题目内容
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a (n) __1__ injury. I had __2__ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, __3__ for the 3 000-meter run.“Ready...set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed __4__ me. I felt __5__ as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest __6__ I 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 should __7__,” I thought as I moved on. __8__, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran __9__ and decided not to __10__ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, __11__ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer—__12_ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and __13__, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving __14__ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just __15__ a 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 to __17__ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always __18__ in medals and victories, but in the __19__ we over come (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, __20__ the people who don’t give up when they lose.
1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
13. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
解析：
| 第1小题：本空缺要确定injury的修饰语；根据修辞关系，应先确定为A或C项。时值地区运动会。作者对是否参加这次运动会犹豫不决，因为原先的脚伤还未痊愈。显然指受伤的时间，C项earlier为理想的选项。
第2小题：本空缺要确定谓语动词。根据该动词的宾语从句关联词whether or not，可判断该动词必然表示“不确定性”。其前句刚提到“自己的脚伤还未痊愈”，自然作者对是否参加这次运动会犹豫不决。D项doubted正好符合题意。 第3小题：本空缺所在句子中的but表明前后句意义的转折。作者犹豫过，但还是准备参加3 000米跑。当然C项ready最合适。 第4,5小题：“Ready…set…”（各就位！预备！）发令枪一响，大家起跑出发。又句中as I fell farther and farther behind,(当我越来越落后时)，意为别人早已跑在她前头，由此感到不好意思，感到羞愧。因此，4选B项ahead of, rushed ahead of me(冲在我前头)；5选A项ashamed, felt ashamed(感到羞愧) 第6小题：“Hooray !”shouted the crowd.中Hooray =Hurray!属感叹词，意为“好哇！”、“加油！”，表示喜欢、鼓舞、赞成等。这种声音自然属于cheer类。故本空选A项cheer. 第7,8小题：这两个空缺同属一个意义群，必须统筹考虑。前句表明第一名已领先作者两圈到达终点，此时作者边跑边想退出。而drop out意为“退出、放弃”与keep going正好形成意义上的转折，故8选however恰当揭示前后句的逻辑关系。显然，7应选B项drop out,8应选D项However。 第9,10小题：这两个空缺同在一个句子中。在有伤痛缠身的情况下，坚持跑完最后两圈，当然不轻松，故9选C项in pain; ran in pain（很痛苦，很艰难地跑着）。句中and提示10与ran属同义，因此选C项race, race in track即指赛跑。 第11小题：本空缺属关联词的选择，以揭示主从句的逻辑关系。上句提到作者明年决意不再参加比赛了。可见，本空缺所在的句子进一步强化作者的这一决心。主从句存在强烈的假定性，意为“即便、纵使”，故选A项even if。 第12小题：本空缺前的破折号表明12是对cheer的说明。根据6空的定语loudest和I had ever heard at a meet及该空的修饰语than the one I’d heard earlier,自然推断出D项louder是本空的惟一选项。 第13小题：作者转过身说“They must be cheering for the boys,”must 表示推测，说明作者当时的判断及确认，当然用sure表达在情理之中，因此，选B项sure enough。 第14小题：“be doing…when…”和“be about to do...when…”属常用句子结构。其中when意为suddenly/ just at that time。本空选B项when，全句表示“我刚要离开，正在那时，几个女孩走了过来。” 第15小题：本空选D项lost。lose a race意为“输了比赛”。 第16和17小题：依据上文的陈述，作者受到了鼓励，重新又获取了信心和希望，所以改变了主意，执意要参加明年的比赛。16选B hope, regain hope=gain hope again(重获希望)；17选D项 stick with, stick with意为remain in，口语色彩很浓，表示“固执、不舍弃、坚持到底”之意，与stick to相近，符合句义。 第18,19小题：通过作者的亲身经历，作者意识到了坚强和勇气不总是由奖牌和获胜来衡量的，18自然选A项measured;后一分句的but很重要，意为转折，在比赛中，我们跑完了全程，最终战胜了自己。19诸选项中，能替代“比赛”意义的词便是B项struggles. 第20小题：本句中,“not…but…”属表达形式，意为“不是……而是……”。
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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 1
1 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 nigh
t 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．th e 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 |