Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports

When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach (教練) said that I had lots of potential (潛力), and I became captain of my ___1___. That was before all the fun was taken out of___2___

At first, everyone on the team got ___3___ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the ___4___ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have ___5___ one-on-one training, got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our ___6___. The coach was replaced.

The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was ___7___ I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the___8___. Of course, all teams run drills; they are ___9___ But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble___10___. Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises ___11___ for 18-year-old. お

I was very thin ___12___ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much, because I was afraid of being too ___13___ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual___14___

Is all this pressure necessary? I ___15___ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's ___16___, because they had so much potential. They were just burned- out with all the pressure they ___17___ from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and ___18___ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing ___19___ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I ___20___ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.

1. A. class　　　　　　　　    B. club　　　　　　　　  C. team　　　　　　　　 D. board

2. A. playing　　　　　　　　 B. living　　　　　　　　 C. learning　　　　　　 D. working

3. A. great　　　　　　　　    B. equal　　　　　　　　 C. right　　　　　　　　 D. extra

4. A. business　　　　　　   B. struggle　　　　　　 C. attempt　　　　　　 D. pressure

5. A. free　　　　　　　　　　  B. private 　　　　　　 C. good　　　　　　　　 D. basic

6. A. matches　　　　　　    B. courses　　　　　　 C. lessons　　　　　　  D. programs

7. A. jump　　　　　　　　    B. play　　　　　　　　  C. run　　　　　　　　   D. shoot

8. A. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. meeting　　　　　　 C. operation　　　　   D. training

9. A. necessary　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　   C. scientific　　　　   D. practical

10. A. speaking　　　　　　 B. moving　　　　　　  C. sleeping　　　　　　 D. breathing

11. A. used　　　　　　　　   B. intended　　　　    C. made　　　　　　    D. described

12. A. till　　　　　　　　　　  B. since　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　　　   D. because

13. A. full　　　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　  C. lazy　　　　　　　　  D. big



14. A. size　　　　　　　　    B. share　　　　　　　　 C. space　　　　　　    D. state

15. A. gave　　　　　　　　   B. kept　　　　　　　　  C. ended　　　　　　    D. picked

16. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. shameful　　　　   C. silly　　　　　　　　  D. serious

17. A. received　　　　　　  B. suffered　　　　    C. brought　　　　　　 D. felt

18. A. reconsidered　　　　　　  B. rediscovered　　  C. reformed　　　　   D. replaced

19. A. at　　　　　　　　　　   B. by　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　    D. around

20. A. fell　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. stepped　　　　　　 C. slowed　　　　　　  D. calmed

 

答案：C;A;B;D;B;A;C;D;A;D;B;C;A;B;C;A;D;B;C;D
解析：

    第1小題：captain of the team (足球隊(duì)隊(duì)長(zhǎng))。

    第2小題：此處指playing football。綜觀全文，作者剛開始時(shí)在球隊(duì)沒有任何壓力(pressure)，以玩(playing)為主，隊(duì)員們都從中找到快樂(fun)。

    第3小題：equal (平等的，一樣多的)，從下文可以得到答案。

    第4小題：球隊(duì)取得好成績(jī)后，壓力隨之而來。

    第5小題：父母付給教練額外的（extra）的錢是為了能給他們孩子個(gè)別的一對(duì)一訓(xùn)練 （one-on-one training）。

    第6小題：在比賽中。

    第7小題：根據(jù)下文可以做出判斷。此處從語法上講屬于動(dòng)詞不定式充當(dāng)表語（動(dòng)詞前面省略了to）。

    第8小題：根據(jù)上文，球隊(duì)訓(xùn)練就是讓隊(duì)員跑，作者對(duì)此感到很厭煩，所以希望訓(xùn)練的時(shí)候天會(huì)下雨。

    第9小題：結(jié)合常識(shí)，跑對(duì)于足球隊(duì)員來說是必要的。

    第10小題：本句的含義是跑的這樣多以至于孩子們呼吸感到困難。

第11小題：be intended/ meant/ designed/aimed for…的含義是為了…，為…而準(zhǔn)備。此處為過去分詞充當(dāng)定語，修飾exercises。

第12小題：根據(jù)背景，此處用連詞連接時(shí)間狀語從句。

    第<span lang=EN-US style='mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt'>13小題：顯然是擔(dān)心吃的太多而跑不動(dòng)。

第14小題：make(take)one’s share 含義為承受某人的那一份（壓力）。此處作者認(rèn)為這種訓(xùn)練已經(jīng)讓她這種年齡的孩子難以承受。

第15小題：end up doing sth. （以…而結(jié)束），結(jié)合上下文，作者由于難以承受而最終離開球隊(duì)。

第16小題：結(jié)合上下文，具備如此的潛力而最后選擇徹底放棄，這樣做另人感到傷心。

第17小題：通過對(duì)本句結(jié)構(gòu)的分析可以得到短語feel pressure from…感覺到來自于…的壓力。

第18小題：在學(xué)校踢球，作者又重新找到了其中的快樂。

第19小題：空格后him指的是教練，這樣答案就很明顯了。

    第20小題：根據(jù)上文relax(放松)即可做出判斷。calm down 的含義為定下心，放松。

 


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