题目内容
He was out of ________ after running and jumping on the playground.
- A.air
- B.word
- C.breath
- D.speech
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. He sat on the park chair, with 21 in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from 22 .
Suddenly an old man appeared before him and was willing to 23 him help. He asked the man his name, wrote out a check, and pushed it into his hand saying,“ 24 me here exactly one year from today, and you can pay me back at that time.” Then he turned and disappeared as 25 as he had come.
The businessman saw a check for $500,000 in his hand, which was 26 by John D. Rockefeller, one of the 27 men in the world! “I can remove my money worries 28 !” he realized. But the man decided to put the check in his safe, 29 it might give him the strength to find out a way to save his business. With a renewed 30 attitude, he thought of some new business ideas which soon led to his success in several big 31 . Within a few months, he was out of debt and making 32 once again.
Exactly one year 33 , he returned to the park with the check. At the time they have agreed on, the old man 34 , too. But just as the man was about to hand back the check and share his 35 story, a nurse came running up and 36 the old man. She said the old man was always 37 from the rest room and telling people he was John D. Rockefeller. Then she led the old man away 38 the arm hurriedly.
The man just stood there, 39 . Suddenly, he realized that it wasn’t the money 40 his self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
| 41. A. books | B. head | C. hats | D. check |
| 42. A. opening | B. breaking | C. rising | D. closing |
| 43. A. offer | B. demand | C. require | D. take |
| 44. A. Visit | B. Discover | C. Meet | D. Help |
| 45. A. loudly | B. slowly | C. happily | D. quickly |
| 46. A. signed | B. invented | C. directed | D. found |
| 47. A. poorest | B. highest | C. richest | D. smartest |
| 48. A. sooner or later C. in the future | B. right away D. once in a while | ||
| 49. A. hoping | B. examining | C. noticing | D. remembering |
| 50. A. interesting | B. negative | C. active | D. foolish |
| 51. A. sales | B. discounts | C. films | D. games |
| 52. A. trouble | B. mistakes | C. sense | D. money |
| 53. A. later | B. ago | C. before | D. after |
| 54. A. set up | B. came up | C. called up | D. gave up |
| 55. A. failure | B. love | C. success | D. education |
| 56. A. hanged | B. saved | C. drove | D. caught |
| 57. A. learning | B. escaping | C. hearing | D. judging |
| 58. A. in | B. by | C. on | D. with |
| 59. A. astonished | B. pleased | C. interested | D. terrified |
| 60. A. while | B. and | C. so | D. but |
I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
【小题1】Why did the author decide to become a runner?
| A．He was out of work. |
| B．He wanted to treat his illness. |
| C．He wanted to live his dreams. |
| D．He suddenly found running interesting. |
| A．Setting goals | B．Learning from others. |
| C．Being honest | D．Keeping on reading . |
| A．very grateful | B．not quite confident |
| C．quite afraid | D．not very satisfied |
| A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon. |
| B．Run a marathon to the South Pole. |
| C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. |
| D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley. |
| A．life means achieving goals |
| B．success is the greatest reward |
| C．sports help develop our potential |
| D．everyone may have great potential. |
There was one shop in the town of Mufulira which was widely known for its racial discrimination. It was a drugstore .While Europeans were served at the counter ,a long line of Africans queued at the window and often not only were kept waiting but were treated rudely by the shop assistants .One day I was determined to make a public protest （抗议）against this kind of thing ,and many of the schoolboys in my class followed me to the store.
I simply went into the shop and asked the manager politely for some medicine. As soon as he saw me standing in the place where only European customers were allowed to stand ,he shouted at me in a bastard （怪声怪气的）language which is only used by a boss when speaking to his servants .I stood at the counter and politely requested in proper English that I should be served .The manager became angry and said , “Even if you stand till Christmas ,I will never serve you .”
I went to the District Commissioner’s office .Fortunately ,he was out ,for he was one of the old school; however ,I saw a young District Officer who was a friend of mine .He was very concerned to hear my story and told me that all I had to do was come to him personally and he would buy my medicine for me .I protested that that was not good enough .I asked him to accompany me back to the store and to make a protest to the manager .This he did ,and I well remember him saying to the manager , “Here is Mr. Kaunda who is a responsible member of the Urban Advisory Council, and you treat him like a common servant .” The manager of the drugstore apologized and said , “If only he had introduced himself and explained who he was ,then ,of course ,I should have given him proper service.”
I had to explain once again that he had missed my point .Why should I have to introduce myself every time I went into a store…any more than I should have to buy my medicine by going to a European friend ? I want to prove that any man of any color ,whatever his position ,should have the right to go into any shop and buy what he wanted .After all, the money which I paid across the counter was exactly the same money as was paid by a European customer.
1.The writer was ,at the time of the story , .
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A．a European officer |
B．an African servant |
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C．a drugstore assistant |
D．a black school teacher |
2.The manager of the drugstore shouted at the writer in dirty words because .
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A．he could not speak English in a polite way |
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B．he thought the writer couldn’t understand English |
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C．that was the language he used when speaking to Africans |
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D．that was the only language he could speak when he was angry |
3.In paragraph 3, the underlined sentence “he was one of the old school” means .
A．he stuck to those old racial ideas
B．he graduated from an old white school
C．he was in charge of an old black school
4.Why didn’t the writer wait at the window of the drugstore like other Africans?
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A．He believed his white friends would help him out . |
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B．He wanted to fight for equal rights of all black people. |
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C．He thought he was educated and should be treated differently. |
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D．He thought ,being an important person ,he should not be kept waiting. |