Question

I stood in line to sign up for the middle school track(田径)team.

“Track isn't an     sport.” the coach said. “Are you ready to practice hard every day?”

“Oh, yes. I love running.” I replied.

“Well, that's good,” the coach said.“     starts tomorrow after school.”

I was a little nervous about running with mostly older students, but I decided to face my fear.

“Welcome to the first day of practice.” the coach ordered everyone to the bottom of a sand hill. “Okay.”, he said, “This is the     practice we'll do all season. You are going to run up and down the sand hill ten times as fast as you can. If you can't     _ it, move to the side.” We all lined up, legs ready.

“Go！”the coach shouted, and     we went.

I considered myself a bit small but strong. Running up that hill, however, was harder than I had imagined it would be. The sand kept falling down under my feet and it was hard to keep balance(平衡). I tried     my feet in deeper, but people kept passing me shouting “Look out!” and “Move off to the side!”

“Don't cry,” I told myself as tears filled my eyes. I had to step aside. I went home from practice feeling like a(an)     .

That night my dad noticed sad face and asked what was wrong. The story came pouring out. Dad listened quietly and then asked, “How     do you want to run?”

“I really want to run,” I whispered through my tears.

“Then, run,” he said. “Everyone will respect you if you don't stop and give     all you have. I know how strong-mined you can be when you set your mind to it.”

The next day the hill looked as hard as it had been the day before, but I had a new attitude and something to     . “Go！” the coach shouted. Several older students ran by me as we started up the hill. I still fell in the sand, and I still wanted to leave every step of the way; but I kept     slowly and progressively. When I reached the top, I gave a silent cheer and headed back down again. My dad was right. I won     that day and became a part of the team. On my last time down, everyone clapped and cheered.

1.A.oldB.easyC.excitingD.unusual

2.A.PracticeB.ProgressC.ClassD.Work

3.A.funniestB.hardestC.safestD.worst

4.A.getB.findC.makeD.follow

5.A.awayB.outC.upD.by

6.A.fixingB.restingC.shakingD.digging

7.A.stranger[ B.failureC.honorD.hero

8.A.badlyB.quicklyC.hardD.well

9.A.themB.youC.usD.it

10.A.changeB.realizeC.learnD.prove

11.A.climbingB.jumpingC.fallingD.rushing

12.A.trustB.praiseC.respectD.support

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.D

11.D

12.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述小主人公酷爱跑步克服困难的故事。在起初锻炼时，布满了艰难。就在主人公快要放弃时，他的爸爸给了他力量。从而战胜了自己，克服了困难。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：田径不是一项简单的运动。A.old“老的”；B.easy“容易的”；C.exciting“兴奋的”；D.unusual“不寻常的”。根据后文practice hard every day“每天艰苦的锻炼。”可以推测跑步并不容易。故选B。

2.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：训练在明天放学后开始。A.Practice“练习”；B.Progress“进步”；C.Class“课程”；D.Work“工作”。联系上下文，故选A。

3.考查形容词最高级及语境的理解。句意：这是我们这一季都要进行的最困难的训练。A.funniest“最有趣的”；B.hardest“最困难的”；C.safest“最安全的”；D.worst“最糟糕的”。联系下文，故选B。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：如果你做不到，到这边来。A.get“得到”；B.find“找到”；C.make“制作”；D.follow“跟着”。Make it是固定短语，表示“成功，做成某事”。故选C。

5.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：教练喊“出发！”然后我们就向山上跑去。A.away“离开”；B.out“出去”；C.up“向上”；D.by“经由”。此处为倒装地点副词前置，强调方向，因为训练是向山上跑。故选C。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：我试图将脚扎的深一点。A.fixing“修理”；B.resting“休息”；C.shaking“摇摆”；D.digging“挖掘”。上文提到很难保持平衡，因此将脚扎的深些，故选D。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：我训练后回到家中感觉自己就像是一个失败者。A.stranger“陌生人”；B.failure“失败者”；C.honor“荣誉”；D.hero“英雄”。联系上文可知，作者当时心情十分难过。故选B。

8.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：你多么想要跑步？A.badly“非常，很大程度上”；B.quickly“迅速地”；C.hard“艰难地”；D.well“很好地”。结合语境，故选A。

9.考查代词及语境的理解。句意：每个人都会尊重你的决定，如果你不放弃并倾出你所有。A.them“他们”B.you“你，你们”；C.us“我们”；D.it“它”。此处用it代替run，故选D。

10.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：但是我有一个新的态度并且我要证明一些事情。A.change“改变”；B.realize“意识到”；C.learn“学会”；D.prove“证明”。结合语境，故选D。

11.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：但是我保持缓慢地逐步地向前冲。A.climbing“爬”；B.jumping“跳”；C.falling“落下”；D.rushing“冲”。结合语境，跑步是向前冲。故选D。

12.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：那天我得到了尊重并且成为了这个队的一部分。A.trust“信任”；B.praise“赞扬”；C.respect“尊重”；D.support“支持”。根据前文“Everyone will respect you 可知。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文。