Question

A female runner from Kenya came third at the Austin Marathon Sunday. Against great ____，she crawled(爬)on her hands and______across the finish line. Ngetich , 29，was______the pack of top female runners at the 23-mile mark，but____ victory in sight，she started to feel tired. By the time the finish line______into view，Ngetich's

body began to______，but the determined runner was not ready to give up. ____to run anymore，Ngetich went down to her knees and began to crawl on all fours， her eyes______on the finish line. Race volunteers rushed to Ngetich's side rolling a______but she refused to sit in it. She continued to______forward down Congress Avenue under the watchful eyes of medical staff, with the crowd cheering her on______ step of the way. If anyone ____her help，Ngetich would have been disqualified from the race. At one point，Ngetich had a______in order to gather her strength.

Right______she crossed the finish line，Austin runner Steffan beat Ngetich for second place. Her teammate Jerop won the race in 2:54:22. But it was the______Ms Ngetich who won the hearts of the fans Sunday.“You ran the bravest ______ and crawled the bravest crawl I have ______ seen in my life. You have earned much honor，and I am going to adjust your prize money，______you get the same prize money you would have gotten if you were______”Austin Marathon race director said.

The 29-year-old runner recalled that what gave her the strength to______on was that she believed perseverance does win out.

1.A. difficulty    B. sorrow    C. confidence    D. power

2.A. feet    B. legs    C. knees    D. arms

3.A. making    B. attending    C. joining    D. leading

4.A. to    B. with    C. from    D. by

5.A. came    B. flew    C. took    D. brought

6.A. go down    B. shut down    C. turn down    D. put down

7.A. Unable    B. Unfortunate    C. Unwilling    D. Uninterested

8.A. impressed    B. locked    C. watched    D. observed

9.A. bench    B. chair    C. sofa    D. wheelchair

10.A. put    B. look    C. inch    D. step

11.A. either    B. his quick    C. every    D. the tiring

12.A. provided    B. offered    C. supplied    D. handed

13.A. rest    B. breath    C. talk    D. pause

14.A. after    B. when    C. as    D. before

15.A. determined    B. optimistic    C. intelligent    D. outstanding

16.A. competition    B. speed    C. race    D. fame

17.A. completely    B. frequently    C. never    D. ever

18.A. so    B. however    C. while    D. though

19.A. first    B. second    C. third    D. fourth

20.A. rely    B. call    C. carry    D. take

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.C

【解析】本文主要讲的是近日，一位叫做甘地奇的肯尼亚女运动员在参加美国奥斯丁马拉松赛时在冲刺阶段体力耗尽，但是她没有放弃，而是用爬行的方式“冲”过了终点线，并获得了第三名的好成缋。她说坚持就是胜利。

1.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据下文中的 she crawled(爬）on her hands and knees across the finish line 可以判断， 她遇到很大的困难。故选A。

2.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“she crawled(爬)on her hands and___2___across the finish line. Ngetich , 29，”句意：她再也跑不动了，只能用手和膝盖爬。故选C。

3.考查语境及时态的应用。根据“she crawled(爬)on her hands and___2___across the finish line. Ngetich , 29，was___3___the pack of top female runners at the 23-mile mark，”句意：她再也跑不动了，只能用手和膝盖爬，且成为他们中最好的一个。故选D。

4.考查固定搭配及语境的理解。根据“but___4___ victory in sight，she started to feel tired. By the time the finish ”句意：看到胜利在望了，她感觉累了。with victory in sight 胜利在望。故选B。

5.考查语境及动词的辨析。根据“she started to feel tired. By the time the finish line___5___into view，Ngetich's”句意：她开始感觉累了，这时，她看到了胜利的线在眼前。come into view看得见；呈现眼前。故选A。

6.考查语境及动词短语的辨析。根据“Ngetich's body began to___6___，but the determined runner was not ready to give up. ”句意：Ngetich的身体快要不行了，但她的意志让她不要放弃。shut down停止运转；go down(价格）下降；（日、月）落下；（风、浪）平静（船）下沉；turn down关小，拒绝；put down放下，记下，镇压。故选B。

