Question

    Running for a Dream

I will never forget that November day. It was hotter than normal. This was the day my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come___________ me. I saw worry and excitement on my father’s face. Then the race began!

For the first two and a half miles, I felt___________ . I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ___________ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the sacrifice required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races, I didn’t ___________ out in the front. I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook (赶上) their premature (提早的) speed.

Then without warning, my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I could see the finish line. I had begun the final dash(最后冲刺) into glory when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them _________ my weight.

I watched as runners rushed by me. Although I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the___________ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both___________ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep going until the very end.

The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to talk to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad. I’m so sorry I___________ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just happen. All that matters is that you did your best.”

“But we worked so___________. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don’t you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”

It wasn’t long before my running shoes were back on, marking a ______________ path for my journey. I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad  and I experienced together were not for a race. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.

1.A.for B.to C.across D.over

2.A.proud B.great C.nervous D.afraid

3.A.programs B.studies C.instructions D.practices

4.A.look B.move C.start D.come

5.A.give B.feel C.hold D.add

6.A.trust B.emotion C.strength D.confidence

7.A.loud B.foreign C.rough D.firm

8.A.frightened B.disturbed C.disappointed D.bored

9.A.late B.hard C.closely D.quickly

10.A.new B.near C.rough D.narrow

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了作者在一次赛跑中腿部受伤扔坚持爬过终点线，从而对人生有了更深刻的感悟。

1.句意：他们为我而来的。

for为了；to到；across穿过；over在……上。根据前文Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view“许多来自教堂和学校的熟悉面孔闪过我的视线”，可知，这些熟悉的面孔都是为了我而来，所以空格处填介词for。故选A。

2.句意：在开始的两英里半，我感觉极好。

proud自豪的；great极好的；nervous紧张的；afraid害怕的。空格前feel是感官动词，后接形容词作表语。根据I had never before been so ready for something“我来没有像现在这样做好了准备”，可知，在刚开始跑的时候，作者感觉极好的，所以空格处填great。故选B。

3.句意：在比赛前的几周里，充满了有节制的训练和严格的饮食。

programs程序；studies学习；instructions指导；practices训练。根据the weeks to leading up the race“在比赛前的几周里”，可知，在比赛前的时间里，为了比赛的胜利，要控制训练的量和饮食，所以空格处填practices。故选D。

4.句意：在我所有的比赛里，刚开始的时候我都并没有领先。

look看；move移动；start开始；come来。根据后文I loved the pleasure of passing people“我喜欢赶超别人”，可知，在比赛起初的时候，我都不会领先，因为我喜欢赶超别人的快乐。固定搭配start out表示“起初是……”，所以空格处填start。故选C。

5.句意：我无法做到让腿支撑我身体的重量。

give给；feel感觉；hold支撑；add增加。句中them指代前文的legs，根据my legs gave way，可知，腿软了，所以无法支撑我身体的重量，所以空格处填hold。故选C。

6.句意：我用尽所有的力气，用手和膝盖，一点一点地朝终点线爬。

trust信任；emotion情绪；strength力气；confidence自信。根据下文I got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch“我用我的手和膝盖一点一点地爬”，可知，是用尽所有的力气朝着终点线爬，所以空格处填strength。故选C。

7.句意：陌生的和熟悉的声音都在给我加油。

loud大声的；foreign陌生的；rough粗糙的；firm坚定的。both…and表示“……和……都”，根据下文cheer on me“给我加油”，结合所给的选项，可知，此处是表示“陌生的和熟悉的声音都在给我加油”，所以空格处填foreign。故选B。

8.句意：我很抱歉，我让你失望了。

frightened使……害怕；disturbed打扰；disappointed使……失望；bored使……厌倦。根据下文He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me“他看着我说，你从未让我失望”，可知，是作者对爸爸说“我让你失望了”，所以空格处填disappointed。故选C。

9.句意：但是我们已经很努力了。

late迟的；hard努力地；closely紧密地；quickly快速地。空格处修饰动词work，所以用副词。根据前文Sometimes these things just happen. All that matters is that you did your best，可知，父亲告诉作者，有些事情是没办法避免的，只要努力了就行，所以空格处填副词hard。故选B。

10.句意：不久之后我又穿上了跑鞋，开始了一段新的征程。

new新的；near附近的；rough艰苦的；narrow狭窄的。根据前文Don’t you know that you are my dream and it has come true，作者经过父亲的开导之后，明白只要尽自己最大的努力就行，不久之后又重新穿上了跑鞋，并开始了一段新的征程，所以空格处填new。故选A。