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.Thecoachwasreplaced.

Thenewcoach,however,tookallthefunoutofthegame:

Allwedidduringpracticewas

.IalwayswishedtoGodthatitwouldrainsowewouldnothavethe

.Ofcourse,allteamsrundrills;

theyare

.Butweransomuchthat,afterwards,wehadtrouble

.Youngerpeopleshouldn’tbedoingexercises

for18-year-olds.

Iwasverythin

Istartedfootball,butasamemberofthisteamIwouldn’teatmuch,becauseIwasafraidofbeingtoo

torun.Ifearedmakingmistakes,andtheaddedpressurecausedmetomakemorethanmyusual

Isallthispressurenecessary?

upleavingthefootballteam.Fourothergirlsdidthesame,andtwoofthemstoppedplayingfootballcompletely.That’s

becausetheyhadsomuchpotential.Theywerejustburned-outwithallthepressurethey

fromthecoachortheirparents.

Icontinuedplayingfootballatschooland

myloveforit.Ijoinedaprivateteamcoachedbymyschoolcoach.WhenIstartedplaying

him,hetoldmeIneededtorelaxbecauseIlookednervous.After

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

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

“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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