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

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

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. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated. I couldn’t _________ I had got into such 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 _________ about their ability and potential.

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

Six months after suffering our ______________ on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ____________. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a ____________ for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of 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, but born.

1.

A．luck

B．tests

C．efforts

D．nature

2.

A．experiment

B．experience

C．visit

D．show

3.

A．operating

B．editing

C．consulting

D．coaching

4.

A．successful

B．excellent

C．strong

D．new

5.

A．cheer for

B．prepare for

C．help with

D．finish with

6.

A．believe

B．agree

C．describe

D．regret

7.

A．realize

B．claim

C．permit

D．demand

8.

A．reacting to

B．looking for

C．depending on

D．caring about

9.

A．decision

B．attitude

C．conclusion

D．intention

10.

A．pride

B．culture

C．fortune

D．relationship

11.

A．leaders

B．partners

C．winners

D．learners

12.

A．rewards

B．vacations

C．health

D．honor

13.

A．risked

B．missed

C．considered

D．practiced

14.

A．defeat

B．decline

C．accident

D．mistake

15.

A．relax

B．improve

C．expand

D．defend

16.

A．shame

B．burden

C．victory

D．favor

17.

A．chances

B．thrills

C．concerns

D．offers

18.

A．surprise

B．serve

C．interest

D．affect

19.

A．encouraged

B．observed

C．protected

D．impressed

20.

A．honestly

B．individually

C．calmly

D．differently

2 . 完形填空 (基础题)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1--20题中所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
When our teacher asked us to think about someone who changed our life, I right away thought of my cousin Angela.
Angela was a straight “A” student when she was at school. She was _______, so she often told me, “Study hard. Your _______will pay off. You will have a good career and actually be_______in life.” When she graduated, she got accepted to a university. _______in the university for about a year, she ended up leaving there, because she didn’t have enough _______for the next year. But a year later, she _______. This time she was not only a college student, but also a(n) _______. She had to work her _______ time and do homework during school hours. It must have been her most difficult period of time, but she didn’t_______at all. Instead, she told me how to become __________and responsible.
I ____________her and often tell myself that I should work hard to __________it once I set my mind to something like Angela. Her ways are changing my ways. Now I don’t do the things I ____________to do. Ever since I started high school, I have been more____________. I am not lazy any more. Instead, I try to come to school every day. I have __________everything aside and just have been focused on school. I am really____________that she has changed me a lot.
As our teacher was ____________, I already had something to write, because I ____________thought of my cousin. I am actually proud to say that she is my ____________, because I wouldn’t be here at this point of time without her help. I firmly believe that I will be someone who __________someone else one day.1.

A．hardworking

B．easygoing

C．responsible

D．reliable

2.

A．money

B．effort

C．value

D．wealth

3.

A．anybody

B．nobody

C．everybody

D．somebody

4.

A．Teaching

B．Working

C．Studying

D．Volunteering

5.

A．time

B．money

C．energy

D．preparation

6.

A．gave in

B．went away

C．went back

D．gave up

7.

A．employer

B．teacher

C．student

D．worker

8.

A．empty

B．busy

C．spare

D．full

9.

A．pretend

B．notice

C．realize

D．complain

10.

A．honest

B．strong

C．rich

D．healthy

11.

A．refuse

B．appreciate

C．praise

D．dislike

12.

A．find

B．imagine

C．recognize

D．achieve

13.

A．seemed

B．hated

C．used

D．desired

14.

A．concentrated

B．interested

C．frightened

D．delighted

15.

A．pulled

B．arranged

C．pushed

D．saved

16.

A．hopeful

B．faithful

C．helpful

D．thankful

17.

A．asking

B．replying

C．commanding

D．laughing

18.

A．usually

B．heavily

C．finally

D．fortunately

19.

A．cousin

B．hero

C．judge

D．competitor

20.

A．protects

B．admires

C．encourages

D．persuades