英语阅读.（三册1）Why should I Do My Best?There are only two reasons

英语阅读.（三册1）
Why should I Do My Best?
There are only two reasons people cannot achieve their goals:The goals aren’t important to them; or people don’t break them into small enough pieces.So all we need to do is to try our best…
Have you ever watched a quitter in a boxing match—a guy who just gives up and walks away?The whole crowd boos (喝倒彩).They throw drink bottles and bits of hot dog into the ring.
They don’t throw stuff because he lost.They throw stuff because he quit.In our hearts we all believe that we should do our best.
Eric Moussambani swam for Equatorial Guinea (赤道几内亚)at the 2000 Olympics.This was the first time Eric had swum a 100-metre race.He swam with his head out of the water and he barely kicked his legs.
In the first lap he was really struggling.In the second he was nearly drowning!But Eric was fighting with everything he had.
At the turn,17,500 spectators began to roar and with every stroke(划动)the noise got louder and louder.Twenty metres from the finish,Eric was barely moving but the crowd was crazy.When he finally hit the wall,the cheering and stamping all but lifted the roof off the stadium.
His time of 1 minute 52 seconds was about a minute slower than all the other competitors.Who cared?Eric Moussambani had done his best.
When you make an honest effort,people support you.You feel happier when you do your best.
Think about what it feels like walking to school on those days when you have done all of your homework—and done it as well as you can.Don’t you feel just a bit more enthusiastic about school?Why?Because you are always happier when you make a 100 percent effort,whether it’s for an essay or a basketball game.
Your teachers will tell you “Work hard!” and your parents will probably tell you “Work hard!” But you don’t work hard to please your parents and teachers.The big reason you do it is for you.
If you get good marks,that’s a prize.If other people notice,wonderful!But the main reason is how you feel about yourself.
Even when you do your best,there are no guarantees that you will succeed.You may do your best,and still be criticized.You may do your best,and still have people laugh at you.But when you do your best,the reward is that feeling that says,“I did everything I could.”
1.The spectators would get unhappy with a quitter in a match because _____.
A.the quitter loses the match
B.the quitter fails to show sportsman ship
C.the match ends earlier than expected
D.the match is not wonderful
2.At the 2000 Olympics people shouted when Eric was swimming because _____.
A.he swam too slowly
B.he was the last one in the swimming competition
C.he had not even mastered basic swimming skills
D.they wanted to cheer him
3.If you have done much preparation for your school work,you will surely ______.
A.feel happy B.get high marks
C.be noticed by others D.be praised by your teacher
4.Whey you fail to do something,______ hurts you.
A.the feeling of failure
B.the feeling that you have not done your best
C.the feeling of being criticized
D.the feeling of being laughed at
5.The purpose of doing one’s best is to ______.
A.win the championship in a competition B.succeed
C.stand out among others D.obtain a sense of self-satisfaction

A A A A B