In December of l 992．I was a happy husband and father of two young children．A mo
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In December of l 992．I was a happy husband and father of two young children．A month later，I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia(急性白血病)．
After two years of chemo(化疗)that helped control the disease，my body was weak and lifeless．I felt as if I were a puppet who needed help to lift his arms or hold up his head．
I began to run．After six months my strength had come back．On one of my runs，one where I felt I could run forever，I decided I was going to try to run a marathon．
After telling my Dad about my plan，he told me of a program that trains people to run a marathon，while raising funds for Leukemia research at the same time．So that summer，through the Leukemia Society’s Team in Training program，I started to train for the Marine Corps Marathon．During mile after mile of uncertainty，the day finally came to run the marathon．
On October 27，1996，at 8 A．M．，along with l9,000 other brave souls I started on a 26.2-mile journey that I will never forget．
I first saw my wife Patty at the six-mile mark . She seemed happy that I was still looking as if I knew what I was doing，and having a good time doing it．At Mile l7，my mind was going back to those two horrible years that tried to bring my family and me down．I saw her again．The concern in her face told me she knew I was starting to struggle．I felt as if we were thinking the same，nine more miles and these last few years will be behind us．
That thought alone pulled me forward．Mile 22，23，slowing but going，24，25，then there it was．The Iwo Jima War Memorial．I have seen nothing so grand and inspiring in my life．Three hours and forty-one minutes after I started，I crossed what I think has to be the most fitting finish line in all of road racing!
That night the Leukemia Society gave me a pin at a post-race party that simply says，“Leukemia 26.2”．
If God wills，my cancer may once again take away my hair and my strength，maybe even my life．But it can never take away my pin，or the fact that I am a marathoner .
小题1:The writer decided to run a marathon because __________ .| A．he wanted to raise money for Leukemia research | | B．he believed he was able to take the challenge | | C．he hoped to recover his strength through training | | D．his dad knew about the race and made the suggestion |
小题2:Which statement is RIGHT about the writer?| A．He has always been dreaming of becoming a marathoner． | | B．The training he took that summer well prepared him for the race． | | C．Those running in the race were mostly Leukemia patients like him . | | D．His wife was with him during the marathon to give him support． |
小题3:Why does the writer think the finish line is the most fitting?| A．Because running a marathon is the most suitable sport for him． | | B．Because the memorial is the most powerful construction he has seen． | | C．Because he considers it a victory over his disease to finish the race． | | D．Because 26.2 miles is the most reasonable distance for road racing． |
小题4:Which of the following can best describe the writer?| A．Optimistic and outspoken | B．Strong-willed and determined | | C．Generous and easy-going | D．Brave and warm-hearted |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B |
解析
试题分析: 本文的作者是一名白血病患者，在经历了两年的化疗后，身体极度虚弱而且也失去了应有的生命活力。但是，当他稍微感到身体有所好转后，毅然决定去参加马拉松比赛，他把马拉松看做了和疾病的比赛，并且终于成功得跑到了终点。
小题1:B。细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容On one of my runs，one where I felt I could run forever，I decided I was going to try to run a marathon可知作者认为自己的身体恢复得够好了可以去跑步，因此报名参加了马拉松，故答案选B。
小题2:D。推理判断题。根据文章第六段内容可知作者的妻子在他进行长跑时一直在场，因为作者刚刚大病初愈，妻子的目的当然是为了鼓励作者，故答案选D。
小题3:C。推理判断题。从文章倒数第三、四段内容可知作者把马拉松看做了和疾病的斗争，成功的跑到终点意味着把过去一切的痛苦，疾病甩在了身后，故C选项内容正确。
小题4:B。推理判断题。根据文章内容可知作者患病多年后在体力稍微恢复的情况下报名参加马拉松，而且成功地跑到了终点，由此判断作者是一个意志坚强的人，故答案选B。 |
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An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .
One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.
The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.
| 小题1: | | A．wounded | B．moved | C．trembled | D．dragged |
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| 小题2: | | A．step | B．feet | C．speech | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．away | B．together | C．asleep | D．apart |
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| 小题4: | | A．losing | B．failing | C．disappearing | D．rising |
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| 小题5: | | A．food | B．pan | C．milk | D．dinner |
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| 小题6: | | A．alone | B．casually | C．steadily | D．bitterly |
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| 小题7: | | A．After | B．Since | C．While | D．When |
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| 小题8: | | A．small | B．safe | C．big | D．wooden |
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| 小题9: | | A．glanced at | B．stared at | C．looked through | D．looked after |
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| 小题10: | | A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Still | D．Rather |
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| 小题11: | | A．comments | B．quarrels | C．warnings | D．remark |
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| 小题12: | | A．in silence | B．in advance | C．in danger | D．in charge |
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| 小题13: | | A．researched | B．noticed | C．searched | D．explored |
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| 小题14: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．cruelly | D．sweetly |
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| 小题16: | | A．worship | B．work | C．whisper | D．weave |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressed | B．touched | C．confused | D．struck |
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| 小题18: | | A．speechless | B．homeless | C．fearless | D．hopeless |
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| 小题19: | | A．Once | B．Whether | C．Though | D．Unless |
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| 小题20: | | A．gently | B．happily | C．fluently | D．fortunately |
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Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. "Football, tennis, Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless." he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England"s rural Devonshire.
