【2011·北京丰台高三统一练习】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

After winning a game, athletes are often asked how they achieved that success． Most say their  36_ is the result of hard practice．Usually athletes say how hard it is to win the big games．However, in my case,   37   the big games can be even harder．

For me, last year' s basketball _38_ for my high school team was nothing short of an embarrassment．Although losing every game is certainly nothing to be _39_ of, that season had a bigger effect on me than any other, and probably  40   than any season since．

As a team captain, I knew it might not be the  41_ year, but I didn't ever expect we would lose every game．Since six of our top players had graduated, we were a young team who would _42__．It began earlier than expected, though,   43   two key members decided to quit after two weeks．At this point, dropping out probably passed through every player' s mind．Most people   44   us a failure, but we never gave up on ourselves．Then it seemed that our own   45   had given up on us．Personally, I felt like it was no longer worth giving my all．I thought, if   46   the coach didn't believe in us, why should I?   47   there came a time when it all began to feel hopeless．But just as my __48__ began to fade, a teammate called a meeting．He said, " Nobody thinks we' re going to win, and we may not, but, as teammates and friends, we should give it our all every game．"

It was that moment that   49   me how to be a leader．It hit me that I didn’t   50   the role．As a leader you can never   51   on the team who looks up to you．It is one thing to be   52   as the captain and feel great．It is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone works to their   53   all the time．

I 54   the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player, but it already has made me a better leader, and  55 ．

36．A．courage           B．decision             C．achievement                                 D．experience

37．A．losing              B．organizing          C．watching           D．starting

38．A．tour                B．season             C．incident                                     D．game

39．A．fond               B．proud               C．afraid                                      D．ashamed

40．A．greater            B．longer              C．less               D．worse

41．A．happiest            B．easiest             C．hardest            D．saddest

42．A．fail                B．struggle            C．fight               D．survive

43．A．so                 B．if                   C．as                D．till

44．A．made              B．allowed             C．counted                                    D．imagined

45．A．fans               B．coach               C．classmates                                 D．sponsor

46．A．always             B．still                 C．only               D．even

47．A．Gradually           B．Suddenly           C．Surprisingly        D．Finally

48．A．hope               B．belief                C．enthusiasm                                 D．influence

49．A．showed            B．instructed           C．taught             D．trained

50．A．act                 B．perform             C．deserve           D．take

51．A．quit                B．work                C．depend            D．focus

52．A．named             B．valued              C．admitted                                    D．considered

53．A．victory             B．future              C．honor             D．potential

54．A．ignore             B．treasure            C．accept            D．confirm

55．A．character          B．captain             C．figure             D．person