I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.
I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
小题1:Why did the author decide to become a runner?| A．He was out of work. | | B．He wanted to treat his illness. | | C．He wanted to live his dreams. | | D．He suddenly found running interesting. |
小题2:Which played an important role in the author’s success?| A．Setting goals | B．Learning from others. | | C．Being honest | D．Keeping on reading . |
小题3:According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________| A．very grateful | B．not quite confident | | C．quite afraid | D．not very satisfied |
小题4:What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?| A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon. | | B．Run a marathon to the South Pole. | | C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. | | D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley. |
小题5:The author probably agrees that____________.| A．life means achieving goals | | B．success is the greatest reward | | C．sports help develop our potential | | D．everyone may have great potential. |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D |
试题分析：文章通过作者的亲身经历，告诉大家，只要确定目标为之努力，我们都能成功，每个人都有潜能。
小题1:细节题;从第一段的句子：I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms.可知作者是想实现自己的梦想。选C
小题2:细节题;从第一段的句子：it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.可知作者成功是因为设定了目标。选A
小题3:细节题;从第二段的句子：To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could.可知作者在实现目标前不是很自信。选B
小题4:细节题：从第三段的句子：I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. 可知选C
小题5:从文章最后一段Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。可知作者认为每个人都有潜能。选D 。
点评：要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。 |
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While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The 36 was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to 38 against.
I watched the man 39 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert 40 but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal 42 . I listened to the crowd begin to 43 this poor man that was clearly having a 44 time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45 he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to 47 . Some even began to 48 things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49 finished his race. The crowd went 50 . Even though he recorded one of the 51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have 53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so 54 in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his 55 and the spirit of the games.
| 小题1: | | A．view | B．event | C．game | D．match |
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| 小题2: | | A．false | B．nervous | C．strange | D．violent |
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| 小题3: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．defend | D．race |
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| 小题4: | | A．set | B．bounce | C．dive | D．fall |
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| 小题5: | | A．swimmer | B．coach | C．judge | D．adviser |
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| 小题6: | | A．from | B．in | C．beyond | D．between |
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| 小题7: | | A．feature | B．quality | C．example | D．sign |
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| 小题8: | | A．break off | B．stand by | C．laugh at | D．focus on |
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| 小题9: | | A．happy | B．wonderful | C．satisfying | D．tough |
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| 小题10: | | A．hopeful | B．pitiful | C．boring | D．skillful |
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| 小题11: | | A．intellectual | B．smart | C．awkward | D．excellent |
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| 小题12: | | A．support | B．quit | C．cheer | D．hesitate |
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| 小题13: | | A．speak | B．present | C．conclude | D．yell |
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| 小题14: | | A．eventually | B．hardly | C．successful | D．nearly |
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| 小题16: | | A．fastest | B．luckiest | C．worst | D．slowest |
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| 小题17: | | A．companion | B．competitors | C．volunteers | D．partners |
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| 小题18: | | A．somehow | B．already | C．even | D．anyway |
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| 小题19: | | A．poorly | B．carelessly | C．sharply | D．proudly |
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| 小题20: | | A．advantage | B．independence | C．determination | D．principle |
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When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was 36 to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She 37 the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old 38 thinking that she wouldn’t live 39 from then on.
Over the years, I 40 and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike, 41 a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an) 42 trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang 43 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair, 44 into my son’s room with a box of 45 . After 16 years, I still 46 Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about 47 since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she 48 the path for those people who were less 49 than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be 50 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt 51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was 52 . From this person that I thought would have no 53 of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously 54 and we moved north, but I owe Helen 55 that I can never repay.
| 小题1: | | A．walking | B．riding | C．running | D．driving |
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| 小题2: | | A．lived | B．survived | C．existed | D．escaped |
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| 小题3: | | A．mind | B．brain | C．head | D．thought |
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| 小题4: | | A．equally | B．calmly | C．quietly | D．normally |
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| 小题5: | | A．studied | B．moved | C．worked | D．1ived |
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| 小题6: | | A．suffering | B．causing | C．bearing | D．catching |
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| 小题7: | | A．normally | B．particularly | C．necessarily | D．eventually |
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| 小题9: | | A．ran | B．walked | C．rolled | D．moved |
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| 小题10: | | A．tissues | B．presents | C．pills | D．candies |
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| 小题11: | | A．realized | B．knew | C．recognized | D．reminded |
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| 小题12: | | A．her life | B．her son | C．her family | D．her work |
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| 小题13: | | A．cleared | B．smoothed | C．cleaned | D．opened |
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| 小题14: | | A．rich | B．healthy | C．strong | D．fortunate |
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| 小题15: | | A．money | B．hope | C．pity | D．medicine |
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| 小题16: | | A．small | B．pitiful | C．weak | D．shameless |
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| 小题17: | | A．admitted | B．beaten | C．hurt | D．hospitalized |
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| 小题18: | | A．use | B．value | C．meaning | D．quality |
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| 小题19: | | A．treated | B．worsened | C．relieved | D．recovered |
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| 小题20: | | A．some money | B．some tissues | C．a debt | D．a hope |
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"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 21 on, something good will happen some day."
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 22 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 23 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 24 stations wouldn"t employ a person without 25 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 26 in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 27 for me but I wasn"t hired.
