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When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn't think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.

When I registered，the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with ____.However，as the time for the ride approached，my self?doubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.

The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside，and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day，I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind，here was evidence. Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to ____.

As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill，the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun. I ___ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.

My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the ___ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150?mile trip.

1.A. encouraged B．forbade C．forced D．warned

2.A. accident B．event C．incident D．affair

3.A. care B．ease C．enthusiasm D．difficulty

4.A. achieved B．gained C．progressed D．advanced

5.A. still B．even C．rather D．then

6.A. nervous B．disappointed C．wonderful D．refreshed

7.A. assumed B．appreciated C．admired D．imagined

8.A. But B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Moreover

9.A. opposite B．connected C．exposed D．equal

10.A. cause B．reason C．excuse D．effect

11.A. holding B．saving C．catching D．shortness

12.A. quit B．continue C．insist D．fade

13.A. on B．against C．down D．over

14.A. observed B．watched C．noticed D. overlooked

15.A. put up B．look up C．catch up D．take up

16.A. steadily B．abruptly C．closely D．narrowly

17.A. trusting B．doubting C．cheating D．fighting

18.A. strength B．honesty C．will D．power

19.A. struggling B．arguing C．discussing D. complaining

20.A. strongB．weak C．healthy D．spiritless

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.A

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试题分析：本文主要讲了作者为了慈善项目筹钱，参加骑车活动，由于体力不支，作者想放弃，但看到一位残疾人却在坚持，作者又鼓足了精神，顺利完成了这项活动。

1.根据But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips,可知我的朋友在鼓励我。Encouraged鼓励；forbade禁止；forced强迫；warned警告，故选A。

2.名词。根据an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.可知只是每年的事件。accident事故；event事件；incident 小插曲；affair事物，故答案选B。

3.__ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．可知我充满热情的训练。Care关心；ease轻松；enthusiasm热情；difficulty困难，故答案选C。

4.动词。根据However，as the time for the ride approached，my self?doubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．可知这里想说我获得的不确定超过了我的忍耐。Achieved取得；gained获得；progressed进步；advanced前进，故选B。

5.副词。根据I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.可知这里想说我仍然想为这次慈善筹钱。Still仍然；even甚至；rather相当；then那时，故选A。

6.形容词。根据and for the first few hours I felt ____.可知在最初的几个小时，我感觉很好。nervous紧张的；disappointed 失望的；wonderful极好的，故选C。

7.动词。根据This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.可知这里意思是正是我想象的经历。Assumed假设；appreciated感激；admired赞赏；imagined想象，故选D。

8.这里是转折关系，故用but。But但是；Therefore因此；Meanwhile同时；Moreover此外，故选A。

9.__ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs.可知这里意思是如果身体和思想连接，这就是证据。Opposite对面；connected连接；exposed暴露；equal相等，故选B。

10.__ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，可知这里意思是我脑子推出的每一个借口。Cause原因；reason原因；excuse借口；effect影响，答案选C。

11.根据and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath.可知这里意思是“人人都是更好的骑手”转化成了呼吸的不足。Holding拿；saving拯救；catching抓住；shortness不足，故答案选D。

12.__.可知这里意思是我确定我要放弃了。Quit放弃；continue继续；insist坚持；fade褪色，故答案选A。

13.根据Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun.可知这里意思是我看到一个孤单的妇女在明亮的红日下骑得非常慢。On在……上；against在……情况下；down向下；over结束，故答案选B。

14._ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why.可知是我注意到。Observed观察；watched看；noticed注意；overlooked忽略，故答案选C。

15.__，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg. 可知我让自己追上她。put up张贴；look up向上看；catch up追上， 故答案选C。

16.__，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.可知这里意思是骑得很慢，但是很稳。Steadily稳定地；abruptly 突然地；closely接近地；narrowly狭窄地，答案选A。

17.

18._ that would help me reach my goal.可知这里意思是意志力会帮助我实现目标。Strength优点；honesty诚实；will意志力；power力量。故答案选C。

19.根据I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere.可知这里想说我没有抱怨的继续向前。Struggling奋斗；arguing争论；discussing讨论；complaining抱怨，故答案选D。

20.故答案选A。

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