Question

One Sunday morning I was running and noticed a person in front of me. I could ______ he was running a little slower than me and I thought, good! I shall try to ______ him. I had about a kilometer to go my path before I needed to ______.

So I started running faster and every block I was ______ near him just a little bit. After just a few minutes, I was only about 100 yards ______ him. So I ______ the pace and pushed myself. You would have thought I was running in the ______ part of a marathon. I decided to catch him. Finally, I did it! I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so good. I “beat” him,______ he didn’t even know we were ______.

After I passed him, I ______ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ______ my turn, had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go ______.

Isn’t that what happens in life when we ______ on competing with co-workers, neighbors, friends, trying to outdo them or trying to prove we are more successful or more ______? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss our own ______.

The ______ caused by unhealthy competition is that it is a never ending circle. There will always be somebody ______ you, someone with a better job, more money in the bank, more education, better behaved children, etc.

Take what life has given you, and you will be ______ by it. Stay focused and live a ______ life. After all, there is no ______ in destiny(命运). Run your own race and wish others well.

1.A. tell    B. predict    C. imagine    D. suppose

2.A. fool    B. greet    C. stop    D. catch

3.A. set out    B. go away    C. turn off    D. come up

4.A. drawing    B. calling    C. holding    D. turning

5.A. before    B. around    C. opposite    D. behind

6.A. found out    B. slowed down    C. set about    D. picked up

7.A. final    B. long    C. easy    D. special

8.A. since    B. but    C. so    D. if

9.A. racing    B. running    C. playing    D. joking

10.A. wished    B. doubted    C. admitted    D. realized

11.A. changed    B. left    C. missed    D. chosen

12.A. away    B. back    C. alone    D. on

13.A. live    B. depend    C. centre    D. put

14.A. responsible    B. optimistic    C. sensitive    D. important

15.A. path    B. chance    C. root    D. heart

16.A. relation    B. problem    C. disagreement    D. influence

17.A. more than    B. instead of    C. ahead of    D. rather than

18.A. protected    B. saved    C. favored    D. moved

19.A. successful    B. healthy    C. competitive    D. colorful

20.A. difference    B. competition    C. point    D. ending

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.B

20.B

【解析】本文是一篇哲理感悟类文章。本文通过讲述作者和一个陌生人赛跑的故事说明了这样一个道理：我们花费我们的时间和精力去追赶别人，但是却错过了我们自己的路。不健康的无休止的竞争让我们迷失了自我，忘记了初心。正确的生存之道应该是，接受生活所给予你的，然后你将会受得生活的恩惠。

1.考查动词。我能够断定他跑得比我慢一点。A. tell断定；B. predict预言；C. imagine想象；D. suppose猜想，故选A。

2.考查动词。由Finally, I did it! I caught up with him and passed him by.可知这里意思是我试着追上他。A. fool戏弄；B. greet欢迎；C. stop停止；D. catch赶上，故选D。

3.考查动词短语。由下文I ___10___ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had ___11___ my turn可知在我需要转弯之前，还有一千米的路程。A. set out出发；B. go away走开；C. turn off转弯；D. come up走近，故选C。

4.考查动词。所以我开始跑得更快，每个街区，我都更靠近他一点点。A. drawing接近；B. calling呼唤；C. holding举办；D. turning旋转，故选A。

5.考查介词。几分钟之后，我仅仅在他后面一百码数处。A. before在……之前；B. around 周围；C. opposite在…的对面；D. behind落后于，故选D。

6.考查固定短语。由I decided to catch him.可知我加快了步伐。pick up the pace加快步伐; 加快速度，故选D。

7.考查形容词。我在想我在跑马拉松的最后部分。A. final最后的；B. long长的；C. easy容易的；D. special特殊的，故选A。

8.考查连词。我打败了他，但是，他甚至不知道我们在比赛。A. since因为；B. but但是； C. so所以；D. if如果，故选B。

9.考查动词。我打败了他，但是，他甚至不知道我们在比赛。A. racing比赛；B. running 跑步；C. playing玩耍；D. joking开玩笑，故选A。

10.考查动词。超过他以后，我意识到我太专注于和他比赛了，以至于我错过了拐弯儿。A. wished希望；B. doubted怀疑；C. admitted承认；D. realized意识到，故选D。

11.考查动词。超过他以后，我意识到我太专注于和他比赛了，以至于我错过了拐弯儿，已经走过了差不多六个街区，我不得不转身返回。A. changed改变；B. left离开；C. missed错过；D. chosen选择，故选C。

12.考查动词短语。超过他以后，我意识到我太专注于和他比赛了，以至于我错过了拐弯儿，已经走过了差不多六个街区，我不得不转身返回。go back返回，是固定短语，故选B。

13.考查动词。那不是在生活中经常发生，当我们专注于和我们的同事、邻居和朋友竞争，试图超过他们，或是试图证明我们更成功或是更重要的时候？A. live生活；B. depend依靠； C. centre专注；D. put放，故选C。

14.考查形容词。那不是在生活中经常发生，当我们专注于和我们的同事、邻居和朋友竞争，试图超过他们，或是试图证明我们更成功或是更重要的时候？A. responsible负责的；B. optimistic乐观的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. important重要的，故选D。

15.考查名词。我们花费我们的时间和精力去追赶别人，但是却错过了我们自己的路。A. path路径；B. chance机会；C. root根源；D. heart心脏，故选A。

16.考查名词。这个问题是由无止境的、不健康的竞争所造成的。A. relation关系；B. problem问题；C. disagreement意见不同；D. influence影响，故选B。

17.考查固定短语。总有人在你前面，有些人有一份更好的工作；有些人在银行里有更多的钱；有些人受过更好的教育；有些人有表现更优秀的孩子。A. more than超过；B. instead of 代替；C. ahead of在…之前；D. rather than宁可…也不愿，故选C。

18.考查动词。接受生活所给予你的，然后你将会受得生活的恩惠。A. protected保护；B. saved救助；C. favored给…以恩惠；D. moved移动，故选C。

19.考查形容词。专心致志，并且过一种健康的生活。A. successful成功的；B. healthy健康的；C. competitive竞争的；D. colorful多彩的，故选B。

20.考查名词。由Run your own race and wish others well.可知毕竟命运没有竞争。A. difference不同；B. competition竞争；C. point 要点；D. ending结局，故选B。