2011年高二英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练—第3天

用心 爱心 专心 1 20112011 年高二英语上学期年高二英语上学期 2525 分钟限时阅读天天练分钟限时阅读天天练 第第 3 3 天天 I I 完形填空完形填空 SecretSecret SantaSanta ofof KansasKansas CityCity In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country trying to make a new start for himself Along the way he had 36 run out of money and was 37 to spend the night in his 38 This continued until one morning after a week of 39 in his car he walked 40 into a restaurant and 41 a big breakfast After eating his first good meal in weeks he found himself 42 to the waiter telling him he had lost his wallet The waiter who was also the owner walked behind the chair where the young man had been 43 He 44 and came up with a 20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor Son you must have 45 this the owner said The young man couldn t believe his 46 He quickly paid for the 47 left a tip bought gas with the change and headed west On the way out of town it dawned on him Maybe 48 dropped the money at all Maybe the waiter just knew I was in 49 and he helped me in a way that didn t 50 me Now older the man lives near Kansas City Each year he 51 thousands of dollars primarily in increments 递增 of 100 He is 52 as the Secret Santa because at Christmas time each year he personally hands 53 out to those on the street or at restaurants I ve lived the story so I know it s definitely more blessed to 54 than receive because it comes back to you many many times over he says He is 55 to be able to share the gift that blessed his life so many years ago 36 A hardlyB neverC completelyD nearly 37 A forcedB advisedC permittedD persuaded 38 A house B carC campD street 39 A celebratingB researchingC crying D sleeping 40 A proudlyB nervouslyC excitedlyD happily 41 A exchangedB cookedC orderedD sold 42 A lying B readingC explainingD announcing 43 A arguingB shoppingC sittingD praying 44 A made upB turned upC went outD bent down 45 A demandedB droppedC ownedD received 46 A practiceB memoryC characterD luck 47 A breakfastB clothesC furnitureD education 48 A everybodyB somebodyC anybodyD nobody 49 A confusionB advanceC troubleD debt 50 A encourageB embarrassC inspireD fool 51 A gives awayB brings inC puts awayD gets back 用心 爱心 专心 2 52 A awardedB knownC scoldedD introduced 53 A worksB toolsC moneyD knowledge 54 A chargeB deliverC collectD give 55 A gratefulB sorryC uncertainD afraid IIII 阅读理解阅读理解 All sports people are under a lot of pressure to win so they have to be spiritually strong In the past athletes only trained to get physically fit Today professional sports psychologists use scientific techniques 技术 to help athletes get spiritually fit too British player Johnny Wilkinson described some of the pressures he had felt He played very well at the 2003 World Cup but after that he couldn t play well He found that he had a terrible fear of failure With the help of sports psychologists he realized that reality changes depending on how we look at it and then everything went better In team sports psychologists help players in different ways one of which is to create a team spirit It s very difficult to get all the players to think in the same way but when you see a team that works as a unit everything happens naturally and easily said Professor Dave Collins a sports psychologist When there is a team spirit the players all take responsibility and don t blame individual players for mistakes In this way they feel more confident and can concentrate better Sometimes players are under a lot of pressure in a game For example a player may have to take a penalty kick To reduce his fear of making a mistake sports psychologists use a method called visualization 可视化 Psychologists simply ask players to imagine taking a perfect penalty When players do this certain areas of the brain become active An interesting fact is that they are the same areas of the brain as when the player takes the real penalty Today sports psychologists have an important job to do They help athletes become spiritually fit and develop a winning mentality 必胜信念 Having a winning mentality can really make a difference between winning and losing 56 What can we learn from the first paragraph A All sports people were mentally unhealthy in the past B Sports psychologists can control athletes mind in the match C Wrong views on success have bad effects on athletes spiritual health D Some scientific methods have replaced traditional trainings 57 Wilkinson felt better as he realized that A everything was changing and was difficult to expect B things turned to be good when we looked at it differently C psychology was very important to an athlete like him D it was unnecessary for him to control his mind 58 What s the importance of a team spirit according to the text A It can increase players sense of responsibility B It guarantees the perfect performance of everyone 用心 爱心 专心 3 C It controls the athletes mind when necessary D It makes all athletes more skillful during a match 59 It can be inferred from the text that A sports psychologists always ask athletes to use their imagination B the spirits of a psychologist can decide the outlook of a team C athletes ne