2021年甘肃省嘉峪关市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)

2021年甘肃省嘉峪关市成考专升本英语第一轮测试卷(含答案)学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(20题)1.Iwonderhowmuch______.

A.thatcarwasB.wasthatcarC.isthatcarD.thatcaris

2.Newtypewriterscostabout________priceofthesecond—handones．

A.threetimesthe

B.athreetimes

C.thethreetimes

D.threetimesa

3.Janehasbrownhair,infact,it'squitesimilarinshade______yours.

A.asB.withC.likeD.to

4.Myfather______mebysayingthatIcouldwininthespeechcontest,soItookpartinit.

A.discouragedB.encouragedC.preventedD.asked

5.Whenwe______themuseumisnotdecided.

A.visitedB.visitC.willvisitD.visiting

6.WewereoverjoyedatthenewsofChina__________anotherman-madesatel1ite．A.startingB.1aunchingC.fightingD.shouting

7.Mary，_________here——everybodyelse，staywhereyouare．

A.comeB.comesC.tocomeD.coming

8.Thenovelwrittenbytheauthor_______well,butfiveyearsagronoonecouldhaveimaginedhowgreatarolehe_______intheliteraryworldA.sells;wastoplay

B.selling;wasplaying

C.sold;hadplayed

D.sell;isplaying

9._____cryingsadly,heraisedhisheadandlettearsstreamdownhisfaceonpurposeA.TobeseenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Havingseen

10.CountriesthattraditionallyneverallowedforeignstudentstostayandworklikeGermanyortheUnitedKingdom—arefacingtheirownlabor______ininformationtechnologyandrelaxingtheirimmigrationlaws.

A.cutsB.shortagesC.weaknessesD.imports

11.—TheremustbeadozenpensinthishousebutIcanneverfindonewhenIneedthem.—Keeplooking.______issuretoturnup.

A.OneB.ItC.ThatD.This

12.Thewaterwillbefurtherpollutedunlesssomemeasures______.

A.willbetakenB.aretakenC.weretakenD.hadbeentaken

13.Sometimeschildrenhavetrouble______factfromfictionandmaybelievethatsuchthingsactuallyexist.

A.toseparateB.separatingC.forseparatingD.ofseparating

14.--Ifyouareofferedatriptothemoon,______it?--Ofcourse.Whynot?

A.didyouaccept

B.areyougoingtoaccept

C.willyouaccept

D.wouldyouaccept

15.Finallyhegottimeforaglance______thisreport.

A.offB.roundC.onD.at

16.Itisreportedthatmanyanewhouse_______atpresentinthedisasterareaA.arebeingbuilt

B.werebeingbuilt

C.wasbeingbuilt

D.isbeingbuilt

17.-Betweenthetwopossibleplans,I‘mbound_____thesecondoneA.favouringB.tofavourC.forfavouringD.tofavouring

18.Thebankisreportedinthelocalnewspaper,_______inbroaddaylightyesterday.

A.beingrobbed

B.havingbeenrobbed

C.tohavebeenrobbed

D.robbed

19.Whathedescribedasonlya______detailIthoughtwasthemostimportantpartoftheplan.

A.commonB.plainC.justD.mere

20.Thesenationalparksareveryimportantforpreservingmanyanimals,whichwouldruntheriskofbecomingextinct.

A.insteadB.thereforeC.neverthelessD.otherwise

二、翻译(10题)21.Onlywhenwegivefullplaytoman'sinitiativecanwemakefulluseofmachinestotransfernature.

22.董事长以公司的名义宣布了这项决定.

23.Forweekshehadworriedoverhowtoconvincethegraduatesthatthey,too,couldsucceedagainstseeminglyimpossibleodds,thattheycouldmovemountains.

24.Whileitcannotbescientificallyproven（ordisproved,forthatmatter.thatglobalwarmingcausedanyparticularextremeevent,wecansaythatglobalwarmingverylikelymakesmanykindsofextremeweatherbothmorefrequentandmoresevere.

25.IftheChinesepeopleworkhard,theycandefinitelyattainthisgrandstrategicobjective.

26.Themeetingwasn’theldbecauseyouwereabsent.

27.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝为谴责我们的缺陷而给我们布下的陷阱。人生也不是一场拼写比赛，不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，就会前功尽弃。人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，即便最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。我们的目标就是多赢少输。当我们能够接受不完整是人性的一部分这个事实时，当我们的人生不断滚动并能欣赏其价值时，我们就会获得其他人仅渴望的完整人生。我相信这就是上帝对我们的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯错”，而是求得人生的完整。

28.Nomatterwhathesaid,Iregardedhiscommentonmyabilityasachallenge.

