小卷速测(一) 完形填空+阅读理解C+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.
I learned this lesson from an experience many years ago. I took the head 1 job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football program.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even 2 to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was 3 because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we were defeated(打败). I couldn’t believe I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to realize that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to 4 my attitude about their ability and potential(潜能).
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little pride. Most important, I began to treat them like 5 . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.
Six months after being defeated on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. Finally, we 6 the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest thrills(兴奋, 激动) of my life!
From the 7 I learnt a lot about how the attitude of the leader can affect the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and encouraged them. I helped them to see themselves 8 , and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
( )1.A.running B.driving C.coaching D.swimming
( )2.A.practice B.make C.learn D.forget
( )3.A.sorry B.worried C.brave D.excited
( )4.A.take B.change C.insist D.catch
( )5.A.winners B.losers C.teachers D.students
( )6.A.built B.faced C.trained D.thanked
( )7.A.show B.visit C.experience D.experiment
( )8.A.luckily B.easily C.carefully D.differently
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Green Roofs(屋顶)
Why would anyone want to plant a garden on a roof? People are finding out that it is good for the environment and good for them.
Cities can be as much as four to ten degrees warmer than the countryside. Green rooftops can help cool the air in cities. One green roof will not do much to change the temperature of a city. However, when more buildings begin to convert their rooftops to green spaces, it can make a real difference. Buildings that are cooler also use air conditioning less often. This reduces the amount of energy a building uses.
Cities are usually more polluted than other areas. The plants on the rooftops can even help clean the air. Gardens in the city can also provide a place for birds and bugs to live.
One unusual rooftop garden is on the rooftop of Children’s Hospital in Missouri. The garden covers an area of 7,500 square feet. It is a place for the children and parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital. The garden has flowers, fountains(喷泉), and even a goldfish pond.
Another interesting garden is on the rooftop of the Royal York Hotel in Canada. The hotel’s cooks can pick herbs(草本植物) they use fresh from the roof. Some other hotels and restaurants have rooftop gardens to grow plants. They just need gardeners to care for them. Rooftop gardens can dry out quickly in the summer sun, and vegetables need frequent watering.
Not all buildings have green rooftops. For one thing, green rooftops can be more expensive than traditional rooftops. Also, a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden.
