完形填空(本题有 15 小题 , 每小题 1 分 , 共计 15 分)
阅读下面短文 , 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A month before my first marathon, one of my knees was hurt and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two __1___ to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my first P.E. class, the teacher asked us to run laps and then hit a softball. ___2___ didn't do either well. "You are just not athletic, young man," he said to me, in front of all the others.
The label that I was "not athletic" together with a great sense of ___3___ stuck with me for so many years. Till I started to ___4__ in my 30s, I realized running was not about competition or if I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of __5___ !
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up nervous, but ready to show ___6___ to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces went loose, ___7___ I had to stop to manage. Not the start I wanted but I would never __8___ this chance.
At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once wounded knee hurt badly. ___9___ resting, I continued the race. I walked ____10____ a bit and then ran again.
By mile 21, I was so tired and ____11___ that I could even eat a horse!
As I was reaching mile 23, I could hear my wife cheering me on at the finish line. "I can do it!" I ____12____ myself.
I was one of the final runners, but I ____13____ ! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, shake off shame and ___14____ others labeled me, move forward. I can now call myself a "marathon ____15____ ".
1 .
A. |
days |
B. |
hours |
C. |
weeks |
D. |
minutes |
2 .
3 .
A. |
pride |
B. |
shame |
C. |
humor |
D. |
victory |
4 .
A. |
run |
B. |
ride |
C. |
kick |
D. |
work |
5.
A. |
wills |
B. |
truth |
C. |
energy |
D. |
feelings |
6 .
A. |
nothing |
B. |
anything |
C. |
something |
D. |
everything |
7 .
A. |
or |
B. |
so |
C. |
but |
D. |
because |
8 .
A. |
put up |
B. |
look up |
C. |
take up |
D. |
give up |
9.
A. |
By |
B. |
In |
C. |
For |
D. |
Without |
10.
A. |
slowly |
B. |
simply |
C. |
properly |
D. |
naturally |
11 .
A. |
mad |
B. |
hungry |
C. |
unhappy |
D. |
surprised |
12 .
A. |
replied |
B. |
controlled |
C. |
encouraged |
D. |
influenced |
13 .
A. |
failed |
B. |
escaped |
C. |
remained |
D. |
finished |
14 .
A. |
however |
B. |
whenever |
C. |
whatever |
D. |
wherever |
15 .
A. |
runner |
B. |
winner |
C. |
pioneer |
D. |
volunteer |