29.WehopeyoucanacceptourinvitationandlookforwardtomeetingyouinBeijing.

30.Weshouldblamecomputervirusesfordestroyingsomeofourimportantdocuments.

三、书面表达(10题)31.标题：TheInternet____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

32.你(LiYuan)从报纸上得知某公司在招聘英文秘书，你愿意应聘。给曾经在这个公司工作过的一个朋友(Tom)写封信，询问有关信息。内容包括：

(1)说明在哪儿获得招聘信息。

(2)说明为什么愿意应聘。

(3)询问有关该公司的信息。

33.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youaresupposedtowriteacompositionHealthin100-120wordsbasedonthefollowingtopicsentences.Remembertowriteitclearly.(1)Healthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.(2)Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?(3)Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.

34.Ⅵ.Writing(25points)Directions:Forthispart,youarcsupposedtowritealetterof100—120wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation.Remembertowriteitclearly.6.．写封信给你的朋友Glad，他下周一下午4点将从另一个城市乘飞机来看你，内容包括：(1)不能去机场接站，向他表示歉意；(2)临时要出差(具体内容)；(3)告诉他如何从机场来你家；(4)十分欢迎他到你家来。

35.你（LiYuan）刚买了一块表，但你不满意，因为它总有毛病。写一封投诉信，其内容如下：

（1）买表的时间、地点；

（2）出现的问题；

（3）要求退货。

36.你(LiYuan)的生日就要到了，写封信邀请朋友参加你的生日聚会。信的内容包括：

(1)告知对方聚会的具体时间、地点。

(2)到达聚会地点的行车路线及便利的交通工具。

37.假设你是Tom，将去上海旅游，写一封信给你在上海的朋友张强，告诉他你将乘火车于l0月21日上午8点到达上海，请他接你，并请他帮你安排21至24日的住宿（旅馆最好靠近市中心，房间可以小一些，但不要太贵）。此外，你还要他帮你订24日返回北京的火车票。

注意：词数应为100左右

Oct．15

DearZhangQiang，

Allthebest，

Tom

38.你(LiYuan)和几个朋友约定明天在人民公园野餐。你们的朋友Peter也应邀参加。你给他写封信，内容包括：

(1)说明野餐目的。

(2)说明路线。

(3)说明日期、时间。

39.假设你在上班的路上(或公交车上)发现小偷正在偷别人的钱。描写这个过程。内容包括：

(1)何时、何地。

(2)过程。

(3)你的感受(或作法、建议等)。

40.假设你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可

以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。

提示：

1．“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。

2．活动时间：每周六上午。

3．活动内容：练习英语口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等。

4．谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。

注意．词数应为100左右

四、翻译(20题)41.SectionB

Directions:TranslatethefollowingChineseintoEnglish.

(英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassageinChinese.ReaditcarefullyandputitintoEnglish.

人生不是上帝为谴责我们的缺陷而给我们布下的陷阱。人生也不是一场拼写比赛，不管你拼出多少单词，一旦出现了一个错误，就会前功尽弃。人生更像是一个棒球赛季，即使最好的球队也会输掉三分之一的比赛，即便最差的球队也有春风得意的日子。我们的目标就是多赢少输。当我们能够接受不完整是人性的一部分这个事实时，当我们的人生不断滚动并能欣赏其价值时，我们就会获得其他人仅渴望的完整人生。我相信这就是上帝对我们的要求：不求“完美”，不求“永不犯错”，而是求得人生的完整。

42.Canadianagriculturalproductionkeptupwiththecountry'sdemandandstillhadsurplusesforsaletotheindustrialcentersofEurope.

43.Acultureanditslanguagesareasinseparableasbrainandbody;whileoneisapartoftheother,neithercanfunctionwithouttheother.

44.Weappreciatethegoodqualityofyourproducts,butunfortunatelyyourpriceappearstobeonthehighside.

45.Americans,valuingcompetition,havedevisedaneconomicsystemtogowithit–freeenterprise(自由企业制).

46.Itisvitalthatscientistsshouldperceivethedangernowbeforeitistoolate.

47.Thisopportunitytoescapetherealitiesofeverydaylifeis,Ithink,themainattractionofabookshop.

48.SectionA

Directions:TranslatethefollowingEnglishintoChinese.

