Passage 2

全国卷Ⅱ

Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all　 1 　places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want　 2 　somewhere else instead. I had the　 3 　of seeing this first hand on a　 4 　.

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so　 5 　a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some　 6 　experiences on Saturday as they played against teams　 7 　trained. Through the first two games, her　 8 　did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I　 9 　seeing my daughter playing her best,　 10 　still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the　 11 　between Saturday and Sunday. When they　 12 　for their Sunday game, they were　 13 　different. They had begun to integrate（融合）the kinds of play and teamwork they had　 14 　the day before into their　 15 　. They played aggressively and　 16 　scored a goal.

It　 17 　me that playing against the other team was a great　 18 　moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle.　 19 　is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be　 20 　what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.

1. A. public　B. traditional　C. official　D. special

2. A. passes　B. works　C. lies　D. ends

3. A. dream　B. idea　C. habit　D. chance

4. A. trip　B. holiday　C. weekend　D. square

5. A. won　B. entered　C. organized　D. watched

6. A. painful　B. strange　C. common　D. practical

7. A. less　B. poorly　C. newly　D. better

8. A. fans　B. tutors　C. class　D. team

9. A. imagined　B. hated　C. avoided　D. missed

10. A. if　B. or　C. but　D. as

11. A. girls　B. parents　C. coaches　D. viewers

12. A. dressed　B. showed up　C. made up　D. planned

13. A. slightly　B. hardly　C. basically　D. completely

14. A. seen　B. known　C. heard　D. read

15. A. styles　B. training　C. game　D. rules

16. A. even　B. still　C. seldom　D. again

17. A. confused　B. struck　C. reminded　D. warned

18. A. touching　B. thinking　C. encouraging　D. learning

19. A Experience　B. Independence　C. Curiosity　D. Interest

20. A. harmful to　B. mixed with　C. different from　D. applied to