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：作者给我们讲述了在朋友欢乐单的帮助下，跑完马拉松的故事。一共26公里26个欢乐想法，本认为欢乐单会耽误时间减慢速度，结果却帮她实现了本认为不可能的事。

1.A考查动词。A. cheering欢呼； B. smiling微笑；C. shouting喊叫；D. chatting聊天。句意：我不明白我朋友走路时欢呼的习惯，下文多次提到朋友的cheering list，故选A.

2.D考查动词。A. taught 教；B. saved救； C. calmed镇静；D. helped帮助。句意：她告诉我欢乐单对她帮助很大。故选D.

3.D考查动词。A. hid藏；B. gave 给；C. moved 移动；D. carried携带，搬运。句意：我从起跑线开始就一直带着欢乐单。故选D.

4.B考查名词。A. promise允诺； B. list列表，清单；C. word 话语；D. idea想法。此处指我不想伤害朋友的感情，所以就拿着这个欢乐单。故选B.

5.C考查名词。A. round 圆；B. circle 周期，循环；C. race 比赛；D. road道路。句意：我用了12分钟跑完了比赛的第一英里。故选C.

6.B考查介词短语。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。此处指在欢乐单的最顶部是Yourself. 故选B.

7.B考查名词。A. task任务；B. strength力量；C. thought想法；D. way方法。句意：如果我完成了比赛，我将感谢她给我带来的力量。根据句意选B.

8.C考查名词。A. Team小组，团队；B. House房子；C. Family家庭；D. Home家，住宅。此处指在Tina的欢乐单上第二个是“家庭”，上句也提到了my husband and kids，故选C.

9.C考查动词。A.have有，B.gain 获得，C.finish完成，D.put放。句意：我不知道我是否能完成最后一公里。根据句意可知选C.

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。