(非英语专业学生做)

Directions:Inthispart,thereare5itemswhichyoushouldtranslateintoChinese,eachItemconsistingofoneormoresentences.ThesesentencesarealltakenfromthereadingpassageinpartⅡ.Youcanreferbacktothepassagessoastoidentifytheirmeaninginthecontext.

TheinnersupportsystemwasdesignedbyGustaveEiffel,thesamemanwhomadethefamousEiffelTowerinParis.

49.Thedemandforforeignexchangearisesbecauseacountry'sresidentswanttobuyforeigngoods.

50.Agreatdealofresearchhasbeenperformedonthisquestion,andresultspointstothefollowinganswer:weperformthistaskthroughaspecialtypeofaveraging.

51.众所周知，贸易和专门化相辅相成，使我们每个人能使用更多的产品。

A.Asweallknow,tradeandspecializationgohandinhand,thatenableseachofustohavemoreproductstouse.

B.Asisknowntoall,tradeandspecializationgohandinhandandenableeachofustohavemoreproductstouse.

C.Likeweallknow,tradeandspecializationgohandinhandandenableeachofustohavemoreproductstouse.

D.Likeweallknow,tradeandspecializationgohandinhand,andwhichenableeachofustohavemoreproductstouse.

52.Weshouldblamecomputervirusesfordestroyingsomeofourimportantdocuments.

53.Hewantstowriteanarticle,whichwillattractpublicattentiontotheairpollutioninthiscity.

54.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusgroupA,buthedidn'tknowthesub-group.

55.Ihavehadgreatdealoftroubleincatchingupwithothersinmyclass._____________________________________________________________________________

56.Theresultofthisprogressisanenormouspopulationincreasethatthreatensthequalityoflife,broughtaboutbyprogressinthemedicalprofession.

57.这一项目的失败使我们得出结论：我们过高估计了他的能力。

58.ScientistssaythatplantandanimallifeinthousandsoflakesintheUnitedStatesandCanadahasalreadybeendestroyedbyacidrain.

59.我要是当初坚持把法语学下来就好了。

60.们必须提高产品质量，因为那些国家买家的质量意识都非常强。

A.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinallcountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

B.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

C.Youhavetoraisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

D.Youshouldrisethequalityofyourproductsbecausebuyersinthosecountriesareverymuchquality-minded.

五、阅读理解(5题)61.

Theauthorfearsthatchildrenwillgrowupintoadultswhoare______.

A.tooindependentofothers

B.toocriticalofthemselves

C.unabletothinkforthemselves

D.unabletousebasicskills

62.Accordingtothepassage,coinsoncehadrealvalueascurrencybecausethey______.

A.representedagreatimprovementoverbarter

B.permittedeasytransportationofwealth

C.weremadeofpreciousmetals

D.couldbecomecollector"sitems

63.Thebesttittleforthispassageis

A.PaperCanBeUsedasMoney

B.AfricaMoneyForms

C.TheHistoryofMoney

D.MoneyinAncientTimes

64.Writerhopesthatanewmoviewon’t______.

A.makepeoplelovewar

B.causeangertowardAmericans

C.beapopularfilm

D.plantseedsofracism

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.

B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarrived.

C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.

D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecave.

六、作文(1题)66.假设你的朋友叫杨立，是优秀学生。校报请你写一篇介绍他的短文。他的基本情况是：现在读高二，是班长，是全班学习最好的;最喜欢学习英语和数学;爱好体育，课余常踢足球，还是学校游泳队队员;经常帮助别人。注意：(1)基本情況不可遺漏;(2)要有标题;(3)词数为100左右。

参考答案

1.D解析：从句中的问句主谓不倒装。从句的时态随主句。我想知道那辆车的价格。

2.A【句子大意】新打字机的价格是二手货的三倍。

3.D

4.B解析：encourage：鼓励、鼓舞；discourage：使泄气；prevent：阻止；ask：要求。根据句意只有选B。

5.C解析：句子的前半部分是主语从句，主语从句中的谓语动词时态应根据句意而定。

6.Blaunch为“发射”讲；其余为干扰项。

7.A本题考查祈使句型：

【应试指导】句意：Mary，到这里来，其余的人待在原处。根据句子的结构可判断出这是个祈使句。所以要用动词原形开头。Mary在句中不是

主语，而是“呼语”。

8.A

9.A

10.B解析：cuts“裁减”；shortages“短缺”；weaknesses“弱点”；imports“进口”，故正确选项为B。

11.A解析：根据上文提到“findone”，故下文中也应填one，表示泛指。

12.B解析：takemeasures意思为“采取措施”，本句应用被动语态。

13.B解析：本题考查固定搭配。havetrouble(in)doingsth.“做某事有困难”。句意为：有时孩子们在分清故事和现实方面会有困难，相信故事中的事确实存在。

