题目内容
I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 1 my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 2 until I got older so I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 3 .
One day my mother saw a (n) 4 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 5 in entering this race ?” she asked me.
“Yes, of course,” I answered.
I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 6 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 7 me.
Just before the race began, my dad 8 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 9 you can speed up at the end.”
Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 10 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 11 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 12 harder.
“Come on, Kelly! You can do it ! Keep running !”
Out of the corner of my 13 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.
“I can’t do it!” I 14 to say.
“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.
I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 15 words.
I came fifth, but I felt like a (n) 16 . I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 17 .
I felt thankful that my dad had 18 left my side. He always 19 me when I feel like giving up. He runs alongside me 20 my life.
1. A. trouble B. show C. race D. win
2. A. help B. stop C. wait D. complain
3. A. money B. gifts C. prizes D. medals
4. A. story B. report C. advertisement D. medals
5. A. interested B. frightened C. excited D. surprised
6. A. asked for B. set up C. wiped out D. thought of
7. A. time B. cheer C. watch D. guide
8. A. replied B. blamed C. whispered D. shouted
9. A. until B. because C. so D. if
10. A. fast B. proudly C. patiently D. early
11. A. curious B. angry C. mad D. nervous
12. A. running B. breathing C. thinking D. struggling
13. A. track B. competitors C. managed D. eye
14. A. continued B. decided C. managed D. remembered
15. A. encouraging B. touching C. boring D. disappointing
16. A. hero B. winner C. owner D. loser
17. A. broken down B. fallen behind C. run away D. given up
18. A. hardly B. never C. always D. often
19. A. comforts B. encourages C. criticizes D. punishes
20. A. through B. for C. about D. with
1.C 由首句可知作者喜欢和父亲及姐姐“赛跑”。其余三项与首句都构不成逻辑上的因果关系。
2.C couldn’t wait 意为“迫不及待”。其余三项都不能确切地表达作者当时的心情。
3.D 参加奥运会是为了获得“奖牌”。结合奥运会常识可知其余三项不恰当。
4.C 由下文作者参加比赛可知是“广告”。D项干扰性较强,但introduction (介绍) 强调对比赛本身进行说明,不侧重鼓励人们踊跃参加,因此不恰当。
5.A 由下文作者的回答可知。作者前面提到非常喜欢赛跑,再结合后面的答语可知其余三项与作者的回答相悖。
6.B 根据后半句supply me with water 可知。C项具有很强的干扰性,但wipe out 表示“消除”,而不是“擦干净”。
7.A 此处time 是动词,意为“计时”。
8.C 父亲希望作者获胜,不想让其他选后知道自己所说的秘诀,因而在耳边“低语”。作者并没有向父亲询问,所以他不必答复,因此A项不正确;B项表示“责备”,在文中没有信息支持;D项与父亲当时的心理活动矛盾。
9.C 此处表示目的,意为“以便”。其余三项逻辑不合理。
10.A 作者听从了父亲的建议,刚一开始没有竭尽全力跑。
11.D 作者看到其他选手超越自己,自己会感到“紧张”。
12.B 根据前半句可知作者“呼吸”越来越困难。A项干扰性较强,但作者当时筋疲力尽,直想放弃,不会再更加努力地去跑。
13.D 作者还在跑道上,因此用“眼睛”的余光去看父亲。track “跑道”、competitors “竞争者”、audience “观众”,都与常识不符。
14.C 作者当时呼吸都感觉困难,但还是尽力做了回答。其余三项逻辑关系不合理。
15.A 父亲大声喊着“鼓励的”话语。
16.B 虽然作者只得了第5名,但仍然感觉像一个“胜利者”。
17.D 作者已经尽力而为,没有“放弃”。
18.B 父亲始终陪伴在作者身边,“从未”离开。其余三项与下一句的“He always…”矛盾。
19.B 与前面作者比赛中打算放弃时父亲的鼓励相照应。A项有一定的干扰性,但与前面的叙述没有联系。
20.A 此处是比喻意义,即父亲一生陪伴着作者,跑过生命历程。
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注意: 如果选 E 涂 AD, 选F 涂BD,选G涂 CD。
I started to study English by myself when I was about 15 because of Michael Jackson. He’s been my idol since 1991, and I really wanted to understand him and his music. 1. I was very patient, and that helped me a lot in the process of learning English by myself.
Actually, I can’t describe the techniques I used to learn it, because it was almost automatic for me to start understanding English after a period of hard work trying to translate texts, dialogues and songs. 2.
One thing that I can say is that I started learning English through comparing patterns and observing the language structure, comparing it to Portuguese and trying to memorize rules. 3. Another thing that helped me a lot is the fact that I would spend hours studying the uses, tenses, etc. of the words I could notice.
4. It was the hardest part of the process for me, because the only source I had was music, although I used a pronunciation dictionary , too.
5. Later on I entered UFMG and really started studying English. Today I’m a teacher at an English Course, and I really enjoy it, because I can improve my English each day.
A.Despite the difficulty, I could learn everything well. |
B.So I really can’t say exactly how I’ve achieved proficiency(熟练). |
C.With the help of my teacher, I learned pronunciation well. |
D.So I can say that a strong will is the key to my success. |
E. After having a large vocabulary, I started working on pronunciation.
F. And I used to make lists of words in order to memorize them and their meanings.
G.I used to use a dictionary to find the meaning of each word in songs written by him.