Question

Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having __ is a major part of athletics, the only purpose of sports is to compete and create the ____ mentality (心態) people need in sports.

____ have the extremely hard task of getting their young athletes to learn how to play the sport and become disciplined, and ready to play the sport to the best of their ability. ____， I was at my younger brother's baseball game the other night and his team was ____ by five runs in the last part of the game. While most teams in this situation would be desperately trying to regain their ____ for bravery and will to fight, his team just seemed to slowly walk around, ____ sunflower seeds, and laugh at jokes made by teammates. I asked my brother after the game why everybody was so ___ about the loss and he said it was because some kid's mom brought really good snacks.

Some parents have a ___ with coaches shouting at their child, as they hold the view that if a child makes a mistake, it is the coach's ___ to correct the problem. When parents get involved in telling the coach how to __11__ the team, problems ____. Some parents feel if they pay their money, they should have an equal ___ on how to coach the team. In order to have a successful learning experience, the coach needs to feel like he can control his team and ____ the parents from having the last say. Without that, the coach feels as if he needs to ____ the parents by giving more playing time to their kids who actually don't ____ it.

With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the ____. More teens can get an easier access to them. Club teams ____ more of what high school and junior high coaches are looking for, the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary in ____. While having fun is important, skills and a ____ mentality is worth more in the world of sports.

1.A.fun B．dignity

C．courage D．patience

2.A.social B．competitive

C．healthy D．responsible

3.A.Coaches B．Parents

C．Experts D．Headmasters

4.A.As a result B．In addition

C．For example D．On the contrary

5.A.up B．below

C．above D．down

6.A.scores B．goals

C．spirits D．dreams

7.A.chew B．spit

C．count D．swallow

8.A.worried B．happy

C．serious D．casual

9.A.joke B．problem

C．contact D．compromise

10.A.duty B．experience

C．awareness D．turn

11.A.dismiss B．unite

C．handle D．assess

12.A.stand out B．break out

C．work out D．come out

13.A.say B．guidance

C．response D．reward

14.A.protect B．defend

C．excuse D．discourage

15.A.assist B．motivate

C．please D．blame

16.A.want B．deserve

C．value D．appreciate

17.A.way B．decline

C．go D．rise

18.A.offer B．require

C．seek D．preserve

19.A.academics B．sports

C．exams D．competitions

20.A.risking B．controlling

C．winning D．cooperating

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】文章大意：本文是一篇議論文。體育運動對青少年來講不僅是好玩，更重要的是它培養了青少年競爭、必勝的心態，這也是體育的價值所在。

1.A 考察名詞辨析。句義：盡管運動在很多程度上讓人感覺快樂。此處最最好一句while having fun is importantA項符合語境。故A正確。

2.2】B 考察形容詞辨析。句義：體育的唯一目的是競爭，并為人們創造在體育運動時所必備的那種競爭的心態。本句的and前面的os to compete與最后一段中的the competitive edge that is absolutely necessary相呼應。故B正確。

3.3】A 考察名詞辨析。句義：教練需要讓年輕人學會如何 運動，遵守紀律，并在運動中充分發揮自己的能力，這是一項極其艱巨的任務。故A正確。

4.4】C 考察介詞短語辨析。C例如；A結果是；句義：例如，一天晚上我去看弟弟的棒球比賽。作者提出做一名教練不容易，下文用一個例子來印證這個觀點。故C正確。

5.5】D 考察介詞辨析。句義：他們在比賽的后半場落后了5分；與本段最后一句中的about the loss相呼應。故D正確。

6.6】答案：C　考查名詞辨析。句意為：盡管大多數隊伍在這種情況下會竭力振作起來(regain one's spirits)，進行反擊……由for bravery可知，此處應是一種“精神(spirit)”，故答案C符合文義。score得分；goal目標，進球；dream夢想，均不符合文義，故排除。

7.7】B 考察動詞辨析。句義：而他的隊友們卻慢慢地到處走動，嗑（spit吐）著瓜子，聽其他隊友講的笑話，開心地笑著。A咀嚼；B吐；C數；D吞。根據句義說明B正確。

8.8】D 考察形容詞辨析。句義：賽后我問我弟弟，大家為什么對失敗都無所謂（casual隨意的）呢…根據上句中“his team just seemed to slowly walk around”所描述的弟弟們的隊友們的態度可知D正確。

9.9】B 考察名詞辨析。句義：一些家長對教練訓孩子很是不滿。B項和shouting at怒罵，訓斥，相呼應。A玩笑；C聯系；D妥協；根據句義說明B正確。

10.0】A 考察名詞辨析。句義：因為他們認為，如果孩子犯錯了，教練有責任去糾正這些問題。B經歷；C意識；D輪流。A責任。根據句義說明A正確。

11.1】C 考察動詞辨析。句義：當父母親開始干涉教練如何管理一個運動隊的時候，與本段倒數第二句相呼應。A解散；B團結；C處理；管理；D評估；根據句義說明C正確。

12.2】答案：D　考查動詞短語辨析。句意為：當父母開始干涉教練如何管理運動員時，長此以往，問題也就隨之而來(come out)了。stand out出色，突出；break out爆發(一般指戰爭或者口角)；work out鍛煉身體，進展，均不符合文義，故排除。

13.3】A 考察名詞辨析。句義：一些父母親認為如果他們付錢了，他們在運動隊里就應該有同樣的話語權say，與本段倒數第二句相呼應。故A正確。

14.4】D 考察動詞辨析。句義：為了讓隊員有成功的學習經歷，教練需要感覺到他能夠掌控他的團隊。不能讓孩子的父母親接入決定權。Discourage...from...打消...；A保護；B防御；C原諒。故D正確。

15.5】C 考察動詞辨析。句義：要不然地話，教練會認為自己好像需要給孩子們更多的時間來取悅他們的父母親。A幫助；B激勵；D責備。根據句義說明C正確。

16.6】B 考察動詞辨析。根據語境可知，此處指那些孩子實際上并不值得教練給他們更多的時間。與actually相呼應。故B正確。

17.7】D 考察名詞辨析。句義：隨著青年運動項目競爭不那么激勵了，俱樂部的規模卻在擴大（on the rise）。由下句的more teens can get an esier access to them可知D正確。

18.8】答案：A　考查動詞辨析。句意為：俱樂部提供給(offer)初高中教練們更多他們一直追尋的東西……require要求；seek追求，尋找；preserve保護，均不符合文義，故排除。

19.9】答案：B　考查名詞辨析。由文章主題：youth sports和第一段中“the only purpose of sports is to compete...”可知，此處指競爭性在體育運動中還是非常有必要的。故答案B符合文義。

20.20】C 考察形容詞辨析。句義：盡管娛樂很重要，但是技能和追求勝利的精神在體育運動中更是有價值的。與文章第一句相呼應。故C正確。