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.Thecoachwasreplaced.
Thenewcoach,however,tookallthefunoutofthegame:
Allwedidduringpracticewas
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.IalwayswishedtoGodthatitwouldrainsowewouldnothavethe
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theyare
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.Butweransomuchthat,afterwards,wehadtrouble
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.Youngerpeopleshouldn’tbedoingexercises
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for18-year-olds.
Iwasverythin
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Istartedfootball,butasamemberofthisteamIwouldn’teatmuch,becauseIwasafraidofbeingtoo
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torun.Ifearedmakingmistakes,andtheaddedpressurecausedmetomakemorethanmyusual
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.
Isallthispressurenecessary?
I
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upleavingthefootballteam.Fourothergirlsdidthesame,andtwoofthemstoppedplayingfootballcompletely.That’s
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becausetheyhadsomuchpotential.Theywerejustburned-outwithallthepressurethey
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fromthecoachortheirparents.
Icontinuedplayingfootballatschooland
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myloveforit.Ijoinedaprivateteamcoachedbymyschoolcoach.WhenIstartedplaying
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him,hetoldmeIneededtorelaxbecauseIlookednervous.After
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down,Iplayedbetter.Whenyouenjoysomething,it’sal
oteasiertodoitwell.
36.A.class
B.club
C.team
D.board
37.A.playing
B.living
C.learning
D.working
38.A.great
B.equal
C.right
D.extra
39.A.business
B.struggle
C.attempt
D.pressure
40.A.free
B.private
C.good
D.basic
41.A.matches
B.courses
C.lessons
D.programs
42.A.jump
B.play
C.run
D.shoot
43.A.duty
B.meeting
C.operation
D.training
44.A.necessary
B.boring
C.scientific
D.practical
45.A.speaking
B.moving
C.sleeping
D.breathing
46.A.used
B.intended
C.made
D.described
47.A.till
B.since
C.before
D.because
48.A.full
B.tired
C.lazy
D.big
49.A.size
B.share
C.space
D.state
50.A.gave
B.kept
C.ended
D.picked
51.A.sad
B.shameful
C.silly
D.serious
52.A.received
B.suffered
C.brought
D.felt
53.A.reconsidered
B.rediscovered
C.re-formed
D.replaced
54.A.at
B.by
C.for
D.around
55.A.fell
B.stepped
C.slowed
D.calmed
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Chances
IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer（职业）.
Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.
Ithenfoundmyselfajob.Lookingaftertwolittlegirls,Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorning
swiththechildren.
OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme,Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification（资格证书）ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart–timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.
NowI’vegotafull–timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
56．Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?
A．Workingpart–timeinacollege.
B．Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.
C．Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.
D．Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.
57．Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor.
A．waspaidforextraworkB．oftenworkedlonghours
C．gotmuchhelpfromherbossD．tookadayoffeveryotherweek
58．Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?
A．Shefoundafull–timejob.
B．Shewasfedupwithchildren.
C．Shedecidedtoattendapart–timecourse.
D．Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
59．Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?
A．Lesssuccesstulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.
B．Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
C．Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.
3．OnemustchoosethejobshelikesC
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments－mostlyforentertainmentpurposes－isfairandrespectful?
Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats（栖息地）.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.
Zoosclaim（声称）toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies（物种）,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange（分布区）.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.
Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.
Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding（圈养繁殖）ofendangeredbigcats.Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeop
letoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?
Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.In
steadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectani
mals’naturalhabitats.
64．Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?
A．Dangerous.B．Unhappy.C．Natural.D．Easy.
65．Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A．remainincagesB．behavestrangely
C．attackotheranimalsD．enjoymovingaround
66．Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A．Zoosarenotwo
rththepublicsupport.
B．Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.
C．Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.
D．Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.
67．Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.
A．pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo
B．usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos
C．questioningthewayanimalsareprotected
D．discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats
68．Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat__________.
A．zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages
B．mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies
C．someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos
D．it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats
D
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“IWentSkydivingat84”
Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001.Whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,Itoldmyhusbandthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.
Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?
Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.
OnJune11,2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadevenbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened----Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,0
00feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?
”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.Wewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforejayopenedtheparachute（降落
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