Question

In my second year of high school, the class was scheduled to run the mile．

When the coach yelled, "Ready．Set．Go!", I rushed out like an airplane, faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet．I made up my mind to finish first．As we came around the first of four laps, there were students all over the track  （跑道）．By the end of the second lap, many of the students had already stopped．They had given up and were on the ground breathing heavily．As I started the third lap, only a few of my classmates were on the track．By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was alone．Then it hit me that nobody had given up．Instead, everyone had already finished．As I ran that last lap, I cried．And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．I fell to the ground．I was very upset．

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling, "You did it．Mark! You finished, son．You finished" He looked at me straight in the eyes, waving a piece of paper in his hand．It was my goal （目标 ） for the day which I had forgotten．I had given it to him before class． He read it aloud to everyone．It simply said, "I, Mark Brown, will finish the mile run tomorrow, come what may．" My heart lifted．My tears went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a banana．My classmates clapped．It was then I realized winning isn't always finishing first．Sometimes winning is just finishing．

1.We can learn from the passage that _         ．

A．many of Mark's classmates gave up by the end of the second lap

B．it was too difficult for Mark to run the mile

C．Finally Mark was happy because he achieved his goal that day

D．Mark was sad all that day because he ran the slowest．

2.It took Mark        to run the mile．

A．about 13 minutes               B．more than 13 minutes

C．only 12 minutes                D．less than 12 minutes

3.Why did Mark cry when he ran the last lap?

A．Because he was quite happy．

B．Because he was too upset．

C．Because he got a pain in his heart．

D．Because he was hungry．

4.What does the underlined words "it hit me" mean?

A．我突然意识到． B．它打中我

C．它撞到我． D．它打击我．

5.The coach _    __ when he yelled " You did it, Mark!"．

A．must be angry with Mark．

B．didn't know Mark's goal for the day

C．ate a banana

D．must be happy and excited

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述了作者参加跑步，他本想以第一名的成绩跑完，但结果却是最后一个通过终点，他感到很沮丧。但是教练却很高兴的告诉他他做到了。因为在跑步前作者的目标就是要完成跑步，而他终于坐到了，这让他一下高兴起来。胜利不只是跑第一，有时完成也是胜利。

1.C判断推理题。根据文章得知，作者跑完了跑步，完成了他的目标，故此题选C，马克在那天很高兴，因为他终于达到了他的目标。

2.A 细节理解题。根据文章内容And 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the finishing line．从起跑开始用了12分14秒，我通过了终点，故此题选A，大约13分。

3.B细节理解题。根据文章内容I fell to the ground．I was very upset．我坐在地上，感到很沮丧，故此题选B。

4.A词义猜测题。根据文章内容，此句为：我忽然意识到没有人放弃。故此题选A。

5.D 判断推理题。由文章内容得知，教练在我跑完后对我喊你做到了，我因为我完成了我写给他的目标，要完成这个跑步，从而判断教练肯定是高兴和兴奋的，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。