Today，the first thing you see when you drive into the small town of McFarland，California，is a welcome poster. "Home of the State Champions，" it says proudly.Written across the bottom are the names of the members of the running teams that have brought McFarland nine state championships over the past twenty years.Today，this little farming town is the "home of champions"，but things weren't always like this.
It all began with a group of seven young men，who were McFarland High Schools first running team.They were called "cloud runners" because it looked like they were floating on a brown cloud of dust as they carved paths through the surrounding fields.
They weren't a very good team.But the turning point came one hot summer afternoon when the young men were doing hill practice.As there were no hills in McFarland，their coach，Jim White，made them run up and down large piles of nut shells covered in white plastic sheets.
"Enough!" one of the young men cried.The sound of breaking shells could be heard as he beat his fists on the sheet.The plastic tore and a river of nut shells poured out. "Do you know what these are，Mr.White？They're almond shells.Do you know where they come from？My family has been working on farms picking almonds for forty years.
You and your family，living in your big comfortable home，eat these without giving a single thought to where they came from.And now you are making us run on them!I've had enough!"
"We're losers，Mr.White，not winners，" another young man continued his face wet with tears and sweat. "Nothing has changed here for forty years and nothing's ever going to change!Running is for rich kids in private schools in the big city，not for us poor farm boys.We can't even afford real shoes for running. We're 'pickers'.I'm going home!"
Something in Jim White's heart changed that day.He went into the fields and worked with the 'pickers'.He bought running shoes for the boys.He spent evenings having dinner with the boys' families.His wife baked and sold cookies to raise mjye.aiy.One small act of kindness led to anjye.ai.Other families began to take notice，and slowly，the entire town came to support Mr.White as he helped these young men change from farm workers to champions.
（1）What is the town proud of？ （no more than 5 words） Being the home of champion.Or：Making the champions.Or：Winning 9 champions.Being the home of champion.Or：Making the champions.Or：Winning 9 champions.
（2）In paragraph 4，why did the young man get angry with Mr.White？（no more than 15 words） （He thought）the coach didn't respect/appreciate the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：What the coach told them to do destroyed/ruined/damaged the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：（He thought）Mr.White didn't （understand and） respect their hard work.（He thought）the coach didn't respect/appreciate the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：What the coach told them to do destroyed/ruined/damaged the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：（He thought）Mr.White didn't （understand and） respect their hard work.
（3）What did the young man mean by saying "We're pickers."？（no more than 12 words） They belong in the field，picking almonds for living.Or：They were born to be farm workers who pick almonds （rather than anything else）Or：The only thing they're good at/they can do is picking almonds.Or：They were just farm workers who pick almonds （for living）.They belong in the field，picking almonds for living.Or：They were born to be farm workers who pick almonds （rather than anything else）Or：The only thing they're good at/they can do is picking almonds.Or：They were just farm workers who pick almonds （for living）.
（4）What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？ （no more than 20 words） What Mr.White and his wife did inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：Act of kindness by Mr.White and his wife inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：The Whites helped these young men succeed with small act of kindness，getting support from the entire town.What Mr.White and his wife did inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：Act of kindness by Mr.White and his wife inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：The Whites helped these young men succeed with small act of kindness，getting support from the entire town.
（5）To whom did that summer afternoon represent a turning point？Please give your reason.（no more than 25 words） It's a turning point to the boys.They made the coach （Mr White） understand their situation and get to know how to help them change their lives.Or：It's a turning point to Mr.White.He got to understand the poor life of these young men and get to know how to help them.Or：It's a turning point to the boys，because they got support from the entire town with the help of Mr.White.It's a turning point to the boys.They made the coach （Mr White） understand their situation and get to know how to help them change their lives.Or：It's a turning point to Mr.White.He got to understand the poor life of these young men and get to know how to help them.Or：It's a turning point to the boys，because they got support from the entire town with the help of Mr.White.
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【答案】Being the home of champion.Or：Making the champions.Or：Winning 9 champions.；（He thought）the coach didn't respect/appreciate the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：What the coach told them to do destroyed/ruined/damaged the fruits of their labour/hard wjye.aik.Or：（He thought）Mr.White didn't （understand and） respect their hard work.；They belong in the field，picking almonds for living.Or：They were born to be farm workers who pick almonds （rather than anything else）Or：The only thing they're good at/they can do is picking almonds.Or：They were just farm workers who pick almonds （for living）.；What Mr.White and his wife did inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：Act of kindness by Mr.White and his wife inspired the whole town to make these young man champions.Or：The Whites helped these young men succeed with small act of kindness，getting support from the entire town.；It's a turning point to the boys.They made the coach （Mr White） understand their situation and get to know how to help them change their lives.Or：It's a turning point to Mr.White.He got to understand the poor life of these young men and get to know how to help them.Or：It's a turning point to the boys，because they got support from the entire town with the help of Mr.White.
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