Question

The 100th Running Shoe Keychain

When I was in Grade 6, I joined the cross country running club. I hated running but______ because my friends were in the club. I worked hard but no matter how hard I trained, I ______ came in the last. After yet another meet where I came in last, I told my coach that I was going to ______. I couldn’t run. I hated running and all I was doing was pulling the ______ down. I don’t remember his words, but I do remember he ______to let me quit. I remember feeling that he believed in me even though I didn’t believe in myself. I kept ______and participating in the meets. He never gave up on me. Instead, he always encouraged me to keep going, and told me that I could do it.

Then the final meet came, a huge ______ with less than two hundred students running. We learned that not only the first 20 students ______ the line would win an award, but also the first 100 would be given a running shoe keychain as encouragement. We set off and I quickly______behind. I didn’t stop and kept running. My friends who_____me encouraged me to keep running. When I passed the_____, finally, and received the 100th keychain, there were still students behind me. For the first time, I was not the_____one! I remember how excited I felt and how my friends felt happy for me.

The following week there was a school gathering. We were all called up in front of the school. The coach shared that we were high_____at the meet, and almost everyone on the team came home with_____. I felt ashamed, for I was the one who didn’t win an award. I only came in the 100th place and didn’t______ his praise. Then he came behind me, put his hands on my shoulders and told the school he was _____of me because I never gave up and because of that, I pulled from last ______to the middle of the race--which was an unbelievable personal ______. He spoke on how we all ______one another and how well we worked together, ______we all were racing alone.

I still keep that keychain, which tells me never to give up and always work with others. It doesn’t matter if you are the first; what matters is doing your best.

1.A. obeyed B. joined C. agreed D. practised

2.A. constantly B. approximately C. personally D. absolutely

3.A. fall B. lose C. rest D. quit

4.A. score B. coach C. team D. record

5.A. regretted B. forbade C. refused D. hesitated

6.A. begging B. applying C. failing D. training

7.A. affair B. success C. amount D. honour

8.A. to B. beyond C. over D. across

9.A. followed B. fell C. left D. kept

10.A. helped B. inspired C. passed D. supported

11.A. field B. line C. test D. match

12.A. least B. last C. quickest D. farthest

13.A. spots B. speeds C. quality D. chance

14.A. presents B. keychains C. wishes D. awards

15.A. believe B. value C. deserve D. request

16.A. aware B. proud C. capable D. sure

17.A. place B. number C. race D. minute

18.A. matter B. ambition C. victory D. opinion

19.A. encouraged B. introduced C. proved D. attracted

20.A. as if B. in case C. as long as D. even though

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.B

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者参加跑步比赛的事情。作者并不喜欢跑步，作者加入俱乐部是因为他的朋友们在俱乐部里。作者在他们的队总是垫底，教练没有同意让作者退出，而是一直鼓励作者。后来，作者在比赛中获得了较好的名次，并得到了教练的表扬。

1.because my friends were in the club”可知，虽然不喜欢跑步，但是作者还是加入了俱乐部，原因是作者的朋友在俱乐部里面，故选B。

2.I ______ came in the last.虽然很努力，但作者经常是最后一名，but表示转折，故选A。

3.I couldn’t run. I hated running”可知，作者告诉教练自己想退出，因为自己总是拖后腿，根据下一行“he ______to let me quit”可知答案，故选D。

4.all I was doing was pulling the ______ down作者认为自己的所作所为只会拖他们队的后腿，故选C。

5.he believed in me”可知，教练信任作者，说明教练没有同意作者退出，故选C。

6.I kept ______and participating作者坚持不懈地训练和练习，故选D。

7.the final meet...less than two hundred students”可知，这里指的是最终的跑步比赛，这一事件有不足200人参与，故选A。

8.the first 20 students ______ the line这里指跑过终点线的前20个人，故选D。

9.I quickly ______behind作者一开始就落后了，fall behind落后，故选B。

10.My friends who______me encouraged me to keep running作者的朋友从作者身边经过并鼓励作者继续跑下去，故选C。

11.the first 20 students ______ the line”可知，这里指的是终点线，作者进入了前一百名，故选B。

12.For the first time, I was not the_____one!作者第一次没有成为最后一名，故选B。

13.we were high_____at the meet教练说作者他们队成员的排名都很靠前，故选A。

14.for I was the one who didn’t win an award”可知，作者是唯一一个没有得到奖品的，说明其他队员都获得了奖品，故选D。

15.I only came in the 100th place and didn’t______ his praise.作者认为自己只是进入了前100名，不值得教练的表扬，故选C。

16.because I never gave up”可知，教练以作者为傲，因为作者从未轻言放弃，be proud of sb为某人感到自豪，故选B。

17.I pulled from last ______to the middle of the race作者从最后一名前进到了中间的位置，故选A。

18.which was an unbelievable personal ______.在有将近200人参加的比赛中，作者从最后一名上升到了100名以内，这是个人的胜利，故选C。

19.how we all ______one another这里指队员之间的相互鼓励，故选A。

20.how well we worked together, ______we all were racing alone即使大家都是各跑各的，但是大家还是做到了协同、互助，故选D。

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