Question

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to     water to the runners, I remember being so         to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I       up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an       . I jogged（慢跑）, I walked, I jogged and I walked.         , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)         .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt      because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt         for a second.

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

After a minute, it         me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into        .

I       that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare         and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my        .

In life we all have those moments when we       ourselves with others. It’s only      . Don’t allow those moments to       you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to       anything you want in life.

1.A. bring out      B. pass out      C. take out   D. pick out

2.A. excited   B. worried      C. concerned    D. anxious

3.A. gave      B. made      C. signed     D. dressed

4.A. achievement     B. encouragement     C. interest      D. experience

5.A. At times     B. In time         C. In all       D. After all

6.A. victory    B. decision       C. moment      D. conclusion

7.A. embarrassed    B. annoyed     C. moved     D. thrilled

8.A. relaxed     B. defeated     C. puzzled     D. inspired

9.A. realized       B. lost      C. noticed     D. remembered

10.A. necessary    B. evident      C. common    D. different

11.A. motto      B. plan       C. goal      D. direction

12.A. worried     B. hit          C. reached     D. hurt

13.A. attraction    B. devotion          C. inspiration   D. expectation

14.A. hoped     B. promised     C. decided     D. suggested

15.A. slightly      B. hardly          C. clearly     D. properly

16.A. excitement    B. accomplishment   C. movement    D. Judgment

17.A. introduce    B. relate     C. present     D. compare

18.A. important    B. natural         C. strange     D. ridiculous

19.A. weaken     B. wound         C. amuse     D. cheer

20.A. reserve    B. deliver         C. achieve     D. abandon

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述作者在参加一次跑步比赛时被一位老人超过，从而获得了许多人生感悟的故事。

1. water to the runners，作者是给运动员分配水的。故选B

2.

3. up for the race因此第二年我报名参加赛跑，故选C

4. . 第一次10000米是一次很好的经历，故选D

5. , I didn’t know if I could finish.作者是边跑边走，毕竟不知自己能否完成。故选A

6. . 一个决定性的时刻到了。故选C

7. because I was 15 years old,一位70岁老人超过了我，而我15岁，作者应感到才羞愧，故选A

8. for a second.我不能跟上老人，应感到挫败，故选B

9. 考查动词词义辨析。 A意识到B失去C注意到D记得，根据句子But then I something. He was running his race and I was running mine.根据后一句，他在跑他的，我在跑我的，作者意识到了这一点，故选A

10. 考查形容词词义辨析。 A必要的B明显的C普通的D不同的，根据句子He had abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine.他有他的经历，我有我的经历，是不同的，故选D

11. was only to finish. 我的目标只是完成比赛，故选C

12.

13. .应是我把羞愧转化为动力，故选C

14. that I would not give up running races.前文说我把羞愧转化为动力，此处应是我决定不放弃比赛，故选C

15. 应是合理训练与准备，故选D

16. 我应是为自己完成比赛而自豪，故选B

17. ourselves with others.应是我们总是把自己同他人相比，故选D

18.

19. you.虽然同他人比较很正常，但不能让这些时刻使你脆弱，故选A

20. anything you want in life. 意为：你可以达到你想要的任何东西，故选C

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