题目内容
It was an early September day,cool and bright and just right for running,and I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race over a course with a few high hills. Still,I felt energetic;de?spite the hills it was going to be a fine run.
Just ahead of me was Peggy Mimno,a teacher from Mount Kiseo,New York. She too was running easily,moving along at my speed. The pace felt comfortable,so I decided to stay where I was; why pay attention to pace when she was setting such a nice one? I'd overtake (追上) her later on when she tired.
So I ran behind her. The course headed north for miles,wandered west for a hilly mile,then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting harder. We had four miles left and already it was beginning to be real work.
Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to know him,for they exchanged a few cheer?ful words as she passed him. Their exchange worried me. You don't chat during a race unless you feeling good,and Peggy plainly was.
Still,I was close enough to overtake her if she tired,so I didn't give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long,punishing hill now and it would be the test. We were a mile from the finish line,so whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill,my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up,Peg?gy was moving away―first five yards,then ten,then more. Finally it was clear that there was no help of catching her. She beat me soundly.
There is an important lesson in that race. Women are thought to be weaker,slower and not nearly as skilled in sport. Yet as Peggy Mimno so clearly showed,the similarities between men and women runners are more important than differences. I have run with a number of women,and I can say it is often hard work.
( ) 5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "exchanged"?
A. Replaced. B. Discussed. C. Chatted. D. Expressed.
( ) 6. By saying "a long,punishing hill" (Paragraph 5) ，the writer implies that .
A. Peggy would be too tired to reach the hilltop
B. men are more skilled at climbing hills as women
C. it would be easy for the writer to overtake Peggy Mimno
D. climbing the hill would not be a lighthearted job
( ) 7. What lesson does the writer learn from the race?
A. Women are as good as men in sport.
B. Women are better at climbing hills.
C. He should have more training in a crosscountry race.
D. He should set a quicker pace at the beginning of a race.
( ) 8. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The writer of the passage is a woman who wants to overtake Peggy and win the race.
B. To his great amazement,the man could not keep up with Peggy and got a good lesson finally.
C. Thinking women are weaker and slower,Peggy got an important lesson in the race.
D. The writer of the passage is a man who feels running with women is a joyful thing.
CDAB
本文描述了一位打心眼里没有把女选手放在眼里的男选手在比赛中的心理活动，最后比赛失败了，但从思想上得到了一次有意义的教训和认识。
5. C词义猜测题。
exchange是学生熟悉的词汇。但在这个场景中，应理解为"轻松地交谈了几句"，应选<：。
6. D字句理解题。
punishing在这是"艰难持久的，精疲力竭的"的意思。
7. A主旨大意题。整篇短文就是介绍了作者和Peggy赛跑的故事，Peggy的胜利说明在体育方面妇女和男人一样优秀。
8. B全文推理判断题。根据作者在参赛时的心理活动的描写以及最后一段的点题，可知应选 B
