Question

【题目】请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I had played a little soccer before, so I joined the school soccer team feeling quite ____ until the coach told us to run for warm-up.

I knew that I could not____ for very long without getting really tired. As I struggled to ____ up with the team, I found myself falling farther ____until I was the last one to finish. ____we could even get a water break, the coach then made us run back and forth! I was so tired that I hardly had any____left to kick the ball!

My name never ____it on the list. I was ashamed, but at the same time, I ____it. It was at that moment that I knew I had to do something about my ____.

When springtime came, I made a big ____ to sign up for the track and field (田径) team. People thought I was ____because I ran a slow 11-minute mile, but I had made up my mind to get into shape and ____my mile time. The first day of____ was one of the hardest I’ve ever had.

______, I wasn’t the only slow runner trying to get into _____. A few others were on the same level as me with a ____goal. Day after day we____ each other on during practices and meets. As the season moved on, I found that I could run longer and faster. One of the ____days of my life was the last meet of the ____when my mile time was 9 minutes. It was painful and a lot of work, but the ____were certainly worth it.

【1】A. afraid B. confident C. worried D. curious

【2】 A. walk B. jump C. run D. kick

【3】 A. keep B. come C. put D. break

【4】 A. apart B. back C. over D. behind

【5】A. Before B. After C. When D. Since

【6】A. time B. sense C. strength D. money

【7】A. did B. got C. guessed D. made

【8】A. expected B. requested C. settled D. organized

【9】 A. love B. fitness C. look D. wealth

【10】A. mistake B. decision C. difference D. discovery

【11】A. practical B. clever C. crazy D. wise

【12】A. slide B. direct C. intend D. improve

【13】A. practice B. design C. host D. signal

【14】A. Strangely B. Surprisingly C. Fortunately D. Unfortunately

【15】A. trouble B. choice C. difficulty D. shape

【16】A. fancy B. similar C. slight D. magical

【17】 A. helped B. cheered C. rushed D. pushed

【18】A. happiest B. saddest C. longest D. shortest

【19】A. month B. match C. season D. team

【20】A. respects B. reports C. reasons D. results

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】A

【6】C

【7】 D

【8】A

【9】 B

【10】B

【11】C

【12】D

【13】 A

【14】C

【15】D

【16】 B

【17】B

【18】A

【19】 C

【20】 D

【解析】

本文讲述了作者从参加校足球队选拔赛落选到报名参加田径长跑训练，并取得优异成绩的奋斗历程，体会到过程虽然痛苦且要付出很多努力，但结果是值得的。

【1】B 因为以前曾踢过足球，所以作者加入校足球队时感到相当“自信”。

【2】C 根据上文the coach told us to run for warm-up可知答案。

【3】A 作者试图“跟上”球队。

【4】D 作者发现自己远远落在“后面”。

【5】A 刚跑完热身，还没来得及喝口水休息一下，教练又让作者他们来回跑。

【6】C 跑到最后，作者累得几乎没有“力气”踢球了。

【7】 D 作者的名字没有出现在入选名单上。make it达到；成功；赶上。

【8】A 作者感到羞愧，但同时，也“预料”到了这个结果。

【9】 B 就在那一刻，作者知道该做点什么来强身健体了。

【10】B 春天来临，作者做出一个大的“决定”，要报名参加田径队。

【11】C 根据下文I ran a slow 11-minute mile可知，别人认为作者跑得太慢，竟然要参加田径队，一定是“发疯”了。

【12】D 但是作者主意已定，要努力“提升”自己的成绩。

【13】 A 第一天的“训练”是最艰难的。

【14】C “幸运的是”，作者不是唯一的一个跑得慢又想强身健体的人。

【15】D 据上文I had made up my mind to get into shape可知，选D。

【16】 B 还几个和作者水平差不多的人，与作者有一个“相似的”目标。

【17】B 大家相互喝彩，相互勉励。cheer …on鼓励。

【18】A 本来需要跑11分钟的路程现在用9分钟就能跑完，当然是作者一生中“最开心的”事情之一。

【19】 C 根据上文As the season moved on可知，选C。

【20】 D 奋斗的过程虽然令人痛苦且要付出很多努力，但“结果”是值得的。