Question

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

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者在腿受伤状况下，参加运动会输了比赛，但依然获得观众的鼓励和赞扬，由此明白了真正的强者并不一定是那些成功者，而是那些永不言弃的人。

1.

2.

3.“Ready … set …” 可知选择C项。

4.

5.as I fell farther and farther behind可知作为参赛者作者应该感到惭愧。

6. When I finished, I heard a cheer可知此处应为欢呼声，故选A项。

7.A.slow down慢下来，B.drop out退出，C.go on继续 ，D.speed up加速，根据前文第一名到达终点时已经把作者甩了两圈，此时作者认为放弃吧，所以B项正确。

8.

9.A.with delight 高兴 B.with fear害怕C.in pain痛苦D.in advance提前由前文作者打算放弃比赛，所以最后两圈应该是痛苦的跑着，故选择C项。

10.

11.A.even if 即使，B.only if 只有，C.unless 除非，D.until直到...才，根据It wouldn’t be worth it可知作者认为参加这个比赛根本就不值，所以即使自己脚痊愈了，也不会再参加比赛了。此处选A项。

12.It was the loudest _____ I had ever heard at a meet可知此处描述cheer应选择louder，即D项。

13.They must be cheering for the boys可知确信大家在为男子比赛组欢呼，B项确信为正确答案。

14.

15.A.finished完成，B.won赢得，C.passed通过，D.lost输了，前面说到作者没有赢得比赛，所以应是D项。

16.

17.A.hold on抓紧，B.turn to求助于，C.begin with以...开始，D.stick with继续坚持，作者重拾信心，决定第二年继续参赛，选D项。

18.A.measured判定，B.praised赞扬，C.weakened使变弱，D.increased增加，作者认为坚强和勇气并不总是用奖牌和胜利来判定，也在于我们所克服的挑战，故选择A项。

19.A.sadness悲伤，B.struggles挣扎，艰难，C.diseases疾病 ，D.tiredness疲惫，疲倦，此处B项正确。

20.

考点：考查记叙文，寓理于事。