The morning was cold and clear. A yellow bus came around the corner and stopped near a wood (树林). A coach asked the students to get off the bus. Girls began to gather by the starting line. One of them is a young, little girl. She had prepared for this running race for the whole summer. She looked around at the other girls, noticing how she was different.

There was a break in the silence, and everyone started to run. After about twenty-five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes. As she came near the finishing line, she saw her parents, classmates and the coach. They shouted her name and told her not to stop until the end. The sweat (汗水) was flowing down her face.

She kept on running until she crossed the line. I was that girl, and that was the first time I had finished a cross-country race (越野赛跑). Finishing this race made me realize that I could do anything with my own strength. After that, I took more hard work to practice running. I was not a natural-born runner, but I want to become one. I continued to struggle (努力) with every run. Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.

1.The writer finished her first cross-country race in about ________minutes.

A. 20 B. 25 C. 40 D. 65

2.From the sentence “I was not a natural-born runner”, we learn that the writer .

A. wasn’t good at running

B. didn’t like running

C. ran faster than anyone

D. couldn’t run when she was born

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. All good runners are natural-born.

B. The writer didn’t use to be so confident.

C. A good coach is the most important for a runner.

D. The writer is a very good runner now.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. We should practice running if we want to be more confident.

B. We should do things that we are good at.

C. We should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or not.

D. We could become the best if we keep on practicing.

完形填空

先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.

A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must show these new changes.

A new English dictionary will only tell you most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is right wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only________ people use a word, a dictionary will tell you this or not list it.

Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you to break a word. And they also show you how a word .

Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the main meanings are often listed first. In ________ , the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always ________ the front part. This part explains how to use it.

Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand” (标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is because hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who ________ them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals ________ they would not be stolen.

Your dictionary also has a lot of other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.

1.A. how B. what C. why D. if

2.A. and B. or C. but D. not

3.A. a little B. many C. a few D. a lot of

4.A. neither B. nor C. both D. either

5.A. when B. where C. why D. which

6.A. speaks B. is spoke C. be spoken D. is spoken

7.A. another B. the other C. others D. other

8.A. see B. watch C. look D. read

9.A. builds B. makes C. built D. made

10.A. when B. in order to C. so that D. Before

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