Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides.Following the rules...planning your
next move...acting as a team member...these are all"game"ideas that you will come across throughout
your life.
Think about some of the games you played as a young child, such as ropejumping and hideandseek.
Such games are entertaining and fun.But perhaps more importantly, they_translate_life_into_ exciting_
dramas that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives,
such as taking turns and cooperating (合作).
Many children"s games have a practical side.Children around the world play games that prepare them
for work they will do as grownups.For instance,some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones,
which sharpens the handeye coordination(协调) needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride.The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games,
bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition.People who watch the
event wave flags,knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned
it.For countries experiencing natural disasters or war,an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people.Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.People on
all continents play it-some for fun and some for a living.Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player,has
discovered a way to spread hope through soccer.He created a foundation to provide poor children with
not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed,
and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1. Through playing hideandseek, children are expected to learn to________.
A. be a team leader
B. obey the basic rules
C. act as a grownup
D. predict possible danger
2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can________.
A. describe life in an exciting way
B. turn reallife experiences into a play
C. make learning life skills more interesting
D. change people"s views of sporting events
3. According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A. It inspires people"s deep love for the country.
B. It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C. It helps the country out of natural disasters.
D. It earns the winners fame and fortune.
4. Iribarne"s goal of forming the foundation is to________.
A. bring fun to poor kids
B. provide soccer balls for children
C. give poor kids a chance for a better life
D. appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break.She seemed so small as she pushed her way __1__ the crowd of boys on the playground.She __2__ from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing __3__.She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until __4__.One day I asked her __5__ she practiced so much.She looked __6__ in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can __7__ is that if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball.I want to be __8__.My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don"t count." Well, I had to give it in to her-she was __9__.One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head __10__ in her arms.I walked toward her and quietly asked what was __11__."Oh, nothing," came a soft reply."I"m just too short." The coach told her that at her height she would probably __12__ get to play for a top ranked team, __13__ offered a scholarship.So she __14__ stop dreaming about college. She was __15__ and I sensed her disappointment.I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet.She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong.They just didn"t __16__ the power of a dream.He told her __17__ she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, __18__ could stop her except one thing-her own attitude.He told her again,"if the dream is big enough, the facts don"t count." The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship Game, she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员). She was indeed offered a __19__.She was going to get the college education that she had __20__ and worked toward for all those years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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