2019届高考英语一轮复习第一部分教材课文要点Module1Basketball夯基提能作业外研版选修.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 8Module 1　BasketballⅠ.阅读理解　　阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 (2017山西太原模拟,C)　　You signed up for soccer, and played every game of the season. Sure, you’re not the best player on the team, but most days you gave it your all. Do you deserve a trophy (奖杯)?If the decision were up to Carol Dweck, the answer would likely be no. She’s a psychology professor at Stanford University, California. She says a player doesn’t have to be the best to get a trophy. But those who receive an award should have to work for it. She suggests trophies go to the most improved player, or the one who contributed most to the team spirit, as well as those who play the best.“The trophy has to stand for something,” Dweck told TFK. “If we give a trophy to everyone, then the award has no value.” Dweck argues that giving kids trophies for particular reasons, such as improving in a sport, teaches kids that adults value hard work. Others say that there’s no harm in giving awards to all kids who play a sport, regardless of how they played or whether or not they improved.“I think we should encourage kids’ participation in sports,” says Kenneth Barish, a psychology professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. “A trophy is one way to encourage kids’ efforts.”Barish argues that when we single out only the best or even the most improved players for a trophy, we are teaching kids the wrong lesson. We are sending the message that winning is everything. “Winning is only part of the equation (等式),” Barish told TFK. “Playing sports also teaches kids something about teamwork and the importance of exercise.” ?“There will be plenty of opportunities for kids to learn about competition as they get older,” says Barish. They’ll soon realize that only one soccer team wins the World Cup and only one football team wins the Super Bowl. For now, he thinks there’s nothing wrong with letting all kids who play a sport feel like winners. That means trophies for everyone. 1.According to Carol Dweck, wh