14.D

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.D解析：本题测试形容词辨析。四个选项的意思分别是“普通的”，“清楚的”，“正义的”，“仅仅的”。根据句意，D项正确。本句大意为：他仅仅把它作为一个细节来描述，而我却认为它是这个计划中最重要的部分。

20.D

21.我们只有充分发挥人的积极性才能充分利用机器来改造自然。我们只有充分发挥人的积极性才能充分利用机器来改造自然。

22.Thepresidentannouncedthedecisioninthenameofthecompany.Thepresidentdonatedasumofmoneyinthenameoftheschool.

23.几个星期以来，他一直苦苦思索着，如何让这些毕业生相信，他们也能克服似乎难以挑战的困难获取成功，他们也能创造奇迹。

24.尽管在科学上还无法证明（或否定）是全球变暖导致了某些特定的极端天气，我们还是可以说全球变暖很可能使多种极端天气发生得更频繁、更恶劣。

25.只要中国人民积极奋斗，这个宏伟战略目标定能达到。

26.会议没有开是因为你的缺席。

27.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeing,andwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,we'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect",not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".

28.不管他怎么说,我就是认为他对我的能力的评价是一种挑战.regard…ascommenton

29.我们希望您能接受我们的邀请,并盼望在北京与您会面.

30.我们应把一些重要文件的毁坏归咎于电脑病毒.blamefor:

31.TheInternetWiththedevelopmentofcomputers，theInternethasbecomewidelyused.Moreandmoreinformationwillbeprovidedforpeople.Wecangetallkindsofusefulinformationinanyscientificresearchfieldwheneverweneed.ItcanhelpUStoenrichourknowledgeandhelpourcountrytokeepupwiththedevelopedcountries.However，theInternetalsobringsUStoomuchinformation.ItalwaysmakeUSverydifficulttofindsomethingavailablebybrowsingmanynecessarywebsites.Inaword，weneedtheInternet.butweshouldmakegooduseofit.

32.DearTom,

Howareyouthesedays?Andhowisyournewjob?

Iambusyonjob-huntingthesedays.IjustreadanadvertisementinthenewspaperthatthecompanyyouworkedbeforeneedsanEnglishsecretary.

Youoncetoldmethatitisagoodcompany.Theworkingenvironmentsuitsyoungpeople.Anditlocatesatdowntown.SoIamthinkingofapplyingforit.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutthedevelopmentofthecompanyintheseyearsandthesalarycomparingwithothercompanies?DoIhavetoworklonghours?

Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yours,

LiYuan

33.61．写作格式与第三套一样，不同的是此处段首句以英文给出。本文要点：论述健康对我们的影响，有了好身体我们可以做什么。如何保持健康：1)要进行锻炼，2)要养成好习惯，3)要自己注意身体变化。HealthHealthisthefoundationofone'sfuturesuccess.Ifyoubecomesick,itisimpossibleforyoutogoonwithyourstudyoryourwork.Onthecontrary,ifyouarestrong,youcanovercomethedifficultiesthatlieaheadofyou.Howcanyouhavegoodhealth?Firstly,youshoulddoexerciseeverydaytostrengthenyoubodies.Secondly,youshouldform.somegoodhabits,suchasearlyrising.Ifyougetupearly,youcanbreathefreshair.Thirdly,youshouldpayattentiontoyourhealth.Ifyouaregettingsick,you'dbetter,gotoseeadoctor.Inaword,nothingismorevaluablethanhealth.Ingoodhealth,astudentmayabsorbmoreknowledgeandsolvemorecomplexproblems.Ingoodhealth,scientistscanachievemoresuccessandmakemorecontributions.

34.61.

