If sports are something that interests you, you must want to know how to be good at them. Succeeding at a sport takes skill. ___1___ Skill alone may take you far, but you’ll never go all the way without the right attitude and team spirit. The following tips can help you be a better sports player
Join a sports team. If you’re interested in sports, joining a team is a good way to start. ___2___ You are likely to develop friendships with at least some of your team members. Besides, even if your skills are low, joining a team will improve your skills.
Set big but realistic (现实的) goals for yourself. This does not mean being unrealistic, or saying you’re going to go professional within a year. Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and decide where you think you would like to be. ___3___
Be a good sport. Being good at sports means more than physical strength and speed. ___4___ If you fail in a match accept the loss and show respect to other players for their victory. Treat loss as a learning experience. Find out what you did wrong, and then try to improve it for the next game.
___5___ It’s possible to get so crazy about winning that you forget why you want to be good at the very beginning. Not taking the time to enjoy the sport you play results in a fast burnout. Whether you’re practising or playing a competition, remember it is the joy that matters.
A. Let yourself have fun.
B. Stay focused on the competition.
C. Exercising with others is very enjoyable and encouraging.
D. In order to be truly great, you need to be positive towards failure.
E. Break a big goal down into small parts, and achieve them step by step.
F. However, other things should be considered if you want to be a good sports player.
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解析:选F。第一空的前一句“Succeeding at a sport takes skill”提到在运动上取得成功需要技巧,而后一句“Skill alone may take you far, but you’ll never go all the way without the right attitude and team spirit”则说仅凭技巧可以让你走得很远,但没有正确的态度和团队精神,你永远无法走到最后。根据这两句话可知,虽然技巧很重要,但要想在运动上真正成功,还需要其他因素,所以选项F“然而,如果你想成为一名优秀的运动员,其他因素也应该被考虑”符合上下文语境,可以引出后文提到的态度和团队精神。
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解析:选C。第二空的前一句“If you’re interested in sports, joining a team is a good way to start”提到如果你对运动感兴趣,加入一个团队是一个好的开始,后一句“You are likely to develop friendships with at least some of your team members”则说你可能会和至少一些团队成员建立友谊。根据这两句话可知,此处是在讲加入运动队的好处,选项C“和别人一起锻炼非常愉快并且鼓舞人心”可以承接前一句,说明加入运动队的好处之一,且“with others”与前文的“joining a team”相呼应,选项C符合上下文语境。
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解析:选E。第三空的前一句“Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and decide where you think you would like to be”提到相反,你应该看看你现在是什么水平,并决定你希望达到什么水平,后文没有接着说如何决定,而是直接给出了关于设定目标的建议。所以此处需要填一个能引出设定目标建议的句子,选项E“把一个大目标分解成小目标,然后一步一步地实现它们”就是在讲如何设定和实现目标,符合上下文语境,且“big goal”与前文提到的“big but realistic goals”相呼应。
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解析:选D。第四空的前一句“Being good at sports means more than physical strength and speed”提到擅长运动不仅仅意味着身体力量和速度,后一句“If you fail in a match accept the loss and show respect to other players for their victory”则说如果你在比赛中失败了,要接受失败,并对其他选手的胜利表示尊重。根据这两句话可知,此处是在讲如何成为一个好的运动员,包括如何面对失败,所以选项D“为了真正变得伟大,你需要积极面对失败”符合上下文语境,可以引出后文关于如何面对失败的建议。
5.5
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解析:选A。第五空后一句“It’s possible to get so crazy about winning that you forget why you want to be good at the very beginning. Not taking the time to enjoy the sport you play results in a fast burnout”提到人们可能会因为对胜利的渴望而忘记自己为什么想要变得擅长运动,没有时间去享受运动会导致快速倦怠。根据这句话可知,此处是在讲运动员要享受运动,不要只关注胜利,所以选项A“让自己玩得开心”符合上下文语境,可以引出后文关于享受运动的重要性的内容。