2018年天津卷完形填空:作者曾经担任过一个学校足球队的教练,在一次比赛中输给了学校的新队。于是开始反思,不停的训练和鼓励队员,最终竟然赢得州里最强的对手。作者感悟到:没有人天生就是赢家,只有依靠自己的努力才能成为赢家。
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 16 .
I learned this lesson from a(n) 17 many years ago. I took the head 18 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 19 team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to 20 the 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’t 21 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 22 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were 23 me. I had to change my 24 about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 25 . Most important, I began to treat them like 26 . That summer, When the other teams enjoyed their 27 , we met every day and 28 passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our 29 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to 30 . Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a 31 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 greatest 32 of my life!
From the experience I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 33 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 34 them. I helped them to see themselves 35 , and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
16. A. luck
B. tests
C. efforts
D. nature
17. A. experiment
B. experience
C. visit
D. show
18. A. operating
B. editing
C. consulting
D. coaching
19. A. successful
B. excellent
C. strong
D. new
20. A. cheer for
B. prepare for
C. help with
D. finish with
21. A. believe
B. agree
C. describe
D. regret
22. A. realize
B. claim
C. permit
D. demand
23. A. reacting to
B. looking for
C. depending on
D. caring about
24. A. decision
B. attitude
C. conclusion
D. intention
25. A. pride
B. culture
C. fortune
D. relationship
26. A. leaders
B. partners
C. winners
D. learners
27. A. rewards
B. vacations
C. health
D. honor
28. A. risked
B. missed
C. considered
D. practiced
29. A. defeat
B. decline
C. accident
D. mistake
30. A. relax
B. improve
C. expand
D. defend
31. A. shame
B. burden
C. victory
D. favor
32. A. chances
B. thrills
C. concerns
D. offers
33. A. surprise
B. serve
C. interest
D. affect
34. A. encouraged
B. observed
C. protected
D. impressed
35. A. honestly
B. individually
C. calmly
D. differently
答案:16-20 CBDDB
21-26 AACBA
26-30 CBDAB