小卷速测(八) 完形填空+阅读理解D+回答问题
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Ⅰ. 完形填空
Lyle’s Second Go
In 1982, when I was coaching the Raiders, the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado.After watching him on tape, I didn’t think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment for him.We made the 1 .
That summer at training camp,Lyle was having a hard time.He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren’t going 2 .One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn’t slept.Here was a huge man, with his head about as 3 as it could go.We talked, or rather, I listened.The main point was that Lyle felt his career(职业生涯) was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired(退役). He apologized for 4 us since we had just traded for him.
Lyle was always an emotional person.This is one of the reasons he was a good player.He 5 all that emotional energy with him, ready to fire out at the snap of the ball(开球).Now he was in front of me, almost crying.I thought for a moment, realizing we had to keep that 6 going.Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire.At the end of our talk, I said,“You go out and play your very best, and let us 7 if you still have it.Personally, I think you do.”
In January 1984.Tampa Bay Stadium.Super Bowl XVIII.With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9.We were the world champions of professional football.I saw Lyle, crying like a baby.I had to turn away quickly,or I would have joined him in 8 .
I remembered that morning in my office, and what Lyle, and what the Raiders, had achieved since he came to us.If Lyle hadn’t given his career another shot, he wouldn’t have had this victory.Maybe the Raiders wouldn’t have had this victory.During that moment, I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.
( )1.A.deal B.plan C.argument D.mistake
( )2.A.away B.over C.well D.fast
( )3.A.low B.cool C.clear D.heavy
( )4.A.pushing B.refusing C.cheating D.disappointing
( )5.A.faced B.carried C.received D.imagined
( )6.A.ball B.fire C.time D.talk
( )7.A.guess B.wonder C.decide D.predict
( )8.A.cheers B.pain C.peace D.tears
Ⅱ. 阅读理解
Students in western Ohio(俄亥俄州) have to say “bye-bye” to snowy days. Snow may fall, but students won’t be able to spend the days sledding(滑雪橇). Classes will continue—online. Officials say that holding electronic workdays (e-days) will help students keep up with their studies. It will also prevent requiring students to make up schooldays later in June.
Which would you prefer:spending a cold day on a computer, or sitting in school in June when you should be on vacation? Jordan Dewar, a student reporter, holds the opinion that having online work on a snowy day is the better choice, “You would be working on a day that you already planned on having schoolwork.”
“Having extra days of school in summer can interfere with(妨碍) families’ vacation plans. Besides, what if your school does not have air conditioning? Imagine sweating through seven hours at school on a hot June day when you could have been relaxing by a pool with your family. Doesn’t an e-day sound better than that?” Jordan Dewar said.
For some students, it would be easier to concentrate(专注) on e-days than on makeup days. “You can do a little work online, go play, and then come back later,” says Rachel Meyers, 12. “But on June days you would just have to sit there for seven hours, thinking about how you could be outside, so you lose focus.”
There are some students arguing that it’s not fair to ditch snowy days, however. They say that snowy days give them a much-needed break. They also note that missing a day here and there is not enough to put them behind. Most students in Silver Valley School think one problem of e-days is that sometimes siblings(兄弟姐妹们) have to share computers at home. In addition, it punishes the students who don’t have computers at home. When school starts again after e-days, these students will be left behind and have to work double-time to catch up.
