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I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带)．So I__16__the crosscountry team at my school.

However，I was very slow in the team.In races，I would finish almost__17__．I'd always have to__18__in the longer races.The__19__races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really__20__．Every time I stopped，10 people would__21__me.But I still couldn't push myself to keep going，even though I__22__watching them go by me.After every race，I'd go home and burst into tears.

Then one of my friends joined the crosscountry team，too.She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋)in her legs.I just didn't understand how that was__23__！ I'd been running much longer than she had，but she could run__24__while I had to suffer.She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My__25__was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.

I didn't，__26__．Even a whole month before a race，I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up.Still，I__27__to quit.I still had that__28__appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.

Finally，I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't__29__for them.I started to practice at home almost every day.I__30__a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day，which helped me build up a steady__31__．

When the time came for the big race，all the practice really__32__．I stopped only once and my pace was much better.

I was__33__of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit.I showed myself that I was__34__enough to keep going.That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.

The next time I'm faced with a tough__35__，I will know that I can take it up.None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!

16．A.liked B．admired

C．supported D．joined

17．A.best B．first C．last D．least

18．A.stop B．rest C．breathe D．suffer

19．A.exciting B．tiring

C．interesting D．disturbing

20．A.nervous B．frightened

C．sad D．angry

21．A.help B．encourage

C．leave D．pass

22．A.missed B．hated C．avoided D．escaped

23．A.equal B．reasonable

C．fair D．tolerable

24．A.quickly B．easily

C．happily D．hopefully

25．A.strength B．demand

C．goal D．confidence

26．A.yet B．either C．though D．still

27．A.refused B．decided C．failed D．wanted

28．A.lesson B．faith C．future D．picture

29．A.suitable B．active

C．ready D．well

30．A.took out B．mapped out

C．figured out D．let out

31．A.pace B．race C．will D．level

32．A.set off B．paid off C．got off D．took off

33．A.sure B．aware C．proud D．afraid

34．A.strong B．patient C．steady D．devoted

35．A.job B．sport

C．competition D．challenge

作者羡慕大孩子戴着勋章和绶带的样子，于是她参加了学校的越野队。虽然很难，但她坚持了下来，并通过努力锻炼取得了很大进步。文章告诉我们这样一个道理：遇到困难和挑战时，要勇敢面对，不放弃。

16．D　作者也想像她见到的大孩子那样戴着勋章和绶带，所以她加入了学校的越野队。第三段中的“Then one of my friends joined the crosscountry team，too.”是线索提示。

17．C　根据上文“I was very slow in the team.”可知，作者在比赛中几乎总是最后一个完成，故选C。

18．A　根据下文“Every time I stopped”可知，作者在长跑比赛中总是不得不停下来，故选A。

19．B　根据上文“作者在长跑比赛中总是不得不停下来”可知，这些比赛是很累人的，再结合下文作者与她朋友的对比“She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋)in her legs.”可知，应选B。

20．A　这些令人疲惫的比赛以及至少一百人参加比赛的确使作者很紧张。故A项正确。下文“Even a whole month before a race，I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up.”是线索提示。

21．D　每次作者停下来，就会有10个人超过她。

22．B　虽然作者讨厌看着他们超过自己，但她仍然无法使自己继续下去。

23．C　作者的朋友从不感到累，腿也不抽筋，且由该空下一句可知，作者无法理解为何如此不公平。equal“相等的，平等的”；reasonable“合情理的”；fair“公平的”；tolerable“可容忍的”。故C项正确。

24．B　她跑得很轻松而作者却觉得那是一种折磨。解题时注意while表对比。

25．D　作者从未感到如此没有自信，想放弃。confidence“自信”，符合语境。

26．C　然而，作者没有放弃。though用作副词时，表示“然而”，常用在句末。

27．A　比赛前一个月作者都紧张得想放弃。然而作者拒绝了放弃。

28．D　此处指戴着勋章和绶带的大孩子的那个画面仍然在作者的脑海里。

29．C　最终作者意识到，自己面对大赛紧张的原因是她总是担心自己没有准备好。be ready for“准备好(做某事)”。

30．B　take out“取出”；map out“仔细策划，计划”；figure out“理解”；let out“发出，下课，散场”。此处指“制订计划”，故选B。

31．A　作者每天锻炼以帮助自己逐渐形成稳定的步伐。根据下文“I stopped only once and my pace was much better.”可知，应选A。

32．B　根据下文“I stopped only once and my pace was much better.”可知，作者所有的锻炼奏效了。set off“出发”；pay off“奏效，取得成功”；get off“离开”；take off“起飞，脱下”。故B项正确。

33．C　虽然真的很难，作者甚至曾想放弃，但她坚持下来了，她为自己感到自豪。be proud of“为……感到自豪”。

34．A　作者通过坚持不懈的努力取得了很大进步，向自己表明自己足够坚强，能够继续下去。strong“坚强的；强大的”，符合语境。

35．D　下次作者面临艰难的挑战的时候，她将会知道自己能应对它。challenge“挑战”，符合语境。

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A．he has much money.

B．he likes the shops.

C．he likes to compare the prices between the same items.

D．he has nothing to do but shopping.

【小题2】They never go shopping together because_______.

A．their ways of shopping are quite different	B．they hate each other.
C．they needn’t buy anything for the family	D．they don’t have time for it.

【小题3】Jimmy can’t do the shopping well because _______.

A．he is young	B．he is absent-minded
C．he often loses his money	D．he doesn’t like shopping

【小题4】Jimmy didn’t buy what his mother wanted because_______.

A．the shop was closed that day	B．the policeman stopped him
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