Question

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to   34   water to the runners. I remember being so  35   to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 36  up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked  37  , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (決定性)  38  .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt  39  because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt  40  for a second.

But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had  41   abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my  42  was only to finish.

After a minute, it  43  me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 44    .

I decided that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare  45 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my accomplishment. In life we all have those moments where we  46  ourselves to others. It’s only natural . Don’t allow those moments to  47  you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 48  anything you want in life.

1.A. bring out    B. pass out    C. take out       D. pick out

2.A. excited      B. worried     C. concerned       D. anxious

3.A. gave       B. made         C. signed    D. dressed

4.A. At times   B. In time      C. In all      D. After all

5.A. victory   B. decision     C. moment      D. conclusion

6.A. embarrassed   B. annoyed    C. moved       D. thrilled

7.A. relaxed      B. defeated    C. puzzled  D. inspired

8.A. special    B. evident      C. common        D. different

9.A. motto      B. plan        C. goal         D. direction

10.A. worried      B. hit      C. reached    D. hurt

11.A. attraction    B. devotion     C. inspiration  D. expectation

12.A. slightly     B. hardly   C. clearly      D. properly

13.A. introduce   B. relate  C. present      D. compare

14.A. weaken     B. wound    C. amuse         D. cheer

15.A. reserve    B. deliver    C. achieve        D. abandon

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C 

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.B 

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

1.考查動詞短語。我的工作是為運動員發(fā)水。pass out”意為“分發(fā)�！�

2.考查形容詞�？粗�各種各樣的人經(jīng)過水站拿水，我還記得當時非常興奮。

3.考查動詞。我想也許自己也能做到！所以第二年我也報了名參加比賽試試看。sign up for報名參加。

4.考查介詞短語。我跑跑走走，跑跑走走，有時候（at times 有時）還不知道自己能不能完成，然后到了一個決定性的時刻。

5.考查名詞。時間副詞then置于句首且謂語動詞為go，come等時句子全部倒裝。 moment時刻。

6.考查形容詞。由下文 “...that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him” 得知，作者竟然在比賽中落后于一位70歲老者，自然感到難堪與尷尬了 。

7.考查形容詞。一瞬間，我很有挫敗感。defeat打敗。

8.考查形容詞。他的能力、經(jīng)驗、訓練和目標不同，那是他的，我有自己的。由上文作者在難堪之感后同時也能自嘲地從中意識到什么和獲此哲理 “He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience，training and goals and I had mine”可知答案。

9.考查名詞。要記得我的目標goal只是要跑完全程。

10.考查動詞�！癐t hit sb that從句”意思是“某人突然想到……”。

11.考查名詞。（被老人超越的）羞辱轉(zhuǎn)化成了激勵inspiration。

12.考查副詞。我要參加更多的賽事，并且要學習如何正確地properly訓練準備，以致有一天，我會是70歲還在跑的一個人。結(jié)合下文的With the proper preparation and training可知此處的答案。

13.考查動詞。在生活中，我們都有把自己與別人相比較compare的時刻。這是很自然的。

14.考查動詞。結(jié)合下文可知此處表達的含義應是“不要讓這些時刻消弱weaken自己的自信”。

15.考查動詞。靠著適當?shù)臏蕚浜陀柧�，你可以不斷進步，實現(xiàn)achieve任何想要達到的人生目標。