完形填空

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

After winning a game, athletes are often asked how they achieved that success．Most say their 36_ is the result of hard practice．Usually athletes say how hard it is to win the big games．However, in my case, 37 the big games can be even harder．

For me, last year' s basketball _38_ for my high school team was nothing short of an embarrassment．Although losing every game is certainly nothing to be _39_ of, that season had a bigger effect on me than any other, and probably 40 than any season since．

As a team captain, I knew it might not be the 41_ year, but I didn't ever expect we would lose every game．Since six of our top players had graduated, we were a young team who would _42__．It began earlier than expected, though, 43 two key members decided to quit after two weeks．At this point, dropping out probably passed through every player' s mind．Most people 44 us a failure, but we never gave up on ourselves．Then it seemed that our own 45 had given up on us．Personally, I felt like it was no longer worth giving my all．I thought, if 46 the coach didn't believe in us, why should

I? 47 there came a time when it all began to feel hopeless．But just as my __48__ began to fade, a teammate called a meeting．He said, " Nobody thinks we' re going to win, and we may not, but, as teammates and friends, we should give it our all every game．"

It was that moment that 49 me how to be a leader．It hit me that I didn’t 50 the role．As a leader you can never 51 on the team who looks up to you．It is one thing to be 52 as the captain and feel great．It is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone works to their 53 all the time．

I 54 the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player, but it already has made me a better leader, and 55 ．

36．A．courage B．decision C．achievement D．experience 37．A．losing B．Organizing C．watching D．starting 38．A．tour B．season C．incident D．game 39．A．fond B．proud C．afraid D．ashamed 40．A．greater B．longer C．less D．worse 41．A．happiest B．easiest C．hardest D．saddest 42．A．fail B．struggle C．fight D．survive 43．A．so B．if C．as D．till 44．A．made B．allowed C．counted D．imagined 45．A．fans B．coach C．classmates D．sponsor 46．A．always B．still C．only D．even 47．A．Gradually B．Suddenly C．Surprisingly D．Finally

48．A．hope B．belief C．enthusiasm D．influence 49．A．showed B．instructed C．taught D．trained 50．A．act B．perform C．deserve D．take 51．A．quit B．work C．depend D．focus 52．A．named B．valued C．admitted D．considered 53．A．victory B．future C．honor D．potential 54．A．ignore B．treasure C．accept D．confirm 55．A．character B．captain C．figure D．person 参考答案

36-55CABBA BBCCB DDACC AADBD

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分．满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop，it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be 41 with who you are. There's always someone who's a bit 42 ．The only solution is to reach 43 and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more 44 measure for comparison than who you were yesterday，last week or last decade，when you were at your 45 .

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. 46 you see yourself as better than someone and you get 47 ，or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like you’re your hard work is for48 ．It is a fool's game. Not one of us is 49 alike. The only direct and honest comparison is 50 yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only 51 to compare yourself to someone else if their life 52 is the same as your own. Good luck finding that match. And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how 53 you are，there will always be someone who can run a little faster，jump a little higher，score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not，you can 54 someone is coming up fast behind you. So how can you always win in life become your best 55 .

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to 56 you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday，then do 8 today. Who 57 if the guy next to you did 15？It doesn't make a bit of 58 ．You are a more fit person today than you were yesterday. Your own 59 is all you need.

If you 60 to a slightly higher standard of yourself every day，you will always be at the top of your game.

41. A. patient B. strict C. content D. concerned

42. A. stronger B. better C. lazier D. wiser

43. A. inside B. outside C. out D. up

44. A. useful B. careful C. accurate D. powerful

45. A. end B. best C. side D. convenience

46. A. Whether B. Either C. Once D. If

47. A. satisfied B. inspired C. busy D. lazy