Question

In 1982, when I was coaching the Raiders, the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape, I didn't think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right ______ for him. We made the deal.

That summer at the training camp, Lyle was having a ______ time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren't going well. One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn't slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as ______ as it could go. We talked, or rather, I ______. The main point was that Lyle felt his career(职业生涯)was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired(退役).He said ______ for disappointing(使失望)us since we had just traded for him.

Lyle was always an energetic person. This is one of the reasons why he was a good player. He ______ all that energy with him, ready to move quickly at the snap of the ball(开球).Now he was in front of me, almost ______. I thought for a moment, realizing we had to keep that fire going. Then I went ______ my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk, I said, "You go out and play your very best, and let us ______ if you still have it. Personally, I think you do."

In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl ⅩⅧ. We became the world champions(冠军) of professional football. I saw Lyle, crying like a baby. If Lyle hadn't given his career another ______, he wouldn't have had this victory(胜利).Maybe the Raiders wouldn't have had this victory. During that moment, I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.

1.A. achievement    B. movement    C. environment    D. improvement

2.A. good    B. hard    C. great    D. free

3.A. low    B. cool    C. clear    D. heavy

4.A. thought    B. worried    C. stopped    D. listened

5.A. yes    B. no    C. sorry    D. thanks

6.A. faced    B. carried    C. received    D. gained

7.A. sleeping    B. falling    C. crying    D. leaving

8.A. through    B. into    C. against    D. across

9.A. guess    B. wonder    C. decide    D. explain

10.A. call    B. chance    C. change    D. award

Answer

1. C

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. A

9. C

10. B

【解析】

短文大意：本文讲述了“我”在球队执教时，一度想退役的篮球运动员莱尔重新振作并夺冠的故事。

1.句意：但是店主觉得我们可以为莱尔创造一个合适的环境，让他变得更好。考查名词辨析题。A. achievement成就，成绩；B. movement运动，活动；C. environment环境；D. improvement改善，进步。create创造，根据we could make Lyle better，可知environment符合句意，故选C。

2.句意：那个夏天在训练营，莱尔过得很艰难。考查形容词辨析题。A. good好的；B. hard困难的；C. great很棒的；D. free自由的。根据下文when things aren't going well.，可知过得并不容易，故选B。

3.句意：他的头低得不能再低了。考查形容词辨析题。根据Here was a huge man,和下文The main point was that Lyle felt his career(职业生涯)was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired(退役).他认为职业生涯结束了想退役，可知心情不好，头会低得很低，故选A。

4.句意：我们交谈着，或者更确切地说，我倾听着。考查动词辨析题。A. thought想；B. worried担忧；C. stopped停止；D. listened听。talk谈话；根据句意语境，可知listen符合句意，故选D。

5.句意：他说抱歉让我们失望了，因为我们刚刚换了他。考查动词辨析题。since表原因，根据since we had just traded for him.，结合上文提到他们刚刚签了协议，可知他觉得对不住“我们”，故选C。

6.句意：他总是充满活力。考查动词辨析题。A. faced面对；B. carried携带；C. received收到；D. gained收获。根据上文Lyle was always an energetic person.，可知ACD三项都不合句意，故选B。

7.句意：现在他在我面前，几乎哭了。考查动词辨析题。A. sleeping睡觉；B. falling倒下；C. crying哭叫；D. leaving离开。根据句意语境，可知莱尔将要离开球队心里不好受，联系后文获胜后I saw Lyle, crying like a baby.，故选C。

8.句意：然后我详细说明了他不应该退休的理由。考查介词辨析题。go through通读；go into 进入；go against违背；go across横穿。reasons理由；根据句意语境，可知后面三项意思都与句意不合，故选A。

9.句意：让我们决定你是否还有能力。考查动词辨析题。A. guess猜测；B. wonder想知道；C. decide决定；D. explain解释。根据上文You go out and play your very best,，结合前文“我们”想留住他，可知想通过让他打比赛来决定留与不留，故选C。

10.句意：如果莱尔没有再次改变他的职业生涯，他就不会有这次胜利。考查名词辨析题。A. call喊叫；B. chance机会；C. change改变；D. award奖品。another再一个，又一个；根据前文内容，可知莱尔由想退役到决定留下是他职业生涯的又一改变，故选B。