I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

A. about	B. before	C. back	D. round
A. taught	B. met	C. caught	D. defeated
A. easy	B. difficult	C. proper	D. bad
A. look at	B. shout at	C. knock at	D. laugh at
A. unbelievable	B.embarrassing	C. reasonable	D. challenging
A. disappointing	B. sadness	C. loss	D. failure
A. day	B. time	C. team	D. game
A. hit	B. limit	C. test	D. cost
A. otherwise	B. therefore	C. besides	D. finally
adult	B. child	C. player	D. parent
course	B. rule	C. lesson	D. opinion
As	B. Although	C. Once	D. Whether
A. argue	B. get	C. tell	D. disagree
A. unacceptable	B. unfortunate	C. unnecessary	D. unimportant
A. carry out	B. care about	C. take up	D. deal with
A. affect	B. disturb	C. order	D. remark
A. begin	B. lose	C. end	D. stop
A. hard	B. certain	C. impossible	D. funny
A. cold	B. friendly	C. immediate	D. slow
Refuse	B. Try	C. Fear	D. Prepare

根据下列各句句意和空白处之后的汉语提示词，在空白处指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正确形式，每空写一词。

1..At the railway station we had a long wait but we thought it was ____ (值得的) since we got the tickets.

2..Much to her ____ (满意), her boss agreed to her suggestion.

3..The scientists are searching for a way to increase grain harvests without ____(扩大) the area of the fields.

4..Professor Li, can you make a(n) ____(评论) upon this movie.

5..You can ____ (参考) to this book if you want to know more about stars.

6..The American president Barack Obama ____ (发表) a speech on the issue of nuclear power last week.

7..It is well known that Madam Curie won two Nobel Prizes for her ____ (成就).

8..I ____ (尊重) his views, although I do not agree with them.

9..The work is being performed smoothly; ____ (因此), we can expect to finish it on time.

10..Recently a great amount of wheat grown in that country has been ____ (出口) to many other countries.

 

I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

1. A．about B．before C．back D．round
2. A．taught B．met C．caught D．defeated
3. A．easy B．difficult C．proper D．bad
4. A．look at B．shout at C．knock at D．laugh at
5. A．unbelievable B．embarrassing C．reasonable D．challenging
6. A．disappointing B．sadness C．loss D．failure
7. A．day B．time C．team D．game
8. A．hit B．limit C．test D．cost
9. A．otherwise B．therefore C．besides D．finally
10.adult	B. child	C. player	D. parent
11. course	B. rule	C. lesson	D. opinion
12.As	B. Although	C. Once	D. Whether
13. A．argue B．get C．tell D．disagree
14. A．unacceptable B．unfortunate C．unnecessary D．unimportant
15. A．carry out B．care about C．take up D．deal with
16. A．affect B．disturb C．order D．remark
17. A．begin B．lose C．end D．stop
18. A．hard B．certain C．impossible D．funny
19. A．cold B．friendly C．immediate D．slow
20.Refuse	B. Try	C. Fear	D. Prepare

 

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack(行李架), I’ve always wanted one like that.”
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer, and the cupboard was tied onto the roof rack. It was six inches long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?”
In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.
“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help?”
I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”
He was staring at our car: first at the flowers, and then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was, something else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
【小题1】It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．other drivers let the couple go first, because the husband did not drive fast

B．the cupboard cost less than 20 pounds

C．the husband, in fact, would rather not buy the cupboard

D．all the cars followed the couple’s

【小题2】The police will be more polite to those who are______.

A．in great sorrow	B．driving in the gathering darkness
C．driving with wild flowers in the car	D．carrying furniture

【小题3】What did the police officer think of the cupboard?

A．It was so expensive that it needed their help

B．It was a box for a dead person to be buried in.

C．There might be something stolen in it.

D．It was a big box with some bomb in it.

【小题4】What did the husband think of the whole matter?

A．It was very strange.	B．He took great pride in it.
C．He was puzzled at it	D．He felt embarrassed.