In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I call these things  1 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did  2 the water. Any kind of ride seemed to give him pleasure.  4 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being  5 the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong  6 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and  8 those summer days with my father, who  9 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the  10 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go  11 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me  12 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 13 . But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get  14 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but  15 , in that childhood, look at us.
【小题1】
A.hopeB.joyC.angerD.worry
【小题2】
A.hateB.refuseC.praiseD.love
【小题3】
A.boatB.busC.trainD.bike
【小题4】
A.ButB.ThenC.AndD.Still
【小题5】
A.onB.offC.byD.in
【小题6】
A.swimmerB.riderC.walkerD.runner
【小题7】
A.hopesB.likes C.rightsD.fears
【小题8】
A.spendingB.saving
C.wastingD.destroying
【小题9】
A.shouldB.wouldC.had toD.could
【小题10】
A.nextB.onlyC.otherD.last
【小题11】
A.away fromB.out ofC.byD.inside
【小题12】
A.put upB.break downC.play withD.work out
【小题13】
A.fishing netB.office things
C.wooden chair D.lab equipment
【小题14】
A.the studentB.the assistantC.myself D.himself
【小题15】
A.whichB.whoC.whatD.whose


In the depths of my memory, many things I did with my father still live. I call these things  1 and love.
I don’t remember my father ever getting into a swimming pool. But he did  2 the water. Any kind of ride seemed to give him pleasure.  4 he loved to fish; sometimes he took me along.
But I never really liked being on the water, the way my father did. I liked being  5 the water, moving through it, having it all around me. I was not a strong  6 , or one who learned to swim early, for I had my . But I loved being in the swimming pool close to my father’s office and  8 those summer days with my father, who  9 come by on a break. I needed him to see what I could do. My father would stand there in his suit, the  0 person not in swimsuit.
After swimming, I would go  11 his office and sit on the wooden chair in front of his big desk, where he let me  12 anything I found in his top desk drawer. Sometimes, if I was left alone at his desk while he worked in the lab, an assistant or a student might come in and tell me perhaps I shouldn’t be playing with his 13 . But my father always showed up and said easily, “Oh, no, it’s fine.” Sometimes he handed me coins and told me to get  14 an ice cream…
A poet once said, “We look at life once, in childhood; the rest is memory.” And I think it is not only what we “look at once, in childhood” that determines our memories, but  15 , in that childhood, look at us.

【小题1】
A.hopeB.joyC.angerD.worry
【小题2】
A.hateB.refuseC.praiseD.love
【小题3】
A.boatB.busC.trainD.bike
【小题4】
A.ButB.ThenC.AndD.Still
【小题5】
A.onB.offC.byD.in
【小题6】
A.swimmerB.riderC.walkerD.runner
【小题7】
A.hopesB.likes C.rightsD.fears
【小题8】
A.spendingB.saving
C.wastingD.destroying
【小题9】
A.shouldB.wouldC.had toD.could
【小题10】
A.nextB.onlyC.otherD.last
【小题11】
A.away fromB.out ofC.byD.inside
【小题12】
A.put upB.break downC.play withD.work out
【小题13】
A.fishing netB.office things
C.wooden chair D.lab equipment
【小题14】
A.the studentB.the assistantC.myself D.himself
【小题15】
A.whichB.whoC.whatD.whose

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket - anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year he met John Ridgway and started to work as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure(冒险) in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, he decided that this would be his future.
In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition (探险)towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite(冻伤), ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his sled up and over the rocky mountains.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.
【小题1】 What changed Saunders according to Paragraph 2?

A.A friend’s words. B.A mountain bike.
C.His 18th birthday gift.D.His first marathon.
【小题2】What did Saunders do in 2001?
A.He decided to build up his body.
B.He met John Ridgway in Scotland.
C.He worked as an instructor at school.
D.He took an adventure to the North Pole.
【小题3】What does the story mainly tell us about Saunders?
A.He is a success in sports. B.He is the youngest British skier.
C.He is Ridgway’s best student.D.He is a good instructor at school.

The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.

As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon?

We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.

I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1.When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town?

A.In spring.

B.In summer.

C.In autumn.

D.In winter.

2.The last runner had problems with her      .

A.head

B.back

C.legs

D.arms

3.Why did the woman take part in the marathon?

A.To win a good prize

B.To beat the other runners

C.To make friends with others

D.To finish what she had decided to do

 

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