閱讀理解專練（四）

陳覺法

So most Sundays I bang out a quick 5km run around my local park， it resets my body clock after a weekend playing video games or writing until like 3 am.

So as Im getting to the last half a kilometer， I see a figure in the distance. They have brightly coloured， pink footwear on， Im only just sort of registering this in my exhausted state when wham （表示意外的事情突然發生）， they hit the deck. Hard.

To my surprise， they just get right back up again， but again wham they hit the deck， only this time， they dont get up. I pick up the pace a little， jogging over to them and asking if theyre okay.

Its a girl， maybe ten or eleven， all on her own， taking off a pair of roller skates with her face all red from what were obviously two painful falls onto hard concrete.

“Yeah， Im okay， thanks”， she says. But she is not okay. Theres tears forming in her little eyes as she takes off her rollerblades and swaps （換掉） them for training shoes shes been carrying in her bag.

“That was a really bad fall， are you sure youre okay？”

“Yeah， I just got scared，” she replies.

“Have you just started Roller Skating， yeah？” I ask， its obvious she has， the skates are like brand new.

“I only got them on Friday！” she says， a little smile appearing as she remembers how happy and excited she must have been to get them.

“Wow， thats awesome！ But， you know， I think it might be a bit too windy to practice. I used to skateboard and its amazing how a little bit of wind can throw you off your balance！”

“Yeah， it is really windy，” then that little tear forming in her eye began to drip down her cheek. She was doing everything in her power not to cry in front of a stranger， she knew she had to be strong. Her little voice quivered （顫抖）， but not once did she break.

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I left and didnt think about the little exchange again until Ive just now done the dishes. I dont know if it was her being a total inspiration， or it triggered something parental in me， but I just started crying. People are absolutely amazing sometimes， and if or when I have kids， if theyre half as brave and strong as that little girl， Ill be a very， very proud father indeed.

I hope I see a very familiar looking Roller Derby champion in the future， one with the same determined look in her eyes， the same oblong （橢圓形） glasses， one whos absolutely ripping it up the track with the same confidence and bravery she had when she was just a child.

1. Why does the author use “they” to refer to that little girl？

A. The girl skated together with others.

B. It causes him / her to think of more skaters.

C. It shows that the girl has a great willpower.

D. Because the author doesnt know whe ther its a girl or a boy from the distance.

2. Which of the following best explains “hit the deck” underlined in Para. 3？

A. fall on the deck B. be knocked down

C. go on to skate D. skate to the deck

3. What do you think “Roller Derby” （in para.13） is？

A. The name of a movie.

B. The name of a sport.

C. The name of a game.

D. The name of a magazine.

4. What would the author think while seeing the girls performance？

A. The little girl is really pitiful.

B. It is really not easy being a human.

C. It makes me proud to be a human today.

D. She will surely become a skating champion.