【題目】There is a quote by William Purkey, a well-known professor of education, that goes, “Dance like no one is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” I seems like the perfect life philosophy---and one I’ve learned to apply to running over the year.

But I didn’t always feel this way. In my early days, when I weighed 240 pounds, I ran like everyone was watching---and judging. If I was on a run and saw a car approaching, I’d stop and pretend I was looking for something I’d lost I bought the high-tech gear and clothes that I thought would make people believe I was a runner. And I didn’t have a clue if the expensive shoes I was wearing were the right kind for me---I just wanted to look like I fit in with this group.

To be honest, I felt a certain satisfaction in believing that someone was watching. I really thought that other people cared about my performance. The best example of this was a combined, two-lap marathon in Florence, Italy. As I approached the finishing line, the crowd began to cheer. I was surprised. Here I was, thousands of miles from home, and the Italians were shouting for “IIPenguino.”

About 20 yards from the finishing, the truth set in when the winner of the full marathon went past me as I was finishing the half-marathon. No one was cheering for me. no one probably even noticed that I was finishing. I couldn’t help but smile at my own illusion of self-importance.

That’s when I realized I had been running for every reason except the right one. I ran to make other people happy, ran to live up to their expectations. But no one was watching---no one cared. So I decided I was going to run for me---just me---and gained a new enjoyment from the sport I hadn’t truly experienced yet. I’ve learned to run like no one is watching.

So if you see me at race, and I look like a 60-year-old guy waddling(蹣跚)along, don’t worry. I’m fine. The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

【1】The writer begins her anecdote by __________.

A. telling her running story B. explaining a life philosophy

C. listing some life rules D. introducing a quotation

【2】It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the writer__________.

A. used sports clothes and shoes to attract attention

B. was concerned about what others thought of her

C. liked to be the focus other runners

D. struggled to find the right shoes to fit her

【3】When the writer was near the finishing line, ____________.

A. she smiled at her own achievement

B. the crowd cheered for her madly

C. nobody really cared about her running

D. She realized the importance of confidence

【4】By telling her own story, the writer wanted to ___________.

A. tell us to live a life of our own

B. inspire more people to run

C. expect us to improve our health by running

D. stress the importance of determination

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】這篇短文通過介紹自己總是考慮別人對自己的看法，最終發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有人在意你是什么樣子的。告訴我們要學會過自己的生活。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一句“There is a quote by William Purkey”，可知作者是通過引用妙語來開始講述自己的軼事。故選D.

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“I ran like everyone was watching---and judging”，“that I thought would make people believe I was a runner”及第三段中的“I really thought that other people cared about my performance.”可知，作者擔心人們對自己的看法。故選B.

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“No one was cheering for me.no one probably even noticed that I was finishing.”可知，在作者接近終點時，沒有人注意到我。故選C.

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“I’ve learned to run like no one is watching.”及最后一段可知，作者寫這篇短文是為了告訴我們過自己的生活。故選A.

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