7.考查语境及形容词的辨析。根据“___7___to run anymore，Ngetich went down to her knees and began to crawl on all fours，”句意：一点也不能跑，她再也跑不动了，只能用手和膝盖爬。故选A。

8.考查语境及动词的辨析。根据“Ngetich went down to her knees and began to crawl on all fours， her eyes___8___on the finish line. ”句意：她再也跑不动了，但她的眼睛一直在盯着目标线。lock on 锁定（目标）。故选B。

9.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“Race volunteers rushed to Ngetich's side rolling a___9___but she refused to sit in it. ”句意：跑步的志愿者推着轮椅让她坐，但她不愿意。故选D。

10.考查语境及动词的辨析。根据“ She continued to___10___forward down Congress Avenue under the watchful eyes of medical staff, ”句意：她继续缓慢移动向前走。inch缓慢移动；渐进。熟词新义。step forward向前走；站出来；迈步。故选C。

11.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“_forward down Congress Avenue under the watchful eyes of medical staff, with the crowd cheering her on___11___ step of the way. ”句意：她缓慢向前走，观众对她的每一步爬行表喝彩。故选C。

12.考查语境及动词的辨析。根据“ If anyone ___12___her help，Ngetich would have been disqualified from the race. ”句意：如果每一个人都提供帮助给她，那么她这次跑步就没有意义。故选B。

13.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“ At one point，Ngetich had a___13___in order to gather her strength.”句意：为了聚集力气她暂停了一下。pause暂时的停顿。rest意思是“休息”，指的是工作、学 习、玩儿，累了，要休息休息。而且也不表示休息之后还要接着干。故选D。

14.考查语境及连词的辨析。根据“Right___14___she crossed the finish line，Austin runner Steffan beat Ngetich for second place. ”句意：就在她跨越终点线前，她击败了第二个地方。故选D。

15.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“ But it was the___15___Ms Ngetich who won the hearts of the fans Sunday.”句意：她坚定的意志力赢得了观众的心。故选A。

16.考查语境及名词的辨析。根据“You ran the bravest ___16___ and crawled the bravest crawl I have ___17___ seen in my life.”句意：她鼓起最大的勇气赛跑，鼓起勇气穿过人群。race速度赛跑，上下文多次提到race; competition竞争，比赛；不指速度赛跑。故选C。

17.考查语境及副词的辨析。根据“I have ___17___ seen in my life. You have earned much honor，and I am going to adjust your prize money，”句意：我一生从来都没有见过，你赢得这么多的荣誉。故选D。

18.考查语境及连词的辨析。根据“and I am going to adjust your prize money，___18___you get the same prize money you would have gotten ”句意：为了你已经得到的奖励的现金。故选A。

19.考查语境及序数词的辨析。根据“you get the same prize money you would have gotten if you were___19___”Austin Marathon race director said.”句意：就在Ngetich跨越终点线前，她被Steffan超了，成了第三名。根据该句中的虚 拟语气判断，该空应该用second。故选B。

20.考查语境及动词的辨析。根据“The 29-year-old runner recalled that what gave her the strength to___20___on was that she believed perseverance does win out.”句意：她说她之所以继续下去是因为坚持就是胜利。carry on继续进行；rely on依靠；call on拜访（某人），号召，要求；take on呈现，承担。故选C。

【名师点睛】

一．重语境

完形填空着眼于整体理解，必须在对短文大意进行了解的基础上才能准确的推知答案。因此，需要注意上下句的逻辑关系以及整片文章的情节如（12）小题，“ If anyone ___12___her help，Ngetich would have been disqualified from the race. ”句意：如果每一个人都提供帮助给她，那么她这次跑步就没有意义。你要通过前后文才能得知答案。

重实词

完形填空的命题是在一句话中的关键词语上做文章。考查的词语大多是名词，动词，形容词，副词等实词，当然也不排除能左右文章内容的一些虚词，如介词，连词等。shut down停止运转；go down(价格）下降；（日、月）落下；（风、浪）平静（船）下沉；turn down关小，拒绝；put down放下，记下，镇压。