Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other.
To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.
Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.
【小題1】In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.
| A．people often go to football games. |
| B．people, rich and poor, young and old, play football |
| C．football is the most popular game in England |
| D．people usually shout at each other in a football match |
| A．three or four times better than that of adults | B．more than that of adults |
| C．as good as that of adults | D．worth considering three or four times than adults |
| A．filling a boy’s mind with stories | B．more than the teaching of knowledge |
| C．the teaching of knowledge only | D．training character by means of football games |
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When I was six, I went to a local grade school. In grade school, I was 36 the other children because of my speech and reading 37 . All the children would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy, ” and so on. I thought they were 38 because all my grades showed it. I had no self-confidence（自信心）
Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and very clumsy（笨拙的）. I would 39
Cups and trays in the café, and sometimes 40 myself and fall onto the floor when I walked. In sixth grade, I became interested in 41 The class had its annual field day. Each class would have its own teams 42 against each other. I went out for all of the 43 I was not the best 44 I was not bad. The thing that I could do was run and run fast. This 45 the other children because I was so clumsy, and then 46 a lot more name-calling from the children. When somebody else won a race, the children told how 47 he was. When I won, they called me 48
I did not know why they were doing this. I think that it was unfair, and it 49 me.
Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to 50 In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I was 51 than most of the backs we played against. The other team would not 52 the ball towards me, so I just ran them 53 It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and 54 it. It was a new feeling of 55 .
A. above B. before C. behind D. among
A. materials B. questions C. skills D. problems
A. right B. smart C. rude D. foolish
A. clean B. drop C. collect D. serve
A. trip B. help C. enjoy D. injure
A. studies B. sports C. books D. talks
A. stand B. fight C. quarrel D. compete
A. teams B. subjects C. tests D. and
A. because B. if C. but D. and
A. interested B. shocked C. delighted D. disappointed
A. happened B. continued C. made D. came
A. famous B. good C. happy D. leaders
A. names B. numbers C. classmates D. worried
A. frightened B. ashamed C. hurt D. play
A. progress B. change C. grow D. harder
A. faster B. taller C. cleverer D. catch
A. push B. run C. hand D. away
A. back B. down C. off D. away
A. judged B. recognized C. decided D. knew
A. courage B. sadness C. pride D. regret
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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36－55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項.
"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous 37 ."
Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in 38 , then work my way up to 39 . I got 40 on the door of every station every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't 41 hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(邊遠地區) and find a 42 station that'll give you a chance." she said.
I thumbed(搭便車) home to Dixon, Illi. 43 there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 44 to manage 45 sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I 46 the post, but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 47 me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I 48 WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感) 49 over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the 50 when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 51 ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 52 game.
I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would 53 Saturday's game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, 54 I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."
I often wonder what my 55 might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
A. work hard B. are brave C. carry on D. are lucky
A. problems B. difficulty C. disappointment D. unemployment
A. sports B. radio C. shops D. clubs
A. sports announcer B. sports star C. shop manager D. film maker
A. turned away B. turned down C. turned in D. turned off
A. like B. decide C. stand D. risk
A. bigger B. small C. local D. private
A. If B. While C. Unless D. Until
A. businessman B. college student C. athlete D. announcer
A. his B. her C. their D. its
A. applied for B. accepted C. considered D. refused
A. blamed B. suggested C. reminded D. persuade
A. listened to B. found C. tried D. expected
A. became B. turned C. went D. boiled
A. lift B. director C. result D. reply
A. radio B. directing C. football D. broadcasting
A. live B. imaginary C. exciting D. lively
A. join in B. miss C. broadcast D. organize
A. as B. then C. when D. though
A. dream B. aim C. life D. failure
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Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
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21．A. shouting B. screaming C. laughing D. applauding
22．A. up B. over C. more D. out
23．A. another B. other C. some D. any
24．A. immediately B. secretly C. personally D. finally
25．A. took out B. turned out C. gave off D. gave out
26．A. never B. once C. ever D. again
27．A. game B. team C. story D. score
28．A. won B. met C. beat D. fought
29．A. accessible B. comfortableC. sensitive D. acceptable
30．A. happen B. succeed C. spread D. develop
31．A. liberation B. closing C. graduation D. school
32．A. honor B. hope C. success D. surprise
33．A. take B. manage C. solve D. explain
34．A. courage B. devotion C. teamwork D. contribution
35．A. united B. appeared C. prepared D. lost
36．A. proud B. fond C. full D. kind
37．A. time B. record C. date D. ability
38．A. pleased B. grateful C. hopeful D. loyal
39．A. fight B. join C. desire D. enjoy
40．A. take on B. put on C. rely on D. keep on
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932, I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station—and got turned down every time. In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hired. My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best.” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to hunt a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration (挫折) boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, “What was you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. The preceding (在前的) autumn, my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run. I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game! On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
【小題1】The writer shows his _____ by saying “… if I’d not gotten the job at Montgomery Ward”.
| A．regret | B．happiness | C．gratefulness | D．disappointment |
| A．in radio stations | B．in the country |
| C．in big cities | D．in Dixon, Illinois |
| A．it was his mother’s words that encouraged him |
| B．his mother was a person who talked a lot |
| C．nothing good has happened to him up to now |
| D．he got turned down every time he tried |
| A．There was a small radio station in Dixon, Illinois. |
| B．Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland. |
| C．WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games. |
| D．Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department. |
| A．When he hitchhiked to Chicago. | B．After he graduated from college. |
| C．Before he graduated from college. | D．As soon as he was turned down. |
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