I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after pleting these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I pleted that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
【小题1】Why did the author decide to bee a runner?A．He was out of work.B．He wanted to treat his illness.C．He wanted to live his dreams.D．He suddenly found running interesting.【小题2】Which played an important role in the author’s success?A．Setting goalsB．Learning from others.C．Being honestD．Keeping on reading .【小题3】According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt A．very gratefulB．not quite confidentC．quite afraidD．not very satisfied【小题4】What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.B．Run a marathon to the South Pole.C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days.D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley.【小题5】The author probably agrees that .A．life means achieving goalsB．success is the greatest rewardC．sports help develop our potentialD．everyone may have great potential.C
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(答案→)C
解析：文章通过作者的亲身经历，告诉大家，只要确定目标为之努力，我们都能成功，每个人都有潜能。
【小题1】细节题;从第一段的句子：I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms.可知作者是想实现自己的梦想。选C
【小题2】细节题;从第一段的句子：it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.可知作者成功是因为设定了目标。选A
【小题3】细节题;从第二段的句子：To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could.可知作者在实现目标前不是很自信。选B
【小题4】细节题：从第三段的句子：I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. 可知选C
【小题5】从文章最后一段Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。可知作者认为每个人都有潜能。选D 。