阅读理解。
Many people think sports are just for winning and honor, but there is a lot more you can gain from (get
out of) them. I have learned over the past years that sometimes when I lose, I get a lot more out of it than
winning. Also, I find a lot of times in sports, people are getting too caught up in the game instead of just having
fun. The real purpose of sports is to have fun and learn life lessons along the way.
I greatly encourage you to be a part of the school sports. Even if you are not the best, you can still have
fun. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon, instead of lying around playing video
games or even getting into bad things. Sports also give us a sense of achievement. There isn't a better feeling
than to have done something fun and productive for my day.
I think that we all need sports to give us courage. If we try hard in sports, we usually do well. If we did
the same in study, we would all be champions. Another reason why I encourage you to play sports is that it's
just fun. Without sports, our lives would just be boring. So as you may be able to tell, sports are amazing!
Our coaches not only teach us to play sports, but show class and good sportsmanship while playing them.
It's never fun when you lose to have the competitor rub it in your face. That's why our coaches teach us to
show class when we lose; also, when coaches get onto you, don't get down. They only want to see you
improve and learn from what they say. When you do badly and they don't shout loudly is when you should
start worrying because they are giving up on you.
Overall, sports are great! They bring out the best and worst of a lot of us. However, we can't let sports get
too serious to where it brings down all the fun. So to have the most fun in sports, you just need try your best
and not worry so much about the winning or losing.
1. The underlined phrase "get onto you" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.
A. point out your mistakes
B. take up your time
C. worry about your future
D. look into your privacy
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sports bring us great fun only if we have the talent.
B. Sports give us the best way of spending free time.
C. We can get more out of winning than losing.
D. We should take pleasure in doing sports.
3. What is the best title of this passage?
A. Are we too caught up?
B. To win or to gain?
C. Are sports really great?
D. For honor or for health?
