1 . 15 years ago, when I was playing basketball in one of Australia’s premier basketball leagues, I remember a sports psychologist we had for the season. As young professional athletes with high egos (自我价值感), the team were not quite convinced the techniques of psychology would ____ performance, especially when it didn’t involve using the physical strength and endurance needed to _____ the weeks of training and games. I, ____ , was interested.
We were trained in a visualization technique used before games. It involved moving ourselves into a meditative (冥想的) state and taking ourselves on a journey into the ____ to recreate the experience of a game, From ____ home, getting to the stadium, being in the change room, walking out onto the ____ and then finally visualizing how we would play and see ourselves ____ . The most important part of the ____ was to bring to life the vivid details of each stage, while also focusing on the ____ that came with it. We were trained to ____ fear, doubt and learned to go beyond them, so that by the time we got onto the court, we were grounded, ____ and ready to play.
What I learnt most from this technique was that winning games was important but how we ____ to play was even more vital. And ____ visualization was a powerful way to see through to the ____ , there were absolutely no ____ in the hard work of getting there.
1. A.improve | B.monitor | C.measure | D.maintain |
2. A.compensate for | B.prepare for | C.tough out | D.show up |
3. A.in addition | B.in other words | C.as a result | D.on the other hand |
4. A.wild | B.home | C.history | D.future |
5. A.finding | B.leaving | C.moving | D.missing |
6. A.court | B.street | C.platform | D.stage |
7. A.learning | B.winning | C.waiting | D.talking |
8. A.subject | B.match | C.technique | D.team |
9. A.questions | B.decisions | C.feelings | D.lessons |
10. A.forget about | B.drive away | C.bring back | D.step into |
11. A.cheerful | B.patient | C.eager | D.confident |
12. A.aim | B.appear | C.continue | D.promise |
13. 14. A.solution | B.goal | C.truth | D.background |
15. A.shortcuts | B.tools | C.examples | D.downsides |