Do Yao Ming, Liu Xiang and Justine Henin have anything in common with people like us? You probably answer “NO!”

It seems that top athletes live in a world that is completely different from ours. However, if we could see into their minds, it would be clear that they are actually just like us.

Just how an athlete becomes a success means     ①     for us all. To achieve their goals, sportspeople not only have to prepare physically, but mentally(内心地). They have to get to know themselves, manage stress and develop their powers of concentration. So they can put all their effort into their events.

We may not be sports stars ourselves, but we have to face same problems. We set goals for ourselves and think about personal development. We have to manage our fears before big exams. We worry about our friendships with both classmates     ②     teachers.

Like sportspeople, we try to be mentally strong and give our best.

Only few of us will be competing in the Olympic Games. But, all the same, there is much we share with sports heroes. Just like athletes, how we feel influences our decisions, behavior and achievements.

Top athletes show us that success isn’t simply down to chance. We can control the direction of our life’s journey.

任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）

1.   ① ________________       ②  ________________

任务二：请把上文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

2.   _____________________________________________________________

任务三：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。

3.   What does Justine Henin do?

     She _________________________________________________________

4.    The writer has a positive attitude towards top athletes’ success, doesn’t he?

     _______________________________________________

5.   What can we learn from the reading above?

   _______________________________________________________________

Great young stars make Chinese people proud, like Yao Ming in the NBA, and Liu Xiang in track and field（田径）. Now maybe we can add one more name: Ding Junhui.

The teenage player has become China’s hero at snooker（斯诺克）.

Two days after his 18^th birthday, Ding reached the top of the 2005 World Snooker China Open on Sunday. He’s the second youngest ever to win a world ranking title（排名赛冠军）！

In the final, Ding beat the world champion 9:5. He came from far behind to win.

“I didn’t feel nervous because I just looked at it as a practice match,” said Ding. “I was able to learn from the other players.”

Ding doesn’t talk much. Besides snooker, he hasn’t many outside interests. He says he doesn’t want anyone to beat him at snooker.

He has been in Britain since he was 16. He can play with the world’s best players there. He practices many hours a day.

“Every game is so different for me. I have to think a lot before I win. That’s why I enjoy snooker so much,” he said.

1. Liu Xiang is famous as a _______ player.

   A. basketball      B. football     C. track and field     D. tennis

2. Ding Junhui was born in _______.

   A. 1987          B. 1990       C. 1997             D. 2005

3. Ding Junhui didn’t feel nervous because ________.

   A. he didn’t want to win             B. he would be the first in the match

   C. he regarded it as a practise match    D. he was’t interested in the match

4. From the passage, we know that Ding _______.

   A. is a man with few words            B. has many outside interests

   C. is good at basketball               D. never learns from others

5. Ding has been in Britain since he was 16 so that _______.

   A. he can practise his English         

B. he can make many friends there

   C. he can play with the world’s best players there.  

D. he loves Britain