Question

The morning was cold and clear. A yellow bus came around the corner and stopped near a wood (树林). A coach asked the students to get off the bus. Girls began to gather by the starting line. One of them is a young, little girl. She had prepared for this running race for the whole summer. She looked around at the other girls, noticing how she was different.

There was a break in the silence, and everyone started to run. After about twenty-five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes. As she came near the finishing line, she saw her parents, classmates and the coach. They shouted her name and told her not to stop until the end. The sweat (汗水) was flowing down her face.

She kept on running until she crossed the line. I was that girl, and that was the first time I had finished a cross-country race (越野赛跑). Finishing this race made me realize that I could do anything with my own strength. After that, I took more hard work to practice running. I was not a natural-born runner, but I want to become one. I continued to struggle (努力) with every run. Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.

1.The writer finished her first cross-country race in about ________minutes.

A. 20          B. 25           C. 40           D. 65

2.From the sentence “I was not a natural-born runner”, we learn that the writer     .

A. wasn’t good at running

B. didn’t like running

C. ran faster than anyone

D. couldn’t run when she was born

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. All good runners are natural-born.

B. The writer didn’t use to be so confident.

C. A good coach is the most important for a runner.

D. The writer is a very good runner now.

4. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. We should practice running if we want to be more confident.

B. We should do things that we are good at.

C. We should keep on doing what we want to, no matter whether we are good at it or not.

D. We could become the best if we keep on practicing.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：主要内容：作者在一次比赛中，虽然落后，他一直坚持，最终通过终点。作者过去不擅长跑步，但他一直坚持，最后跑得越来越快，越来越自信，作者认为跑步帮助他成就了今天的他。

1.D考查细节理解题。根据第二段第二句After about twenty-five minutes, every runner finished the race except the girl. She was still running for the next forty minutes.可知作者完成比赛可知25+40=65，故选D。

2.A考查综合理解题。I was not a natural-born runner我不是天生的运动员。根据作者最后一个通过终点，可知作者自己认为不是天生的运动员，故选A。

3.B考查细节理解题。根据倒数一二句Now I run much faster than before and become more and more confident. I am so thankful for running because it has helped make me who I am today.可知作者过去不自信，可知选B。

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考点：考查故事类短文阅读。