Mark Gibson is a former gymnastics coach who once worked with many excellent athletes. He often tells a wonderful story about a 15-year-old 1 girl, Cindy, whose attitude brought out the best in everyone. Cindy wasn"t a great 2 , but when she was in the gym, everyone complained less, worked harder, and, not 3 , achieved more. Cindy was such a powerful motivator 4 she could see nothing. When it was her turn to do the vault(跳马), mother would also 5 alongside her, and tell her how close she was to the vault. When her mom said, "Vault!", Cindy would reach out and jump, 6 her mother and herself. Cindy loved the sport and kept 7 because she and her mom refused to be defeated by her 8 . Mark called her the most 9 member of the team, not because of her 10 ability, but because of her heart and because she 11 a standard of perseverance and courage that inspired others to get more out of themselves. Everyone who 12 her work hard to be the best 13 how much more they could get out of themselves. This is leadership-leadership by 14 . And we see this sort of leadership not only in 15 but also in families and in the workplace. Often the most important members of the team are not the 16 , mos t skilled, or most powerful. Instead, their 17 is in their attitude and their ability to inspire and 18 others with their optimism, enthusiasm, and determination. People who know how to get the best out of themselves get the best of others. There"s no doubt that Cindy"s 19 has a great effect on her teammates. A person"s personality matters most because it comes from within and does not depend on 20 alone. |
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A. opportunity | B. kind B. worker B. naturally B. after B. walk B. trusting B. praying B. coach B. skilled B. communicative B. understood B. watched B. imagined B. example B. gymnasiums B. richest B. advantage B. encourage B. decision B. appearance | C. blind C. leader C. gradually C. that C. appear C. satisfying C. dreaming C. disability C. popular C. athletic C. settled C. helped C. confirmed C. reputation C. sports C. tallest C. power C. educate C. existence C. success | D. clever D. gymnast D. surprisingly D. when D. run D. attracting D. improving D. laziness D. powerful D. musical D. reached D. heard D. realized D. experience D. teams D. oldest D. technique D. consider D. achievement D. environment | 阅读理解。 | As a boy growing up on a farm near the Caribbean coast of Colombia(哥伦比亚), Alvaro Cogollo loved both plants and vallenato, the traditional music of the region.As a biology student in the 1970s, Cogollo traveled around the country to document its rich botanical heritage and, informally, studied the music that tells an important story of Colombia. "We were colonized by the Spanish; later, Africans were brought as slaves to exploit gold mines; and the native peoples were already here," he says."That is what authentic vallenato represents with its three instruments: the accordion(手风琴), from a European origin; la caja drum, which is of African origin; and la guacharaca, a beating instrument made from a palm tree, which is from native American origin." Over the course of his nearly four-decade career, Cogollo has discovered more than 150 new species of plants, 17 of which bear his name.Although Cogollo never earned a PhD, his colleagues say he"s made invaluable contributions to knowledge of Colombia"s plant at a time when deforestation (砍伐森林) is a big threat to the country" s biodiversity.Governments have focused on trying to move the country out of poverty and conflict through exploiting its natural resources, not through scientific resource development.But Cogollo sees things a different way.By educating the public about alternative uses for the land, and researching plants" potential uses-including as medicines, foods, and bio-fuels- Golombia could improve its economy and quality of life without neglecting conservation, Cogollo says. Cogollo"s other major achievement has been the transformation of a neglected botanical garden in a Medellm neighborhood into a well-known center for research, environmental education, and community gatherings.What had been a club for wealthy orchid enthusiasts now offers free admission and attracts rich and poor alike.The success of the botanical garden has in turn contributed to the transformation of Medellm.Once seriously damaged, by violent wars between armed groups, the city has had some improvements that include better public safety, tougher pollution controls and the creation of green spaces. What Cogollo has focused his latest efforts on is teaching Colombians from all social classes and backgrounds about the importance of biodiversity and conservation through a shared musical heritage. "The fact that Alvaro"s been able to give talks to audiences filled with all kinds of people is very important, and that"s what happened in Medellm the first time he talked about vallenato music," Dr.Forcro says."People sitting there had no idea of environmental conservation, and then they did." | 1. What"s the main feature of vallenato music? | A. It records the history of Colombia. B. It sounds like the voice of plants. C. It plays with local instruments. D. It has origins from all over the world. | 2. While protecting the environment, Cogollo attached importance to ___. | A. the research of music B. the protection of plants C. the improvement of people"s life D. the communication with different people | 3. The purpose of rebuilding the botanical garden is ____. | A. to raise the public"s environmental consciousness B. to set up a club for rich orchid enthusiasts C. to give talks about vallenato music D. to create a fair economic system | 4. People from different backgrounds came to Cogollo"s reports about biodiversity mainly because of . | A. their common interest in Vallenato music B. their improved environmental consciousness C. his popularity in environmental protection D. his previous achievements in the city development | 完形填空 | On the first day of my school life in the USA, I showed a great interest in my marketing class. My teacher, Mrs. Tolman, suggested I __1__ a national marketing club called DECA attracting many students with talent and interest in __2__. So I did. The first __3__ was to raise money for the marketing competition later in the year by selling candles. Mrs. Tolman said the competition was due in a week and that 40 percent of