It was the district sports meet.My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a(n) _____ injury.I had _____whether or not I should attend the meet.But there I was, _____for the 3,000-meter run.

“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off.The other girls rushed _____ me.I felt ___ as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray!” shouted the crowd.It was the loudest _____ I had ever heard at a meet.The first-place runner was two laps (圈) in front of me when she crossed the finishing line.“Maybe I should _____,” I thought as I moved on._____, I decided to keep going.During the last two laps, I ran _____ and decided not to _____ in track next year.It wouldn’t be worth it, _____ my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer _____ than the one I’d heard earlier.I turned around and _____, the boys were preparing for their race.“They must be cheering for the boys.”

I was leaving _____ several girls came up to me.“Wow, you’ve really got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just _____ a race! ” I thought.

“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl.“We were cheering for you.Did you hear us? ”

Suddenly I regained _____.I decided to _____ track next year.I realized strength and courage aren’t always _____ in medals and victories, but in the _____ we overcome.The strongest people are not always the people who win, _____ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

1.A.slighter B.worse C.earlier D.heavier

2.A.expected B.supposed C.imagined D.doubted

3.A.late B.eager C.ready D.thirsty

4.A.from behind B.ahead of C.next to D.close to

5.A.ashamed B.astonished C.excited D.frightened

6.A.cheer B.whisper C.cry D.noise

7.A.slow down B.drop out C.go on D.speed up

8.A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.Besides D.However

9.A.with delight B.with fear C.in pain D.in advance

10.A.keep B.arrive C.race D.attend

11.A.even if B.only if C.unless D.until

12.A.weaker B.longer C.lower D.louder

13.A.well enough B.sure enough C.surprisingly enough D.strangely enough

14.A.while B.when C.as D.since

15.A.finished B.won C.passed D.lost

16.A.cheer B.hope C.interest D.experience

17.A.hold on B.turn to C.begin with D.stick with

18.A.measured B.praised C.weakened D.increased

19.A.sadness B.struggles C.diseases D.tiredness

20.A.or B.nor C.and D.But

 

When Frida Kahlo’s paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as “a ribbon (丝带)around a bomb”. Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症)at the age of seven. Her spine (脊柱)became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera’s strong influence on Kahlo’s style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

Unfortunately, her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953.For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlo’s works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

1. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean? _______

A. a far better artist

B. a far more gifted artist

C. a much stronger person

D. a much more famous person

2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by .

A.polio B. her bent spine

C. back injuries D. the operations she had

3.Kahlo’s style had become increasingly independent since the .

A.1930s B.1940s

C.1950s D.1970s

4. What is the author’s attitude toward Kahlo? ________

A. Devotion B. Sympathy

C. Worry D. Encouragement

 

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