Question

A Little Coaching (指导)

I always felt nervous at the running race. I was too thin to be an athlete. So when our class needed a ________ in the two mile race around the lake, I hoped ______ would notice me.

I hid under a ________ when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners. I got more nervous when I heard he called, “Noah! Where’s Noah? He’s in this race!”

He saw me under the tree and shouted, “Noah, we ________ a boy to run the two mile race.” He pushed me to the starting line. I pleaded(恳求) with him. “I don’t know the way around the lake!”

“It’s not a problem. Just _______ Craig and you’ll know the way.” Bronto smiled. Craig was the fastest runner in our class. Then Bronto said, “For the last hundred meters, ______ throw your head back and run.”

I stood next to Craig and trembled(颤抖). Then I heard the gun and sixteen of us started to run. I ran ______ behind Craig.

But gradually(逐步地), the distance(距离) between Craig and me became wider.

It was ______. I felt very tired. My energy was spent. I was about to ______. But then I looked ahead(向前) and _______ only three boys were in front of me. The crowd was shouting, but I could hear Bronto shouting, “Run!”

I threw my head back and told my legs to go. I never looked ahead and I never looked back for those last hundred meters. I felt ________. Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t. My legs were running a race against my brain and I was winning!

I didn’t know when I crossed the finishing line. Bronto caught me and shouted, “You flew! You flew, man! ________! You passed two boys!”

However, the best prize that I got was _______. That year I discovered I could do a lot ______ I believe myself and put my energy into them.

I never got to say goodbye to Bronto right after the race. But later, I saw him over the lake. He was coaching another kid. I had no ______ that the kid was also going to win.

1.A. runner    B. jumper    C. swimmer    D. diver

2.A. somebody    B. anybody    C. nobody    D. everybody

3.A. desk    B. tree    C. bed    D. chair

4.A. get    B. teach    C. help    D. need

5.A. forget    B. beat    C. follow    D. trust

6.A. also    B. just    C. still    D. yet

7.A. slowly    B. hardly    C. closely    D. happily

8.A. surprising    B. difficult    C. boring    D. wonderful

9.A. catch up    B. come up    C. hurry up    D. give up

10.A. saw    B. heard    C. guessed    D. remembered

11.A. nervous    B. tired    C. free    D. lucky

12.A. First    B. Second    C. Third    D. Fourth

13.A. love    B. respect    C. teamwork    D. confidence

14.A. before    B. unless    C. until    D. if

15.A. question    B. doubt    C. value    D. thought

Answer

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

5. C

6. B

7. C

8. B

9. D

10. A

11. C

12. B

13. D

14. D

15. B

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了作者在一次跑步比赛中不自信，但通过Bronto老师教他的方法，他最后得了第二名，这个经历使他得到的最大的奖励其实是自信。

1.句意：所以当我们班上需要一名跑步者参加环湖两英里赛跑时。考查名词及语境理解。A. runner跑步者；B. jumper跳跃者；C. swimmer游泳者；D. diver潜水者。根据下文when our teacher Bronto called the names of the runners可知，此处表示的是我们班上需要的是一名跑步者，故答案选A。

2.句意：我希望没有人会注意到我。考查不定代词及语境理解。A. somebody某人；B. anybody任何人；C. nobody没有人；D. everybody没个人。根据上文I always felt nervous at the running race.可知，此处表示的是我希望没有人会注意到我，故答案选C。

3.句意：我躲在一棵树下。考查名词及语境理解。A. desk课桌；B. tree树；C. bed床；D. chair椅子。根据下文He saw me under the tree and shouted（他看见我在树下并大喊）可知我是躲在了一棵树下，故答案选B。

4.句意：我们需要一个男孩来跑两英里跑步赛。考查动词及语境理解。A. get得到；B. teach教；C. help帮助；D. need需要。根据上文So when our class needed a _1__ in the two mile race around the lake.（所以当我们班上需要一名跑步者参加环湖两英里赛跑时）可知此处表示我们需要一个男孩来跑两英里跑步赛，故答案选D。

5.句意：这不是一个问题。跟着克雷格，你就会知道怎么走了。考查动词及语境理解。A. forget忘记；B. beat打败；C. follow跟随；D. trust信任。结合语境可知此处表示紧紧跟着Craig你就会知道路了，故答案选C。

6.句意：然后Bronto说：“最后的一百米，你只要仰着头跑。”考查副词及语境理解。A. also也；B. just只要、仅仅；C. still仍然；D. yet还。根据语境可知此处表示最后的一百米，你只要仰着头跑，故答案选B。

7.句意：我紧紧地跑在克雷格后面。考查副词及语境理解。A. slowly慢慢地；B. hardly几乎不；C. closely紧紧地；D. happily高兴地。根据下文But gradually, the distance between Craig and me became wider.可知，此处表示我紧紧地跑在克雷格后面，故答案选C。

8.句意：这是困难的。考查形容词及语境理解。A. surprising令人吃惊的；B. difficult困难的；C. boring无聊的；D. wonderful精彩的。根据下文I felt very tired．My energy was spent.（我感觉很累，我的精力耗尽了）可知此处表示这是困难的，故答案选B。

9.句意：我正准备要放弃了。考查动词短语及语境理解。A. catch up赶上；B. come up发生、出现；C. hurry up赶快；D. give up放弃。联系上文我感觉很累，我的精力耗尽了，以及后面的转折词but，可知此处表示我正准备要放弃了，故答案选D。

10.句意：但后来我向前看，只有三个男孩在我的前面。考查动词及语境理解。A. saw看见；B. heard听到；C. guessed猜想；D. remembered记得。根据上下文的意思，可知我当时在跑步，然后向前看，看见前方只有三个男孩，故答案选A。

11.句意：我感觉自由了。考查形容词及语境理解。A. nervous紧张的；B. tired疲倦的；C. free自由的；D. lucky幸运的。根据下文Nobody was telling me what I was, or what I wasn’t.（没有人告诉我我是什么，或者不是什么）可知此处表示我是感到自由的，故答案选C。

12.句意：你飞！你飞！男人！第二！你超过了两个男孩！考查序数词及语境理解。A. First第一；B. Second第二；C. Third第三；D. Fourth第四。根据前文说我看到前面只有三个人，以及下文You passed two boys!（你超过了两个男孩），所以可推断出我是以第二名冲刺的，故答案选B。

13.句意：然而，最好的奖就是我获得了自信。考查名词及语境理解。A. love爱；B. respect尊重；C. teamwork团队合作；D. confidence自信。根据对上下文及语境的理解，结合选项，可知我获得的是自信，故答案选D。

14.句意：那一年我发现我能做很多事情，如果我相信我自己并把我的精力放在它们身上。考查连词及语境理解。A. before在…之前；B. unless除非；C. until直到；D. if如果。由语境可知这里是if引导的条件状语从句，故答案选D。

15.句意：我毫不怀疑，那个孩子也将会赢得比赛。考查名词及语境理解。A. question问题；B. doubt怀疑；C. value价值；D. Thought思想。根据I had no__15__ that the kid was also going to win.结合选项，可知B选项符合题意，故答案选B。