2 . Back in the summer of 2016, China’s Gobi Super Marathon, a 155-­mile race across the Gobi Desert, officially ________．

Dion Leonard, a seasoned British athlete, had been invited for that ________, who had finished some of the toughest races on the planet. On the first evening, a dog kept following him wagging its tail. Dion didn’t want to be ________ because he was devoted to this race. Just after ________ it for a while, he took it aside and turned back to the camp. But the touch changed the ________ of his life.

On departure the next day, the puppy ________ again at the starting line. He thought it was a coincidence (巧合)．But when Dion started to run, the puppy followed. It was too easy to be lonely and ________ in a game like this but the puppy brought great ________ and encouragement to Dion. The puppy did not become a burden to him, ________, it’s the best companion on the boring track. Since they met in the Gobi Desert, Dion gave it the name Gobi.

On this long journey, one man and one dog silently ________ each other. They ran together, they shared water and food, they camped together under the stars. Dion also gradually forgot the ________ of the road, and suddenly let go of his obsession (痴迷) with rank.

After being with Dion for 125 kilometers, Gobi finally ran out of ________ and Dion had to put it in a first­aid car. Three days later, when Dion reappeared in the view of Gobi, it broke free and ran ________ to Dion. They rushed to the finishing line together.

________, Dion came in second. Gobi also won a medal from the organizers. Dion has no ________ about missing out on the championship because Gobi was the best prize on his trip.

1.

A．paid off

B．kicked off

C．took off

D．broke off

2.

A．ceremony

B．competition

C．interview

D．show

3.

A．bothered

B．abandoned

C．bitten

D．attracted

4.

A．watching

B．feeding

C．touching

D．following

5.

A．quality

B．dream

C．budget

D．course

6.

A．coughed

B．starved

C．appeared

D．barked

7.

A．desperate

B．amusing

C．hopeful

D．ambitious

8.

A．treasure

B．shelter

C．comfort

D．pressure

9.

A．however

B．instead

C．otherwise

D．therefore

10.

A．respected

B．accompanied

C．protected

D．wished

11.

A．hardship

B．happiness

C．distance

D．destination

12.

A．money

B．food

C．patience

D．energy

13.

A．gradually

B．hesitantly

C．unwillingly

D．firmly

14.

A．Thankfully

B．Fortunately

C．Eventually

D．Undoubtedly

15.

A．regret

B．argument

C．surprise

D．desire

3 . When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant beating out Miller King, who was the best ________ at our school.

Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for ________ .

Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from ________. He looked very pale, but he didn’t cry.

That season, I ________ all of Miller’s records while he ________ the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, ________ I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame(责备) for Miller’s ________ .

One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller in trouble going over a fence—which wasn’t ________ to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept help from. But even that challenge he accepted. I ________ him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally ________ on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did ________ .Thank you for doing the job for ________ .”

His words freed me from my bad ________ . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. Damaged but not defeated, he was ________ ahead of me. I was right to have respected him. From that day on, I grew ________ and a little more real.

1.

A．coach

B．player

C．teacher

D．student

2.

A．comfort

B．show

C．practice

D．pleasure

3.

A．school

B．vacation

C．training

D．hospital

4.

A．set

B．held

C．broke

D．tried

5.

A．watched

B．judged

C．organized

D．reported

6.

A．and

B．but

C．then

D．thus

7.

A．decision

B．mistake

C．sacrifice

D．accident

8.

A．easy

B．fit

C．fun

D．difficult

9.

A．helped

B．let

C．had

D．noticed

10.

A．safe

B．ready

C．happy

D．upset

11.

A．quickly

B．wrong

C．fine

D．normally

12.

A．us

B．me

C．them

D．yourself

13.

A．memories

B．ideas

C．dreams

D．attitudes

14.

A．just

B．also

C．yet

D．still

15.

A．healthier

B．cleverer

C．bigger

D．cooler

4 . When winter came to Washington and the streets froze over, Henderson could finally teach his favorite sport hockey(冰球). One day in 1978, Henderson______there were too many kids to just keep playing in the street. He felt it was______, so he walked to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena and______ice time. As more kids came, he

kept buying ice time and,______, skates and sticks, too.

What______as a dad, son and neighborhood kids playing turned into the Fort Dupont Cannons, the oldest minority hockey______in North America. It______close to 50 players ages 8 to 18 each year for free; Henderson's original equipment bank has been filled through donations over the years. Participants are required to meet______standards.. Henderson______report cards for participants every academic quarter. If a player has a______grade, Henderson sends them to a classroom to do their homework.