参考范文DearGlad,January18,2007IamsorrythatIwon'theabletomeetyouat4:00pmnextMondayafternoonattheairport.Thismorningmybossaskedmetogoto

Shanghai

onbusiness.Itissomethingveryargent.IMilhavetostaytherefor10clays.Businessgoesfirst,andIcandonothingaboutit.Whenyouarriveattheairport,pleasetakeBusNo.120andgetoffattheHolidayBusStop.TheStopisquitenearmyhouse,IliveinRoom333,EntranceNo.2,theHolidayApartmentBuilding.Mymotherisalwaysathome.Itoldheralreadythatyouwouldcometoseeme.Youarewelcometomyplace.Bestwishes.Yourfriend,GaoMing(信体正文字数:117words)

35.ToWhomItMayConcern:

Threedaysago，IjustgotthewatchIorderedfromyourstore.Yousentitontimeandthanksforthat.ButIfoundseveralproblems.First，thecolorisnotwhatIwanted.Iwantedgolden，butyougavemesilverinstead.IthoughtthatwouldbeOK，ifeverythingelseisgoodenough.Thestrangerthinghappens.Thewatchgetsfiveminutesslowereveryday，soIhavetokeepcorrectingit.Becauseofthis，Ifeelnervousaboutbeinglateforwork.Ireallycannotstanditanylonger.SoIhavetowritethislettertorequestgivingthewatchbacktoyouandfullmoneybacktome.

Alongwiththeletteristhecopyoftheorder.

Thankyou.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.

Yourssincerely，

LiYuan

36.DearPam,

Mybirthdayiscoming!Myparentsaregoingtoholdabirthdaypartyformeat13:00onMay29th(Sunday)athome.Willyoubefreeandcometomyparty?I'11beveryhappy.Besides,Tom,Janeandsomeotherclassmatesarecomingtoo.

YoumaytakebusNo.2toQingStreetandwalkstraightabout20meters.Thereyou'llseeadrugstore.Atthecomerofit,turnrightandgetintoaverynarrowstreetandlookforBeigingNo.10.That'smyhome.We'11waitforyouthere.

Pleasecallmebeforethedateifyoucannotcome.

Ican'twaitforthereunion.

Takecare

LiYuan

37.Onepossibleversion:

DearZhangQiang，

Howareyoudoingrecently?I"mplanningtogotoShanghaiandlookaroundinthecityforafewdays.I"11takethetrainandarriveat8o"clocka.m.onOctober21st.Willyoupleasecomeandmeetmeatthestation?I"mgoingtostayinShanghaitillOctober24th.Pleasehelpmebookahotelroom.Ihopetostayinahotelaroundthedowntownareabutthepriceshouldn"tbeveryhigh.Idon"tmindiftheroomissmall.Besides，canyoubookaticketformebacktoBeijingon24th?

Allthebest，

Tom

38.DearPeter,

We'resogladyou'recomingtojoinustomorrow.Hereishowyoucanfindus.We'llhaveourpicnicinthePeople'sPark.Youknowwhereitis,don'tyou?Afteryouentertheparkbythemaingate,walkstraightontillyoucometoastream.Crossthestreamandturnright.Afterwalkingforawhileyou'llcometoalake.We'llhaveourpicnicthereinthesmallwoodsbythelake.I'msureyou'llhavenotroublefindingus.Docome!

Yours,

Lihua

39.OneMondaymorningaroundeighto'clockinthebusonmywaytothecompany,Iwasenjoyingmybreakfastwhilereadinganewspaper.

Afterawhile,IraisedmyeyesandtriedtoseewherethebuswasandthenIhappenedtoseeayoungmanstrangelystickingtogetherwithalady.Ifeltcuriousandcouldn'thelplookingathimagain.SuddenlyIrealizedthathewasstealing!Attheverymoment,twomenrushedtohimandgraspedhishandwithapurseinit.Itwastoofastformostofustoseewhatwashappening.Thebusdrivertoldustheywerepolicemenaftertheygotoffthebus.

Whenwilltherebenoneedforpolicemeninthebusforsuchathing?

40.Onepossibleversion:

I"maseniorstudent.IlikeEnglishverymuch.attendingEnglishlessonsatschool，IoftengototheEnglishCornerintheparknearmyhomeonSaturdaymorning.Itwassetuptwoyearsago.Manyhighschoolstudentsgatherthere.Sometimes，some

CollgesudentsandevenforeignfriendsarepresentattheEnglishCorner.

TherewepractiseourspokenEnglish，talkaboutwhatweareinterestedin，exchangeourexperienceinlearningEnglishandsoon.I"velearnedalot.

IhavegreatlyimprovedmyselfinEnglishsinceIvisitedit.Itisreallyagoodhelptome.

41.LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatchwherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseasonwhereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaysofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimpressionispartofhumanbeingandwhenwecontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateitwe'llachievewholenessthatotherscanonlyaspireto.ThatIbelieveiswhatGodasksofus-not"beperfect"not"don'tevenmakeamistake".But"bewhole".LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemnusforsailing.Lifeisnotaspellingmatch,wherenomatterhowmanywordsyou'vegottenright.You'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteam