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 (决定性)  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.考查动词短语。我的工作是为运动员发水。pass out”意为“分发。”

2.考查形容词。看着各种各样的人经过水站拿水，我还记得当时非常兴奋。

3.考查动词。我想也许自己也能做到！所以第二年我也报了名参加比赛试试看。sign up for报名参加。

4.考查介词短语。我跑跑走走，跑跑走走，有时候（at times 有时）还不知道自己能不能完成，然后到了一个决定性的时刻。

5.考查名词。时间副词then置于句首且谓语动词为go，come等时句子全部倒装。 moment时刻。

6.考查形容词。由下文 “...that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him” 得知，作者竟然在比赛中落后于一位70岁老者，自然感到难堪与尴尬了 。

7.考查形容词。一瞬间，我很有挫败感。defeat打败。

8.考查形容词。他的能力、经验、训练和目标不同，那是他的，我有自己的。由上文作者在难堪之感后同时也能自嘲地从中意识到什么和获此哲理 “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.考查名词。要记得我的目标goal只是要跑完全程。

10.考查动词。“It hit sb that从句”意思是“某人突然想到……”。

11.考查名词。（被老人超越的）羞辱转化成了激励inspiration。

12.考查副词。我要参加更多的赛事，并且要学习如何正确地properly训练准备，以致有一天，我会是70岁还在跑的一个人。结合下文的With the proper preparation and training可知此处的答案。

13.考查动词。在生活中，我们都有把自己与别人相比较compare的时刻。这是很自然的。

14.考查动词。结合下文可知此处表达的含义应是“不要让这些时刻消弱weaken自己的自信”。

15.考查动词。靠着适当的准备和训练，你可以不断进步，实现achieve任何想要达到的人生目标。