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 overcome(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
1-5CDCBA 6-10ABDCC 11-15ADBBD 16-20BDABD
解析:
带着受伤的脚参加3000米跑步比赛，这注定没法取胜。可是只要你勇于参赛，坚持到底，你也会有所收获。
1、逻辑推理常识运用词义比较 又是地区运动会了，可作者的脚由于上一次的(earlier)受伤仍然还没有痊愈。注意本句中的过去完成时态及其still的意义有着明显的提示意义。slighter更轻微的；worse更遭的；earlier早的，上一次的；heavier更沉重的，巨大的。
2、逻辑推理词义比较 所以，作者不是认为(supposed)，设想(imagined)，希望(expected)参加运动会，而是怀疑(doubted)自己是否应该参加运动会。
3、逻辑推理词义比较 但是，我到了比赛场地，没有迟到(late)，但并非热切(eager)，渴望(thirsty)地准备(ready)参加3000米跑步。
4、前后照应词义比较 其他的女孩子不是落到了后面(from behind)，靠近(close to，next to)作者，而是冲到了作者的前面(ahead of)。后文as I fell farther and farther behind有所暗示。
5、逻辑推理词义比较 作者越来越落后，作者不会感到惊讶(astonished)，也激动(excited)不起来，而是感到惭愧(ashamed)，当然不至于害怕(frightened)。
6、词义辨析逻辑推理前后照应 这是作者在运动会上听到的最大声的欢呼声(cheer)。前面“Hooray!” 指欢呼的叫声也有所暗示，后文I heard a cheer—louder than the one I’d heard earlier和They must be cheering for the boys也都有明显提示。cheer愉快, 欢呼(之声)；shout一般指由于情绪过度而发出的大声的呼喊、高叫；cry一般指由于情绪激动而发出的哭泣声；noise通常指超过一般承受力的喧闹声、噪声。
7、逻辑推理词义比较 第一名已经先我两圈到达了终点。作者心想可能自己不该参加比赛，应该放弃(drop out)才对。slow down (使)慢下来, (使)减速；drop out不参与, 离去, 放弃；go on 继续下去；speed up加速。
8、词义比较逻辑推理语句连贯 然而我还是决定坚持跑下去。注意前后句子之间的转折意义。therefore因此, 所以，表示因果关系；otherwise另外, 否则，表示其它情况的出现；besides此外，还，表示附加意义；however然而，可是，表示转折关系。
9、前后照应逻辑推理 跑最后两个圈时，作者无法轻松(with delight)起来，也没有害怕恐惧(with fear)，当然也无法叫其他人提前(in advance)到达，而是在脚疼(in pain)的状态中跑着步。前文My foot still hadn’t healed from an earlier injury.已经有所提示。
10、逻辑推理词义比较 作者在想这一次已经没有办法了，明年就不参加径赛跑步了。arrive到达, 抵达；play玩，进行比赛；attend出席, 参加；race赛跑，疾走。race相当于短文中多次出现的run，再考虑到空后的具体意义的in track，故选择具体意义的race，而不选择笼统意义的play和attend。
11、语句连贯词义比较 作者想，即便是脚好了，这样跑也不值得。even if即便，即使，表示让步关系；only if只要，只有，表示条件关系；unless如果不, 除非，表示假使条件关系；until到……为止，直到……才，表示时间关系。
12、词义比较前后照应 欢呼声不是更弱(weaker)，更低(lower)，而是更大(louder)。longer缺少比较的对象或前提。
13、词义比较逻辑推理 作者转身看到男孩子正准备开始比赛，她毫不吃惊(surprisingly)地，毫不奇怪(strangely)地，充分地(well)确信(sure)大家是为男孩子欢呼。
14、词汇用法句法结构 作者正准备离开，这时几个女孩子走上前来。when 在此句中作并列连词，意思是“正在这时，就在那个时候，突然”。while作从属连词，表示“当……时候”，通常强调两个动作或情况的同时发生；as作从属连词，表示“当……时候”，通常强调一个动作或情况伴随另一动作或情况；since作从属连词，表示“自……以后, 自……以来”。
15、逻辑推理词义比较 作者对女孩的赞扬不解，因为她刚刚跑过(pass)了终点，结束(finish)了比赛，但跑在最后没有获胜(win)，而是输(lose)了比赛。
16、逻辑推理词义比较 女孩子们的鼓励使作者又找回了失去的信心(hope)，而不是欢乐(cheer)，兴趣(interest)，经验(experience)。
17、逻辑推理词义比较 作者决定明年还要 (stick with)参加径赛比赛。hold on把持住，继续, 不挂断, 停止；turn to转向，求助于, 致力于, 开始行动；begin with首先，用……开头；stick with与……固定在一起，坚持做(某事)。
18、逻辑推理词义比较 作者意识到在奖牌和胜利中，力量和勇气并非总是可以估量(measure)的。measure估量，斟酌, 权衡；praise赞扬，称赞；test测试，检验；increase增加，增大。
19、逻辑推理词义比较 但是在我们战胜了的竞争中，力量和勇气就却总是可以估量出来。sadness悲哀, 悲伤；struggles挣扎, 努力, 奋斗；diseases疾病, 弊病；tiredness疲劳, 疲倦。
20、语句连贯词义比较 最坚强的人并非总是赢得胜利的人，而是(but)那些遇到失败挫折时决不放弃的人。or或者, 还是，表示或然关系；nor也不，表示否定关系；and表示并列关系；but表示转折关系。
阅读快车系列答案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 |