职称英语《综合类》考试阅读理解练习以及答案(4)
<p> <span word="What">What</span> <span word="Makes">Makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="Player">Player</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>?</p><p> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> - <span word="was">was</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span>? <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> - <span word="players">players</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imitate">imitate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> - <span word="three">three</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="player">player</span> - <span word="from">from</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Second">Second</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Alfredo">Alfredo</span> <span word="Di">Di</span> <span word="Stefano">Stefano</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="player">player</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Pele">Pele</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span>.</p><p> <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="crowed">crowed</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span>, <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>, <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="entertainer">entertainer</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="Liverpool">Liverpool</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beetles">Beetles</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="Pele">Pele</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rags">rags</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bouncing">bouncing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slums">slums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Belfast">Belfast</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="Hundreds">Hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="streets">streets</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Pele">Pele</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p>
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