clock to strike zero. Game over.

　　"What my players did was amazing，" said Colschen. "I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves but about others."

　　【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在一场比赛中发生了双方队员相撞事件后，其中一方的队员为了尊重对方队员，将最后的比赛时间耗尽的故事。

　　4．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?

　　A．The match was coming to an end.

　　B．The match would end the football season.

　　C．The Highlanders is a difficult team to beat.

　　D．The Tompkins was confident of victory in the final.

　　A　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的"With several seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Tompkins High School team up 29∶28"可知，比赛快要结束了。故选A。

　　5．Who was most injured in the collision?

　　A．A Highlanders' player.

　　B．A Tompkins' defender.

　　C．Austin Brauweiler.

　　D．Will Gentry.

　　B　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的"a Tompkins' defender delivered a hit, knocking them both to the ground at the one－yard line"以及第三段中的"it was the Tompkins' player who got the worst of it"可知，是Tompkins的防守队员受伤最为严重。故选B。

　　6．Why did the Highlanders take no action until the end of the game?

　　A．Because they had already won it.

　　B．Because one of their players got injured.

　　C．Because they were given an unfair judgment.

　　D．Because they cared and respected their competitors.

D　解析：推理判断题。根据第四段、第五段的内容以及最后一段中的"I was surprised and encouraged that they were thinking not about themselves but about others."可知，在相撞事件发生后，Highlanders的队员们认为在比赛中身体健康才是最为重要的，所以Highlanders的队员们在比赛结束前任凭时间一分一秒地过去而不采取任何行动，这也是为了安慰因队友受伤而伤心的对方队员们，表示对对手的尊重。故选D。