Someone said encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been    1 . That’s what happened when a young man, the son of a star baseball player, was   2   by one of the minor league teams. As hard as he tried, his first season was   3   and by midseason he expected to be released any day.

The coaches were puzzled by his   4   because he   5   all the characteristics of an excellent athlete, but he couldn’t seem to incorporate （并入）those   6   into a coordinated （协调） effort. He seemed to have become disconnected from his   7  .

His future seemed   8   one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he   9   up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a time – out and ran to the pitcher’s mound for a conference.   10   they were busy, the referee, standing behind the plate, spoke   11   to the boy.

     Then play continued, the next pitch （投球） was thrown－and the young man   12  it out of the park. That was the turning point. From then on, he played the game with a new   13   and power that   14   drew the attention of the parent team, and he was   15   to the majors. 

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the encouraging   16   the referee had made that day when his baseball career had seemed doomed （注定失败）.

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   17  my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained.“He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. And he told me, ‘'I can see his genes in you; you have .your father’s   18 .’ After that,   19   I swung the bat, I just   20   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1．A．witnessed              B．given                   C．conveyed            D．awarded

2．A．separated              B．recommended      C．drafted                D．inspected

3．A．disappointing         B．demanding           C．embarrassing       D．promising

5．A．possessed             B．included              C．represented          D．undertook

6．A．instructions           B．ambitions             C．advantages          D．preparations

7．A．experience             B．background         C．situation              D．potential

8．A．darkest                 B．positive               C．endless                D．optimistic

9．A．held                      B．turned                 C．stepped               D．speeded

10．A．Though               B．Until                    C．Since                  D．While

11．A．casually               B．silently                C．urgently              D．angrily

12．A．scratched            B．attempted            C．knocked              D．carried

13．A．decision              B．confidence           C．privilege              D．gesture

14．A．fortunately           B．hopefully             C．practically           D．quickly

15．A．taken on              B．checked out         C．called up             D．turned out

16．A．remark                B．lecture                 C．determination       D．presentation

17．A．before                 B．behind                 C．over                    D．like

18．A．strength              B．feeling                 C．arms                   D．talent

19．A．whenever            B．however              C．wherever             D．whatever

20．A．supposed             B．pretended            C．expected             D．imagined

Someone said encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been    1  . That’s what happened when a young man, the son of a star baseball player, was   2   by one of the minor league teams. As hard as he tried, his first season was   3   and by midseason he expected to he released any day.

The coaches were puzzled by his   4   because he   5   all the characteristics of an excellent athlete, but he couldn’t seem to incorporate (并入) those   6   into a coordinated (协调) effort. He seemed to have become disconnected from his   7  .

His future seemed   8   one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he   9   up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a time – out and ran to the pitcher’s mound for a conference.   10   they were busy, the referee, standing behind the plate, spoke   11   to the boy.

     Then play continued, the next pitch (投球) was thrown－and the young man   12  it out of

the park. That was the turning point. From then on, he played the game with a new   13   and power that   14   drew the attention of the parent team, and he was   15   to the majors. 

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the encouraging   16   the referee had made that day when his baseball career had seemed doomed (注定失败).

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   17  my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it. And he told me, ‘'I can see his genes in you; you have .your father’s   18  .’ After that,   19   I swung the bat, I just   20   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1．A．witnessed              B．given                   C．conveyed            D．awarded

2．A．separated              B．recommended      C．drafted                D．inspected

3．A．disappointing         B．demanding           C．embarrassing       D．promising

5．A．possessed             B．included              C．represented          D．undertook

6．A．instructions           B．ambitions             C．advantages          D．preparations

7．A．experience             B．background         C．situation              D．potential

8．A．darkest                 B．positive               C．endless                D．optimistic

9．A．held                      B．turned                 C．stepped               D．speeded

10．A．Though               B．Until                    C．Since                  D．While

11．A．casually               B．silently                C．urgently              D．angrily

12．A．scratched            B．attempted            C．knocked              D．carried

13．A．decision              B．confidence           C．privilege              D．gesture

14．A．fortunately           B．hopefully             C．practically           D．quickly

15．A．taken on              B．checked out         C．called up             D．turned out

16．A．remark                B．lecture                 C．determination       D．presentation

17．A．before                 B．behind                 C．over                    D．like

18．A．strength              B．feeling                 C．arms                   D．talent

19．A．whenever            B．however              C．wherever             D．whatever

20．A．supposed             B．pretended            C．expected             D．imagined

