第一部分
校园生活，师生情谊

2004年北京卷

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When I joined a private football league a few years ago,the sport meant everything to me.My coach （教练） said that I had lots of potential （潜力）,and I became captain of my （36）                 .That was before all the fun was taken out of （37）                 .

At first,everyone on the team got （38）                  playing time.Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games,and the （39）                  started.Some parents,who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have （40）                 one-on-one training,got angry when she didn't give them more playing time in our （41）                 .The coach was replaced.

The new coach,however,took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was （42）                 .I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the （43）                 .Of course,all teams run drills; they are （44）                 .But we ran so much that,afterwards,we had trouble （45）                 .Younger people shouldn't be doing exercises （46）                  for 18-year-olds.

I was very thin （47）                  I started football,but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much,because I was afraid of being too （48）                  to run.I feared making mistakes,and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual （49）                 .

Is all this pressure necessary?I （50）                  up leaving the football team.Four other girls did the same,and two of them stopped playing football completely.That's （51）                 ,because they had so much potential.They were just burned-out with all the pressure they （52）                  from the coach or their parents.

I continued playing football at school and （53）                  my love for it.I joined a private team coached by my school coach.When I started playing （54）                  him,he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous.After I （55）                  down,I played better.When you enjoy something,it's a lot easier to do it well.

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. reformed  D. replaced

54  A. at  B. by  C. for  D. around

55  A. fell  B. stepped  C. slowed  D. calmed