Soccer star Carli Lloyd made history this year as a member of the United States women’s national soccer team, which won the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Lioyd became the first person ever to score three goals in a single game during a Women’s Would Cup Final, helping the U.S. beat Japan 5—2 in the final match. During that game, Lloyd scored an astonishing two goals within the first five minutes of play.
Lloyd was named the most valuable player of 2015 Would Cup and awarded the Golden Ball Trophy. In November, it was announced that Lloyd was on the short list for FIFA’s Puskás Award, for the season’s best single goal. The goal being considered was her third during the World Cup Final, which she shot from the field’s halfway line, 50 yards from the net. She is the only woman woman nominated this year.
Lloyd because a force in women’s soccer long before the U.S. team’s World Cup win. She grew up in Delran, New Jersey, a small town near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She began playing soccer at age 5. By high school, she was a powerhouse in the sport. The Philadelphia Inquirer named her the best female high school soccer player in 1999 and 2000. She attended Rutgers University, in New Jersey, where she was a collegiate soccer star. She graduated as the school’s all-time leader in New Jersey, where she was a collegiate soccer star. She graduated as the school’s all-time leader in both points and goals.
Lloyd has won two Olympic gold medals. She has scored wining goals in many important matches, including the finals in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. In all, Lloyd has scored more than 70 goals as a member of the women’s national team. She has also played on several professional teams, and is currently a midfielder with the Houston Dash, in the National Women’s Soccer League.
Off the field, Carli Lloyd gives back to her community by running a soccer camp for young people in New Jersey. She is a hometown hero in Delran; a local ice-cream shop even named a flavor Carli’s Cake Batter Cookie Dough Kick in her honor.
【小题1】Lloyd made history in 2015 by________.A.attending the Olympics Games |
B.winning the 2015 FIFA Women’s Would Cup as captain |
C.joining the United States women’s national soccer team |
D.scoring three goals alone in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final |
A.Lloyd’s influence on her team. |
B.Lloyd’s hope as a soccer player. |
C.Lloyd’s awards after her success. |
D.Lloyd’s problems in her career. |
A.she is the only Olymoic Games winner |
B.she teaches young people to play soccer |
C.she did something for her community in return |
D.she has set an example to her community people |
Five thousand square meters of old damaged cars,motorcycles and boats fill this junkyard.For a casual onlooker,this might be a very sad sight.But for Andy.it's a real treasure.“I’ve been a junk hoarder(囤积者)for my whole life and I like fixing up what shouldn’t be thrown away.Around 200 old cars end up in this junkyard every week.Some of them are sold for parts,others get repaired,and still others are beyond repair.”
His father Bobby started the business some 50 years ago and still spends every morning there.The father and son have very different approaches to their work.They got a Dean cab that was getting thrown away and that was the father’s project,which Andy did not want him to do.“He did basically the opposite of everything I told him and I think he did it just to make me mad.He dumped a ton of money into this car,but in the end it wouldn’t run.”Andy said jokingly.
The unusual family business attracted the attention of a TV crew.That’s how the show Janka Empire came to be featured on a network of the Discovery Channel.This show,five years of shooting,five seasons and 60 episodes(集),is popular.“There are hundreds of junkyards throughout the United States.I think what’s interesting is that it is a family business.My father and I started the business and we joke very well back and forth and I think that's what people like.The cars that end up at the junkyard come out with endless surprises.See,this was a junk car and we restored it with a blown motor.Yet I don’t get a chance to ride around it too often.Because despite its shining appearance,the noise of the engine is truly deafening and I worry my neighbors will not put up with it.”
【小题1】What does Andy seem to like about his junkyard?A.He is proud of its large scale. |
B.He is addicted to collecting things. |
C.He enjoys creating value out of the waste. |
D.He has the passion to take over the business one day. |
A.The father is ready to follow his son’s advice. |
B.The father goes against his son deliberately. |
C.The son is impatient and fed up with his father. |
D.The father and son often disagree with each other. |
A.There are few junkyards in the United States. |
B.The father and son work together in a fun way. |
C.The show is a series of 5 seasons and 60 episodes. |
D.The family business shows much concern for their neighbors. |
A.Janka Empire. | B.The family business. |
C.The shining appearance. | D.The noise of the engine. |
How strong are you?
That is a hard question to answer, whether you are a man or a woman. But, really , I want to ask how do you define(给...下定义)your strength? How do you know your limits?
What is Strength?
Strength is not always about pure physical strength.
Self-Imposed Limits
What I have observed is that most people set their own limits. They limit their output based on self-framed limits (自我设定的限制) of their abilities and strengths. Sometimes these boundaries are based on past experiences. Sometimes they are based on self-imagined abilities.
break through these limits? How do we get stronger?
If you want to be stronger, you have to push your boundaries. Pushing it is what it takes to increase your limits. In the gym, bodybuilders discovered this long ago. The same principle is true when it comes to inner strength.
Want to test your limits? Push yourself. Test your self-framed limits to see how accurate they are. Make sure your goals are slightly beyond what you think can be achieved.
You Are Stronger Than You Think
Most people underestimate(低估) their strength.
When you discover how much you’ve really got, you may surprise even yourself.
A.Certainly, it is about willpower. |
B.Sometimes these limits are based on nothing. |
C.How do you know just how much you’ve got? |
D.Pushing It |
E.As you go through your day, challenge your ability. |
F.How can we train our mind and make it stronger? |
G.Strength is a combination of physical and mental ability. |
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