To Henderson, his club was always about more than learning a new______or having fun. The team______its travel for tournaments to visit museums and sometimes colleges,______players from mostly lower- income families to new places. “Hockey has so many interesting______,” Henderson said. “It's a sport where you can use your______,your strength and your understanding. You can______how well you know your teammates without speaking. You have seconds to do what you have to do each time. so it______your attention nonstop.”

More than four decades later, Henderson is still______by the sport and his hockey club, mending and ordering equipment, checking report cards and so on.

Because of his______, Henderson was nominated(提名) as one of three finalists for the Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award, recognizing a figure who has______influenced his or her community, culture or society through hockey.

1.

A．declared

B．predicted

C．realized

D．hoped

2.

A．complex

B．satisfactory

C．dangerous

D．easy

3.

A．rented

B．enjoyed

C．forgot

D．delayed

4.

A．suddenly

B．eventually

C．luckily

D．strangely

5.

A．remained

B．returned

C．increased

D．began

6.

A．game

B．hall

C．club

D．medal

7.

A．controls

B．hires

C．treats

D．serves

8.

A．moral

B．academic

C．healthy

D．living

9.

A．checks

B．designs

C．buys

D．sends

10.

A．perfect

B．final

C．failing

D．specific

11.

A．sport

B．language

C．concept

D．book

12.

A．leaves

B．uses

C．changes

D．wastes

13.

A．adding

B．welcoming

C．exposing

D．accompanying

14.

A．characteristics

B．players

C．stories

D．styles

15.

A．patience

B．voice

C．kindness

D．speed

16.

A．report

B．show

C．promise

D．pretend

17.

A．limits

B．follows

C．escapes

D．holds

18.

A．protected

B．consumed

C．measured

D．puzzled

19.

A．contributions

B．equipment

C．strength

D．community

20.

A．impossibly

B．immediately

C．equally

D．positively

5 . I believe even the smartest people have to work hard to achieve success. People make themselves into winners by their own _______.

Many years ago, I took the head _______ job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a tradition for the school's old team to play against the _______ team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to _______ the game, but to my disappointment we were defeated. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that I had to change my _______ towards their ability and potential.

I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer vacation, we met every day and _______     passing and kicking the football.

Six months after our defeat, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________ . Finally, we faced the number one team in Georgia. I felt that it would be a ________ for us even if we lost the game. But my boys beat them , giving me the greatest ________ of my life!

       From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can ________ 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．tests

B．luck

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

3.

A．new

B．excellent

C．strong

D．successful

4.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

5.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

6.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

7.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

8.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

9.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

10.

A．expand

B．improve

C．relax

D．defend

11.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

12.

A．chance

B．joy

C．concern

D．offer

13.

A．surprise

B．relate

C．interest

D．affect

14.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

15.

A．naturally

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

6 . Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having _______ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the _______ mentality (心态) people need in sports.

_______ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. _______, I was at my younger brother’s baseball game the other night and his team was _______ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their _______ for heroics, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, _______ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so _______ about the loss and he said it was because some kid’s mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a _______ with coaches shouting at their child. If a child makes a mistake, it is the coach’s ________ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to ________ the team, problems ________. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ________ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ________ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ________the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don’t ________it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ________ . More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ________more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ________ . While having fun is important, skills and a ________ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.

A．fun

B．dignity

C．courage

D．patience

2.

A．social

B．competitive

C．healthy

D．responsible

3.

A．Coaches

B．Parents

C．Experts

D．Headmasters

4.

A．As a result

B．In addition

C．For example

D．On the contrary

5.

A．up

B．below

C．above

D．down

6.

A．scores

B．goals

C．spirits

D．dreams

7.

A．chew

B．spit

C．count

D．swallow

8.

A．worried

B．happy

C．serious

D．casual

9.

A．joke

B．problem

C．contact

D．compromise

10.

A．duty

B．experience

C．awareness

D．turn

11.

A．dismiss

B．unite

C．handle

D．assess

12.

A．stand out

B．break out

C．work out

D．come out

13.

A．say

B．guidance

C．response

D．reward

14.

A．protect

B．defend

C．excuse

D．discourage

15.

A．assist

B．motivate

C．please

D．blame

16.

A．want

B．deserve

C．value

D．appreciate

17.

A．way

B．decline

C．go

D．rise

18.

A．offer

B．require

C．seek

D．preserve

19.

A．academics

B．sports

C．exams

D．competitions

20.

A．risking

B．controlling

C．winning

D．cooperating