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请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。

After winning a big game，athletes are often asked how they feel．Usually athletes say how  1it is to win this big game．On the contrary，the fact is that losing a big game，or in my case，all the games，can be even harder．

    From the spectators’ point of view，last year’s basketball  2for my high school team was nothing  3of an embarrassment．And  40 and 20 is certainly nothing to be proud of，that season had a bigger impact on me than any other．As a team captain，I knew it probably wouldn’t be the  5year，but did I ever think we would lose every game？Of course not．Since six of our top players had graduated，it was clear that we were a (n)  6team who would struggle．The struggle began earlier than expected，  7，as our team center was suspended (禁赛) for the season，and two key members decided to  8for some reason．At this point，dropping out probably passed through every player’s mind，but in the end，we all stuck it out，  9to work still harder．

    Then there came a time when even our    10had given up on us．Personally，I felt like it was  11worthwhile giving my all．I thought，if even the coach doesn’t believe in us，why should I？But just as my hope began to  12，a teammate called a meeting．He said，“Nobody thinks we are going to win，but，as teammates and friends，we  13it to each other to go all out every game．”

    It was that moment that  14me how to be a leader．It hit me that I certainly didn’t  15the role．As a leader you can never quit  16the team who looks up to you．It is one  17to be named captain，feel great and go through the motions，but it is quite another to be a real captain and make sure everyone realizes their full  18all the time．

    I am sure it is great to go through without losing and bringing home awards．But in all honesty，I  19the 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  20．

1.A．exciting           B．pleasant         C．tough        D．significant

2.A．game               B．event                C．league       D．season

3.A．short              B．full             C．lacking      D．sufficient

4.A．as             B．while                C．since            D．now that

5.A．most interesting   B．dullest          C．most difficult   D．easiest

6.A．unique         B．adventurous      C．young        D．untrained

7.A．meanwhile      B．though           C．instead      D．somehow

8.A．quit               B．stay             C．resign       D．rest

9.A．hoping         B．swearing         C．claiming     D．wishing

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

11.A．only too          B．more than            C．not a little     D．no longer

12.A．fade              B．gain             C．destroy      D．grow

13.A．owe               B．think                C．demand       D．recommend

14.A．reminded          B．told             C．taught       D．guided

15.A．act               B．deserve          C．play         D．take

16.A．with              B．alongside            C．on           D．for

17.A．matter            B．aspect           C．issue            D．thing

18.A．potential         B．goal             C．enthusiasm   D．confidence

19.A．hate              B．treasure         C．admit        D．recognize

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