Question

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.      My  36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37  who passed by and   38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39  and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40  if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41  , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42  for a second.

But then I   43   something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44  capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45   was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47 about myself in that moment. I turned my   48  into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51 the finishing line, I was proud  52 my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53 ourselves to others. It’s only   54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55  and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

1.	A．position B．direction C．decision D．target

2.	A．trainers B．runners C．fans D．volunteers

3.	A．begged B．drank C．dropped D．grabbed

4.	A．project B．service C．race D．experience

5.	A．doubt B．know C．answer D．promise

6.	A．slowly B．fast C．quietly D．carefully

7.	A．surprised B．satisfied C．amused D．defeated

8.	A．forgot B．realized C．remembered D．abandoned

9.	A．different B．wonderful C．valuable D．proper

10.	A．dream B．plan C．goal D．job

11.	A．happened B．hit C．occurred D．attracted

12.	A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something

13.	A．disappointment B．embarrassment C．agreement D．achievement

14.	A．sign up B．pick up C．give up D．keep up

15.	A．predict B．behave C．prepare D．pretend

16.	A．found B．crossed C．held D．left

17.	A．in B．upon C．of D．for

18.	A．combine B．control C．compare D．contribute

19.	A．natural B．frequent C．important D．terrible

20.	A．condition B．motivation C．situation D．protection

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B  

6.B

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C  

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.C  

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】文章以自己的亲身经历告诉我们要把生活中的那些不好的经历变成激励自己的鞭策。

1.A 名词辨析。这里是指我第一次参加1万米比赛时的职务是给运动员送水。

2.B 上下文串联。我参加的是1万米比赛，自然是有很多运动员了。

3.D 动词辨析。这里是指运动员从我这里拿走水。

4.C 名词辨析。根据上下文可知第二年我报名参加了一万米比赛。

5.B 动词辨析。这里是指我不知道我是否能完成比赛。

6.B 副词辨析。这里是指一位老人从我手边很快的跑过去了。

7.D 形容词辨析。自己被意为老人超过，让我感觉很挫败。故D正确。

8.B 动词辨析。A忘记；B意识到；C记得；D抛弃。这里是指我认识到我参加比赛的目的不一样。

9.A 上下文串联。感觉上文可知每个人参加比赛的目的是不一样的。故A正确。

10.C 上下文串联。上文提及老人参加比赛的目标是…；这里是指我参加比赛的目的。

11.B 固定句型。It hit to sb that…某人突然想起…

12.C 词义辨析。感觉上下文可知我那个时候没有想到自己的任何事情。

13.B 上下文串联。这里是指上文提及的被老人超越的尴尬，我把这个尴尬转变成了激励。

14.C 短语辨析。A报名；B捡起；C放弃；D保持。这里是指我不想放弃跑步。

15.C 动词辨析。A预测；B行为；C准备；D假装。根据上下文可知我是做好合适的准备。

16.B 动词辨析。这里是指我经过重点线。Cross指经过。

17.C 固定词组。Be proud of以…自豪。

18.C 动词辨析。Compare sth to sth 把…比做为…这里是指把自己与别人进行比较。

19.A 上下文串联。这里是指这样都是自然的事情。

20.B 名词辨析。A条件；B激励，目标；C情景；D保护。根据上下文可知这里是指把这些时刻变成激励，来鼓励自己。