Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all  16  places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want  17  somewhere else instead. I had the  18  of seeing this first hand on a  19  .

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so  20  a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some  21  experiences on Saturday as they played against teams  22  trained. Through the first two games, her  23  did not get on serious shot on goal. As a parent, I 24 seeing my daughter playing her best,  25  still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the  26  between Saturday and Sunday.When they   27  for their Sunday game, they were  28  different. They had begun to integrate (融合) the kinds of play and teamwork they had  29  the day before into their  30 . They played aggressively and  31  scored a goal.

It  32  me that playing against the other team was a great  33  moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle.  34  is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be  35  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

解析：选B。B　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。public公众的；traditional传统的；official官方的；special。根据首句的意思及“School? A friend? A tutor？”，再结合生活常识，这些都是传统意义上的(traditional)学习方式。故选B。

2.

A passes

B works

C lies

D ends

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中的辨析。passes 传递；works 起作用；ends 结束； lie 存在于。既然你想要的学习方式不是传统的：在学校里跟朋友交流或向导师求教，那么你真正想要的学习很可能会存在于其它地方。此题要注意 “you really want” 是定语从句。故选C。

3.

A dream

B idea

C habit

D chance

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。dream梦想；idea主意；habit习惯；chance 机会。联系下文的故事可知，“我”有机会亲自观看了女儿的一场足球赛并领悟到了这一点。故选D。

4.

A trip

B holiday

C weekend

D square

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。trip旅行;holiday 假期；weekend周末；square广场。作者下面讲述的在周六的比赛很艰苦和51题后面的“ between Saturday and Sunday”,故选C。

5.

A won

B entered

C organized

D watched

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中的辨析。win赢；enter进入；organize组织；watch观看。由下文可知，这个赛季女儿所在的球队表现出色而有资格参加锦标赛。故选B。

6.

A painful

B strange

C common

D practical

解析：选A。A　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。Painful痛苦的，艰难的；strange奇怪的；common普通的；practical实用的。上文中参加锦标赛的多是技术更加娴熟的俱乐部球队（more skilled club teams），下文他们的球员训练有素(better trained)，技术过硬。女儿的球队艰难鏖战，还是没有一次真正意义上的射门(did not get one serious shot on goal)。故选A。

7.

A less

B poorly

C newly

D better

解析：选D。D　考查副词在语境中的辨析。less少于；poorly差的；newly新的；better更好的。见上一小题解析，故选D。

8.

A fans

B tutors

C class

D team

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中的辨析。fans粉丝；tutors教练；class班；team队。联系下文可知，女儿所在的球队在前两场比赛中未能进球得分。故选D。

9.

A imagined

B hated

C avoided

D missed

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中的辨析。imagine想像；hate憎恨；avoid避免；miss想念，错过。作为父母，谁也不愿意看到努力踢球的孩子遭受失败的结局。故选B。

10.

A if

B or

C but

D as

解析：选C。C　考查连词在语境中的辨析。if如果；or或者；but 但是；as因为。由上文的played her best 和still defeated的语意逻辑，可得出前后为转折关系。故选C。

11.

A girls

B parents

C coaches

D viewers

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。girls 女孩；parents家长；coaches教练；viewers观众。女儿所在的球队在接下来的比赛中有了很大的改变。由此可以推断 “周日比赛之前，这群女孩子似乎突然间明白了什么。”故选A。

12.

A dressed

B showed up

C made up

D planned

解析：选B。B　考查短语动词在语境中的辨析。dressed给……穿衣服；showed up出现；made up编造；planned计划。由语境可知，周六比赛失利，女孩子们又出现在周日的赛场上。show up(出现，露面)与语境相吻合，故选B。

13.

A slightly

B hardly

C basically

D completely

解析：选D。D　考查副词在语境中的辨析。slightly稍微；hardly几乎不；basically基本上；completely完全地。根据下文所述，女孩子们的表现与上一场比赛完全不同。故选D。

14.

A seen

B known

C heard

D read

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中的辨析。seen看见；known知道；heard听到；read读。她们的表现之所以有很大改观是因为善于总结经验教训，将周六比赛中看到的对方团队协作的技术运用到自己的比赛中。故选A。

15.

A styles

B training

C game

D rules

解析：选C。C　考查名词在语境中的辨析。styles风格；training训练；game比赛；rules规则。见上一小题解析，故选C。

16.

A even

B still

C seldom

D again

解析：选A。A　考查副词在语境中的辨析。even甚至；still仍然；seldom很少；again又，再。在强手面前，孩子们努力拼搏，甚至还进了一个球。故选A。

17.

A confused

B struck

C reminded

D warned

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中的辨析。confused使困惑；strike击打，使想起；remind提醒；warned警告。由作者接下来发出的感想可知这是他从这场比赛中突然想到的。It strikes sb that...意为“使某人突然想到……”，故选B。

18.

A touching

B thinking

C encouraging

D learning

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中的辨析。touching接触；thinking思考；encouraging鼓励；learning学习。由前文对比赛的描述可知，对于球队的每个孩子来说，这场比赛是一个学习的好机会。故选D。

19.

A Experience

B Independence

C Curiosity

D Interest

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中的辨析。experience经历，经验；independence独立；curiosity好奇心；interest兴趣。结合全文，通过这场比赛，孩子们学到了以前没有接触到的东西，经历促使她们成长得更快，经历是最好的老师。故选A。

20.

A harmful to

B mixed with

C different from

D applied to

解析：选C。C　考查形容词在语境中的辨析。harmful to 对……有伤害；mixed with混合；different from不同；applied to应用于。由后面but一词的转折意义可以推断本句的意思：亲身体验到的东西或许与课堂上学到的经验可能不同，但更加有意义。因为那是靠亲自实践得来的。故选C。