Question

I never thought I’d be a “runner”. I was the girl who ______ slowest in the PE class. A few years ago, I was walking with a group of ______ in the Race for the Cure, a 5KM race designed to ______ money for the fight against breast cancer,______ one lady caught my ______.

She was one of the weakest-looking women I’ve ever seen. She must have been close to seventy years old,______ a T-shirt with the word “Survivor.” She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be ______ by a swift wind. But she was running. And she was ______ me my group of friends. She ran slowly, but ______—as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past. Right at that moment, I ______ that in the next Race for the Cure, I’d be running along with her.

A week later, I found myself in the ______, running on the treadmill (跑步机). Three minutes after I started, my face was bright red. I felt like my lungs were going to ______. I had to slow down to a walk. I thought of the ______ at the race. I kept it up. I was able to go a little ______ each time. Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.

A year later, I was ______ at the Race for the Cure, but this time, I ______ with the runners. When the race started, the other runners passed me by. I ran forward. I wondered if I’d be ______ to do it. But then, I remembered the brave woman. I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. I had just ______ my first race! I looked down at my legs, ______. They had done something I’d never thought ______. I have never felt stronger than at that moment. And, I knew that I wanted to do it again.

1.A. talked    B. walked    C. ran    D. swam

2.A. friends    B. teachers    C. students    D. patients

3.A. save    B. use    C. make    D. raise

4.A. while    B. when    C. until    D. before

5.A. breath    B. hand    C. arm    D. eye

6.A. wearing    B. holding    C. pulling    D. waving

7.A. turned down.    B. turned over    C. taken over    D. taken down

8.A. passing    B. watching    C. greeting    D. calling

9.A. strangely    B. determinedly    C. excitedly    D. anxiously

10.A. agreed    B. learned    C. decided    D. explained

11.A. shop    B. street    C. park    D. gym

12.A. burst    B. fail    C. open    D. crack

13.A. prize    B. survivor    C. plan    D. woman

14.A. earlier    B. longer    C. harder    D. farther

15.A. even    B. again    C. ever    D. still

16.A. fought    B. traveled    C. queued    D. wailed

17.A. likely    B. eager    C. ready    D. able

18.A. finished    B. won    C. entered    D. missed

19.A. confused    B. satisfied    C. amazed    D. amused

20.A. good    B. right    C. possible    D. necessary

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.C

【解析】文章主要讲述了作者在患癌治疗后锻炼中意外发现一位老人坚持跑步，之后这位老人就成为作者跑步的动力。在一次比赛中，作者坚持跑完全程，这是她从未做到的事情。

1.考查动词辨析。句意：我是那个在体育课上跑得最慢的女孩。talked 说；walked 走路；ran 跑； swam游泳。根据“I never thought I’d be a “runner”.” 我从来没想过我会成为“跑步者”。根据题意，故选C。

2.考查名词辨析。句意：几年前，在比赛中我与一组治愈中的朋友步行。friends 朋友；teachers老师；students学生；patients病人。根据“And she was ___8___ me my group of friends.” 她经过我和我的朋友们。根据题意，故选A。

3.考查动词辨析。 句意：5公里比赛旨在筹集抗击乳腺癌斗争的钱。save 节省，救助；use使用；make 做；raise筹集。根据“fight against breast cancer”抗击乳腺癌，可知这项活动是为此筹钱。根据题意，故选D。

4.考查连词辨析。句意：这是一个女人抓住了我的视线。 while 当…时候；when当…时候； until 直到…时候；before在…之前。根据“I was walking”我正在散步，“be doing when”正在做…突然。根据题意，故选B。

5.考查名词辨析。句意：这是一个女人抓住了我的视线。 breath 呼吸；hand手；arm 胳膊；eye眼睛。根据“catch one’s eyes”吸引某人的注意力。根据题意，故选D。

6.考查动词辨析。句意：她一定已经接近七十岁了，穿着一件印有“幸存者”的T恤衫。wearing 穿；holding容纳，握住；pulling拉，扯；waving挥动。现在分词“wearing”做伴随状语。根据题意，故选A。

7.考查动词短语辨析。句意：她个子太小，看上去好像被大风吹翻了。 turned down.拒绝，减少； turned over移交，仔细考虑；taken over 接管；taken down取下。根据“She was so small”她是如此的瘦小。根据题意，故选B。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：她经过我和我的朋友们。passing 通过；watching 看；greeting 欢迎；calling呼喊。根据题意，故选A。

9.考查副词辨析。句意：她跑的很慢，但是很坚决就好像每跑一步都会把癌症推得更远。 strangely 奇怪地；determinedly坚决地；excitedly兴奋地； anxiously焦急地。根据“as if each step pushed her cancer further into her past.”好像每跑一步都要把癌症推得更远。可推知女士很坚决。根据题意，故选B。

10.考查动词辨析。句意：就在那一刻，我决定，在接下来的比赛中为治愈，我会与她一起跑。 agreed 同意；learned 学；decided 决定；explained解释。根据“I’d be running along with her.”我要和她一起跑。可知作者下定决心。根据题意，故选C。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：一周后，在健身房跑步机上跑步。shop 商店；street街道；park 公园； gym体育馆。根据“running on the treadmill (跑步机).”在跑步机上跑步。可知作者在健身房。根据题意，故选D。

12.考查动词辨析。句意：我觉得我的肺要爆裂了。burst 爆发；fail失败；open 打开； crack破裂。根据“my face was bright red”我的脸变红了，“I had to slow down to a walk.”我不得不慢下来开始行走。可知作者跑步几分钟后，身体变得不适。根据题意，故选A。

13.考查名词辨析。句意：我想到了赛跑中的那个女人。rize 里泽；survivor 幸存者； plan 计划； woman女士。根据下文“But then, I remembered the brave woman.” 但后来，我想起了那个勇敢的女人。根据题意，故选D。

14.考查形容词辨析。句意：我每次都能走得更久一点。earlier 更早； longer 更长； harder 更艰难； farther更远。根据“Three and a half minutes. Four minutes. Five.” 三分半钟。四分钟。五可知作者在坚持，想把时间变得更长。根据题意，故选B。

15.考查副词辨析。句意：一年后，我又参加了治疗竞赛，但是这次，我和赛跑运动员一起去了。 even 甚至；again再一次； ever 永远；still仍然。根据“I was walking with a group of ___2___ in the Race for the Cure”我与几个朋友在比赛中步行。可知作者再次参加比赛。根据题意，故选B。

16.考查动词辨析。句意：一年后，我又参加了治疗竞赛，但是这次，我和赛跑运动员一起排队等候。 fought 战斗，斗争； traveled 旅行；queued排队； wailed哭喊。根据“When the race started”当比赛开始。可知在比赛前作者与运动员们一起排队等候。根据题意，故选C。

17.考查形容词辨析。句意：我想知道我是否能做到这件事。likely可能的；eager渴望的；ready准备好的； able有能力的。根据题意，故选D。

18.考查动词辨析。句意：我刚完成第一场比赛。 finished 完成； won 赢得； entered 进入；missed错过。根据“I ran as fast as I could until I finally crossed that finish line. ”我跑得很快，直到最后越过终点线。可知作者完成了比赛。根据题意，故选A。

19.考查动词辨析。句意：我低头看着我的双腿，惊讶不已。 confused糊涂的；satisfied吃惊的；amazed 吃惊的； amused愉快的。根据文章描述作者做到了以前从未做到的事情，她对此感到惊讶。根据题意，故选C。

20.考查形容词辨析。句意：他们做了一些我从未想过的事情。 good 好的；right 正确；possible可能；necessary有必要。根据题意，故选C。