Question

Tina was the best speed-walking partner I could ever meet. But I could never understand my friend's habit of        while we walked.

Together we walked all over the town and even entered a marathon(马拉松）together，a full 26 miles, but she did give me a list to take with me. She told me that it       her a lot. I thought it would just slow us down. I      it along to the starting line. Twenty-six cheering ideas, one for every mile. I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas but I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings, so I kept her         .

I walked the first mile of the       in 12 minutes—a new personal record. I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch.       was simply Yourself. It did give me a good start to the race, I thought. I thanked Tina for her cheering list. If I finished the race, I would thank her for the        she gave me. By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on. It just so happened that “       ” was the next one on Tina’s cheering list. I had lots of things to be ready for them.

The next mile flew by, then the next and the next, each with a cheering idea. But by the time I neared the final mile? I was nearly out of breath. “I don’t know if I can          the last mile,” I thought. In despair(绝望）I looked at the final cheering idea on Tina’s list，now sweaty in my hand： You just can make it!

I finished the marathon in less than six hours. I thought the cheering list would slow me down.  ______, it carried me past the finishing line.

1.A. cheering      B. smiling C. shouting  D. chatting

2.A. taught   B. saved  C. calmed  D. helped

3.A. hid    B. gave  C. moved   D. carried

4.A. promise   B.list  C.word   D. idea

5.A. round   B.circle  C.race   D. road

6.A. At the back   B.At the top C.In the beginning  D. In the past

7.A. task       B.strength C.thought   D. way

8.A. Team       B.House  C.Family   D. Home

9.A. have       B.gain  C.finish   D. put

10.A. Besides   B.Instead  C.Later   D. Again

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述Tina是作者最见过的最好的竞走伙伴，在作者参加比赛时给了她一个鼓励，这个名单帮助作者跑完终点线。

1.A考查名词。句意：我在母亲节给妈妈买礼物。A. Cheering使……高兴起来；B. Smiling微笑；C. Shouting大喊；D. Chatting聊天。可知但我不明白我朋友微笑的习惯，当我们散步的时候，the habit of ....表示……的习惯。故答案选B.

2.D考查动词。A. taught 教；B. Saved拯救，节省；C. Calmed平静的；D. Helped帮助的。 句意：她告诉我，她教给了她很多东西。根据上问给了她一个清单，故答案选A.

3.D 考查动词和语境。句意：一直记得你的父母，而不只是在某个重要的节日。A. Hid躲藏；B. Gave给；C. moved 移动；D. Carried搬，携带。根据语境可知我从起跑线就携带着他，表示拿着Tina给他的单子。故答案选D.

4.考查名词。句意：不想伤害蒂娜的感情，所以我一直拿着那个建议单。A. promise答应；B.list列表；C.word单词；D. Idea主意，故答案选B.

19.5.考查形容词。句意：一个新的纪录，12分钟我走完了比赛的第一英里。A. Round圆的；B.circl圆圈；C.race比赛；D. Road道路。 可知答案选C.

6.B考查介词短语。句意：最好的建议就是做好你自己。A. At the back 在后面；B.At the top在顶部；C.In the beginning在开始；D. In the past在过去。这也给了我去比赛的一个好的开始。故答案选B

7.B考查名词。A. Task任务；B.strength强壮；C.thought想法；D. Way方式。句意：我将感谢她给我的坚强。作者对朋友给他的建议表示感谢。故答案选B.

8.C考查名词。A. Team 对；B.House房子；C.Family家人，家庭；D. Home家。句意：正巧，家庭是蒂娜的欢呼下一个名单。根据By the time I finished the second mile, my husband and kids were cheering me on.可知第二里的时候家人给我鼓励，故答案是C。

9.C考查动词和语境。A. Have有；B.gain增益；C.finish完成；D. Put放。句意：我几乎无法呼吸。“我不知道我是否能完成最后一公里”。根据情态动词加动词的原型。故答案选C.

10.考查副词。. Besides除了；B.Instead代替；C.Later之后；D. Again又，在。句意：我想欢呼的名单会让我慢下来。反而它带着我跑过终点线。故答案选B

考点：故事类短文。