Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a _______ routine. She has run 12 marathons once a week—for the past year in memory of her dad who _______ just 35 days after he was _______ with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was _______ to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “It made me feel _______” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”

So this marathon queen, _______ she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the _______ two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 12 marathons in 12 weeks in _______ of her father. After asking people to _______ money for each marathon, she ________ a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible ________ with a marathon in Rome and then entered a race every ________ in some city across North America. ________ leaving work at 5 p.m.on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she ________ home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, ________ more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.

While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My body’s getting used to this. I’m changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more ________” she said. When her muscles began to ________, she kept her ________ in mind. “When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the ________ happen. Together we can make a(n) ________, and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life.” she said.

1.A.weekly B.monthly C.daily D.yearly

2.A.passed by B.passed away C.died off D.died out

3.A.connected B.diagnosed C.treated D.dealt

4.A.inspired B.exhausted C.interested D.shocked

5.A.desirable B.helpless C.hopeful D.wishful

6.A.while B.what C.as D.since

7.A.previous B.precious C.present D.precise

8.A.search B.need C.honor D.place

9.A.pay B.donate C.make D.earn

10.A.set up B.made up C.held up D.broke up

11.A.experiment B.stage C.road D.challenge

12.A.day B.morning C.weekend D.weekday

13.A.At B.By C.With D.On

14.A.parted B.left C.headed D.missed

15.A.raising B.earning C.spending D.wasting

16.A.merrily B.efficiently C.specifically D.casually

17.A.swell B.stress C.burn D.ache

18.A.strength B.relief C.motivation D.interest

19.A.miracles B.accidents C.stories D.events

20.A.offer B.sacrifice C.promise D.difference

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.C

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Julie Weiss为了纪念她的父亲，她发誓52周参加52次马拉松赛跑，并给胰腺癌的研究筹集资金。她的感慨发言很令人感动：当为了你爱的那些人，做你爱做的事，奇迹就会发生。团结起来我们就能有所作为，就能为健康、幸福和远离癌症铺平道路。

1.考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：对于Julie Weiss来说，跑马拉松是每周的事情。A. weekly每周的；B. monthly每个月的；C. daily每日的；D. yearly每年的。根据后面提到的run 52 marathons-once a week-for the past year可知，是每周都跑一次马拉松。故选A。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了纪念患有胰腺癌去世的父亲。A. passed by经过；B. passed away死去；C. died off相继死去；D. died out灭绝。她父亲被诊出患有胰腺癌35天后就去世了(pass away)。故选B。

3.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：她父亲被诊出患有胰腺癌35天后就去世了。be connected with与……有联系；be diagnosed with被诊断为……；be treated with用……进行治疗；be dealt with被处理。。根据语境，判断是被诊断出，故选B。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：父亲去世后，她发现研究胰腺癌的资金是如此短缺，她感到震惊。A. inspired鼓舞人心的；B. exhausted精疲力尽的；C. interested对……感兴趣； D. shocked对……感到震惊。发现研究胰腺癌的资金是如此短缺地感到震惊。故选D。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这让我感觉到很无助。A. desirable令人满意的；B. helpless无助的；C. hopeful充满希望的；D. wishful有希望的。研究胰腺癌的资金短缺使作者感觉到很无助。故选B。

6.考查连词的用法。句意：这位自称是马拉松女王的人尽最大的努力去为此做些事情。A. while 在……期间；B. what所……的；C. as正如，正像；D. since自从。马拉松女皇，正像她自称的那样(as)。故选C。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在过去的两年中完成了25场马拉松。A. previous以前的；过去的；B. precious宝贵的；C. present目前；D. precise准确的。根据现在她要做，可知前面是说在过去的两年中完成了25场马拉松。故选A。

8.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：为了纪念她的父亲。A. search寻找；B. need需要；C. honor荣誉；D. place地方。根据上文的in memory of可知，是纪念，(in honor of=in memory of)，故选C。

9.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。 句意：请人们为每一场马拉松捐款。A. pay付款；B. donate捐献；C. make制作；使；D. earn赢得。这都是作者为筹集胰腺癌资金所做的事，故选B。

10.考查动词短语的用法。句意：她建立了自己的网站。A. set up建立；B. made up组成；C. held up阻止，妨碍；D. broke up破坏，破裂。为了筹集资金，她建立了自己的网站。故选A。

11.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：开始她难以置信的挑战。A. experiment实验；B. stage平台；C. road道路；D. challenge挑战。根据下文，在各地跑马拉松是她难以置信的挑战。故选D。

12.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：然后在每个周末在北美的某个城市参加一场马拉松赛。A. day白天；B. morning早上；C. weekend周末；D. weekday工作日。根据下文得知，她还有工作，只能在每个周末参加一场马拉松赛。故选C。

13.考查介词的用法。句意：星期五下午5点下班以后，她就准备下一次的比赛。A. at在……点；B. by通过；C. with具有；D. upon一……就。星期五下午5点一下班，她就准备下一次的比赛。故选D。

14.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：然后才赶往在加利福尼亚的家。A.parted分开；B. left 离开；C.headed向……前进；D. missed失去。参加完各种马拉松比赛后，才赶回加利福尼亚的家。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：她为胰腺癌的研究筹集了200,000美元A. raising提升；筹集；B. earning挣；C. spending花费；D. wasting浪费。上文raise提示她为胰腺癌的研究筹集资金。故选A。

16.考查副词词义辨析。句意：她学会跑得更有效率，更高效。A. merrily高兴地；B. efficiently 高效地；C. specifically特殊地；D. casually随意地。她学会跑得更有效率，更高效这样才能筹集更多的钱。故选B。

17.考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：当她的肌肉开始疼痛时。A. swell肿；B. stress压力；C. burn燃烧；D. ache疼痛。当她遇到身体挑战时，她会想起跑马拉松的动力。故选D。

18.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：她记起了自己跑马拉松的动力所在：为了纪念她的父亲，为了自己所爱的马拉松赛。A. strength力量；B. relief减轻；C. motivation动机；D. interest兴趣。为了纪念她的父亲，为了自己所爱的马拉松赛，这是她坚持下去的动力。故选C。

19.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：那就是奇迹开始的地方。A. miracles奇迹；B. accidents意外事故；C. stories故事；D. events事件。坚持就是发生奇迹。故选A。

20.考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：团结起来我们就能有所作为。A. offer主动帮忙；B. sacrifice牺牲；C. promise承诺；D. difference不同。作者做的事情是改变世界。故选D。