It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) injury. I had whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed me. I felt as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should , ”I thought as I moved on. , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran and decided not to in track next year. It wouldn’t be it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just a race! ”I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap, ”said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ”
Suddenly I regained . I decided to track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always in medals and victories, but in the we overe(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, the people who don’t give up when they lose.
【小题1】A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier【小题2】A．expectedB．supposedC．imagined D．doubted【小题3】A．lateB．eagerC．readyD．thirsty【小题4】A．from behind B．ahead ofC．next toD．close to【小题5】A．ashamed B．astonishedC．excitedD．frightened【小题6】A．cheerB．shoutC．cryD．noise【小题7】A．slow downB．drop outC．go onD．speed up【小题8】A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．BesidesD．However【小题9】A．with delightB．with fearC．in painD．in advance【小题10】A．playB．arriveC．race D．attend【小题11】A．worth B．good C．valuable D．close【小题12】A．weakerB．longerC．lowerD．louder【小题13】A．wellB．sureC．surprisinglyD．strangely【小题14】A．while B．when C．asD．since【小题15】A．finishedB．wonC．passedD．lost【小题16】A．cheerB．hope C．interest D．experience【小题17】A．hold onB．turn toC．begin withD．stick with【小题18】A．measuredB．praisedC．testedD．increased【小题19】A．sadnessB．strugglesC．diseases D．tiredness【小题20】A．or B．norC．andD．butC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【文章大意】带着受伤的脚参加3 000米跑步比赛, 这注定没法取胜。可是只要你勇于参赛, 坚持到底, 你也会有所收获。
【小题1】选C。逻辑推理题。又是地区运动会了, 可作者的脚由于上一次的(earlier)受伤仍然还没有痊愈。注意本句中的过去完成时态及still的意义有着明显的提示意义。slighter更轻微的; worse更糟的; earlier更早的, 上一次的; heavier更沉重的, 巨大的。
【小题2】选D。逻辑推理题。根据上句可知, 作者不是认为(supposed), 设想(imagined), 希望(expected)参加运动会, 而是怀疑(doubted)自己是否应该参加运动会。
【小题3】选C。逻辑推理题。但是我到了比赛场地, 准备(ready)参加3 000米跑步。
【小题4】选B。前后照应题。其他的女孩子不是落到了后面(from behind), 靠近(close to, next to)作者, 而是冲到了作者的前面(ahead of)。后文as I fell farther and farther behind有所暗示。
【小题5】选A。背景常识题。作者越来越落后, 作者不会感到惊讶(astonished), 也激动(excited)不起来, 而是感到惭愧(ashamed), 当然不至于害怕(frightened)。
【小题6】选A。词汇复现题。这是作者在运动会上听到的最大的欢呼声(cheer)。前面“Hooray! ”(欢呼的叫声)也有所暗示, 后文I heard a cheer— than the one I’d heard earlier和They must be cheering for the boys. 也都有明显提示。
【小题7】选B。逻辑推理题。第一名已经先我两圈到达了终点, 作者心想可能自己不该参加比赛, 应该放弃(drop out)才对。slow down(使)慢下来, (使)减速; drop out不参与, 离去, 放弃; go on继续下去; speed up加速。
【小题8】选D。逻辑推理题。然而我还是决定坚持跑下去。注意前后句子之间的转折意义。therefore因此, 所以, 表示因果关系; otherwise另外, 否则, 表示其他情况的出现; besides此外, 还, 表示附加意义; however然而, 可是, 表示转折关系。
【小题9】选C。前后照应题。跑最后两圈时, 作者无法轻松(with delight)起来, 也没有害怕恐惧(with fear), 当然也无法提前(in advance)到达, 而是在脚疼(in pain)的状态中跑着。前文My foot still hadn’t healed from a(n) injury. 已经有所提示。
【小题10】选C。逻辑推理题。作者在想这一次已经没有办法了, 明年就不参加赛跑了。文中一再谈到race和track。
【小题11】选A。逻辑推理题。由上文作者已落后且脚有伤, 可知作者认为这样做不值得, 故用worth, valuable后不能直接加宾语。
【小题12】选D。前后照应题。欢呼声不是更弱(weaker), 更低(lower), 而是更大(louder)。longer缺少比较的对象或前提。
【小题13】选B。逻辑推理题。作者转身看到男孩子正准备开始比赛, 确信(sure)大家是为男孩子欢呼。
【小题14】选B。逻辑推理题。作者正准备离开, 这时几个女孩子走上前来。when在此句中作并列连词, 意思是“正在这时, 就在那个时候, 突然”。while作从属连词, 表示“当……时候”, 通常强调两个动作或情况的同时发生; as作从属连词, 表示“当……时候”, 通常强调一个动作或情况伴随另一动作或情况; since作从属连词, 表示“自……以后, 自……以来”。
【小题15】选D。逻辑推理题。作者对女孩的赞扬不解, 因为她刚刚跑过了终点, 结束了比赛, 但跑在最后没有获胜, 输(lose)了比赛。
【小题16】选B。逻辑推理题。女孩子们的鼓励使作者又找回了失去的希望(hope), 而不是欢乐(cheer), 兴趣(interest), 经验(experience)。
【小题17】选D。词语辨析题。作者决定明年还要参加(stick with)径赛比赛。hold on把持住, 不挂断, 停止, 继续, 常有hold on to的用法。turn to转向, 求助于, 致力于, 开始行动; begin with首先, 用……开头; stick with与……固定在一起, 坚持做(某事)。
【小题18】选A。逻辑推理题。作者意识到力量和勇气并非总是可以用奖牌和胜利衡量(measure)的。measure估量, 斟酌, 权衡; praise赞扬, 称赞; test测试, 检验; increase增加, 增大。
【小题19】选B。逻辑推理题。但是在我们战胜了的“竞争”中, 力量和勇气总是可以估量出来。sadness悲哀, 悲伤; struggle挣扎, 努力, 奋斗; disease疾病, 弊病; tiredness疲劳, 疲倦。
【小题20】选D。逻辑推理题。最坚强的人并非总是赢得胜利的人, 而是(but)那些遇到失败挫折时决不放弃的人。or或者, 还是, 表示选择关系; nor也不, 表示否定关系; and表示并列关系; but表示转折关系。