My disappointment had 28 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 29 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 30 I left his office, I asked aloud," 31 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can"t get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 32 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 33 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 34 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 35 Saturday.
| 小题1: | | A．put | B．take | C．move | D．carry |
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| 小题2: | | A．devoted | B．designed | C．found | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题3: | | A．invited | B．promised | C．refused | D．accepted |
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| 小题4: | | A．large | B．all | C．no | D．small |
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| 小题5: | | A．experience | B．examination | C．agreement | D．college |
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| 小题6: | | A．played | B．joined | C．taken | D．fought |
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| 小题7: | | A．possible | B．successful | C．right | D．important |
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| 小题8: | | A．shown | B．disappeared | C．resulted | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．woke | B．advised | C．demanded | D．reminded |
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| 小题10: | | A．While | B．After | C．Before | D．So |
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| 小题11: | | A．What | B．How | C．Whenever | D．Wherever |
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| 小题12: | | A．calling | B．answering | C．broadcasting | D．announcing |
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| 小题13: | | A．make | B．act | C．broadcast | D．play |
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| 小题14: | | A．moved | B．sorry | C．thankful | D．satisfied |
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| 小题15: | | A．future | B．coming | C．last | D．later |
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Researchers are placing robotic dogs(机器狗)in the homes of lonely old people to determine whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck，an expert in human animal relationship，and Nancy Edwards，a professor of nursing，are leading the animal assisted study concerning the influence of robotic dogs on old people’s depression，physical activity，and life satisfaction.“No one will argue that an older person is better off being more active，challenged，or stimulated(刺激)，”Edwards points out.“The problem is how we promote(使……成为现实)that，especially for those without friends or help. A robotic dog could be a solution.”
In the study，the robot，called AIBO，is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home，researchers will collect baseline data for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activities before and after AIBO. Then，the researchers will review the data to determine if it has inspired any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time，and he responds to my voice，”says a seventy year old lady.“When I’m watching TV，he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has a mind of his own.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The researchers say they have some advantages over live dogs，especially for old people.Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercises and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning，it was believed that no one would relate to the robotic dog，because it was metal and not furry.”Beck says.“But it’s amazing how quickly we have given up that belief.”
Hopefully，down the road，these robotic pets could become a more valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure，oxygen levels，or heart rhythms. AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate old people’s minds.
小题1:The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to________.| A．understand human animal relationship | | B．make lonely old people’s life better | | C．find the causes of old people’s loneliness | | D．promote the animal assisted research |
小题2:In the research，the old people are asked to________.| A．note the activities of AIBOs | | B．keep AIBOs at home for 12 weeks | | C．record their feelings and activities | | D．analyze the collected information |
小题3:What is the advantage of AIBO over live dogs?| A．It is easier to keep at home. | | B．It can help the disabled people. | | C．It responds to all the human orders. | | D．It can watch TV with its owner. |
小题4:The author seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may________.| A．cure certain diseases | | B．keep old people active | | C．change people’s beliefs | | D．look more like real dogs |
小题5:According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．The professors are leading the animal assisted study concerning old people’s life. | | B．The AIBOs will always listen to their owners without their own minds. | | C．The researchers will know from the data whether AIBO can help its owner. | | D．AIBOs can have games with the old people to stimulate their minds. |
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When I was about twelve years old, my mother told us that we would not be ___1___ Christmas gifts for lack of money．I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d ___2___?” Then，three women ___3___ at our house with gifts for all of us．For me they bought a doll．I would no longer have to be ___4___ when I returned to school．
Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my ___5___ Christmas special and memorable there, I ___6___ remembered the women’s visit．I decided that I wanted to create the same feeling of ___7___ for as many children as I could possibly ____8__．
So I ___9__ a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help．We gathered about 125 orphans （孤儿） at the Christmas party．For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, each with a child’s name．We wanted all of them to know they were ___10__．Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts, I ___11__ them that they couldn’t open their presents until every child had come forward．Finally the __12___ they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three．Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles ___13__ up the room．The __14___ in the room was obvious, and it wasn’t just about toys．It was a feeling---the feeling I knew from that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit．I wasn’t forgotten．Somebody still remembered me．I know I___15___．
| 小题1: | | A．sending | B．receiving | C．making | D．exchanging |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．prepared | C．got | D．expected |
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| 小题3: | | A．broke in | B．settled down | C．showed up | D．turned off |
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| 小题4: | | A．puzzled | B．embarrassed | C．worried | D．relieved |
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| 小题5: | | A．present | B．first | C．recent | D．previous |
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| 小题6: | | A．hardly | B．suddenly | C．regularly | D．occasionally |
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| 小题7: | | A．strength | B．sadness | C．importance | D．safety |
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| 小题8: | | A．know | B．reach | C．remember | D．mention |
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| 小题9: | | A．kept up with | B．caught up with | C．came up with | D．put up with |
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| 小题10: | | A．fine | B．special | C．helpful | D．normal |
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| 小题11: | | A．reminded | B．waited | C．convinced | D．promised |
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| 小题12: | | A．chance | B．gift | C．moment | D．reward |
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| 小题13: | | A．lit | B．took | C．burned | D．cheered |
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| 小题14: | | A．atmosphere | B．sympathy | C．calmness | D．joy |
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| 小题15: | | A．matter | B．wonder | C．doubt | D．suppose |
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