题目内容
What does it take to win in sports? Skill? Hard work?concentration (专心) ？ 36 But what
about luck? Did you know that even the great Michael Jordan wore his blue University of North Carolina shorts underneath his Bulls uniform (对服) for good luck on the basketball field?
Many players believe that following certain sports superstitions (迷信) will bring them good luck. Some use lucky equipment,wear lucky clothing,or follow lucky habits. 37 Some baseball players have a lucky baseball glove,lucky socks,lucky underwear,or lucky baseball caps. When they are winning all of their games,they insist on using them even if they get smelly. Some players don't even want their uniforms washed if they are winning. 38
Turk Wendell,a player in Major League Baseball,always brushes his teeth between the playing periods. Roger Clemens,a famous pitcher (投手) of the New York Yankees,always touched the head of the Babe Ruth statue (雕塑) at Yankee Stadium before playing baseball there. 39 In his eyes,the letter stands for a strikeout,a situation in which a player is out because he has tried to hit the ball three times and failed.
In sports,practice and concentration are very important. 40 After all,success is so important that it is no wonder competitors do whatever they can to win.
A. Baseball has many superstitions.
B. They worry it will ruin their luck.
C. Sure,all of these things are important.
D. There are other baseball superstitions too.
E. These superstitions seem very strange to their fans.
F. He also chose names for his children that start with “K”.
G. However,many competitors still believe certain superstitions.
36. C. 根据该空前的三个反问Skill? Hard work?. Concentration?和该空后的But可知，此处肯定这些因素在体育运动中的重要性。
37. A. 根据接下来介绍棒球运动员的 迷信做法可知，A项符合语境。
38. B. 根据该段首句中的bring them good luck 和上一句 Some players don't even want their uniforms washed if they are winning 可知，一些 早动员在贏得比赛后不愿意换洗队服是怕因此破坏了他们的好运。
39. F。根据下一句中的 the letter stands for ...可知，F项“他也给自己的孩子取以字母K打头的名字”符合语境。
40. G。根据下一句中的After al…do whatever they can to win 可知，空白处与上一句构成转折，故选G项。
