When Jenny Benson was eight, her mother took her to soccer practice for the first time.

“She’s never played soccer before,” Mrs Benson told the coach.“I’m not sure how she’ll do.”

Jenny ran onto the field and joined the other players. Over the next hour, Mrs Benson and the coach watched as Jenny out­ran many of the more experienced players.

“I knew then that soccer would be Jenny’s sport.” Mrs Benson recalls. And she was right.

It may have helped that Jenny had spent much of her time trying to keep up with her three brothers.“I wanted to be just like them,” Jenny says.“My family has inspired me for my entire life.”

Jenny has retired from the United States women’s national soccer team. She started out on her professional career in the Philadelphia Charge, a team in the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA)．Later on, she joined FC Energy Voronezh, and then New Jersey Wildcats.

When the WUSA was being formed, league officials watched many college soccer games, looking for players good enough to join the league. They were very interested in Jenny, who played for the University of Nebraska.

“Throughout that college season, I knew I was being watched,” Jenny says, “I knew I couldn’t be perfect, so I just tried to be very consistent and have fun.”

As a professional, Jenny relied on her focused but fun­loving attitude. “In a game, I try never to put too much pressure on myself. The more I concentrate on having fun, the better I play.” She says. “I have good and bad days, just like everyone else, but I know the sun will always come up after a bad day. So all I have to do is to adjust myself, either to the change of my inner feelings or to the change of circumstances.That helps me get through anything.”

【小题1】What can we learn from Jenny’s first soccer practice?

A．She was not sure how to play soccer.

B．She was gifted in playing soccer.

C．She was instructed by the soccer coach.

D．She was more experienced than other players.

【小题2】Which professional team did she first play for?

A．New Jersey Wildcats.

B．FC Energy Voronezh.

C．The University of Nebraska.

D．The Philadelphia Charge.

【小题3】Which of the following can best describe Jenny?

A．Talented but impatient.

B．Confident and considerate.

C．Concentrated and adaptable.

D．Absorbed but self­centered.

【小题4】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How Jenny developed her soccer career.

B．Why Jenny retired from the national team.

C．How Jenny’s brothers influenced her career.

D．What made Jenny a good soccer player.