Question

Who is setting your standards for you ?

A true story has it that one elder man  36  to jog around the local high school football field. As he huffed and puffed(气喘吁吁) along, the team was  37 . The players soon started running sprints up and down the field. The man told himself “I will 38  keep running until they quit.”

So he ran. And they ran. And he ran some more. And they kept running. And he kept running until he 39  finally run no more. He stopped in  40 . One of the players, equally out of breath, approached him and said in a crying voice, “Boy, I am so glad that you finally stopped. 41  told us we had to keep running  42 the old guy who was jogging !” He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43  , on the contrary, they allow him to set  44 .

My question is this: Are you keeping  45  with somebody else in your daily life? Are you 46  people to set your standards for you? What about your standards, or  47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? Or guidelines for what kind of life  48  you want? Negative or positive? Do you keep pace with those  49  you, or do you decided yourself just 50  you will live your life? The true is that only you are  51  to determine what your standards will be.

Set your standards too low, and you will know only  52 . But set high standards and you can live an immeasurably full and  53 life. For only when you  54  the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.”

Who is setting your standards?

1.A .planned          B. decided          C. hoped        D .begged

2.A. in practice       B. in order          C. in place       D. in danger

3.A. just             B. simple          C. hardly         D. nearly

4.A. would           B. should          C. could          D. must

5.A. delight          B. despair          C. astonishment    D. exhaustion

6.A. Headmaster      B. Teacher          C. Coach         D. Monitor

7.A. as long as        B. as far as         C. as soon as      D. as good as

8.A .example         B. timetable         C. standards      D. tricks

9.A. his             B. him             C. them          D. theirs

10.A. touch           B. pace             C. contact        D. promise

11.A. making         B. encouraging       C. having         D. allowing

12.A. principals       B. theories           C. principles      D. rules

13.A. way           B. method            C. technique      D. attitude

14.A. around         B. along             C. against        D. across

15.A. why            B. how              C. where         D. whether

16.A. admitted        B. educated          C. qualified       D. demanded

17.A. dishonest       B. discontent         C. uncomfortable   D. unforgettable

18.A. selfless          B. valueless         C. worthwhile      D. worthless

19.A. work for        B. long for          C. reach for        D. run for

20.A. target           B. score            C. deal           D. goal

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：一个老人在慢跑锻炼时把自己的锻炼目标设定为：那些运动员停我才停。直到他最后跑不动了，停下来的时候，一个同样上气不接下气的运动员向他喊道：你终于停了，教练告诉我们，你跑着，我们就不能停。通过这个故事，引出作者的看法：只有自己才有资格来确定自己的标准。围绕着个观点，说明自己的看法和原因。

1.B 句意：一个真实的故事，一位老人决定在当地一所高中的足球场慢跑（锻炼）。由于下面说的是老人慢跑期间发生的事情，所以既不能是planned计划，也不能是hoped希望，更不能是begged乞求。

2.A句意：当他气喘吁吁的（沿着跑道）慢跑的时候，一支体育队在训练。in practice：1. 在实践中；实际上，事实上2. 在不断练习中；in order：整齐；秩序井然 ；in place：在适当的位置；in danger：处于危险中。

3.A 句意：我就是要跑到他们停下来为止。柯林斯解释：just: adv. You use just to emphasize the following word or phrase, in order to express feelings such as annoyance, admiration, or certainty. 就是 (加强表示感情的语气)[强调]；simple：简单地；简朴地；容易地；hardly：几乎不；nearly：将近，几乎

4.C句意：他继续跑，直到他最终再也跑不动了。表示能力,用could.

5.D句意：他再也跑不动了，精疲力尽地停下了。delight：高兴； despair：绝望；丧失信心； astonishment：惊讶；惊异；exhaustion：精疲力尽；枯竭；耗尽。

6.C句意：我太高兴了，你终于停下来了，教练告诉我们，只要那位慢跑的老人不停，我们就不能停。既然是体育训练队，那就是教练的指令。headmaster：校长； coach：教练； monitor：班长；监控器。

7.A 见上题。as long as: 只要；as soon as: 一…就…;as far as：远到；就…而言；as good as:像…一样好；几乎。

8.C句意：He was watching them. They were watching him. He was letting them set his 43  , on the contrary, they allow him to set  44 . 他（老人）在看着他们。他们在看着他。他（老人）让他们定他的标准，相反，他们让他（老人）来定他们的（标准）。43，提示来自标题：Who is setting your standards for you ?

9.D见上题解释。theirs=their standards.

10.B句意：Are you keeping  45  with somebody else in your daily life? 你跟日常生活中的某人保持同步吗？keep pace with：并驾齐驱；保持同步。下文提示：Do you keep pace with those  49  you…

11.D句意：你允许别人给你设定标准吗？提示信息在上文：on the contrary, they allow him to set  44。 allow sb. to do sth 允许某人做某事。

12.C句意：What about your standards, or  47 , for moral behavior or even your way of building up your own characteristics ? 那么，你的道德行为，甚至你建立个人特点的标准或原则（也让别人设定吗）呢？根据or来确定，47和standards为同一类的名词，principals：校长；负责人；theories：理论；principles：原则；法则； rules：条例；规定。

13.D句意：抑或你想要的哪种生活态度?  根据后文：Negative or positive? 消极的还是积极的？四个选项中只有attitude:态度；看法，有积极或消极之说。

14.A句意：Do you keep pace with those  49  you, or do you decided yourself just 50  you will live your life? 你跟你身边的人保持同步吗，还是你自己决定你要怎样过自己的生活？ around sb.:在某人身边；在某人周围。

15.B见上题：decided 的宾语从句，从句中主语宾语齐全，根据句意，是说生活的方式。

16.C句意：The true is that only you are  51  to determine what your standards will be. 只有你才有资格决定你的标准。admit：承认；准许进入 ； educate：培育，教育；qualified：合格的；有资格的 ； demand：需要；要求

17.B句意： 标准定地过低，你只会不满足。dishonest：不诚实的；欺诈的； discontent：不满足的； uncomfortable：不舒服的；不安的； unforgettable：难忘的。

18.C句意：把标准定高一些，你就能过一种无限充实并有真正价值的生活。根据and这个并列连词确定，需要的是和full : 丰富的；完整的；圆满的；的近义词。selfless：无私的；不考虑自己的； valueless：无价值的；微不足道的； worthwhile： 1. 值得花时间的；值得花精力的 2. 有真正价值的

值得的；worthless：无价值的；不值钱的

19.C句意：For only when you  54  the best that is within yourself, will you experience great living. 因为只有你努力为寻求自身最优秀的品质的时候，你才能够体验美好的生活。. work for：效劳；为…工作；为…效力； long for：渴望； reach for：伸手去拿；努力达到； run for：竞选；匆匆去取。

20.D句意：Just as an old saying goes: “Think big 55 , and win big success.” 正像一句谚语所说：目标远大则成就伟大。target：(攻击的)目标；靶子； score：分数；得分； deal：交易；分量；goal：目标；球门；得分，柯林斯解释：Something that is your goal is something that you hope to achieve, especially when much time and effort will be needed.（花费大量时间和努力要实现的）目标

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