the __4__ would go into my personal account. At the beginning, I tried to sell some candles to my host mom. She said that if I could __5__ confidence and do a wonderful sales presentation, she would certainly buy some. I started my __6__ with a firm handshake. Then I introduced all the different kinds of candles and the special sales I could offer and __7__ her that our candles were the best choices for gifts and home decorations. Finally she bought three candles. Greatly __8__ I decided to sell my candles around the neighborhood. On Saturday morning, with great courage, I knocked at the door of my first potential __9__. "I"m a student at Skyline High School and we are __10__ money for DECA. I"m trying to sell..." "Not today, sorry, " the man interrupted me and __11__ the door. Embarrassed, I walked away and said to myself the __12__ thing that might happen was being refused like that again. I couldn"t even count how many times I was __13__ with reasons like "Not today" , "I don"t have any __14__ money right now" or "I just bought some". __15__, I had to continue with the day. __16__, a woman kindly bought nearly $ 60 worth of candles. I couldn"t even hide my __17__ and said "Thank you very much" to her with a bow. After a __18__ hard work, I turned in my $408 worth of sales of candles, which gave me $163 in my own account. I was __19__ to find out I was the second highest seller in all classes. It was the first time that I had worked as a sales person. This experience let me know that __20__ difficulties was only wasting time and a barrier in my way to success. | ( )1. A. hold ( )2. A. business ( )3. A. chance ( )4. A. income ( )5. A. express ( )6. A. presentation ( )7. A. told ( )8. A. puzzled ( )9. A. buyer ( )10. A. lending ( )11. A. opened ( )12. A. worst ( )13. A. allowed ( )14. A. more ( )15. A. However ( )16. A. So ( )17. A. anger ( )18. A. week"s ( )19. A. puzzled ( )20.A. overcoming | B. join B. English B. way B. candles B. show B. business B. convinced B. surprised B. seller B. raising B. knocked B. uneasy B. permitted B. extra B. So B. Secondly B. embarrassment B. hour"s B. surprised B. dealing with | C. build C. math C. challenge C. business C. make C. club C. explained C. shocked C. business man C. returning C. burst into C. best C. refused C. little C. Therefore C. Firstly C. happiness C. year"s C. calm C. accepting | D. set D. sports D. choice D. expense D. expect D. interest D. requested D. encouraged D. shop keeper D. borrowing D. shut D. unhappiest D. demanded D. left D. For D. Finally D. sad D. month"s D. lucky D. worrying about | 阅读理解 | Much as Robby tried,he lacked the sense of tone and basic rhythm (节奏).But he dutifully reviewed his lessons.Over the months he tried and tried,and often repeated to me "My mom"s going to hear me play some day." But he seemed hopeless,with no born ability.A real bad advertisement for my teaching!I was so happy when one day he stopped coming. Several weeks later my students were to have a recital (演奏会).To my surprise,Robby came,asking to play in the recital. "But,it is for current pupils,you dropped." "My mom was sick.But I have been practicing.I"ve just got to play!" I didn"t know what led me to agree,maybe... The recital came.I_put_Robby_up_last_to_play_before_my_"curtain_closer",by which,I could save the recital if... The recital went off well.Robby came up on stage,clothes wrinkled and his hair looked like he"d run an eggbeater through it."How could his mom...?" Robby pulled out the piano bench and began.It was Mozart"s work!I was not prepared for what I heard next.Like in a dream,I was then woken up by the wild applause-everybody was on their feet! "I"ve never heard you play like that,Robby!How"d you do it?" Through the microphone Robby explained:"Well,Miss Hondorf,remember I told you my mom was sick?Actually she had cancer and died this morning.She was born deaf,and tonight was the first time she ever heard me play.I wanted to make it special." My eyes were wet.He was not a student of mine,but a teacher! | 1. We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer________. | A. was fully confident that Robby would perform well at the recital B. thought that Robby would make the recital special C. thought that Robby wouldn"t play at the recital D. had no confidence in Robby at all for the recital | 2. What made the boy succeed in the recital? | A. Love for his mother. B. Musical talent. C. The writer"s help. D. Regular practice. | 3. What made the writer think that Robby was her teacher,not student? | A. That he played better than her in the recital. B. That he loved his mother more than she did. C. That he never gave up. D. That,the audience gave him more applause than her. | 4. What is the highlight of the recital? | A. The writer"s performance. B. Robby"s performance. C. Robby and his mom"s story. D. The audience"s applause. | 完形填空。 | Jenna,a popular girl from Westwood Middle School,had graduated first in her class andwas ready for new 1__ in high school. __2__ ,high school was different. In the first week,Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队长). She was competing against very talented girls, and sheknew it would be 3_ for her to be selected. Two hours later, the _4 _ read a list of the girls for a second try-out. Her heart__5__as the list ended without her name. Feeling__6__ ,she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework. Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was__7__. She moved on to English and history, and was__8__ to find that she didn"t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to__9__math for the time being. The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school__10__. Mrs. Biden wasn"t as__11__as Jenna. "I"m sorry, but we have enough__12__for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we"ll talk then. "Jenna smiled__13__and left. "Why is high school so__14__?" she sighed. Later in 15 class, Jenna devoted herself to figu-ring out the problems that had given her so much 16 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she"d continue to try to 17 at her new school. She wasn"t sure if she "d succeed .but she knew she had to 18 . High school was just as her mom had said : "You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 19 a big fish in a small pond . The challenge is to become the_20__fish you can be. 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