I had an
interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against a 36 opponent(对手). The last score was 20
to 17 in her 37 . I won the next three points
which made the score 20 to 20. I 38 my paddle on the table and thanked my
opponent and began to walk away. She called me 39 and said we had to continue until one of
us 40 .
"Look," I said,
" if we 41 , one of two
events will take place. Either you or I will win. If you win, I will begin to 42 my skill. If I win, you will be unhappy.
Isn't it better to know that we both played 43 , that we enjoyed the competition,
and that we played to an even (相等)
score. This was a 44 ending for my opponent and for the
persons watching this contest. It made 45 to me to leave with a tie (不分胜负) game, an impasse (僵局): no winner, no 46 !
So, my friends, here is the
problem 47 me. Our present technology makes it
possible for nations to 48 other
nations with time for retaliatory (报复)
strikes, in such a nuclear time there 49 be no winners, only losers. Under these
conditions, the only choice to 50 global destruction is global impasse.
This would be a 51 "tie
game” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through
compromise (妥协). This is because compromise
becomes the only means of 52 .
We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to 53 understanding of victory. The 54 victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No
one wins, 55 no one loses either.
36. A.
tiring B.
poor C.
fine D.
brave
37. A.
favor B.
side C. like D.
place
38. A.
threw B.
placed C.
stuck D.
dropped
39. A.
up B.
over C.
on D.
back
40. A.
lost B.
won C.
gave up D.tired out
41. A.
perform B. stop C.
continue D.
leave
42. A.
doubt B.
hate C.
practise D.
desert
43. A.
hard B.
fair C.
poorly D.
well
44. A.
close B.
surprising C. satisfying D.
reasonable
45. A.
progress B.
room C.
sense D.
time
46. A.
loser B.
fighter C.
success D. player
47. A.
encouraging B. frightening C. shocking D.
troubling
48. A.
destroy B.
attack C.
seize D.
rule
49. A. shouldn’t B. should C. can D.
can’t
50. A.
escape B.
flee C.
accept D.
avoid
51. A,
different B.
small C.
huge D.
familiar
52. A.
surviving B. living C.
staying D.
pleasing
53. A. an
old B.
an unusual C. the same D. a complete
54. A.
great B.
only C.
same D.
equal
55. A.
while B.
but C.
as D.
since
