Question

The Goal of the Mind

It was an unforgettable night．The noisy Mexico City gradually      ．The main Olympic stadium was in darkness．

      he finished making the scenes that the marathon （马拉松赛跑）winners celebrated the victory，Greenspan，a world famous documentary producer，found the stadium       ．He was leaving for the hotel when he suddenly saw a man running into the stadium．The man ran out of breath．      he didn’t stop．After he got to the goal，he fell down on the ground．

Greenspan      this was a marathon athlete，so he went over to ask why the athlete ran to the goal with such a difficulty．The young man replied，”That my       sent me here is not to let me start of a race in the competition，but to make me      the game I have fallen behind all other runners，but I have a goal     them．I will run to the goal because my motherland is watching me from behind．”

Moved by what he said，Greenspan       the most touching scene in the history of the Olympic Games to every Corner of the world．

Life should have a       of reaching the peak （顶峰），yet the most important is not whether we can reach the peak but whether we have made the greatest efforts﹣to reach the goal in the mind is a success．

1.A．slowed  down        B．calmed down        C．put down

2.A．Since                B．Before             C．After

3.A．empty                B．large              C．bright

4.A．so                   B．but                C．and

5.A．guessed              B．hoped              C．introduced

6.A．coach                B．friend             C．country

7.A．play                 B．watch              C．complete

8.A．for                  B．like               C．against

9.A．spread               B．made               C．recorded

10.A．decision             B．dream              C．suggestion．

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在墨西哥的马拉松比赛中，一个选手坚持跑到终点的故事。通过故事作者想告诉大家人生应该拥有登临峰顶的梦想，但更应该懂得不是每个人都有到达峰顶的能力。最重要的不是能否到达峰顶，而是是否尽到了最大努力——到达心中的目标，便是一种成功。

1.B考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. slowed down减速；B. calmed down冷静下来；C. put down放下。喧嚣的墨西哥城终于渐渐安静下来。根据句意，故选B。

2.C考查连词及语境的理解。A. Since自从……；B. Before在……之前；C. After在……之后。享誉国际的纪录片制作人格林斯潘将当天马拉松比赛优胜者们领取将杯庆祝胜利的镜头制作完毕后发现体育场内已空无一人。根据句意，故选C。

3.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. empty 空的；B. large巨大的；C. bright明亮的。根据后文可知体育场内是空的，故选A。

4.B考查连词及语境的理解。A. so 所以；B. but但是；C. and并且。这个人气喘吁吁,却没有停下来。结合句意，故选B。

5.A考查名词及语境的理解。A. guessed猜测；B. hoped 希望；C. introduced介绍。格林斯潘猜测这是一名马拉松运动员，所以他走了过去，询问这名运动员为什么要这么吃力地跑到终点。根据情景可知是猜测，故选A。

6.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. coach教练；B. friend朋友；C. country国家。根据上下文可知是他的祖国送他来参加比赛的，故选C。

7.C考查动词词组及语境的理解。A. play 玩，播放；B. watch看；C. complete完成。我的国家送我来这里,不是叫我在这场比赛中起跑，而是派我来完成这场比赛的。结合句意，故选C。

8.B考查介词及语境的理解。A. for 为了；B. like 像；C. against对抗，反对。尽管我已经落在奔跑队伍的最后面，但我有着像他们一样的目标。结合句意，故选B。

9.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. spread传播；B. made制作；C. recorded记录。被他说的感动了，格林斯潘用镜头将奥运史上这最动人的一幕传递到世界的每个角落。结合句意，故选A。

10.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. decision讨论；B. dream 梦想；C. suggestion建议。根据后文可知人生应该拥有登临峰顶的梦想，故选B。

考点：考查人生感悟类短文。