阅读下面两篇短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I remember the exact
moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling
team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that
wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 31 .There
are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 32 it
on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 33
because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say,
“It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 34 to
say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two
world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 35
had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 36
the name of John.
John
had never been 37 in
any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38 he
was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 39 a
match with our biggest opponent (对手). John went out on the
mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a
particular 40 He rolled over, and his opponent 41
him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (压住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way
home, one of our teammates tried to 43 John by saying,
“Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44 presented
itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this
big 45 in
our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when
opportunity meets 46 .”
John’s opponent was
prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was
not 47 and he knew it. But he waited for the 48
opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a
five-time national champion.
In other words, the
real 49 is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the
opportunity; you have to be prepared to 50 it.
1.. A. luck B.
risk C.
difficulty D.
opportunity
2.. A.
accuse B.
blame C. doubt D.
keep
3.. A.
stress B.
injury C. change D.
weather
4.. A.
reason B.
sure C.
safe D.
sense
5.. . A.
also B.
even C.
too D.
once
6.. A.
under B.
for C.
in D.
by
7.. A.
hurt B.
met C.
trained D. defeated
8.. A.
although B. as C.
yet D.
until
9.. A.
went for B. waited for C.
fought for D.
played for
10.. A.
act B.
step C.
task D. move
11.. A.
fixed B.
threw C.
caught D.
carried
12.. A.
accidentally B. fortunately C.
unfairly D. immediately
13.. A.
control B. comfort C.
convince D. forgive
14.. A.
success B. moment C.
opportunity D. situation
15.. A.
warning B. sign C.
sentence D. note
16.. A.
occasion B. challenge C.
time D.
preparation
17.. A.
obvious B. strong C.
little D.
slight
18.. A.
equal B.
exact C. rest D.
right
19.. A.
message B. theme C.
key D.
suggestion
20.. . A. receive B.
follow C.
seize D.
save