I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and got into a game. I went to all the and showed up even when it was so that your ‘breath froze’ and when the otherplayers had decided to stay home. I felt I had enough and thought of quitting. I finally decided to the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise , so think about yourself in a way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my . Once in a match, we our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time. The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little . But my mom’s words out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had me for this moment. Won! I won! The lesson I learned from my mom’s has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I myself.
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小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:C
小题20:D
题目分析：文章介绍作者在冰球队总是不受重用，曾一度想要放弃，但是妈妈的话给了他鼓励，从此更加努力，并最终得到机会，为自己赢得成功。
小题1:考查副词：A. once一旦，B. seldom很少，C. usually通常，D. even甚至，从前面的句子：I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench 可知作者总是坐在长凳上，很少参加比赛，选B
小题2:考查名词：A. meetings会议，B. shows展示，C. matches比赛，D. practices练习，句意：每次训练我都会去，选D
小题3:考查形容词：A. cloudy多云的，B. wet潮湿的，C. cold冷的，D. windy有风的，从后面的句子：your ‘breath froze’， when the other players had decided to stay home.可知在呼吸都能结冰的寒冷的天气，其他球员都决定呆在家里的时候，我也能出现在球场，选C
小题4:考查动词：A. suffered遭受，痛苦，B. explained解释，C. planned计划，D. escaped逃离，句意：我感到自己受够了，决定放弃，选A
小题5:考查动词：A. write写，B. break打破，C. read阅读，D. speak说话，这里的break the news to sb“把消息透露给某人”，句意：我决定把要放弃的消息告诉妈妈，选B
小题6:考查动词： A. noticing注意到，B. gathering聚集，C. hearing听见，D. analyzing分析，句意：妈妈一听见我说的话，就说：放弃的人永远不会赢，赢家永远不会放弃，选C
小题7:考查名词：A. talkers说话者，B. dreamers梦想者，C. attackers袭击者，D. losers失败者，从后面的句子：see yourself as a winner!”可知妈妈说她不会养育一个失败者，选D
小题8:考查形容词：A. positive积极的，B. familiar熟悉的，C. brief简单的，D. convenient方便的，从后面的句子：see yourself as a winner!” 可知是要以积极的心态思考自己，把自己看成是赢家，选A
小题9:考查动词：A. testing测试，检测，B. improving提高，C. questioning问题，D. affecting影响，感染，从前面的句子：So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,我开始形体训练，所以后面是提高投篮的准确率，选B
小题10:考查名词：A. aim目的，目标，B. taste品味，C. habit习惯，D. attitude态度，从前面看作者曾一度想放弃，现在的做法是改变了态度，选D
小题11:考查动词：A. lost失去，B. controlled控制，C. practiced练习，D. continued继续，从后面的句子：What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt.可知是一次比赛中输了第一场，选A
小题12:考查形容词：A. usual通常的，B. safe安全的，C. secret秘密的，D. private私人的，前面说：I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench,可知是坐在平常的位置上，选A
小题13:考查介词：A. off离开，B. in在…里面，C. by通过，D. up向上，从后面的句子：I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.可知句意：教练过来对我说我要参加比赛，选B
小题14:考查形容词：A. annoyed恼火的，生气的，B. awkward令人尴尬的，C. scared害怕，D. bitter痛苦的，从前面的句子：The opposing team was fast和 Instead of being afraid,可知作者当时有点害怕，选C
小题15:考查动词：A. put放置，B. rang响起，C. gave给，D. stood站立，因为是like a church bell. 可知妈妈的话象教堂的钟一样想起，选B
小题16:考查形容词：A. exact确切的，B. extra额外的，C. creative有创造力的，D. casual随意的，前面提到So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,，可知作者额外的工作都有了回报，选B
小题17:考查名词：A. chance机会，B. message信息，C. order命令，顺序，D. note通知，便条，钞票，句意：我好像有机会进球了，选A
小题18:考查动词： A. spared空出，腾出，B. requested要求，C. prepared准备，D. sent派，送，prepare sb for sth“使某人做好… 的准备”，我前面付出的努力都是为这个时刻做的准备，选C
小题19:考查名词：A. actions行为，行动，B. reasons原因，C. words话语，单词，D. promises许诺，答应，句意：我从妈妈的话语里面懂得的道理跟随了我很多年，选C
小题20:考查动词：A. judge判断，B. express表达，C. comfort安慰，D. doubt怀疑， 从前面的句子：I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, 可知每当遇到挑战或是怀疑自己的时候，都会想起妈妈的话，选D