阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their
own1. I learned this lesson from a(n)2 many years ago. I took the head3 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 4team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to 5the 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't6I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to7that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 8 me. I had to change my9 about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little10 . Most important, I began to treat them like11. That summer, when the other teams
enjoyed their 12, we met every day and 13passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our14on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second,
and continued to 15. Finally, we faced the number one team
in the state. I felt that it would be a 16 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 greatest17of my life!
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can18the members of a team.
Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed
and 19them. I helped them to see themselves20, and they built themselves into
winners.
Winners are made, but born.
(1)
A .
luck
B .
tests
C .
nature
D .
efforts
(2)
A .
experiment
B .
visit
C .
experience
D .
show
(3)
A .
operating
B .
coaching
C .
consulting
D .
editing
(4)
A .
successful
B .
excellent
C .
new
D .
strong
(5)
A .
cheer for
B .
prepare for
C .
help with
D .
finish with
(6)
A .
agree
B .
believe
C .
describe
D .
regret
(7)
A .
permit
B .
claim
C .
realize
D .
demand
(8)
A .
reacting to
B .
looking for
C .
caring about
D .
depending on
(9)
A .
decision
B .
attitude
C .
conclusion
D .
intention
(10)
A .
fortune
B .
culture
C .
pride
D .
relationship
(11)
A .
winners
B .
partners
C .
leaders
D .
learners
(12)
A .
rewards
B .
health
C .
vacations
D .
honor
(13)
A .
risked
B .
practiced
C .
considered
D .
missed
(14)
A .
accident
B .
decline
C .
defeat
D .
mistake
(15)
A .
defend
B .
expand
C .
improve
D .
relax
(16)
A .
victory
B .
burden
C .
shame
D .
favor
(17)
A .
chances
B .
offers
C .
concerns
D .
thrills
(18)
A .
surprise
B .
serve
C .
interest
D .
affect
(19)
A .
protected
B .
observed
C .
encouraged
D .
impressed
(20)
A .
honestly
B .
individually
C .
differently
D .
calmly
答案:(1)D;(2)C;(3)B;(4)C;(5)B;(6)B;(7)C;(8)D;(9)B;(10)C;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)C;(15)C;(16)A;(17)D;(18)D;(19)C;(20)C;