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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him,he taught me something24      that changed my life.

Pete was being25      in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's alltime hits record. Sud?denly one reporter asked him, "Pete,you only need 78hits to reach your nearest26       . How many atbats (击球) do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits?" Without hesitation,Pete just27      at the reporter and said, "78. "The reporter yelled back, " Ah,come on. Pete,you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 atbats,do you?"

  Mr Rose calmly28      his philosophy (人生哲学) with the reporters who were 29        waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I30      up to the plate (本皇区) ，I31      to get a hit!32      I have it in mind,I have no right to step into the batter's box!It is33      expecta?tion that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."

  When I thought about Pete Rose's 34       and how it applied to everyday 35      ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person,I was hoping to increase my36       . As a father,I was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man,I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson,I was not so37      a father,and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not38      !I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great father and a great husband. I39       my attitude to a positive one,and the results were40       . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,I won Coach of the Year in my41      baseball league,and I shared a loving relationship with my wife,Karen,with whom I am 42      to enjoy the rest of my life!

 43      ,Mr Rose!

24. A. reliable   B. enjoyable  C. valuable   D. unbelievable

25. A. admired   B. interviewed   C. watched   D. trained

26. A. decision   B. record   C. level   D. goal

27. A. stared   B. shouted    C. glared   D. pointed

28. A. enjoyed   B. shared   C. discussed   D. reviewed

29. A. anxiously   B. nervously   C. cheerfully   D. impatiently

30. A. climb   B. jump   C. drive   D. step

31. A. seem   B. fail  C. expect   D. compete

32. A. Though   B. Unless   C. Because   D. When

33. A. sudden   B. simple C. positive   D. considerate

34. A. plan   B. idea C. ability   D. behaviour

35. A. agenda   B. exercise   C. work   D. life

36. A. sales   B. skills   C. experiences   D. experiments

37. A. wise   B. kind     C. mean   D. bad

38. A. explicit   B. helpful  C. enough   D. practical

39. A. changed   B. added  C. devoted  D. contributed

40. A. hopeful   B. amazing C. funny   D. disappointing

41. A. son's   B. wife's C. friend's   D. customer's

42. A. supposed   B. expected   C. encouraged   D. determined

43. A. Good luck   B. Best regards

   C. Thanks   D. Congratulations 

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文讲述了Pete Rose-------- 位非常优秀的棒球选手的击球哲学对"我"的人生产生的巨大影响，使"我"认识到积极的人生态度能够使人变得卓越。

24. C根据句意"……他教'我'一些改变'我'生活的有价值的东西"可知，表示"有价值的"用valuable   25. B根据下文的"...one reporter asked him..."可知，Pete在接受采访，故用inter vie w,表示"采访，访问"。

26. D根据句意可知，此处为表示"实现目标"的固定搭配： reach one's goal。

27. A根据句意可知，此处为表示"盯着某人看"的固定搭配。选A.

28. B根据句意可知，此处为表示"和某人一起分享某事"的固定短语：share sth with sb。故选B.

29. A根据上文"The reporter yelled back—"等表现可知记者们心情非常急切。表示"急切地，焦急地"用anxiously。选A.

30. D根据句意和下文可知，此处为step into的同义短语step up to ,表示"走进"。选D.

31. C根据句意及下文的expectation可知，此处为expect,表示"期望"。选(：。

32. B除非"我"胸有成竹，否则"我"没有权利走进击球区。表示"除非"用unl_ess。选B.

33. C根据句意并通过比较各项可知，此处表示"积极的"，选C.

34. B通过比较各项并根据前文Pete Rose所说的话可知，此处应表示Pete Rose的观点，即idea。选B.

35. D根据句意可知，此处应为"日常生活"，即everyday life。选D.

36. A根据上文"As a business person…"以及下文"The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson…"可知,此处表不"'我'希望增加销售额"。表示"销售额"用sales。选A。

37. D根据该句后半句"…and I was an okay husband."可推知，okay即not so bad。选D.

38. C根据下文"I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great fa?ther and a great husband."可知，"我”对于being okay不满足，故选择enough,选C.

39. A通过比较各项并结合句意可知，此处表示"'我'把态度转变成积极的一面"，故使用短语change... to。选A.

40. B 通过比较各项并结合下文"I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips-.. enjoy the rest of my life!"可知，结果非常令人吃惊。表示"令人吃惊的"用am_azing。选B.

41. A 根据上文"I wanted to be... a great father…"可知，"我" 在儿子的棒球队中赢得了"年度教练"的称号。选A。

42. D根据语境可以得出答案。

43. C由上文语境可知答案选C。