I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带). So I the crosscountry team at my school.
However, I was very slow in the team. In races, I would finish almost . I'd always have to in the longer races.The races and at least 100 people peting in it made me really . Every time I stopped, 10 people would me. But I still couldn't push myself to keep going, even though I watching them go by me. After every race, I'd go home and burst into tears.
Then one of my friends joined the crosscountry team, too. She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋) in her legs. I just didn't understand how that was ! I'd been running much longer than she had, but she could run while I had to suffer. She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.
I didn't, . Even a whole month before a race, I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up. Still, I to quit. I still had that appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.
Finally, I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't for them. I started to practice at home almost every day. I a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day, which helped me build up a steady .
When the time came for the big race, all the practice really . I stopped only once and my pace was much better.
I was of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit. I showed myself that I was enough to keep going. That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.
The next time I'm faced with a tough , I will know that I can take it up. None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!
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(答案→)D
解析：文章讲述了一个克服困难，战胜自己的故事。作者想像其他人一样，有一天能够站在颁奖台上。于是，作者加入了学校的长跑对队，但是作者经常跑最后一名，这让作者的自信心不断下降，甚至产生了退出的念头。但是，作者克服了心理障碍，每天坚持锻炼，最终，作者取得了很大的进步。
【小题1】考查动词辨析。A喜欢；B钦佩，欣赏；C支持，供养；D参加。根据“I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带).”可知，作者想成为像那些获得奖牌的孩子一样，因此，作者加入了学校的跨国队，故选D。
【小题2】考查最高级辨析。A最好的；B第一个；C最后的；D最少的。根据“I was very slow in the team”可知，作者在比赛中总是跑最后一名，故选C。
【小题3】考查动词辨析。A停止；B休息；C呼吸；D遭受。I'd always have to in the longer races.作者总是不得不中止比赛，根据下文的“Every time I stopped”可知，应该填stop，故选A。
【小题4】考查形容词辨析。A令人兴奋的；B令人疲惫的；C令人感兴趣的；D令人不安的。根据“the longer races”可知，这些很长的比赛往往让作者感到疲惫，故选B。
【小题5】考查形容词辨析。A紧张的；B害怕的；C伤心的；D生气的。at least 100 people peting in it made me really .至少有100人参加比赛，这让作者感到紧张，故选A。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。A帮助；B鼓励；C离开；D经过。Every time I stopped, 10 people would me.每当作者停下来时，都会有10个人经过作者，故选D。
【小题7】考查动词辨析。A错过，思念；B讨厌；C避免；D逃脱。But I still couldn't push myself to keep going, even though I watching them go by me.即使作者不喜欢看着其他选手从自己身边跑过去，但是作者仍然不能强迫自己继续跑，故选B。
【小题8】考查形容词辨析。A平等的；B合理的；C公平的；D可忍受的。根据“I'd been running much longer than she had, but she could run while I had to suffer.”可知，作者羡慕自己的同学，同时，作者又为自己付出较多却没有成效而感到不公平，故选C。
【小题9】考查副词辨析。A迅速地；B容易地；C开心地；D有希望地。but she could run while I had to suffer作者的同学能轻松应对比赛，而作者却常遭受痛苦，故选B。
【小题10】考查名词辨析。A力量；B需要，要求；C目标；D自信心。My was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.作者的自信心空前的低下，并想着退出校队，故选D。
【小题11】考查副词辨析。A还；B两者之一，也；C虽然，但是；D然而。I didn't, .但是，作者并未退出。Though可放句尾，意为“但是”，前用逗号与橘子隔开，故选C。
【小题12】考查动词辨析。A拒绝；B决定；C未能；D想要。Still, I to quit.根据第一句可知，作者没有退出，即作者拒绝退出，故选A。
【小题13】考查名词辨析。A功课，教训；B信任，信仰；C将来；D图片，照片，想象，描述，局面。I still had that appearing in my mind这里指的画面是第一段描述的颁奖的画面，故选D。
【小题14】考查形容词辨析。A合适的；B积极的；C准备好的；D健康的。I was always worried that I wasn't for them.作者意识到自己总是担心自己没有准备好，be ready for sth准备好......，故选C。
【小题15】考查动词短语辨析。A取出，去除，带......外出；B设计，规划，安排；C弄清楚，计算；D释放，发出（声音）。I a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day作者制定了一个计划，每天跑3千米，故选B。
【小题16】考查名词辨析。A步伐，速度；B竞赛；C愿意，遗嘱；D水平。which helped me build up a steady 每天跑3千米，作者逐渐形成了一个稳定的速度，且根据下一段“my pace was much better”可知，这里应填pace，故选A。
【小题17】考查动词短语辨析。A出发，引爆；B偿清，回报；C下车；D起飞，好转，成功，脱掉。all the practice really 之前所有的训练都有了回报，故选B。
【小题18】考查形容词辨析。A确定的；B明白的；C自豪的；D害怕的。I was of myself for sticking with it作者为自己能坚持下来而感到骄傲，故选C。
【小题19】考查形容词辨析。A强壮的；B有耐心的；C稳定的；D忠实的。I showed myself that I was enough to keep going.作者向自己证明了自己足够强壮，可以坚持跑步，故选A。
【小题20】考查名词辨析。A工作；B运动；C竞争；D挑战，难题。The next time I'm faced with a tough , I will know that I can take it up.再面临艰难的挑战时，作者认为自己可以很好的解决它。故选D。