Question

    No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.

I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a _______ football program.

It was a tradition for the school's old team to play _______ the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited _______ I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed. I couldn't believe I had got into _______ a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential (潜力).

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ________, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.

Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team on the field. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

From the experience I learnt a lot about ________ the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners.

Winners are made, not born.

1.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show

2.A.strong B.normal C.weak D.proper

3.A.with B.for C.like D.against

4.A.because B.but C.so D.if

5.A.so B.quite C.very D.such

6.A.realize B.wish C.require D.share

7.A.worrying about B.looking for C.depending on D.caring about

8.A.pride B.culture C.luck D.relationship

9.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners

10.A.prizes B.vacations C.training D.victory

11.A.relax B.improve C.watch D.fail

12.A.chance B.excitement C.advantage D.development

13.A.what B.why C.when D.how

14.A.encouraged B.caught C.protected D.punished

15.A.honestly B.truly C.carefully D.differently

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.D

【解析】

文章大意:多年前我担任学校足球队的教练,在一-次比赛中输给了学校的新队。于是开始反思,不停的训练和鼓励队员，最终赢得州里最强的对手。感悟到:没有人天生就是赢家,只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。

1.句意:我从多年前的一次经历中吸取了教训。

A实验; B经历;C参观;D展示。根据下文可知,作者是从一次经历中得出这样的教训的,故选B。

2.句意:那是一所足球项目薄弱的小学校。

A强壮;B普通; C薄弱; D正确的。根据文中的语句I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed.可以推断,这个球队非常的薄弱，故选C。

3.句意:春季训练结束时,学校新老队伍对抗是一个传统。

A和……一起;B为了;C像; D反对。固定结构play against,对抗,故选D。

4.句意:作为新球队的教练,我很兴奋,因为我知道我们会赢,但令我失望的是我们失败了。

A因为; B但是; C因此;D如果。根据语境可知, I knew we were going to win,是I was excited的原因,要用because来引导,故选A。

5.句意:我简直不敢相信我会遇到这样的情况。

A如此，副词,其后跟形容词或副词;B十分,副词;C很，副词;D如此,形容词。根据题干中的a situation可知此句需要形容词,故选D。

6.句意:经过深思熟虑,我开始意识到我的球队可能不是佐治亚州的头号球队。

A意识到;B希望;C要求;D分享。根据下文语句my team might not be the number one team in Georgia,可知,这是意识到的问题,故选A。

7.句意:但他们都在依靠我。

A担心; B寻找;C依靠; D关心。根据下文语句I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential可知,他们依靠我,故选C。

8.句意:我开始尽我所能帮助他们建立起一点自豪感。

A自豪; B文化;C幸运;D关系。根据下文语句Most importantly, I began to treat them like winners.可知,这是建立队员的信心,故选A。

9.句意:最重要的是,我开始把他们当作赢家。

A领导; B伙伴;C赢家; D学者。根据后文they built themselves into winners.作者开始像获胜者对待他们。故选C。

10.句意:那年夏天,当其他球队享受假期时,我们每天都见面,练习传球和踢足球。

A奖品; B假期;C训练; D胜利。根据下文语句we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.提示可知,别的球队在享受假期,故选B。

11.句意:我们赢得了第一场和第二场比赛,并继续进步。

A放松; B提高;C观看; D失败。根据前文的语句we won our first game and our second,可知,我们在不断的提高,故选B。

12.句意:我的孩子们击败了乔治亚州最好的球队,给了我一生中最大的兴奋!

A机会;B兴奋;C优点;D发展。根据上文的语句My boys beat the best team in Georgia,可知,这是一 件令人兴奋的事件,故选B。

13.句意:从这次经历中,我学到了很多关于领导者的态度如何影响团队成员的知识。

A什么; B为何;C何时; D怎样。根据语句Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them.可知此句表示影响团队成员的方式,故选D。

14.句意:我没有把我的孩子视为失败者, 而是鼓励他们。

A鼓励; B抓住;C保护; D惩罚。根据前文语句Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed可知,此句表示鼓励他们,故选A。

15.句意:我帮助他们从不同的角度看待自己,他们把自己培养成赢家。

A诚实地; B真正地; C仔细地; D不同地。根据后句and they built themselves into winners可知,我帮助他们以不同的方式看待自己,故选D。