Question

【题目】 My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meeting. I knew what it _____ to me, so I got up very early to prepare for it. I ______ running and jumping. When I was tired, I______myself of my promise and went on.

______ the time came near, I felt quite confident. On the first day of the sports meeting, I came fourth in the 1500m race, but I was far from satisfied because what I ____________ most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250×8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.

With a shot, the race ______. All the students were cheering for their team. The competition was so close that I began to feel _______. Before my turn came, my team was falling behind the others. Even worse, I almost ______ the stick when I was trying to take it.

But after that, there was ______ in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was close to the finishing line, my legs gave out. Then my _______ came to mind again and pushed me to go on. To my______, I was the first to cross the finishing line!

At last, I had proved（证明）to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not ______at all! My classmates greeted me ______ and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as______respect.

From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they _______ to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the result.

【1】A.matteredB.happenedC.meantD.brought

【2】A.enjoyedB.practicedC.triedD.remembered

【3】A.cheatedB.mindedC.noticedD.reminded

【4】A.AsB.IfC.TillD.Unless

【5】A.searchedB.admiredC.wantedD.feared

【6】A.remainedB.endedC.continuedD.began

【7】A.happyB.nervousC.excitedD.upset

【8】A.droppedB.heldC.tookD.passed

【9】A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.something

【10】A.choiceB.praiseC.chanceD.promise

【11】A.shameB.surpriseC.pityD.honor

【12】A.honestB.weakC.thinD.perfect

【13】A.armlyB.easilyC.luckilyD.gradually

【14】A.myB.herC.hisD.their

【15】A.expectB.chooseC.seemD.look

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【11】B

【12】B

【13】A

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲了作者为了参加学校的运动会，积极去锻炼做准备，在运动会上，在他的队落后的情况下，自己不气馁，在心底里给自己打起鼓励，最后他的队取得了第一名的好成绩。作者最后总结出：只要自己尽了最大的努力也许有个想不到的好结果。

【1】句意：我知道它对我意味着什么。

mattered有重大影响；happened发生；meant意味着；brought带来，根据后文的“so I got up very early to prepare for it”“所以我早起来为它做准备”可知，作者知道这对他意味着什么，故选C。

【2】句意：我练习跑步和跳。

enjoyed喜欢；practiced练习；tried尝试；remembered记得，根据前文的“so I got up very early to prepare for it”“所以我早起来为它做准备”可知，应该是练习，故选B。

【3】句意：当我累的时候，我想起了我的诺言，然后继续。

cheated欺骗；minded介意；noticed注意；reminded想起，根据前文的“When I was tired”“当我累的时候”以及固定搭配remind sb of sth“使某人想起……”可知，应该是想起我的诺言，故选D。

【4】句意：随着时间的临近，我感到很有信心。

As随着；If如果；Till 直到；Unless除非，根据后文的“the time came near”“时间的临近”可知，应该是随着时间的临近，故选A。

【5】句意：因为我最想要的是运动会最精彩的部分。

searched搜索；admired钦佩；wanted想要；feared害怕，根据前文的“I was far from satisfied”“我不是很满意”可知，应该是我最想要的，故选C。

【6】句意：枪声响起，比赛开始了。

remained仍然是；ended结束；continued 继续；began开始，根据前文的“With a shot”“枪声响起”可知，应该是比赛开始了，故选D。

【7】句意：竞争如此激烈以至于我开始感到紧张。

happy开心的；nervous紧张的；excited兴奋的；upset心烦的，根据前文的“The competition was so close”“比赛是如此地激烈”，close在此处表示的是势均力敌的，所以我感到很紧张，故选B。

【8】句意：更糟糕的是，当我带着接力棒跑的时候，我差点把接力棒掉了。

dropped掉落；held拿着，握住；took带着；passed通过，传递，根据前文的“Even worse”“更糟的是”和所给空后面的“I was trying to take it”“我带着接力棒跑的时候”可知，应该是差点把接力棒掉了，故选A。

【9】句意：但在那之后，我脑子里除了尽可能快得跑之外什么都没有。

anything任何事；everything每件事；nothing 什么都没有；something一些事情，根据后文的“except to run as fast as possible”“除了尽可能跑得快”可知，应该是脑子里除了尽可能快地跑之外什么都没有，故选C。

【10】句意：然后我又想起了我的誓言，并使我继续下去。

choice选择；praise赞扬；chance机会；promise承诺，誓言，根据后文的“pushed me to go on”“使我继续”可知，应该是想起了我的誓言，故选D。

【11】句意：令我惊讶的是，我是第一个到达终点的人！

shame羞愧；surprise惊讶；pity遗憾；honor荣誉，根据后文的“I was the first to cross the finishing line!”“我是第一个到达终点的人”可知，作者感到很惊讶，故选B。

【12】句意：最后，我向自己和那些经常嘲笑我的人证明了我一点也不软弱！

honest诚实的；weak软弱的；thin瘦的；perfect完美的，根据前文的“those who had often laughed at me”“经常嘲笑我的人”可知，应该是证明了一点也不软弱，故选B。

【13】句意：我的同学们热情地迎接我，我紧紧地拥抱他们。

warmly热情地；easily容易地；luckily幸运地；gradually逐渐地，根据前文的“greeted me”“迎接/问候我”和后文的“I hugged them tightly”“我紧紧地拥抱他们”可知，应该是同学们热情地迎接我，故选A。

【14】句意：我赢得了奖品，也赢得了他们的尊重。

my我的；her她的；his他的；their他们的，根据前文的“My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly”“我的同学们热情地迎接我，我紧紧地拥抱他们”可知，是赢得了他们的尊重，故选D。

【15】句意：从运动会上，我了解到有时候事情并不像看上去那么困难。

expect期盼；choose 选择；seem似乎，看起来；look看，根据前文的“sometimes things are not so difficult as”“有时事情不像那么难”以及固定搭配seem to do“看起来似乎”可知，应该是事情不像看起来那么难，故选C。