Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Running for a Dream

I will never forget that November day．It was hotter than normal．This was the ____ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years．Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view．They had come ____ me．I saw worry and ____ on my father’s face．Then the race began!

For the first two and a half miles, I felt ____．I had never before been so ready for something．The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ____ and a strict diet．My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ____  required to make my dream a reality．As in all of my races, I didn't ____ out in the front, I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.

Then without warning, my strength began to decrease．Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ____ see the finish line．I had begun the final dash into ___ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way．Nothing I could do would make them ____ weight.

I watched as runners rushed by me．____ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race．However, my legs hurt badly．With all of the ____ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line．Voices, both ____ and familiar, cheered me on．They gave me the courage to keep ____ until the very end.

The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him．There was only one person I wanted to ____ to．I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry I ____ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me．Sometimes these things just ____．All that matters is that you did your best.”

“But we worked so ____．What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don't you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”

It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on, marking a ____ path for my journey, I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ____．What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.

1.A．dream       B．weather       C．result        D．day

2.A．for         B．to            C．across        D．over

3.A．coldness    B．astonishment  C．excitement    D．amusement

4.A．proud       B．great         C．nervous       D．afraid

5.A．programs    B．studies       C．instructions  D．practices

6.A．sacrifice   B．potential     C．patience      D．attention

7.A．look        B．move          C．start         D．come

8.A．should      B．could         C．must          D．need

9.A．relief      B．spirit        C．pleasure      D．glory

10.A．give       B．feel          C．hold          D．add

11.A．Where      B．Because       C．If            D．Although

12.A．trust      B．emotion       C．strength      D．confidence

13.A．loud       B．foreign       C．soft          D．firm

14.A．going      B．running       C．fighting      D．training

15.A．refer      B．talk          C．listen        D．agree

16.A．frightened B．disturbed     C．disappointed  D．bored

17.A．develop    B．change        C．follow        D．happen

18.A．late       B．hard          C．closely       D．quickly

19.A．new        B．near          C．rough         D．narrow

20.A．wish       B．duty          C．rank          D．race

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.B

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题解析：

1.】根据第一句I will never forget the November day.

2.】介词for 表“为了……”

3.】情感线索，结合排除法，爸爸此时的心情既担心又感到兴奋。Amusement 娱乐

4.】根据后一句I had never before been ready for something．所以刚开始跑的时候作者感觉很好。

5.】很简单，根据尝试就可以做出来，为了比赛而训练。

6.】我朋友们理解我为实现梦想而做出的牺牲。

7.】在我所有的比赛中，我开始的时候并没有领先，我喜欢赶超别人。

8.】could 过去的能力，我能看到终点线。

9.】glory 光荣，荣誉。此句话意思是我要做最后的冲刺了，很快就能取得胜利的荣誉。

10.】我的腿不能支撑住我身体的重量。

11.】尽管我知道我已无缘夺冠，但是我还要继续完成比赛。

12.】作者尽全力，用手和膝盖朝终点爬去。

13.】foreign 在这里不是国外的，是和familiar 相对，意为陌生的

14.】keep going 继续保持，作者此时是爬行，所以不选running

15.】根据下一句I whisper，可知选择talk

16.】根据下文you could never disappoint me.

17.】这种事难免发生，重要的是你要尽最大努力。

18.】work hard 努力

19.】没过多久我又穿上了跑鞋，开始了一段新的征程。

20.】此句是文章的升华，把race 上升到人生高度。

考点：人物／故事