a wolf pack, I tried to be quiet and still.

In contrast, my new violin was almost shockingly loud. Together, we could drown out the rest of my middle school orchestra - which was encouraged, since the other kids made sounds like