Question

完形填空,阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

One day my mother saw ______ for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in _____ part in this race ? ”  she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

“Yes, of course.” I answered.

I _______ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could ______ me water and time ..

On the day of the race, just before the race , my _______ said to me , “ Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy _______ you can run much faster at the end. ”

The race _______. Following Dad’s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel _______. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing  _______ .

Just at that moment I heard, “ _______, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of the corner of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

I took a ________ breathe and tried my best to go on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I felt like a _________. I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up.

Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had________ left my side. He always encourages me when I _______ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I’ll ________ my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”

1.A. a story    B. a report    C. a piece of news  D. an advertisement

2.A. choosing   B. entering    C. taking       D. watching

3.A. spent       B. cost        C. paid         D. took

4.A. buy         B. carry      C. fill          D. offer

5.A. teacher     B. mum         C. dad          D. sister

6.A. because     B. so          C. since         D. but

7.A. began       B. finished    C. reached      D. stopped

8.A. proud       B. happy       C. nervous      D. hopeful

9.A. easier     B. harder     C. shorter      D. longer

10.A. Come down B. Come on     C. Come out      D. Come back

11.A. deep      B. easy       C. free          D. lazy

12.A. player     B. winner     C. soldier       D. runner

13.A. already   B. yet        C. once          D. never

14.A. look like  B. stop        C. feel like    D. enjoy

15.A. forget    B. remember    C. talk          D. Write

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲的是作者喜爱赛跑，在父亲的鼓励下从不放弃。作者也非常感激父亲在生活中一直鼓励着她并陪伴在她的左右。

1.D考查名词与语境理解。A. a story一个故事；B. a report一篇报道；C. a piece of news 一条消息；D. an advertisement一则广告，句意：一天我的妈妈在报纸上看到一则有关赛跑的广告。根据语境及下文she asked me, pointing to the advertisement. 可知这是一则广告，故选D。

2.C考查动词与语境理解。A. Choosing选择；B. Entering进入；C. Taking选择，参加；D. Watching观看，句意：你有兴趣参加这次比赛吗？根据句意及语境“参加”是take part in，故选C。

3.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Spent花费；B. Cost花费；C. Paid花费；D. Took花费，句意：为了我的比赛我花费了以后的一些日子来练习。根据句意及题干分析此空主语是人，并且做某事用了动词ing形式，所以选spend，故选A。

4.D考查动词与语境理解。A. Buy买；B. Carry搬；C. Fill充满；D. Offer提供，句意：我的姐姐在院子里支起一张桌子为的是能给我提供水和看时间。根据语境是为我提供水，故选D。

5.C考查名词与语境理解。A. Teacher老师；B. Mum妈妈；C. Dad爸爸；D. Sister姐姐，句意：在比赛的那一天，比赛前爸爸告诉我……。根据下文Following Dad’s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could.可知是爸爸告诉她，故选C。

6.B考查连词与语境理解。A. Because因为；B. So因此，这样；C. Since自从； D. But但是，句意：你需要有精力这样在最后你才能跑得更快。根据语境此空是这样，因此，所以选B。

7.A考查动词与语境理解。A. Began开始； B. Finished完成；C. Reached到达；D. Stopped停止，句意：比赛开始了。根据语境是比赛开始，故选A。

8.C考查形容词与语境理解。A. Proud骄傲；B. happy高兴；C. Nervous紧张；D. Hopeful有希望，句意：然后很多运动员超过了我，这使我感到很紧张。根据语境是作者看到其他人超过她感到紧张，故选C。

9.B考查形容词的比较级与语境理解。A. Easier更容的； B. harder 更难的；C. shorter 更短的；D. Longer更长的，句意：我开始感到疲惫，我慢了下来，呼吸更加困难。根据语境是作者当时感到呼吸更加困难，故选B。

10.B考查动词词组与语境理解。A. Come down下来；B. Come on加油；C. Come out出版；D. Come back回来，句意：加油，Kelly,你能做到的，坚持跑。根据语境是作者的爸爸在给她加油，所以选B。

11.A考查形容词与语境理解。A. Deep深的；B. Easy容易的；C. free 自由的；D. Lazy懒惰的，句意：我深吸一口气然后尽最大努力继续跑。根据句意及题干分析“深吸一口气”是take a deep breath，故选A。

12.B考查名词与语境理解。A. Player运动员；B. Winner获胜者； C. soldier士兵；D. Runner跑者，句意：我得了第五但我感觉像一个获胜者。根据语境是作者虽然没有赢得比赛但她感觉像一个获胜者一样，故选B。

13.D考查副词与语境理解。A. already 已经；B. Yet还；C. once曾经；D. Never从不，句意：我很感激我的爸爸从来没有离开我的身边。根据语境是从未离开，故选D。

14.C考查动词与语境理解。A. look like看起来像；B. Stop停止；C. feel like感觉像，想要；D. Enjoy喜欢，句意：当我想放弃时他总是鼓励我。根据句意及语境此题是想要放弃，故选C。

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考点：人生百味类短文