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1、湖北省应城市杨岭高中杨柳刘艺平AEverybodylikesawinner,andtherearealwayspeoplereadytocheerforagoodloser.Butwhoeverheardasongforthemanwhocomesinsecond?Sothisisinpraiseofthealmostwinner,thenearlychampion,thenexttothebiggestthesecondbest.ThisisthesongofMisterTwo.YouhearunflatteringnamesforMis
2、terTwo.“Alsoran”,theycallhim,and“runner-up”,namesthatmakeyouthinkofafellowwhocouldn’tquitemakeit.Don’tletthatfoolyou.AskthewinnerofanyracehowgoodamanMisterTwois.Hewilltellyouit’sMisterTwowhomadehimrunsofast,MisterTwopressinghardathisheelsthreateningalwaystoovertakeandpassh
3、im.Askthesalesmanwhowonthecontestwhatkepthimpluggingafterhours,lookingforextraorders.Askthedirectorsofthebigcompanywhytheykeepchangingtheirproduct,seekingthenewequipment,theaddedadvantage.Whatdrivesthem?Whatkeepsthemhopping?It’sthesalesmanwithnearlyasmanyorders.Itisthecomp
4、anywiththeproductalmostasgood.It’sMisterTwo.Inthiscountry,we’reproudofthequalityofourchampions.Ourbigmencomeverybig.Ourfastmenrunveryfast.Ourwisemenarethewisestandourgreatestmenarethegreatestthatacountrycouldhopetobeblessedwith.Andwhyisthat?Couldn’titbebecausegreatMisterTw
5、o’sgrowingnaturallyinalandwheretheraceisalwaysopenandeverybodycanrun?Sothisisforyou,MisterTwo.Thisisyoursong.Thisisforallthedaysyoutriedforfirst,andcameinsecond.It’sforthenightswhenyouwonderifyououghttogoontrying,sincenobodyseemstonotice…Wenotice,MisterTwo.Weknowthescore.W
6、innerornot,you’reanaturalchampion.Therecouldn’tbearacewithoutyou,MisterTwo.1.PeoplecallMisterTwounflatteringnamesto________himA.praiseB.encourageC.laughatD.comfort2.MisterTwoismentionedinconnectionwith________.A.businessB.sportsC.WisdomandgreatnessD.alloftheabove3.itisimpl
7、iedinthisstorythat_______.A.therunner-upisasimportantasthewinnerB.everyleaderneedssomeonetohelphimC.thesecondtodaymanybethefirsttomorrowD.thesecondplaceisprettygood4.thepersonwhowinsneedstounderstandthat________.A.winningisnoteverythingB.withoutastringdesirehewouldn’thavew
8、onC.withoutstrongcompetitionhewouldn’thaveworkedsohardD.thereisaprizeforbeingMisterTwoBIn
