Question

There is a quote by William Purkey, a well-known professor of education, that goes, “Dance like no one is watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like no one is listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” I seems like the perfect life philosophy---and one I’ve learned to apply to running over the year.

But I didn’t always feel this way. In my early days, when I weighed 240 pounds, I ran like everyone was watching---and judging. If I was on a run and saw a car approaching, I’d stop and pretend I was looking for something I’d lost I bought the high-tech gear and clothes that I thought would make people believe I was a runner. And I didn’t have a clue if the expensive shoes I was wearing were the right kind for me---I just wanted to look like I fit in with this group.

To be honest, I felt a certain satisfaction in believing that someone was watching. I really thought that other people cared about my performance. The best example of this was a combined, two-lap marathon in Florence, Italy. As I approached the finishing line, the crowd began to cheer. I was surprised. Here I was, thousands of miles from home, and the Italians were shouting for “IIPenguino.”

About 20 yards from the finishing, the truth set in when the winner of the full marathon went past me as I was finishing the half-marathon. No one was cheering for me. no one probably even noticed that I was finishing. I couldn’t help but smile at my own illusion of self-importance.

That’s when I realized I had been running for every reason except the right one. I ran to make other people happy, ran to live up to their expectations. But no one was watching---no one cared. So I decided I was going to run for me---just me---and gained a new enjoyment from the sport I hadn’t truly experienced yet. I’ve learned to run like no one is watching.

So if you see me at race, and I look like a 60-year-old guy waddling(蹒跚)along, don’t worry. I’m fine. The miracle isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.

1.The writer begins her anecdote by __________.

A. telling her running story    B. explaining a life philosophy

C. listing some life rules    D. introducing a quotation

2.It can be inferred from paragraph 2 that the writer__________.

A. used sports clothes and shoes to attract attention

B. was concerned about what others thought of her

C. liked to be the focus other runners

D. struggled to find the right shoes to fit her

3.When the writer was near the finishing line, ____________.

A. she smiled at her own achievement

B. the crowd cheered for her madly

C. nobody really cared about her running

D. She realized the importance of confidence

4.By telling her own story, the writer wanted to ___________.

A. tell us to live a life of our own

B. inspire more people to run

C. expect us to improve our health by running

D. stress the importance of determination

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】这篇短文通过介绍自己总是考虑别人对自己的看法，最终发现没有人在意你是什么样子的。告诉我们要学会过自己的生活。

1.细节理解题。根据文中第一句“There is a quote by William Purkey”，可知作者是通过引用妙语来开始讲述自己的轶事。故选D.

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中“I ran like everyone was watching---and judging”，“ that I thought would make people believe I was a runner”及第三段中的“ I really thought that other people cared about my performance.”可知，作者担心人们对自己的看法。故选B.

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的“No one was cheering for me. no one probably even noticed that I was finishing.”可知，在作者接近终点时，没有人注意到我。故选C.

4.主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段中的“I’ve learned to run like no one is watching.”及最后一段可知，作者写这篇短文是为了告诉我们过自己的生活。故选A.