Great soccer player
1 Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been a few player who were truly great. How did these players get great? Was it through training and practice? Or were great players born not trained to be great? Studies show that these great players share something in common.
2First, these players come from places that have had famous stars in the past so that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate (模仿). In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup Three from South America and three from Western Europe. There has never been a great national team or a really great player from North America or from Asia.
3 Second, these players have years of practice in the game. Alfredo di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, so was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
4 Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood (聚居区)—a poor, crowded area where a boy’s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beatles (甲壳虫乐队), had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years, Pele practiced in the street with a “ball” made of rags (破布). And George best learned the tricks by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums (贫民窟) of Belfast.
5 Generally, all great players have a lot in common, but that doesn’t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brizilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
前5道题选项：
A. not rich neighborhood
B. still no clear reasons
C rare truly great players
D. a very popular game
E. long and earlier practice
F. famous star effect
后5道题选项：
A. the poor area of Belfast
B. three or four years old
C. from very rich families
D. poor neighborhood
E. a few truly great players
F. the world cup
Paragraph①: ____.
C
