Question

When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to__36__ water to the runners, I remember being so __37__ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I __38__ up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an __39 _. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. __40__ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)__ 41__ .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt __42__ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt __43_ for a second.

But then I __44__ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had__45_ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _46_ was only to finish.

After a minute, it_47__ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into __48__ .

I __49__ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare __50__ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my __51 __.

In life we all have those moments when we __52__ ourselves with others. It’s only__53 .__ Don’t allow those moments to __54___ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to __55__ anything you want in life.

1.                A．bring out       B．pass out         C．take out  D．pick out

2.                A．excited         B．worried         C．concerned    D．anxious

3.A gave B. made    C. signed          D. dressed

4.                A．achievement    B．encouragement  C．interest   D．experience

5.                A．At times        B．In time         C．In all D．At all

6.                A．victory         B．decision        C．moment  D．conclusion

7.                A．embarrassed    B．annoyed        C．moved   D．thrilled

8.                A．relaxed         B．defeated        C．puzzled   D．inspired

9.                A．realized        B．lost            C．noticed   D．remembered

10.               A．necessary       B．evident         C．common   D．different

11.               A．motto          B．plan           C．goal  D．direction

12.               A．worried        B．hit            C．reached   D．hurt

13.               A．attraction       B．devotion        C．expectation    D．inspiration

14.               A．hoped         B．promised       C．decided   D．suggested

15.               A．slightly         B．hardly          C．clearly    D．properly

16.               A．excitement      B．accomplishment C．movement D．judgment

17.               A．introduce       B．relate          C．present   D．compare

18.               A．important       B．natural         C．strange    D．ridiculous

19.               A．weaken        B．wound         C．amuse D．cheer

20.               A．prevent        B．deliver         C．achieve   D．abandon

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是在我们的人生中，会有很多与别人进行比较的时刻。我们要让这些比较成为激励我们成功的例子，而不应该让这些比较消弱我们的能力。

1.B 短语辨析。A拿出B传递C取出D挑选；我作为志愿者把水杯递给跑步的人。

2.A 形容词辨析。A兴奋B担心C担忧D焦虑的；我记得看见如此多不同的人，我是如此地兴奋。

3.C 固定搭配。Sign up for…报名参加；我认为自己也能做到，所以我也报名参加了下一年的比赛。

4.D 名词辨析。A成就B鼓励C兴趣D经历；我的第一次1万米比赛成为我终生难忘的经历。

5.A 短语辨析。A有时B及时C共计D根本；我一会走，一会跑。有时候，我不知道是否能够完成比赛。

6.C 名词辨析。A胜利B决定C时刻D结论；这时有了一个起决定性作用的的时刻。

7.A 上下文串联。根据48空前的embarrassment说明在这个时候我感觉很尴尬，被一个老人超过了。

8.B 词义辨析。A放松的B被打败的C困惑的D被鼓励的；我被一个老人超过，感觉被打败了。

9.A 动词辨析。A意识到B失去C注意到D记得；突然我意识到一些事情，他跑他的路，我走我的桥。

10.D 上下文串联。根据上句可知我们走的道路是不一样的，同时有不同的能力，经历，训练和目标。

11.C 名词辨析。A谮言B计划C目标D方向；我参加本次比赛的目标就是完成比赛。

12.B 固定句型。It hit sb that….我突然想起这是一个我可以学习的教训。

13.D 上下文串联。根据下文54空后的inspire，可知我把这个教训当成一个鼓励。

14.C 动词辨析。A希望B允诺C决定D建议；我决定不能放弃本次比赛。

15.D 副词辨析。A轻微地B几乎不C清楚地D恰当地；只要我进行恰当的准备，我会取得成功的。

16.B 名词辨析。A兴奋B成就C运动D判断；当我冲过终点线的时候，我为自己取得的成就而自豪。

17.D 动词辨析。A介绍B联系C呈现D比较；在生活中很多时候，我们都把自己和别人进行比较。

18.B 形容词辨析。A重要B自然C奇怪D荒谬的；和别人进行比较这是很正常的事情。

19.A 动词辨析。A消弱B使…受伤C娱乐D振奋；不要让这些比较的时候削弱我们，而是让它们让我们变得更坚强。

20.C 动词辨析。A预防B传递C实现D抛弃；经过适当的准备和培训，你可以改善你的最后结果来实现你在生活中想实现的任何事情。

考点：考察人生感悟类短文