题目内容
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n)1injury. I had 2whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,3for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed4me. I felt5as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6I 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 should7, "I thought as I moved on.8,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran9and decided not to10in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, 11my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--12than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and13,the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving14several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage! "one of them told me.
"Courage? I just 15a 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 16. I decided to17track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always18in medals and victories, but in the19we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, 20the people who don't give up when
they lose.
- 1.
- A.slighter
- B.worse
- C.earlier
- D.heavier
- A.
- 2.
- A.expected
- B.supposed
- C., imagined
- D.doubted
- A.
- 3.
- A.late
- B.eager
- C.ready
- D.thirsty
- A.
- 4.
- A.from behind
- B.ahead of
- C.next to
- D.close to
- A.
- 5.
- A.ashamed
- B.astonished
- C.excited
- D.frightened
- A.
- 6.
- A.cheer
- B.shout
- C.cry
- D.noise
- A.
- 7.
- A.slow down
- B.drop out
- C.go on
- D.speed up
- A.
- 8.
- A.Therefore
- B.Otherwise
- C.Besides
- D.However
- A.
- 9.
- A.with delight
- B.with fear
- C.in pain
- D.in advance
- A.
- 10.
- A.play
- B.arrive
- C.race
- D.attend
- A.
- 11.
- A.even if
- B.only if
- C.unless
- D.until
- A.
- 12.
- A.weaker
- B.longer
- C.lower
- D.louder
- A.
- 13.
- A.well enough
- B.sure enough
- C.surprisingly enough
- D.strangely enough
- A.
- 14.
- A.while
- B.when
- C.as
- D.since
- A.
- 15.
- A.finished
- B.won
- C.passed
- D.lost
- A.
- 16.
- A.cheer
- B.hope
- C.interest
- D.experience
- A.
- 17.
- A.hold on
- B.turn to
- C.begin with
- D.stick with
- A.
- 18.
- A.measured
- B.praised
- C.tested
- D.increased
- A.
- 19.
- A.sadness
- B.struggles
- C.diseases
- D.tiredness
- A.
- 20.
- A.or
- B.nor
- C.and
- D.but
- A.
1.C 这里指以前所受的伤,所以用earlier。从下文的“whether or not I should attend the meet"一句话可以推断出运动会还没有举行,脚伤一定是以前受的伤。
2.D 作者的脚伤还没有好,是否参加运动会还犹豫不决,故选doubt表示“犹豫”。
3.C 根据前后文可以看出,作者尽管脚受伤.但她还是作好了3000米长跑的准备。be ready for意思是“为…作好准备”。
4.B后文的“I fell farther and farther behind.”说明别的女孩冲到了她的前面。ahead of意思是“在…的前面”。
5.A 指由于落在了别人的后面而感到惭愧。只有A适合题意。
6.A从前文的“Hooray!”shouted the crowd.一句话可以看出大家在欢呼。
7.B 上文说到第一名的运动员在作者落后两圈时已经冲过终点,所以她产生了退出比赛的想法。drop out退出。
8.D drop out与decide to keeping going是转折关系,所以用however。
9.C 脚伤还没有好,所以比赛时感到了疼痛。in pain 疼痛。
10.C in track提示了是指赛跑,是说作者明年不想参加赛跑的念头。
11.A 作者在这里认为,即使自己的脚好了,也不值得再参加赛跑。
12.D 这里是修饰cheer,指掌声,所以用louder表示比原先更热烈了。
13.B从后文的“They must be cheering for the boys"说明作者确信他们在为即将比赛的男孩鼓掌。
14.B 这里用when表示“这时”,我正要离开,这时几个女孩朝我走来。
15.D 因为跑在最后,所以作者认为跑步失败。lose a race跑步失败。
16.B 这里指她受到了同学们的鼓励,重新获得了希望。regain hope意思是“重新获得希望”。
17.D 有了希望,作者决定明年继续参加比赛。:stick with坚持。
18.A 句子的意思是:力量和勇气不是通过金牌和胜利来衡量的。measure衡量。
19.B 通过作者的努力可以看出力量和勇气是在斗争中衡量出来的。
20.D 根据语境,这里是转折关系,所以用but。
When I met him,I had a lot of anger inside of me.I’ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem,but in my neighborhood,there are shoot-ups all the time.I know kids who have been shot or beaten up.I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way,too,but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr.Clark worked long hours,making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact,the scores of our whole class rose.One day,he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera,and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem.Before the show,he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We did not want to let him down.
