Question

    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 Alaska. 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 _______ for 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 lost the game. I couldn’t _______ I had got into such a situation. I felt there was a heavy weight on my shoulder as I walked home alone. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in the state, but they were depending on me. I had to change my attitude (态度) 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 ________ 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. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be normal for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys ________ and beat the best team in our area, giving me a big surprise!

From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can make a big difference to 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.writing C.reporting D.coaching

4.A.successful B.excellent C.strong D.new

5.A.cheer B.prepare C.hunt D.provide

6.A.believe B.agree C.describe D.regret

7.A.realize B.learn C.wonder D.complete

8.A.culture B.confidence C.fear D.relationship

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

10.A.graduations B.vacations C.health D.honor

11.A.risked B.missed C.considered D.practiced

12.A.failure B.accident C.mistake D.discover

13.A.pushed together B.pulled together C.fell down D.pulled down

14.A.encouraged B.created C.protected D.educated

15.A.honestly B.personally C.calmly D.differently

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.A

15.D

【解析】

作者通过自身的经历告诉我们：没有人天生就是胜利者，只有通过自己的不懈努力才能成为胜利者。

1.

句意：没有人生来就是胜利者，人们靠他们自己的努力成为胜利者。

luck运气；tests测试；efforts努力；nature大自然。根据上文中“No one is born a winner.”可知，没有人是天生的胜利者，人们要靠着自己的努力才能成为胜利者，所以此处使用efforts。故选C。

2.

句意：我从多年前的一次经历中学到了这个教训。

experiment实验；experience经历；visit参观；show表演。根据下文中“I took the head coaching job at a school in Alaska. It was a small school with a weak football program.”可知，作者有过在阿拉斯加一所学校担任教练的经历，所以作者是从自己的经历中学到了这个教训。故选B。

3.

句意：我在阿拉斯加的一所学校担任首席教练。

operating操作；writing写作；reporting报告；coaching训练，指导。根据下文第三段中“Being the coach of the new team…”可知，作者是这所学校的教练，所以此处使用coaching。故选D。

4.

句意：春季训练结束后，老队和新队比赛是学校的传统。

successful成功的；excellent出色的；strong强壮的；new新的。根据句中old和下文中“Being the coach of the new team…”可知，作者是新球队的教练，所以此处是“老队和新队之间的比赛”，所以使用new。故选D。

5.

句意：老球队没有教练，他们甚至没有练习准备比赛。

cheer欢呼；prepare准备；hunt打猎；provide提供。根据句中“they didn’t even practice to”可知，此处是“他们甚至没有练习准备比赛”，prepare for sth.准备某事。故选B。

6.

句意：我不敢相信我会陷入这样的境地。

believe相信；agree同意；describe描述；regret后悔。根据上文中“but to my disappointment we lost the game”可知，作者所执教的球队输掉了比赛，这让作者感到失望，让作者无法相信自己会陷入这样的境地。故选A。

7.

句意：仔细想想，我意识到，我的队伍也许不是全州最好的队伍，但他们依赖我。

realize意识到；learn学习；wonder想知道；complete完成。根据句中“Thinking hard about it”可知，作者经过认真思考之后，意识到自己队伍也许不是全州最好的队伍，但是队员们依赖作者。故选A。

8.

句意：我开始尽我所能帮他们树立一些自信。

culture文化；confidence信心，自信；fear恐惧；relationship关系。根据上文第二段中“but to my disappointment we lost the game”可知，作者所执教的球队输了比赛，因此要帮助自己的队员们树立自信。故选B。

9.

句意：最重要的是，我开始像对待胜利者那样对待他们。

leaders领导者；partners搭档；winners胜利者；learners学习者。根据下文倒数第二段中“Instead of seeing my boys as losers”可知，作者没有把自己的队员当成失败者看待，而是像对待胜利者那样对待他们。故选C。

10.

句意：那年夏天，当其他球队享受他们的假期时，我们每天都见面，练习传球和踢球。

graduations毕业；vacations假期；health健康；honor荣誉。根据句中的“That summer”和enjoyed可知，此处使用vacations，表示“当其他球队享受他们的假期时，我们还在每天练习”。故选B。

11.

句意：那年夏天，当其他球队享受他们的假期时，我们每天都见面，练习传球和踢球。

risked冒险；missed错过；considered考虑；practiced练习。根据句中“passing and kicking the football”可知，此处使用practiced；practice passing and kicking the football练习传球和踢球。故选D。

12.

句意：在经受了在春训场上失败的六个月后，我们赢得了第一场比赛和第二场比赛，并且还在继续。

failure失败；accident事故；mistake错误；discover发现。根据上文第三段中“but to my disappointment we lost the game”可知，此处使用failure，表示“经受了失败以后”。故选A。

13.

句意：我的队员们齐心协力，打败了我们地区最好的队伍，给了我一个大惊喜！

pushed together共同推动；pulled together齐心协力；fell down跌倒；pulled down拉倒。根据句中“beat the best team in our area”可知，因为作者带领的球员们齐心协力，所以他们打败了地区最好的队伍。故选B。

14.

句意：我没有把我的孩子们（或队员们）看成失败者，而是督促、鼓励他们。

encouraged鼓励；created创造；protected保护；educated教育。根据上文第四段中“I started doing anything I could to help them build a little confidence .”可知，作者帮助自己的队员树立信心，由此可见，作者是在督促、鼓励他们。故选A。

15.

句意：我帮助他们以不同的眼光看待自己，他们把自己打造成了胜利者。

honestly真诚地；personally亲自地；calmly冷静地；differently不同地。根据上文中“Instead of seeing my boys as losers”可知，在第一次比赛失利之后，作者没有将自己的队员看成失败者，而是以不同的眼光看待他们——将他们像胜利者一样对待，最后成功帮助他们将自己打造成了胜利者。故选D。