Like lots of other girls and boys,when Lisa Cao was a kid,she used to watch the Olympics. “I always wanted to be good at sport and I found athletic potential in my body”, the New York City citizen tells her friends. But there was no sport available so she took up piano lessons. Then,at the age of 15,she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running. At age 18,Lisa Cao ran her first-ever marathon in New York City. And now,the 27-year-old has 54 marathons (26. miles) and ultramarathons (100miles) under her belt.

What does it take to be an ultramarathoner? A lot of devotion,even when difficulties occur sometimes. “Making time for running is really hard when life is so busy,” she says. “There’s a big work-life balance that I have to keep. I have to wake up earlier on the weekends. And oh,the potential for excuses! With NYC’s wild winters as of late,it’s easy to blame the weather,roll over in bed and put off a solid run. I have a fix for this,though,” she says. “Cute clothes. With the horrible weather, I bought cute clothes as motivation to run and actually wear them. ”

While she’s training during low season in the winter,Lisa Cao tries to run a “base” of 20 to 30 miles per week to stay prepared. During high season in the spring and summer,she’ll run around 30 to 40 miles,but she also gets a lot of quality miles from her races.

1. When did Lisa Cao run her first marathon?

A. At the age of 27.

B. When she was 15 years old.

C. Three years after she began running.

D. Nine years after she dropped her piano lessons.

2. What made Lisa Cao have the desire of joining in sports?

A. Being different from other kids of her age.

B. Wanting to join in the Olympics.

C. Having no interest in piano lessons.

D. Having athletic potential.

3.Why does Lisa Cao buy beautiful clothes in terrible weather?

A. To have a better sleep.

B. To motivate herself to keep running.

C. To protect herself from any harm.

D. To save time for further training.

4.Where is the text probably taken from?

A. A sport website

B. A science book.

C. A college poster

D. A football magazine.

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Many years have passed, but she still remembers the last day of her whole class. They got together to say goodbye to their ________schooldays. She wonders herself if any of them still remembers their ________ , now that time has cloaked the past memories with layers of dust and ________ each fate beyond any expectations.

The jolly “dwarf” of the class has now ________ a successful businessman. The shy skinny “bookworm” is now a talented Ph.D. Trying his luck in some ________ land in the Western atmosphere. The naughty, tomboy has________ her carefree laughter in exchange for a sheltered, comfortable life. And________ , a literature addict, was driven by an inner force to put her pen aside and become a________ instead.

She decided to ________ her old teacher, who had sowed the seed for the cause of nurturing people in her directionless mind ________ his poetical lessons. She used to dream of the enlightened faces of her ________ and their round eyes running over every page of the books. Yet, at the most ________turn of her life’s course, she didn’t ________ literature for her career, for she had been told that literature is just like a magical paradise to which the way is extremely ________ .

Her hands are so small; ________ can they hold the depths and the fullness that literature can bring? Still, she promises herself to go ________ , bearing in mind the last ________ of her dear teacher, “Don’t ________ what you give or receive. Learn to live generously to enjoy life, even when it’s not generous toward us.”

Now, she is a teacher, yet she has to continue learning numerous difficult ________ of life. The more she ________ , the better she understands the value of her teacher’s last lesson.

1.A. oldest B. dearest C. hardest D. longest

2.A. successes B. failures C. lessons D. promises

3.A. transformed B. supported C. organized D. developed

4.A. fought against B. stood for C. tuned into D. found out

5.A. large B. distant C. poor D. past

6.A. insisted on B. suffered from C. stuck to D.thrown away

7.A. she B. you C. I D. he

8.A. worker B. officer C. teacher D. writer

9.A. assist B. follow C. visit D. leave

10.A. beyond B. among C. across D. through

11.A. students B. roommates C. relatives D. friends

12.A. expensive B. effective C. decisive D. creative

13.A. write B. choose C. elect D. find

14.A. smooth B. perfect C. difficult D. rough

15.A. how B. when C. why D. where

16.A. up B. in C. on D. down

17.A. words B. results C. notes D. chances

18.A. hope for B. search for C. look for D. care about

19.A. problems B. lessons C. vocabularies D. passages

20.A. introduces B. forgets C. experiences D. Donates

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选

As a child grows up,you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult. 1. A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others in kind,but also learn to respect himself.

●Show him respect.

This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others.Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you,understanding how important this is in communication.

2.

The more you say “please” and “thank you” to your child,the more likely he will learn to use them.Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.

●Agree to disagree.

3. Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect respectful responses.Disagreeing with you doesn't necessarily mean disobedience(不顺从).

●Control your impulse to overreact.

When a situation arises(出现),stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior. 4.

●Praise,praise,praise

So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments(成绩)are not celebrated enough. 5.

A.Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.

B.Try to remember that a child won't always agree with you.

C.Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.

D.If he sees you lose your temper,he is more likely to respond that way in future.

E.A child may act as he pleases,and he will live a happy life.

F.Seeing a child exhibit respectful behavior,make sure he knows how proud you are of him.

G.Respectful behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child.

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