Question

    At the beginning of this term, my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon (马拉松赛跑 ). I was very surprised_______________ I was never a good runner. In order to encourage ( 鼓 励 ) me, he said that if I took part in the race, I would get the highest mark for the term’s PE class. So, I decided to have a try because I had______________ to lose.

I prepared for the race very_____________ , I ran every day in the morning before school. And after school, I______________running with many other runners. I even had the special diet for athletes ( 运 动 员 ). I heard that the special diet could help me to get good results.

When the________________ of the marathon arrived, I was very nervous. As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast. Then I got into my father’s car and he _________________  me to the sports field, for the marathon race was going to take place there after an hour. All my family wished me good luck because they knew how ______________    this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation.

My competitors looked like athletes. I was______________ that I would be last. However, when I started to run, I  thought only about the race. As I focused my attention on the race itself, I did not remember when I _____________  the other runners. Suddenly I realized that I had come first. I was very happy when I won the race. From the experience, I learn that_____________ always comes out of hard work.

1.A.because B.though C.if

2.A.something B.everything C.nothing

3.A.carefully B.shyly C.angrily

4.A.joined B.practiced C.watched

5.A.day B.week C.month

6.A.drove B.drew C.dropped

7.A.easy B.important C.funny

8.A.glad B.lucky C.afraid

9.A.followed B.passed C.touched

10.A.feeling B.friendship C.success

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.B

10.C

【解析】

短文主要描述作者在教师的鼓励下参加了马拉松比赛，最终在作者的努力下，取得了胜利，以此作者也收获了信心。

1.句意：我很惊奇因为我从来就不是一个好的赛跑者。

because因为；though虽然；if如果。后句I was never a good runner. 我从来就不是一个好的赛跑者是前句I was very surprised我很惊奇的原因，故选A。

2.句意：因此我决定试一下，因为我也没有失去什么。

something某事；everything每件事；nothing没有事。根据I decided to have a try我决定试一下，推测出下句应是“没有失去什么”，故选C。

3.句意：我很认真地为赛跑做准备。

carefully认真地；shyly害羞地；angrily生气地。根据下句“I ran every day in the morning before school.”我每天早晨上学前跑步可知，空处的词应是“认真地”，故选A。

4.句意：放学以后，我和许多别的赛跑者练习跑步。

joined加入，后接表示党派、团体或组织等的名词；practiced练习，后可跟名词或动词ing形式；watched观看、注视，用于watch sb do/doing sth。根据空后动词running的形式和句意可知，空处的词应是practiced练习，故选B。

5.句意：当马拉松比赛那天来临时，我很紧张。

day天；week周；month月。根据后句As usual, I got up in the morning, had my breakfast. Then I got into my father’s car and he ________6________ me to the sports field, for the marathon race was going to take place there after an hour.像往常一样，我早上起床，吃早饭。然后我上爸爸的汽车，他开车带我去运动场地，因为马拉松比赛在一小时之后在那举行可知，是马拉松比赛那天，故选A。

6.句意：然后我上爸爸的汽车，他开车带我去运动场地，因为马拉松比赛在一小时之后在那举行。

drove驾车；drew画；dropped落下。根据前句I got into my father’s car我上爸爸的汽车可知，空处的词应是“驾车”，故选A。

7.句意：我所有的家人都祝我好运，因为他们知道，这次比赛对我来说是多么重要，我为准备付出了多少努力。

easy容易的；important重要的；funny有趣的。根据后句how much effort I had put into its preparation. 我为准备付出了多少努力可知，所以对我来说应该是非常“重要的”，故选B。

8.句意：我很害怕我将是最后一名。

glad高兴的；lucky幸运的；afraid害怕的。根据后半句that I would be last. 我将是最后一名，推测出，空处的词应是“害怕的”，故选C。

9.句意：当我把注意力集中在比赛本身时，我不记得什么时候超过了其他的赛跑者。

followed跟随；passed通过；touched触摸。根据后句Suddenly I realized that I had come first.突然我意识到我是第一可知，空处的词应是“通过”，故选B。

10.句意：从这个经历，我学到了成功来自于努力工作。

feeling感觉；friendship友谊；success成功。根据句子后半部分always comes out of hard work总是来自努力工作推测出，空处的词应是“成功”，故选C。