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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him,he taught me something24      that changed my life.

Pete was being25      in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's alltime hits record. Sud?denly one reporter asked him, "Pete,you only need 78hits to reach your nearest26       . How many atbats (擊球) do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits?" Without hesitation,Pete just27      at the reporter and said, "78. "The reporter yelled back, " Ah,come on. Pete,you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 atbats,do you?"

  Mr Rose calmly28      his philosophy (人生哲學(xué)) with the reporters who were 29        waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I30      up to the plate (本皇區(qū)) ，I31      to get a hit!32      I have it in mind,I have no right to step into the batter's box!It is33      expecta?tion that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."

  When I thought about Pete Rose's 34       and how it applied to everyday 35      ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person,I was hoping to increase my36       . As a father,I was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man,I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson,I was not so37      a father,and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not38      !I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great father and a great husband. I39       my attitude to a positive one,and the results were40       . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,I won Coach of the Year in my41      baseball league,and I shared a loving relationship with my wife,Karen,with whom I am 42      to enjoy the rest of my life!

 43      ,Mr Rose!

24. A. reliable   B. enjoyable  C. valuable   D. unbelievable

25. A. admired   B. interviewed   C. watched   D. trained

26. A. decision   B. record   C. level   D. goal

27. A. stared   B. shouted    C. glared   D. pointed

28. A. enjoyed   B. shared   C. discussed   D. reviewed

29. A. anxiously   B. nervously   C. cheerfully   D. impatiently

30. A. climb   B. jump   C. drive   D. step

31. A. seem   B. fail  C. expect   D. compete

32. A. Though   B. Unless   C. Because   D. When

33. A. sudden   B. simple C. positive   D. considerate

34. A. plan   B. idea C. ability   D. behaviour

35. A. agenda   B. exercise   C. work   D. life

36. A. sales   B. skills   C. experiences   D. experiments

37. A. wise   B. kind     C. mean   D. bad

38. A. explicit   B. helpful  C. enough   D. practical

39. A. changed   B. added  C. devoted  D. contributed

40. A. hopeful   B. amazing C. funny   D. disappointing

41. A. son's   B. wife's C. friend's   D. customer's

42. A. supposed   B. expected   C. encouraged   D. determined

43. A. Good luck   B. Best regards

   C. Thanks   D. Congratulations 

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文講述了Pete Rose-------- 位非常優(yōu)秀的棒球選手的擊球哲學(xué)對(duì)"我"的人生產(chǎn)生的巨大影響，使"我"認(rèn)識(shí)到積極的人生態(tài)度能夠使人變得卓越。

24. C根據(jù)句意"……他教'我'一些改變'我'生活的有價(jià)值的東西"可知，表示"有價(jià)值的"用valuable   25. B根據(jù)下文的"...one reporter asked him..."可知，Pete在接受采訪，故用inter vie w,表示"采訪，訪問(wèn)"。

26. D根據(jù)句意可知，此處為表示"實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)"的固定搭配： reach one's goal。

27. A根據(jù)句意可知，此處為表示"盯著某人看"的固定搭配。選A.

28. B根據(jù)句意可知，此處為表示"和某人一起分享某事"的固定短語(yǔ)：share sth with sb。故選B.

29. A根據(jù)上文"The reporter yelled back—"等表現(xiàn)可知記者們心情非常急切。表示"急切地，焦急地"用anxiously。選A.

30. D根據(jù)句意和下文可知，此處為step into的同義短語(yǔ)step up to ,表示"走進(jìn)"。選D.

31. C根據(jù)句意及下文的expectation可知，此處為expect,表示"期望"。選(：。

32. B除非"我"胸有成竹，否則"我"沒(méi)有權(quán)利走進(jìn)擊球區(qū)。表示"除非"用unl_ess。選B.

33. C根據(jù)句意并通過(guò)比較各項(xiàng)可知，此處表示"積極的"，選C.

34. B通過(guò)比較各項(xiàng)并根據(jù)前文Pete Rose所說(shuō)的話可知，此處應(yīng)表示Pete Rose的觀點(diǎn)，即idea。選B.

35. D根據(jù)句意可知，此處應(yīng)為"日常生活"，即everyday life。選D.

36. A根據(jù)上文"As a business person…"以及下文"The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson…"可知,此處表不"'我'希望增加銷售額"。表示"銷售額"用sales。選A。

37. D根據(jù)該句后半句"…and I was an okay husband."可推知，okay即not so bad。選D.

38. C根據(jù)下文"I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great fa?ther and a great husband."可知，"我”對(duì)于being okay不滿足，故選擇enough,選C.

39. A通過(guò)比較各項(xiàng)并結(jié)合句意可知，此處表示"'我'把態(tài)度轉(zhuǎn)變成積極的一面"，故使用短語(yǔ)change... to。選A.

40. B 通過(guò)比較各項(xiàng)并結(jié)合下文"I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips-.. enjoy the rest of my life!"可知，結(jié)果非常令人吃驚。表示"令人吃驚的"用am_azing。選B.

41. A 根據(jù)上文"I wanted to be... a great father…"可知，"我" 在兒子的棒球隊(duì)中贏得了"年度教練"的稱號(hào)。選A。

42. D根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可以得出答案。

43. C由上文語(yǔ)境可知答案選C。