Mr.Clark was selected as Disney’s 2000 Teacher of the Year.He said he would draw three names out of a hat;those students would go with him to Los Angeles to get the award.But when the time came to draw names,Mr.Clark said,“You’re all going.”
On graduation day,there were a lot of tears.We didn’t want his class to end.In 2001,he moved to Atlanta,but he always kept in touch.He started giving lectures about education,and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules,The Essential 55.In 2003,Mr.Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages(孤儿院).It was the most amazing experience of my life.It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women’s clubs,helping people from all backgrounds.
【小题1】Without Mr.Clark,the writer _______.
A.might have been put into prison |
B.might not have won the prize |
C.might have joined a women’s club |
D.might not have moved to Atlanta |
A.a show | B.a speech |
C.a classroom rule | D.a book |
A.None. | B.Three. | C.Fifty-five. | D.All. |
A.Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling |
B.Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women’s clubs |
C.a good teacher can help raise his or her students’ scores |
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students |
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to mine. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We often met in the hallway when we were coming or going. I always spoke, but the only answer I got was a hello from the four-year-old girl.
One afternoon when I returned, they were just coming out of their apartment and the little girl was holding the door open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. But when I looked up I saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her.
I was really touched by her act of kindness. That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and I bought a white Teddy bear for her. The next day, there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was very proud of the bear and thanked me like I had never been thanked before.
Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. As time passes, I don’t hear that yelling as often as before.
Last night we had about four inches of snow. I looked out at my car and wondered how I was going to keep my doctor’s appointment. I went out to remove the snow. But when I opened my front door, I found my car was there with all the snow removed. You couldn’t imagine how I felt at that moment. I thanked that family in my heart.
Isn’t it amazing how a small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? My guardian angel says that good things come from small acts.
【小题1】 Who did the writer think removed the snow on his car?
A.That family next door. | B.Someone sent by his doctor. |
C.Some strangers. | D.The gate keeper. |
A.The children were very naughty and often made their parents angry. |
B.Life must be very hard for the parents next door as they had a large family to support. |
C.The writer put off the appointment with his doctor because of the heavy snow. |
D.The little girl’s kind act changed the relationship between the writer and her family. |
① I bought a white Teddy bear for the four-year-old little girl.
② A new family moved into the building next to my door.
③ The four-year-old little girl held the door for me.
④ The father came with the little girl and thanked me.
⑤We speak to each other now in a friendly manner.
A.②-③-①-④-⑤ | B.②-④-①-③-⑤ | C.③-②-④-⑤-① | D.③-④-②-⑤-① |
He was 11 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.
When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”
Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.
And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.
【小题1】Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.
A.admiring | B.nervous |
C.worried | D.shocked |
A.they discussed how to deal with the fish |
B.the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly |
C.the father made a decision that the fish must be set free |
D.they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done |
A.the father was an architect |
B.the son never forgets the lesson |
C.the father used to catch a big bass |
D.the father made his son feel regretful all his life |
A.an ethical decision is not difficult to make |
B.it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes |
C.fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions |
D.it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out |
Once in a village, the villagers built a new church building and people came from far and wide to see it. They admired its beauty! They said it was the most beautiful building in the world. Up on the roof, a little nail(钉子)heard the people praising everything about the lovely structure – except the nail! No one even knew he was there, and he became very angry and sad.
“If I am not important, nobody will miss me if I quit!” So the nail then released (松开) its hold, got down from the roof, and fell into the mud.
That night it rained and rained. Soon, the board that had no nail was blown away, and the roof began to leak (漏水). The water flowed down along the walls and over the beautiful pictures on the walls. The plaster (石膏) began to fall, the floor was ruined, and the Bible was also ruined by water. All this was because a little nail decided to quit!
But what of the nail? While holding the board, it was not known by others but it was useful. Buried in the mud now, it was useless and would soon be eaten up by rust!
What the story wants to say is that every member is important to a whole group!
You may, like the nail, feel not important at times, but just like the nail, your absence is felt. A big building might fall to pieces. You are important to a group even if you are small.
【小题1】Why did the nail decide to quit?
A.Because he was not able to hold on any longer. |
B.Because he was angry and sad without people’s praising him. |
C.Because he knew a big nail would replace him. |
D.Because he had finished his task successfully. |
A.People began to realize the importance of the nail. |
B.The nail was put in a more important position. |
C.Many things in the building were ruined and the nail was eaten up by rust. |
D.The nail regretted his original decision at last. |
A.no matter how small you seem, you are important to a group |
B.it is a pity that small people are never looked up to |
C.quit when it is necessary, and don’t care about what others say |
D.being valued is important to a man |