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened   36   a young man, the son of a(n)   37   baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was   38   , and by midseason he expected to be removed   39   day. The coaches were    40   by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become   41   from his potential.
His   42   seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a   43   and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the   44  , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play   45  , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning   46  . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly   47   the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48   to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the   49   remark the judge had   50   that day when his baseball career had seemed   51  .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   52   my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.   53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s   54   .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just   55   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened    36   a young man, the son of a(n)   37   baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was    38   , and by midseason he expected to be removed    39  day. The coaches were     40   by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb（杰出的）athlete, but he seemed to have become    41   from his potential.
His    42   seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a     43   and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the    44  , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play    45  , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning    46  . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly    47   the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48   to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the    49   remark the judge had    50   that day when his baseball career had seemed    51  .
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood    52   my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.    53  he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s    54   .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just    55   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened   36   a young man, the son of a(n)   37   baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was   38   , and by midseason he expected to be removed   39   day. The coaches were    40   by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become   41   from his potential.

His   42   seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a   43   and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the   44  , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play   45  , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning   46  . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly   47   the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48   to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the   49   remark the judge had   50   that day when his baseball career had seemed   51  .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood   52   my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.   53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s   54   .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just   55   I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened    36    a young man, the son of a(n)   37    baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was    38    , and by midseason he expected to be removed    39   day. The coaches were     40    by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb（杰出的）athlete, but he seemed to have become    41    from his potential.

His    42    seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a     43    and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the    44   , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play    45   , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning    46   . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly    47    the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48    to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the    49    remark the judge had    50    that day when his baseball career had seemed    51   .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood    52    my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.    53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s    54    .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just    55    I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1.A. as             B. since            C. while            D. when

2.A. star           B. average              C. amateur              D. old

3.A. embarrassing       B. disappointing   C. satisfying           D. rewarding

4.A. some           B. a                C. one              D. any

5.A. amazed         B. impressed        C. puzzled              D. ashamed

6. A. separated         B. different        C. inconsistent         D. divided

7. A. hope              B. future           C. dream            D. ambition

8.A. break          B. rest             C. pause            D. stop

9. A. catcher           B. coach           C. batter               D. judge

10. A. began        B. lasted               C. restarted        D. moved

11.A. part              B. point            C. place            D. spot

12.A. drew          B. fixed            C. focused              D. took

13.A. in            B. for                  C. up                   D. out

14.A. encouraging   B. casual               C. demanding        D. wise

15.A. said              B. made             C. given            D. pointed

16.A. hopeless          B. useless              C. endless              D. helpless

17.A. on the right      B. on the left          C. before               D. behind

18. A. And              B. So                   C. Thus             D. Therefore

19.A. strength          B. arms             C. body             D. talent

20.A. supposed      B. pretended        C. imagined         D. expected

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened 1a young man, the son of a(n) 2baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was3, and by midseason he expected to be removed4day. The coaches were5by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb(杰出的)athlete, but he seemed to have become6from his potential.
His7seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a8and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the9, standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.
Then play10, the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning11. From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly12the attention of the parent team, and he was called13to the majors.
On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the14remark the judge had15that day when his baseball career had seemed16.
“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood17my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.18he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s19.’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just20I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      as
   2. B.
      since
   3. C.
      while
   4. D.
      when
2. 2.
   1. A.
      star
   2. B.
      average
   3. C.
      amateur
   4. D.
      old
3. 3.
   1. A.
      embarrassing
   2. B.
      disappointing
   3. C.
      satisfying
   4. D.
      rewarding
4. 4.
   1. A.
      some
   2. B.
      a
   3. C.
      one
   4. D.
      any
5. 5.
   1. A.
      amazed
   2. B.
      impressed
   3. C.
      puzzled
   4. D.
      ashamed
6. 6.
   1. A.
      separated
   2. B.
      different
   3. C.
      inconsistent
   4. D.
      divided
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hope
   2. B.
      future
   3. C.
      dream
   4. D.
      ambition
8. 8.
   1. A.
      break
   2. B.
      rest
   3. C.
      pause
   4. D.
      stop
9. 9.
   1. A.
      catcher
   2. B.
      coach
   3. C.
      batter
   4. D.
      judge
10. 10.
    1. A.
       began
    2. B.
       lasted
    3. C.
       restarted
    4. D.
       moved
11. 11.
    1. A.
       part
    2. B.
       point
    3. C.
       place
    4. D.
       spot
12. 12.
    1. A.
       drew
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       focused
    4. D.
       took
13. 13.
    1. A.
       in
    2. B.
       for
    3. C.
       up
    4. D.
       out
14. 14.
    1. A.
       encouraging
    2. B.
       casual
    3. C.
       demanding
    4. D.
       wise
15. 15.
    1. A.
       said
    2. B.
       made
    3. C.
       given
    4. D.
       pointed
16. 16.
    1. A.
       hopeless
    2. B.
       useless
    3. C.
       endless
    4. D.
       helpless
17. 17.
    1. A.
       on the right
    2. B.
       on the left
    3. C.
       before
    4. D.
       behind
18. 18.
    1. A.
       And
    2. B.
       So
    3. C.
       Thus
    4. D.
       Therefore
19. 19.
    1. A.
       strength
    2. B.
       arms
    3. C.
       body
    4. D.
       talent
20. 20.
    1. A.
       supposed
    2. B.
       pretended
    3. C.
       imagined
    4. D.
       expected

