Question

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37  hot. I remember struggling at about the 5^th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”

Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38     soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41  that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43  in life do we 44  ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45  I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.

In life we all 46  compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.

1.                A．pleasing        B．interesting      C．inspiring  D．amazing

2.                A．extremely       B．strangely        C．sadly D．certainly

3.                A．and            B．but            C．while D．or

4.                A．easier          B．harder         C．better    D．worse

5.                A．went           B．flew           C．happened D．came

6.                A．exhausted      B．disappointed     C．embarrassed   D．annoyed

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

8.                A．How many      B．How much       C．How often D．How old

9.                A．cooperate      B．compare        C．combine  D．compromise

10.               A．When          B．Because        C．Since D．Until

11.               A．hardly         B．sometimes      C．always D．never

12.               A．Furthermore    B．Therefore       C．Meanwhile D．Instead

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.B

12.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在人生中，有大量的与别人的比较，我们要让这样的比较来鼓励我们，而不是让这样的比较削弱我们。

1.C 形容词辨析。A令人高兴的B有趣的C鼓舞人心的D让人惊讶的；看到不同的运动员从我身边跑过抓举一杯水真是鼓舞人心啊!说明作者认为这样的做法很鼓舞人。

2.A 副词辨析。A及其B奇怪C悲哀D当然；马拉松比赛的这一天及其的炎热。

3.B 上下文串联。你选择了一个目标但是很快就意识到这个目标比以前所想得更艰难。

4.B 词义辨析。A更容易B更困难C更好D更差；很快就意识到这个任务你想象地更困难。

5.D 动词辨析。A去B飞行C发生D来；最后决定的时刻来临了。

6.C 上下文串联。被一个年龄比我大了很多的人超过是一个令人尴尬的事情。

7.A 名词辨析。突然我心里想到了一些事情。Something某些事情。

8.C 词义辨析。How many指可数名词复数；how much是金钱；how often指频率，多少次；how old指年龄；在我们的生命中有多少次我们拿自己和别人进行比较。故C正确。

9.B 动词辨析。A合作B比较C结合D拖鞋；compare…with…拿…和…进行比较。

10.A 连词辨析。A当…时B因为C自从D直到…才；当我跨越终点的时候，我为自己自豪。

11.B 副词辨析。A几乎不B有时C总是D从未；在生活中我们有时会把自己和别人比较。

12.D 副词辨析。A而且B因此C同时D相反；不要让这样的比较影响我们，相反要让这样的比较鼓舞激励我们。

考点：考查人生哲理类完型