英语3 Unit2、4、7 TextA

2021年1月25日发(作者：浇水的英文)
P28 Unit 2 Text A
Team Spirit in Sports
Joe Goertz





Team spirit can best be defined as the positive attitude of a group or team that makes the members want
to succeed. After all, without team spirit, how many games is a team actually going to win?




Team spirit includes many things such as trust, respect and enjoyment of the game among the athletes who
are all working toward the common goal of winning. Team spirit is said to increase the chances of winning and
having
a
successful
team.
While
some
athletes,
and
even
some
coaches
do
not
understand
the
meaning
or
importance of team spirit , just ask any record breaking team what their secret was, and they will all tell you it
was the team spirit that helped them succeed.




While it is ultimately the responsibility of the coach to build team spirit, the individual athletes must have
a desire to win and a willingness to work with one another.




Team spirit in sports is also the responsibility of the team captain. For this reason, it is important to choose
a
team
captain
who
is
a
natural
leader,
someone
that
others
won
’
t
mind
following.
They
should
be
quite
capable of promoting team spirit when times get tough, and always possess a positive attitude.




When a coach or even a team member realizes that their team simply doesn
’
t have any team spirit, there
are a few things that can be done to turn negative attitudes into positive ones. These things are best carried out
by the coach or team manager, and include explaining to the team that they must all be cooperative with one
another. The objective of the team is to win, and this must be the most important thing on the athletes
’
minds.
Excellence
should
also
be
strived
for
and
each
individual
athlete
should
be
responsible
for
his
or
her
own
performance, whether it is good or bad. If just one athlete is not striving for excellence, the entire team can be
upset and lose the game.




Fans, while not under the control of the coaches or team managers, also play a big role in team spirit. For
example, if a team runs out onto the field to realize that only a small group of spectators showed up to watch
the game, well, that alone is enough to kill any teams
’
spirit . On the other hand, if the team witness a stand full
of screaming, cheering fans who want the team to win, this will increase their confidence and hopefully help
the team to do their best to win. It is easy to see how team spirit can either make or break a team.

Choose the best answer for each of the following.
1.
What is the influence of team spirit?


A. It can help a team to get larger and larger.


B. It can prevent a team from breaking a record.



C. It can help a team to increase the chances of winning.


D. It can change any team into a famous team.
should take the responsibility of building team spirit?


A. Coach and team captain.




















B. Coach and manager.


C. Team members.



























D. Coach and team members.
qualities should a captain have?


A. Natural leadership.
















B. Positive attitude.


C. Cohesion
(
凝聚力
）
.
















D. All of the above.
can team spirit be brought up within a team?


A. Managers should order all member work together.


B. Coach set strict rules for all the team members to obey.


C. Team members should be persuaded to cooperate with each other.


D. Team members should learn to show off

personal ability.
behavior of fans can improve team spirit?


A. Fans choose to leave whenever they want.


B. Fans come in large number to cheer for their favorite team.


C. Fans show up in small number to watch the game.


D. Fans stand all the way through the game.




P83 Unit 4 Text A
The Importance of Leisure


Many of us think of leisure as a period of time in which all useful activities must come to an end. We rest,
sitting comfortably in easy chairs or lying in bed. Instead of reading serious books, we look at cheap stories,
cartoons,
fashion
and
sports
magazines.
We
waste
time
in
chatting
about
unimportant
matters.
This
highly
misleading view of leisure must be changed.
Another false belief about leisure is that it is something to do on holidays. We have developed a pattern of
activities for holidays. But leisure time during the working week is just not used. It gets lost in housework, like
cooking, washing clothes and gardening.
True, relaxation is important but it should not be so complete that we lose our mental or physical abilities.
These must be a balance between work and leisure. Countless ways are open to keep our minds healthy.
We are seeing a great growth in knowledge. It is becoming impossible for us to keep up with so much new
information. Yet, leisure time is the only time we have to learn just a small part of it.
We will be rewarded in two ways:our minds work better and we become more confident in our knowledge.
We aren
’
t active in our leisure time just to make money but to improve ourselves.

Every
job
gives
us
the
chance
to
improve
in
our
leisure
time,
whether
it
is
reading
to
widen
our
vocabulary, practicing our typing speed or writing mere interesting letters.
Moreover, we do not live by ourselves. So we can use our leisure time in a worthwhile way to build new
friendships and to make old ones stronger. Friendship, like wine, lightens our spirits and helps us live joyfully
our often difficult lives.
How often do we hear these sad words?
“
My friends and I are not as close as we used to be, but I can
’
t
find enough time to spend with them.
“
But think hard. What about your spare hours?
One of the biggest benefits of leisure time is the opportunity it gives us to rebuild our friendships once
more.

Our
leisure
gives
us
time
for
a
pleasant
change
from
our
daily
work,
and
that
means
our
leisure- time
activities should vary. Those who work with
their hands
should take up
some artistic or mental
tasks
while
others can try some handicrafts.
However, unplanned leisure usually becomes a waste of time. It is like visiting a park or library the day it
is closed. Careful planning adds a lot to the enjoyment of leisure.
Leisure is the spice of life. By careful planning we can make our lives far more satisfying than we could
ever imagine.

Choose the best answer for each of the following.
1.

What would most people NOT do in their leisure time?



A. Sit in easy chairs.
















B. Do some serious reading.



C. Chat away the time.














D. Do housework.
2.

To deal with the great growth in knowledge, we should make good use of








.



A. work hours








B. more money








C. leisure time








D. Computers