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Pete Rose was a great baseball player. Though I have never met him,he taught me something24      that changed my life.

Pete was being25      in spring training the year he was about to break Ty Cobb's alltime hits record. Sud?denly one reporter asked him, "Pete,you only need 78hits to reach your nearest26       . How many atbats (擊球) do you think it'll take you to get the 78 hits?" Without hesitation,Pete just27      at the reporter and said, "78. "The reporter yelled back, " Ah,come on. Pete,you don't think you'll get 78 hits in 78 atbats,do you?"

  Mr Rose calmly28      his philosophy (人生哲學) with the reporters who were 29        waiting for his reply to the claim. "Every time I30      up to the plate (本皇區) ，I31      to get a hit!32      I have it in mind,I have no right to step into the batter's box!It is33      expecta?tion that has enabled me to get all of the hits in the first place."

  When I thought about Pete Rose's 34       and how it applied to everyday 35      ，I felt a little embarrassed. As a business person,I was hoping to increase my36       . As a father,I was hoping to be a good dad. As a married man,I was hoping to be a good husband. The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson,I was not so37      a father,and I was an okay husband. I immediately decided that being okay was not38      !I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great father and a great husband. I39       my attitude to a positive one,and the results were40       . I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips,I won Coach of the Year in my41      baseball league,and I shared a loving relationship with my wife,Karen,with whom I am 42      to enjoy the rest of my life!

 43      ,Mr Rose!

24. A. reliable   B. enjoyable  C. valuable   D. unbelievable

25. A. admired   B. interviewed   C. watched   D. trained

26. A. decision   B. record   C. level   D. goal

27. A. stared   B. shouted    C. glared   D. pointed

28. A. enjoyed   B. shared   C. discussed   D. reviewed

29. A. anxiously   B. nervously   C. cheerfully   D. impatiently

30. A. climb   B. jump   C. drive   D. step

31. A. seem   B. fail  C. expect   D. compete

32. A. Though   B. Unless   C. Because   D. When

33. A. sudden   B. simple C. positive   D. considerate

34. A. plan   B. idea C. ability   D. behaviour

35. A. agenda   B. exercise   C. work   D. life

36. A. sales   B. skills   C. experiences   D. experiments

37. A. wise   B. kind     C. mean   D. bad

38. A. explicit   B. helpful  C. enough   D. practical

39. A. changed   B. added  C. devoted  D. contributed

40. A. hopeful   B. amazing C. funny   D. disappointing

41. A. son's   B. wife's C. friend's   D. customer's

42. A. supposed   B. expected   C. encouraged   D. determined

43. A. Good luck   B. Best regards

   C. Thanks   D. Congratulations 

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文講述了Pete Rose-------- 位非常優秀的棒球選手的擊球哲學對"我"的人生產生的巨大影響，使"我"認識到積極的人生態度能夠使人變得卓越。

24. C根據句意"……他教'我'一些改變'我'生活的有價值的東西"可知，表示"有價值的"用valuable   25. B根據下文的"...one reporter asked him..."可知，Pete在接受采訪，故用inter vie w,表示"采訪，訪問"。

26. D根據句意可知，此處為表示"實現目標"的固定搭配： reach one's goal。

27. A根據句意可知，此處為表示"盯著某人看"的固定搭配。選A.

28. B根據句意可知，此處為表示"和某人一起分享某事"的固定短語：share sth with sb。故選B.

29. A根據上文"The reporter yelled back—"等表現可知記者們心情非常急切。表示"急切地，焦急地"用anxiously。選A.

30. D根據句意和下文可知，此處為step into的同義短語step up to ,表示"走進"。選D.

31. C根據句意及下文的expectation可知，此處為expect,表示"期望"。選(：。

32. B除非"我"胸有成竹，否則"我"沒有權利走進擊球區。表示"除非"用unl_ess。選B.

33. C根據句意并通過比較各項可知，此處表示"積極的"，選C.

34. B通過比較各項并根據前文Pete Rose所說的話可知，此處應表示Pete Rose的觀點，即idea。選B.

35. D根據句意可知，此處應為"日常生活"，即everyday life。選D.

36. A根據上文"As a business person…"以及下文"The truth was that I was a fairly good salesperson…"可知,此處表不"'我'希望增加銷售額"。表示"銷售額"用sales。選A。

37. D根據該句后半句"…and I was an okay husband."可推知，okay即not so bad。選D.

38. C根據下文"I wanted to be a great salesperson,a great fa?ther and a great husband."可知，"我”對于being okay不滿足，故選擇enough,選C.

39. A通過比較各項并結合句意可知，此處表示"'我'把態度轉變成積極的一面"，故使用短語change... to。選A.

40. B 通過比較各項并結合下文"I was fortunate enough to win a few sales trips-.. enjoy the rest of my life!"可知，結果非常令人吃驚。表示"令人吃驚的"用am_azing。選B.

41. A 根據上文"I wanted to be... a great father…"可知，"我" 在兒子的棒球隊中贏得了"年度教練"的稱號。選A。

42. D根據語境可以得出答案。

43. C由上文語境可知答案選C。