4. 【2011·北京丰台高三统一练习】  完型填空

After winning a game, athletes are often asked how they achieved that success． Most say their __36__ is the result of hard practice．Usually athletes say how hard it is to win the big games．However, in my case, __37__ the big games can be even harder．

For me, last year' s basketball __38__ for my high school team was nothing short of an embarrassment．Although losing every game is certainly nothing to be __39__ of, that season had a bigger effect on me than any other, and probably __40__ than any season since．

As a team captain, I knew it might not be the __41__ year, but I didn't ever expect we would lose every game．Since six of our top players had graduated, we were a young team who would __42__．It began earlier than expected, though, __43__ two key members decided to quit after two weeks．At this point, dropping out probably passed through every player' s mind．Most people __44__ us a failure, but we never gave up on ourselves．Then it seemed that our own __45__ had given up on us．Personally, I felt like it was no longer worth giving my all．I thought, if __46__ the coach didn't believe in us, why should I? __47__ there came a time when it all began to feel hopeless．But just as my __48__ began to fade, a teammate called a meeting．He said, " Nobody thinks we' re going to win, and we may not, but, as teammates and friends, we should give it our all every game．"

It was that moment that __49__ me how to be a leader．It hit me that I didn’t __50__ the role．As a leader you can never __51__ on the team who looks up to you．It is one thing to be __52__ as the captain and feel great．It is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone works to their __53__ all the time．

I __54__ the fact that my team lost every game last year．It may not help me to become a better basketball player, but it already has made me a better leader, and __55__．

36．A．courage       B．decision     C．achievement D．experience

37．A．losing         B．organizing     C．watching       D．starting

38．A．tour         B．season       C．incident       D．game

39．A．fond         B．proud       C．afraid         D．ashamed

40．A．greater       B．longer       C．less           D．worse

41．A．happiest     B．easiest       C．hardest       D．saddest

42．A．fail           B．struggle       C．fight           D．survive

43．A．so           B．if           C．as             D．till

44．A．made         B．allowed       C．counted       D．imagined

45．A．fans         B．coach       C．classmates     D．sponsor

46．A．always       B．still           C．only           D．even

47．A．Gradually     B．Suddenly     C．Surprisingly   D．Finally

48．A．hope         B．belief       C．enthusiasm   D．influence

49．A．showed       B．instructed     C．taught         D．trained

50．A．act           B．perform       C．deserve       D．take

51．A．quit         B．work         C．depend       D．focus

52．A．named       B．valued       C．admitted     D．considered

53．A．victory       B．future         C．honor         D．potential

54．A．ignore         B．treasure       C．accept         D．confirm

55．A．character     B．captain       C．figure         D．person

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