初中英語閱讀題:A Coach and His Players

　　I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the number on his uniform. When I yelled,"Number5, your time to bat, " Jeff Smith came to the plate to hit. When I called for "Number 7", Steve Heinz jumped up. Then I asked for "Number 1", and no one emerged from the dugout. Again I called for Number 1. Still no one.

　　As the umpire looked on, annoyed at this delay of the game, I shouted, "Who is Number 1?"

　　That's when the whole team yelled, "We are, Coach! We are!

　　Notes:

　　(1) coach n.教練

　　(2) baseball n.棒球

　　(3) bat v.(用棒)擊

　　(4) plate n.(棒球)本壘

　　(5) emerge v.出現

　　(6) dugout n.隱蔽壕

　　(7) umpire n.裁判員

　　Exercises:

　　請回答下列問題：

　　① Why didn't the coach know the names of his players?

　　② How did the coach call the boys since he didn't know their names?

　　③ Who was number five?

　　④ Why did the coach get annoyed?

　　⑤ How did the players interpret "Number I"?

　　87.教練與他的隊員

　　我初到一小團體棒球隊作教練，還不知道隊員的名字。在第一次比賽中，我按照每一名隊員球衣的號數來指揮。當我大聲喊到：“5號，你該擊球了。”杰夫·史密斯到本壘擊球。當我叫到“7號”時，史迪夫·漢斯就跳起來。然后我叫到“1號”，卻沒人從隱蔽壕里跳出來。我又叫了一遍1號。還是沒人跳出來。

　　因為裁判在旁觀看，我很生氣這支球隊的懶散，大聲吼道：“誰是1號(第一)?”

　　這時全體隊員大喊道;“是我們，教練!我們是!”

　　練習參考答案：

　　① Because he was the new coach.

　　② He called each boy by the number on his uniform.

　　③ Jeff Smith.

　　④ Because no one responded to his call, and the umpire looked on.

　　⑤ The best team.

（育路中小學教育）