Question

    The yearly Marathon (马拉松) in my town usually happened during a heat wave. My job was to follow the runners in an ambulance (救护车), for_______of them might need medical attention.

“We're supposed to stay_______the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug,

as the race started. The front-runners started to_______and then my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt .

We knew we were already watching our "last runner". There was something wrong with her_______, so it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk. A marathon was really a challenge.

Doug and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. _______, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears ran down my face _______ I watched her push forward with great efforts through the last miles.

When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the _______ crowds had long gone home. Yet, straight and ever so proud stood a lone man. He was holding one end of a ribbon (缎带) tied to a post. She slowly crossed through, _______ both ends of the ribbon fluttering (飘扬)behind her.

I do not know this woman's name, but that day she became part of my life — a part that I often _______. When think things are too difficult or I get "I-just-can't-do-it," I think of the last runner. For her, it wasn't about beating the other runners or winning a prize, but about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. Then I realize how __________ the task before me really is.

1.A.any B.either C.both D.none

2.A.above B.below C.before D.behind

3.A.appear B.disappear C.run D.prepare

4.A.hands B.arms C.legs D.teeth

5.A.Luckily B.Firstly C.Quickly D.Finally

6.A.when B.until C.since D.before

7.A.sad B.patient C.excited D.surprised

8.A.making B.leaving C.letting D.having

9.A.worry about B.wait for C.laugh at D.depend on

10.A.difficult B.easy C.interesting D.meaningless

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是记叙文，讲述了在马拉松比赛中，一位女运动员在腿出毛病的情况下，坚持完成比赛，成为“最后的赛跑者”，表现了她的坚韧顽强，告诉我们坚持目标的重要意义。

1.

句意：而我的工作就是坐在救护车上跟着赛跑者，因为他们中的任何一个人都可能需要医疗救助。

any任何人；either用于二者择其一；both表示两者都；none没有一个，表完全否定。句中them是指the runners（赛跑者），根据“might need medical attention需要医疗救助”，可知不确定是哪一个，后面三项不合句意，故选A。

2.

句意：“我们应该跟在最后一名选手后面，所以慢慢来，”我对司机道格说。

above在……上方，表位置；below在……下方，表位置；before在……之前，表时间；behind在……后面，表位置。根据上文“My job was to follow the runners in an ambulance我的工作就是坐在救护车上跟着赛跑者”，可知应该跟在最后一名选手的后面，故选D。

3.

句意：领先者开始消失，然后我的眼睛被吸引到那个穿着蓝色丝绸跑步短裤和宽松的白色t恤的女人。

appear出现；disappear消失；run跑；prepare准备。根据下文“We knew we were already watching our ‘last runner’ 我们知道我们已经在看我们的‘最后的赛跑者’了”，可知领先的不见了，故选B。

4.

句意：她的腿有点问题，所以对她来说几乎不可能走路。

hands手；arms胳膊；legs腿；teeth牙齿。根据“it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk对她来说几乎不可能走路”，可知是腿有问题，故选C。

5.

句意：最后，她成了眼前唯一的运动员。

Luckily幸运地；Firstly首先；Quickly快速地；Finally最后。根据“she was the only runner left她是唯一剩下的跑步者”，可知前面三项不合语境，故选D。

6.

句意：当我看着她在最后几英里的路程中奋力前行时，眼泪顺着我的脸颊流了下来。

when当……的时候；until直到，和not连用表示“直到……才”；since自从，用于表示一段持续的时间；before在……之前。根据“Tears ran down my face眼泪从我脸上流下来”，可知“我”看到她在最后几英里的路程中奋力前行，when符合语境，故选A。

7.

句意：当终点线出现时，到处都是垃圾，激动的人群早已回家。

sad伤心的；patient有耐心的；excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的。根据文意和语境，观看马拉松比赛的场面让人振奋的，可知ABD三项不合语境，故选C。

8.

句意：她慢慢地穿过，留下丝带的两端在她身后飘动。

making制作；leaving留下；letting让；having有。根据“She slowly crossed through她慢慢地穿过”，女运动员终于“撞线”了，丝带的两端在她身后飘动，可知leave符合句意，故选B。

9.

句意：我不知道这个女人的名字，但那天她成了我生活的一部分——我经常依赖的一部分。

worry about担心；wait for等待；laugh at嘲笑；depend on依靠。破折号表强调，根据“that day she became part of my life那天她成了我生活的一部分”，结合下文“When think things are too difficult or I get ‘I-just-can't-do-it,’ I think of the last runner当我觉得事情太难或者我感到‘我就是做不到’的时候，我想到的是最后一个跑步者”，可知“我”在以后的生活中经常想到她，depend on符合句意，故选D。

10.

句意：然后我意识到摆在我面前的任务是多么容易。

difficult困难的；easy容易的；interesting有趣的；meaningless无意义的。根据上文“For her, it wasn't about beating the other runners or winning a prize, but about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what对她来说，重要的不是打败其他赛跑者或赢得奖品，而是无论如何完成她的目标”，可知一想到女运动员的故事，“我”就不再感觉任务难以完成，故选B。