1．A team is a group of people with a common goal．A school's football team has two goals．One goal is to win．That is what the team wants to do．The other goal is to build character．Character is what a person values，how a person gets along with others．That is why schools have football teams．They want to help students build good values．
Each team member builds character．They learn to cooperate （合作）．They learn to make good decisions．They work hard．They practice every day．They learn to follow the rules．
Each team member has a position （位置）．Each position is part of winning．No one player has the ability to win the game for the team．Only if the team works together does a team win．People often say，"There is no I in TEAM．"
Whether the team wins or loses，at the end of the game they congratulate the other team．That is called sportsmanship．While they fight to win during the game，it is just a game．They cannot be angry with the other team．If they are，they'll hear from their coach．
makes sure the team reaches the school's goal．The coach cares about the whole team．The coach gives each player advice．When the team wins，everyone celebrates．And the coach is glad．But after the season is over，the coach is still happy．The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day．The character they have built is part of their success in school，too．
Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players．It is not that they are bigger than the other students．It is the ones who are helping other students work．Teamwork is part of their lives．
38．Schools build football teams mainly to help studentsC．
A．get good grades
B．become leaders
C．build good values
D．improve football skills
39．What does the underlined sentence"There is no I in TEAM．"in Paragraph 3mean？D
A．I never take part in the game．
B．I am not a member of the team．
C．A famous star is the key to success．
D．Teamwork comes first during the game．
40．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5？B
A．The captain
B．The coach
C．The headmaster
D．The monitor
41．Some coaches think football players are different from others because they areC．
A．taller
B．bigger
C．more helpful
D．more talented．
分析 本文是一篇教育文化类短文．文章大意是：
一个团队是有着同一个目标的一群人，学校的足球队有两个目标，一个是赢球，这是球队想要做到的，另一个是帮助孩子形成良好的价值观，价值观是人的价值以及怎样和他人相处，这就是为什么学校有足球队的原因，可以帮助孩子形成良好的价值观．
每个队员都要形成价值观，他们需要学会合作，做好的决定，他们努力学习，每天练习，遵守规则．每个球员都有一个位置，每个位置都是成功的一部分．没有人有能力去获胜，只有团队合作才能赢，人们常说：团队里不止你一个人．
不管输赢，比赛结束都会祝贺另一只球队．被叫做运动员精神，当他们争取胜利的时候只是一场比赛．他们不能和其他队伍生气，如果那样，他们就会受到教练的批评．
教练确保球队达到学校的目标，教练关心整个球队，给每个球员建议．当球队获胜，每个人都在庆祝，教练很开心，赛季之后，教练仍然开心．教练开始看着球员每天上学．他们形成的价值观是他们在学校的成功的一部分．
一些教练说如果你走进学校的一个教室有可能会告诉队员．不是他们比其他同学伟大，而是他们可以帮助其他同学．团队合作是他们生活的一部分．
解答 38．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"They want to help students build good values．"可知学校的足球队可以帮助孩子们形成良好的价值观．故选C．
39．答案：D．句意理解题．根据"Only if the team works together does a team win．"只有团队协作的时候，足球队才会获胜．所以"在team（团队）中不止有我（个人）"的意思就是在比赛的时候首先要体现的是团队合作．故选D．
40．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"The coach cares about the whole team．The coach gives each player advice．"教练关心整个球队，教练给予每个球员建议，可知是教练确保球队达到学校的目标．故选B．
41．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"It is the ones who are helping other students work．"可知这些足球队员可以帮助其他的学生．故选C．
点评 首先要仔细阅读短文掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，再读短文找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．