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened    36    a young man, the son of a(n)   37    baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was    38    , and by midseason he expected to be removed    39   day. The coaches were     40    by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb（杰出的）athlete, but he seemed to have become    41    from his potential.

His    42    seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a     43    and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the    44   , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play    45   , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning    46   . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly    47    the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48    to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the    49    remark the judge had    50    that day when his baseball career had seemed    51   .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood    52    my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.    53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s    54    .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just    55    I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

36. A. as                    B. since                      C. while                     D. when

37. A. star                   B. average                  C. amateur                        D. old

38. A. embarrassing   B. disappointing          C. satisfying               D. rewarding

39. A. some                B. a                         C. one                        D. any

40. A. amazed             B. impressed               C. puzzled                  D. ashamed

41. A. separated                 B. different                 C. inconsistent            D. divided

42. A. hope                 B. future                     C. dream                    D. ambition

43. A. break               B. rest                        C. pause                     D. stop

44. A. catcher             B. coach                    C. batter                     D. judge

45. A. began               B. lasted                     C. restarted                D. moved

46. A. part                  B. point                      C. place                     D. spot

47. A. drew                B. fixed                      C. focused                        D. took

48. A. in                     B. for                         C. up                         D. out

49. A. encouraging       B. casual                    C. demanding             D. wise

50. A. said                  B. made                     C. given                     D. pointed

51. A. hopeless           B. useless                   C. endless                  D. helpless

52. A. on the right       B. on the left               C. before              D. behind

53. A. And                  B. So                         C. Thus                     D. Therefore

54. A. strength            B. arms                      C. body                      D. talent

55. A. supposed         B. pretended               C. imagined                D. expected

Someone said that encouragement is simply reminding a person of the “shoulders” he’s standing on, the heritage he’s been given. That’s what happened    36    a young man, the son of a(n)   37    baseball player, was chosen by one of the minor league teams. Hard as he tried, his first season was    38    , and by midseason he expected to be removed    39   day. The coaches were     40    by his failure because he possessed all the characteristics of a superb athlete, but he seemed to have become    41    from his potential.

His    42    seemed darkest one day when he had already struck out his first time at bat. Then he stepped up to the batter’s box again and quickly ran up two strikes. The catcher called a    43    and ran for a conference to discuss strategies. While they were busy, the    44   , standing behind him, spoke casually to the boy.

Then play    45   , the next pitch was thrown and the young man knocked it out of the park. That was the turning    46   . From then on, he played the game with a new confidence and power that quickly    47    the attention of the parent team, and he was called   48    to the majors.

On the day he was leaving for the city, one of his coaches asked him what had caused such a turnaround. The young man replied it was the    49    remark the judge had    50    that day when his baseball career had seemed    51   .

“He told me I reminded him of all the times he had stood    52    my dad in the batter’s box,” the boy explained. “He said I was holding the bat just the way Dad had held it.    53   he told me, ‘I can see his genes in you; you have your father’s    54    .’ After that, whenever I swung the bat, I just    55    I was using Dad’s arms instead of my own.”

36. A. as             B. since          C. while        D. when

37. A. star            B. average        C. amateur      D. old

38. A. embarrassing    B. disappointing    C. satisfying    D. rewarding

39. A. some           B. a              C. one         D. any

40. A. amazed         B. impressed      C. puzzled      D. ashamed

41. A. separated       B. different        C. inconsistent   D. divided

42. A. hope           B. future          C. dream       D. ambition

43. A. break          B. rest         C. pause       D. stop

44. A. catcher        B. coach       C. batter       D. judge

45. A. began         B. lasted       C. restarted     D. moved

46. A. part           B. point       C. place        D. spot

47. A. drew          B. fixed       C. focused      D. took

48. A. in             B. for        C. up           D. out

49. A. encouraging    B. casual      C. demanding    D. wise

50. A. said           B. made       C. given         D. pointed

51. A. hopeless       B. useless      C. endless       D. helpless

52. A. on the right     B. on the left   C. before          D. behind

53. A. And           B. So         C. Thus         D. Therefore

54. A. strength        B. arms       C. body         D. talent

55. A. supposed       B. pretended    C. imagined     D. expected