题目内容
Do Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Justine Henin have anything in common with people like us? You probably answer “NO!”
It seems that top athletes live in a world that is completely different from ours. However, if we could see into their minds, it would be clear that they are actually just like us.
Just how an athlete becomes a success means ① for us all. To achieve their goals, sportspeople not only have to prepare physically, but mentally(内心地). They have to get to know themselves, manage stress and develop their powers of concentration. So they can put all their effort into their events.
We may not be sports stars ourselves, but we have to face same problems. We set goals for ourselves and think about personal development. We have to manage our fears before big exams. We worry about our friendships with both classmates ② teachers.
Like sportspeople, we try to be mentally strong and give our best.
Only few of us will be competing in the Olympic Games. But, all the same, there is much we share with sports heroes. Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements.
Top athletes show us that success isn’t simply down to chance. We can control the direction of our life’s journey.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
1. ① ________________ ② ________________
任务二：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
2. _____________________________________________________________
任务三：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
3. What does Justine Henin do?
She _________________________________________________________
4. The writer has a positive attitude towards top athletes’ success, doesn’t he?
_______________________________________________
5. What can we learn from the reading above?
_______________________________________________________________
1. ① lessons/examples/models/…② and/…
2. 看起来似乎优秀运动员与我们处于（生活在）一个完全不同的世界。
3. (She) is an athlete. / a sportsperson. / a sportswoman. / a player. / a sports star. /…
4. Yes, he does. /Yes.
5. Success isn’t simply down to chance. / It would be clear that top athletes are actually just like us. / Like sportspeople, we also try to be mentally strong and give our best. / Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements. /…
作业辅导系列答案Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn’t retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were ’surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.
【小题1】Who is the youngest player in the passage?
| A．Pele. | B．Yao Ming. | C．Steffi Graft. | D．No one. |
| A．Pele | B．Yao Ming | C．Steffi Graft | D．No one |
| A．when he was 15 | B．when he was young |
| C．when he was tall enough | D．when he was strong enough |
| A．Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon |
| B．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player |
| C．Steffi Graf won few of the main matches |
| D．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16 |