Question

【题目】My son Joey was born with club feet (天生畸形脚）. The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk ，but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were in surgery. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he had a when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during , and Joey would jump right in，run and play, too. We told him that he probably wouldn't be able to as well as the other children. So he didn't know.

In the seventh grade he to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he （8） with the team. He worked harder and ran than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him. the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to points for the school. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.

He to run four to five miles a day, every day—even the day he had a high fever. I was ，so I went to look for him after school. I found him all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. he looked straight ahead and kept running.

Two weeks later, he names of the team runners were . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in the grade while the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn't to make the team. We never told him he couldn't do it...so he didn't know. He just did it.

【1】 A. quickly B. slowly C. normally D. comfortably

【2】 A. spent B. wasted C. suffered D. lost

【3】 A. pain B. problem C. treatment D. surgery

【4】A. holidays B. day C. fun D. play

【5】 A. seldom B. never C. always D. once

【6】 A. study B. run C. walk D. behave

【7】 A. decided B. preferred C. refused D. agreed

【8】 A. gathered B. camped C. trained D. competed

【9】 A. more slowly B. less C. faster D. more

【10】 A. abilities B. strengths C. powers D. energies

【11】 A. Since B. Because C. After D. Although

【12】 A. increase B. score C. hold D. take

【13】 A. continued B. stopped C. liked D. hoped

【14】 A. sad B. surprised C. angry D. worried

【15】 A. running B. resting C. crying D. sleeping

【16】A. tests B. miles C. lessons D. examinations

【17】 A. Otherwise B. So C. Yet D. Thus

【18】 A. included B. called C. shown D. found

【19】A. sixth B. eighth C. seventh D. fifth

【20】A. manage B. determine C. expect D. attempt

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 B

【6】 B

【7】 A

【8】 C

【9】 D

【10】 A

【11】 D

【12】 B

【13】 A

【14】 D

【15】 A

【16】 B

【17】 C

【18】 B

【19】 C

【20】 C

【解析】【1】由后面的转折词but以及下文的内容可得出答案为C项。

【2】表示“度过”时间只能用spend。

【3】此处表示他走路正常，即没有“问题”。

【4】孩子们在“玩耍”时跑来跑去，play符合逻辑。

【5】从后文“So he didn't know. ”看,我们“从来没有”告诉

儿子他不能像其他孩子那样跑这一真相。

【6】文章叙述的就是儿子“跑”这一特殊经历,是文章的关键词。

【7】参加越野长跑是儿子的“决定”。

【8】儿子参加集体“训练”符合文章的逻辑。

【9】儿子训练刻苦,因此选more符合文章的逻辑。

【10】儿子训练刻苦也许是因为自己已经隐隐约约地意识到了自己的残疾,即缺乏与生俱来的跑的“能力”。

【11】用although构成让步状语从句,符合上下文语境。

【12】score points“得分”,是固定搭配。

【13】儿子在坚持刻苦训练，选continue符合题意。

【14】儿子发高烧,父母“担心”,符合逻辑。

【15】进一步说明儿子训练刻苦,他一个人还在“跑”，由本段最后一句的“kept running” 也可知选择A项。

【16】儿子要跑完全程,因此选miles符合题意。

【17】儿子满脸汗水,因发烧而眼神无光,但还在刻苦训练，上下文之间是转折关系。

【18】此处表示最终宣布校队人选者的名单,called在此相当于 announced。

【19】由第三段第一句话“In the seventh grade...”可知这件事发生在儿子上七年级时。

【20】儿子因为脚天生残疾，因此父母对他入选本不抱什么“希望”。但父母没告诉儿子真相。