If you’re into sports, you’ve seen it happen—tennis players jump over the net to shake hands after a hard match; football players exchange jerseys(运动衣)after ninety minutes of knocking each other around; even boxers touch gloves at the beginning of each round. Players in every event, from spelling bees to golf(高尔夫球),act in this way. It’s all part of sportsmanship(体育精神),a great tradition in sports and competition. It means playing and being calm all through the match.
Everyone feels great when they win. In the last few years, you might see some players celebrate a goal(进球)with a long victory dance or talk big about their ability. However, it’s always hard for people to say in public that they made a bad play. Good sportsmanship is what they really need. It’s the golden rule of sports.
Good sportsmanship means that you play by the rules, talk politely to everyone during games and stay cool even when you lose the game. At the school sports meeting, for example, it’s more important for you to know how to work as part of a team and cheer your teammates on. That may help you enjoy more success at your future work. In competition—as in life—you may not always win, but believe me, sportsmanship will help you get through, and there is always the next match.
【小题1】What match do you know will last ninety minutes?
A. Tennis.                        b. Football.     
C. Golf.                           D. Spelling.
【小题2】The underlined word “bees” in the passage means            .
A. fly.                            b. competition.     
C. guess.                           D. research.
【小题3】Why do you think good sportsmanship is really important?
A. It’s all part of sports.
b. It’s all part of celebration.
C. It’s the golden rule of sports.
D. It’s how to stay cool.
【小题4】Winning the game will make it possible for players to          .
A. celebrate a goal.                  b. exchange jerseys.     
C. shake hands.                      D. feel great .
【小题5】The passage mainly tells us that sportsmanship gets you through no matter whether          .
A. you win or lose.                  b. you play or learn.     
C. you are happy or not.               D. you feel hard or not.

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?

Today we find that school students hardly spend much time on sports. Is it because they aren’t interested in sports? No, they often say they have other important things to do.

         What are these important things? Tests! They have to spend much time on all kinds of tests at school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子) . Books stop them from going out for sports. Because of the pressure from their parents and teachers, the students have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. As for the students, they want to get good results in order to improve their studies. So it is necessary for them to give all of their free time to their studies and stop their school sports.

         In fact, education can’t go without body exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along with a weak(虚弱的) body. If you don’t have a strong body, you can never get anything or any great success in your life.

1.The underlined word “pressure” means ________.

A. 愉快   B. 主意       C. 压力 D. 关爱

2. If you don't have a ______, you can get nothing. 

A. good father     B. strong body  C weak body   D. good face. 

3.In the writer’s opinion, students should _______.

A. work all day and night                    

B. not have sports

C. have sports after studying         

D. spend all their free time studying 

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE? 

A. The students don’t go out for sports because of their parents.

B. Body exercise is very important for education.

C. A person can’t become successful with a weak body

D. The students stop their school sports because of studies and tests.

 

Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. was the first African-American player to take part in the international sport of tennis at the highest level of the game. He was born on July 10, 1943.

When Arthur was 6, his mother died. Arthur, with his father and his brother, lived near a large park in Richmond, Virginia. His father was the manager of the park. He took care of the park and made sure everything was right. 

Arthur was allowed to play in the park when he was seven years old. He was quite energetic. A swimming pool, tennis courts, and baseball diamonds (棒球场) were in the park. Arthur spent a lot of time playing there. He did well in sports, but he had never tried to play tennis.

He often watched the tennis players. Sometimes there were tennis lessons, and Arthur would watch even more carefully. The young man teaching the lessons noticed Arthur. His name was Ronald Charity.

Mr. Charity asked Arthur if he wanted to learn to play tennis. Arthur was excited and agreed. Arthur learned very quickly. Mr. Charity found Arthur would grow up to be a good tennis player. By the time he was ten, Arthur won a tournament (联赛). Many older and bigger players came to the park trying to win the prize, but Arthur beat them. He became known as “the kid who could play tennis”.

Arthur grew up to be one of the first successful African-American tennis players. He played and won all over the world.

1.Which question is answered in Paragraph 2?

A.Where did Arthur grow up?

B.Why did Arthur like tennis best?

C.When was Arthur born?

D.What did Arthur like to do at school?

2.The park offered people all of these EXCEPT ____.

A.tennis

B.football

C.baseball

D.swimming

3. How did Arthur meet Mr. Charity?

A.Arthur’s father asked Mr. Charity to give Arthur tennis lessons.

B.While swimming at the pool, Mr. Charity met Arthur.

C.While teaching tennis, Mr. Charity saw young Arthur.

D.Mr. Charity noticed young Arthur was playing tennis well.

4.What did Arthur do for the first time at the age of ten?

A.He entered the park where his father worked.

B.He copied tennis movements without holding a racket.

C.He pretended to hit a tennis ball back and forth over a net.

D.He played tennis better than players who were older than he was.

5.This article is a(n) ____.

A.biography (传记)

B.diary

C.advertisement

D.piece of news

 

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