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P28Unit2TextATeamSpiritinSportsJoeGoertzTeamspiritcanbestbedefinedasthepositiveattitudeofagrouporteamthatmakesthememberswanttosucceed.Afterall,withoutteamspirit,howmanygamesisateamactuallygoingtowin?Teamspiritincludesmanythingssuchastrust,respectandenjoymentofthegameamongtheathleteswhoareallworkingtowardthecommongoalofwinning.Teamspiritissaidtoincreasethechancesofwinningandhavingasuccessfulteam.Whilesomeathletes,andevensomecoachesdonotunderstandthemeaningorimportanceofteamspirit,justaskanyrecordbreakingteamwhattheirsecretwas,andtheywillalltellyouitwastheteamspiritthathelpedthemsucceed.Whileitisultimatelytheresponsibilityofthecoachtobuildteamspirit,theindividualathletesmusthaveadesiretowinandawillingnesstoworkwithoneanother.Teamspiritinsportsisalsotheresponsibilityoftheteamcaptain.Forthisreason,itisimportanttochooseateamcaptainwhoisanaturalleader,someonethatotherswon’tmindfollowing.Theyshouldbequitecapableofpromotingteamspiritwhentimesgettough,andalwayspossessapositiveattitude.Whenacoachorevenateammemberrealizesthattheirteamsimplydoesn’thaveanyteamspirit,thereareafewthingsthatcanbedonetoturnnegativeattitudesintopositiveones.Thesethingsarebestcarriedoutbythecoachorteammanager,andincludeexplainingtotheteamthattheymustallbecooperativewithoneanother.Theobjectiveoftheteamistowin,andthismustbethemostimportantthingontheathletes’minds.Excellenceshouldalsobestrivedforandeachindividualathleteshouldberesponsibleforhisorherownperformance,whetheritisgoodorbad.Ifjustoneathleteisnotstrivingforexcellence,theentireteamcanbeupsetandlosethegame.Fans,whilenotunderthecontrolofthecoachesorteammanagers,alsoplayabigroleinteamspirit.Forexample,ifateamrunsoutontothefieldtorealizethatonlyasmallgroupofspectatorsshoweduptowatchthegame,well,thataloneisenoughtokillanyteams’spirit.Ontheotherhand,iftheteamwitnessastandfullofscreaming,cheeringfanswhowanttheteamtowin,thiswillincreasetheirconfidenceandhopefullyhelptheteamtodotheirbesttowin.Itiseasytoseehowteamspiritcaneithermakeorbreakateam.Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing.1.Whatistheinfluenceofteamspirit?A.Itcanhelpateamtogetlargerandlarger.B.Itcanpreventateamfrombreakingarecord.C.Itcanhelpateamtoincreasethechancesofwinning.D.Itcanchangeanyteamintoafamousteam.2.Whoshouldtaketheresponsibilityofbuildingteamspirit?A.Coachandteamcaptain.B.Coachandmanager.C.Teammembers.D.Coachandteammembers.3.Whatqualitiesshouldacaptainhave?A.Naturalleadership.B.Positiveattitude.C.Cohesion(凝聚力）.D.Alloftheabove.4.Howcanteamspiritbebroughtupwithinateam?A.Managersshouldorderallmemberworktogether.B.Coachsetstrictrulesforalltheteammemberstoobey.C.Teammembersshouldbepersuadedtocooperatewitheachother.D.Teammembersshouldlearntoshowoffpersonalability.5.Whichbehavioroffanscanimproveteamspirit?A.Fanschoosetoleavewhenevertheywant.B.Fanscomeinlargenumbertocheerfortheirfavoriteteam.C.Fansshowupinsmallnumbertowatchthegame.D.Fansstandallthewaythroughthegame.P83Unit4TextATheImportanceofLeisureI.M.SoniManyofusthinkofleisureasaperiodoftimeinwhichallusefulactivitiesmustcometoanend.Werest,sittingcomfortablyineasychairsorlyinginbed.Insteadofreadingseriousbooks,welookatcheapstories,cartoons,fashionandsportsmagazines.Wewastetimeinchattingaboutunimportantmatters.Thishighlymisleadingviewofleisuremustbechanged.Anotherfalsebeliefaboutleisureisthatitissomethingtodoonholidays.Wehavedevelopedapatternofactivitiesforholidays.Butleisuretimeduringtheworkingweekisjustnotused.Itgetslostinhousework,likecooking,washingclothesandgardening.True,relaxationisimportantbutitshouldnotbesocompletethatweloseourmentalorphysicalabilities.Thesemustbeabalancebetweenworkandleisure.Countlesswaysareopentokeepourmindshealthy.Weareseeingagreatgrowthinknowledge.Itisbecomingimpossibleforustokeepupwithsomuchnewinformation.Yet,leisuretimeistheonlytimewehavetolearnjustasmallpartofit.Wewillberewardedintwoways:ourmindsworkbetterandwebecomemoreconfidentinourknowledge.Wearen’tactiveinourleisuretimejusttomakemoneybuttoimproveourselves.Everyjobgivesusthechancetoimproveinourleisuretime,whetheritisreadingtowidenourvocabulary,practicingourtypingspeedorwritingmereinterestingletters.Moreover,wedonotlivebyourselves.Sowecanuseourleisuretimeinaworthwhilewaytobuildnewfriendshipsandtomakeoldonesstronger.Friendship,likewine,lightensourspiritsandhelpsuslivejoyfullyouroftendifficultlives.Howoftendowehearthesesadwords?“MyfriendsandIarenotascloseasweusedtobe,butIcan’tfindenoughtimetospendwiththem.“Butthinkhard.Whataboutyoursparehours?Oneofthebiggestbenefitsofleisuretimeistheopportunityitgivesustorebuildourfriendshipsoncemore.Ourleisuregivesustimeforapleasantchangefromourdailywork,andthatmeansourleisure-timeactivitiesshouldvary.Thosewhoworkwiththeirhandsshouldtakeupsomeartisticormentaltaskswhileotherscantrysomehandicrafts.However,unplannedleisureusuallybecomesawasteoftime.Itislikevisitingaparkorlibrarythedayitisclosed.Carefulplanningaddsalottotheenjoymentofleisure.Leisureisthespiceoflife.Bycarefulplanningwecanmakeourlivesfarmoresatisfyingthanwecouldeverimagine.Choosethebestanswerforeachof