Run freely ——A lesson about Courage
One afternoon,many years ago，I went to pick up my mother from work.I got there a little early so I the car by the roadside and waited for her.
As I looked the car window,there was a small park where I saw a little boy,around one and a half to two years old, freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short .The boy had a big smile on his face he had just been set free from a .The boy would then fall to the grass,get up,and without or without looking back at his mother,run as fast as he could,again ,still with a on his face,as if nothing had happened.
Kids,when they fall down,they don’t consider their falling down as a failure,but , they treat it as a learning experience.They feel pelled to try and try again until they .
Not only was I impressed by the boy’s courage, but I was touched by the manner in which he ran.With each attempt,he looked so ,so natural, without signs of fear,nervousness,or of being disappointed.His only was to run freely and to do it effectively as he could.He was just being a ,just being himself.He was not looking for or worrying about whether was watching.He wasn’t concerned about being judged.He didn’t seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him and that it would be if he did fall.No,all that to him was to acplish the task of activity at hand to the best of his ability, feeling the experience of running fully and freely.
I learned a lot from that observation and , and have successfully brought that lesson with me in life.
【小题1】A．leftB．startedC．stoppedD．drove【小题2】A．outsideB．downC．towardD．over【小题3】A．playingB．smilingC．rollingD．running【小题4】A．sightB．lengthC．timeD．distance【小题5】A．evenifB．solongasC．asthoughD．nowthat【小题6】A．prisonB．houseC．parkD．castle【小题7】A．attentionB．hesitationC．questionD．application【小题8】A．puzzleB．smileC．pleasureD．surprise【小题9】A．thereforeB．insteadC．stillD．anyhow【小题10】A．stopB．winC．achieveD．succeed【小题11】A．luckilyB．apparentlyC．actuallyD．equally【小题12】A．confidentB．joyfulC．quietD．proud【小题13】A．worryB．talentC．concernD．conclusion【小题14】A．studentB．childC．playerD．winner【小题15】A．chanceB．fortuneC．approvalD．trouble【小题16】A．someoneB．nooneC．everyoneD．one【小题17】A．tryB．runC．cryD．fall【小题18】A．embarrassingB．disappointingC．frighteningD．exciting【小题19】A．happenedB．caredC．matteredD．related【小题20】A．experimentB．experienceC．expressingD．expectationC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文主要讲了作者无意中观察到一个小男孩不怕摔倒，自由奔跑的情景，从中学到了很多，受益匪浅。
【小题1】考查动词辨析：A. left离开，B. started开始，C. stopped停止，D. drove驾驶，我把车停在路边等她，故选C。
【小题2】考查副词辨析：A. outside外面，B. down 向下，C. toward朝着，D. over结束，根据the car window, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, 可知是朝车窗外看，选A。
【小题3】考查动词辨析：A. playing玩，B. smiling微笑，C. rolling滚，D. running跑，根据run as fast as he could again,所以可知是一个男孩在草地上自由的跑，选D。
【小题4】考查名词辨析：A. sight视野，B. length长度，C. time时间，D. distance距离，这里想说她的妈妈在不远处看着他，故选D。
【小题5】考查连词辨析：A. evenif即使，B. so long as只要，C. as though好像，D. now that既然，这里想说这个男孩的脸上挂着笑容，好像他刚刚被从监狱里释放出来一样，故选C.
【小题6】考查名词辨析：A. prison监狱，B. house房间，C. park公园，D. castle城堡，根据这里想说这个男孩的脸上挂着笑容，好像他刚刚被从监狱里释放出来一样，故选A。
【小题7】考查名词辨析：A. attention注意，B. hesitation犹豫， C. question问题，D. application利用，根据run as fast as he could again，可知男孩没有犹豫没有回头看妈妈，故选B。
【小题8】考查名词辨析：A. puzzle困惑，B. smile微笑，C. pleasure快乐，D. surprise惊讶，根据The boy had a big smile on his face，可知男孩脸上带着微笑，好像没有什么事情发生，故选B。
【小题9】考查副词辨析：A. therefore因此，B. instead代替，C. still仍然，D. anyhow不管怎样，根据they treat it as a learning experience，不管怎样，他们把这个看作是个学习的经历。故选D。
【小题10】考查动词辨析：A. stop停止，B. win赢得，C. achieve成就，D. succeed成功，这里想说他们不断的尝试，直到成功，故选D。
【小题11】考查副词辨析：A. luckily幸运地，B. apparently明显地，C. actually实际上，D. equally平等地，根据touched by the manner in which he ran.可知我不仅被他的勇气感动，也被他跑步的方式感动了，故选D。
【小题12】考查形容词辨析：A. confident自信的，B. joyful快乐的，C. quiet安静的，D. proud骄傲的，根据and so natural — no signs of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged，可知男孩跑步的时候很自信，故选A。
【小题13】考查名词辨析：A. worry担心，B. talent才能，C. concern担心，关心，D. conclusion结论，这里想说他唯一的关心的事情就是自由地奔跑，故选C。
【小题14】考查名词辨析：A. student学生，B. child孩子，C. player选手，D. winner获胜者，这里想说他就是一个孩子，故选B。
【小题15】考查名词辨析：A. chance机会，B. fortune运气，财产，C. approval同意，D. trouble困难，这里想说他没有在寻找赞成或是担心是否有人在观看，故选C。
【小题16】考查不定代词：A. someone有人，B. no one没有人，C. everyone每个人，D. one一个人，根据He didn't seem to be bothered by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall ，他不担心有人看见他跌倒，故选A。
【小题17】考查动词辨析：A. try尝试，B. run跑，C. cry哭， D. fall跌倒，根据The boy would then fall to the grass,故选D
【小题18】考查形容词辨析：A. embarrassing令人尴尬的，B. disappointing令人失望的，C. frightening令人害怕的，D. exciting令人兴奋的，根据if he did fall，他也不会觉得跌倒了会难为情，故选A。
【小题19】考查动词辨析：A. happened发生，B. cared关心，C. mattered重要，D. related关于，这里想说全部重要的事就是完成任务，故选C。
【小题20】考查名词辨析：A. experiment实验，B. experience经历，经验，C. expressing表达，D. expectation期待，这里想说从这次观察和经历中，我学到了很多，故选B。