Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn’t a better feeling than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it’s just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them. It’s never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That’s why our coaches teach us to show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don’t get down. They only want to see you improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don’t shout loudly is when you should start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can’ t let sports get too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “get onto you” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A.point out your mistakesB.take up your time
C.worry about your future D.look into your privacy
【小题2】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent.
B.Sports give us the best way of spending free time.
C.We can get more out of winning than losing.
D.We should take pleasure in doing sports.
【小题3】What is the best title of this passage?
A.Are we too caught up?B.To win or to gain?
C.Are sports really great?D.For honor or for health?
Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey(冰球)in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain's national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch's greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever.
【小题1】Where was Samaranch born?  He was born in         .
A.Spain
B.France
C.England
D.Russia
【小题2】He became interested in sports because of         .
A.his coach
B.his mother
C.his father
D.his teacher
【小题3】He used to be a(n)          after he left IESE Business School.
A.businessman
B.football player
C.roller skating coach
D.ice hockey coach
【小题4】When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.
A.On July 17,1920
B.On July 13, 2001
C.On July 16, 2001
D.On April 21,2010
【小题5】What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?
A. 经过
B. 传递
C. 通过
D. 去世
 

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