阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I had been playing hockey (冰球)for about 10 years, I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and
26 got into a game.I went to all the
27 and showed up even when itwas s
o 28 that your ‘breath froze’ and whenplayers had decided to stay home. I feltI had
29 enough and thought of quitting”
I finally decided to
30 the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on
31 my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise
32 , so think about yourself in a
33 way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,
34 my shot accuracy and changing my
35 .
Once in a match, we
36 our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my
37 place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going
38 . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little
39 . But my mom’s words
40 out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my
41 work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the
42 to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had
43 me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s
44 has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I
45 myself.
| 小题1: | | A．once | B．seldom | C．usually | D．even |
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| 小题2: | | A．meetings | B．shows | C．matches | D．practices |
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| 小题3: | | A．cloudy | B．wet | C．cold | D．windy |
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| 小题4: | | A．suffered | B．explained | C．planned | D．escaped |
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| 小题5: | | A．write | B．break | C．read | D．report |
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| 小题6: | | A．noticing | B．gathering | C．hearing | D．analyzing |
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| 小题7: | | A．talkers | B．dreamers | C．attackers | D．losers |
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| 小题8: | | A．positive | B．familiar | C．brief | D．convenient |
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| 小题9: | | A．testing | B．improving | C．questioning | D．affecting |
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| 小题10: | | A．aim | B．taste | C．habit | D．attitude |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．controlled | C．practiced | D．continued |
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| 小题12: | | A．usual | B．safe | C．secret | D．private |
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| 小题14: | | A．annoyed | B．awkward | C．scared | D．bitter |
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| 小题15: | | A．ran | B．gave | C．stood | D．rang |
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| 小题16: | | A．delicate | B．extra | C．creative | D．casual |
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| 小题17: | | A．chance | B．message | C．order | D．note |
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| 小题18: | | A．spared | B．requested | C．prepared | D．sent |
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| 小题19: | | A．actions | B．reasons | C．words | D．promises |
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| 小题20: | | A．judge | B．express | C．comfort | D．doubt |
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