Question

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

When people talk about the Chinese women’s volleyball team, they don’t just talk about a sporting group. The term has come to mean an amazing team spirit (精神).

The team won its fourth World Cup victory by ___________ team Japan 3-1 on September 6, 2015. This has been its first world title in 11 years since it won at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. __________, in the 1980s, the team was almost unbeatable and won two championships (锦标赛), two World Cups, and one Olympics.

After the team finished fifth at the 2012 London Games, Lang Ping took over as head __________ the following years. She had led the Chinese team to the 1981 and 1985 World Cup titles as a player. As head coach, she “ __________ in fresh air, using more young players.”

But things never go exactly as __________. Before going to Japan, some key __________ were injured (受伤的). She had to calm down (使冷静下来) her girls. Assistant coach Lai Yawen knew all about the __________ made by 54-year-old Lang, who slept less than four __________ every day during the World Cup. Her girls fought just as __________ as she did. Zhu Ting, 20, was asked to return to a game after South Korea took the lead. She had left because of an injury.

The title didn’t come easy but the team made it. “I believe chance only helps the __________ people,” Lang said.

1.A. beating B. hurting C. hitting D. giving

2.A. Besides B. Though C. Unless D. However

3.A. teacher B. coach C. master D. player

4.A. brought B. arrived C. took D. came

5.A. designed B. discovered C. planned D. encouraged

6.A. workers B. learners C. managers D. players

7.A. difference B. money C. effort D. food

8.A. minutes B. hours C. months D. weeks

9.A. hard B. well C. probably D. proudly

10.A. clever B. poor C. difficult D. prepared

Answer 1