It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon.
The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway"s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man"s cold-water exploits（成就）. Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future.
Journeys to the Pole aren"t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many people dismissed his dream as fantasy." John Ridgway was one of the few who didn"t say, "You are completely crazy,"" Saunders says.
In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter（遭遇）with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit.
Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he"s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation.
This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis.
小题1:The turning point in Saunders" life came when _________.| A．he started to play ball games | | B．he got a mountain bike at age 15 | | C．he ran his first marathon at age 18 | | D．he started to receive Ridgway"s training |
小题2:We can learn from the text that Ridgway __________. | A．dismissed Saunders" dream as fantasy | | B．built up his body together with Saunders | | C．hired Saunders for his cold-water experience | | D．won his fame for his voyage across the Atlantic |
小题3:What do we know about Saunders_________?| A．He once worked at a school in Scotland. | | B．He followed Ridgway to explore the North Pole. | | C．He was the first Briton to ski alone to the North Pole. | | D．He was chosen for the school sports team as a kid. |
小题4:The underlined word "Intrigued" in the third paragraph probably means_________. | A．Excited | B．Convinced | | C．Delighted | D．Fascinated |
小题5:It can be inferred tat Saunders" journey to the North Pole __________. | A．was accompanied by his old playmates | | B．set a record in the North Pole expedition | | C．was supported by other Arctic explorers | | D．made him well-known in the 1960s |
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Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her lamb（羊羔） into the Madison County Junior Livestock for sale.
Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from hospitals and treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some money for her treatment. She had wavered a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to it. So the bidding（出价began.
That’s when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer(拍卖师), had a sudden inspiration that brought some unexpected results. “We sort of let everybody here know that Katie had a situation that wasn’t too pleasant,” is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit.
Well, the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn’t stop there. The buyer paid up, then decided to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again.
That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up. The first sale is the only one Katie’s mom remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, “Resell! Resell! ”
Katie’s lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good. Katie ended up with more than $16,000 to pay her medical expenses——and she still got to keep her famous lamb.
小题1:Katie sold her lamb in order to_______.| A．earn an amount of money to cover her medical expenses | | B．help her mother support their family and keep more lambs | | C．show her lamb was a famous one and raise some money | | D．get some unexpected results from a chain reaction |
小题2:Why did families buy Katie’s lamb and return it repeatedly?| A．They had fun in reselling it. | | B．The auctioneer ordered them to do so. | | C．They wanted to help Katie from the heart | | D．Katie’s mother cried for help. |
小题3:The word “waver” in the second paragraph probably means _______. | A．agree | B．hesitate | C．refuse | D．focus |
小题4:What is the best title of the passage?| A．Battling cancer | B．A warm-hearted auctioneer | | C．Bidding from the heart | D．A wise lamb |
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Lulu has been my closest and best friend in the past five years. In fact, he always follow my order especially when I look after other animal friends in our .
This summer, many forests are damaged by fire. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire. Lulu rushed towards the forest where flames sent out terrible . At that moment, I no longer had any that Lulu could come back to the shelter. , I was waiting for the firemen to tell me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman rushed into to tell my office and informed me that my dog Lulu succeeded in four lovely little trapped by the flames. According to the fireman, Lulu held the cats in his mouth, one by one moving them to a place.
Upon knowing this, I went to the forest with the fireman to the cats. Once on the scene, we found Lulu wasn’t there. Then we heard the sound of a dog coming from the . I recognized it was the sound of my dog Lulu. The fireman the tracks of the dog until he found him barking by the side of another fireman who was badly hurt. He was lying on the ground and waiting for help.
Thanks to Lulu, four cats and a fireman were saved.
That day, I was vey of Lulu for his two heroic actions towards the cats and the fireman. Lulu had pity on both animals like him and a human being who was to put out the fire with his teammates.
I the fireman in his house with my dog Lulu. What a memorable when the fireman hugged Lulu tightly to his chest.
This story shows us that pets are and caring. We should love and them. One day they could us in return for our kindness. So don’t look down upon little animals.
| 小题1: | | A．zoo | B．laboratory | C．tent | D．shelter |
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| 小题2: | | A．heat | B．energy | C．smell | D．sound |
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| 小题3: | | A．time | B．problem | C．interest | D．hope |
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| 小题4: | | A．In all | B．As usual | C．In fact | D．At least |
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| 小题5: | | A．chasing | B．saving | C．training | D．attracting |
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| 小题6: | | A．dogs | B．cats | C．birds | D．rabbits |
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| 小题7: | | A．safe | B．secret | C．high | D．small |
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| 小题8: | | A．sincerely | B．normally | C．immediately | D．peacefully |
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| 小题9: | | A．play with | B．pick up | C．wait for | D．worry about |
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| 小题10: | | A．courtyard | B．forest | C．market | D．village |
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| 小题11: | | A．cleared | B．crossed | C．followed | D．recorded |
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| 小题12: | | A．happily | B．angrily | C．regularly | D．loudly |
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| 小题13: | | A．independent | B．proud | C．jealous | D．careful |
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| 小题14: | | A．trying | B．preparing | C．continuing | D．planning |
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| 小题15: | | A．defended | B．called | C．visited | D．interviewed |
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| 小题16: | | A．trip | B．season | C．day | D．scene |
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| 小题17: | | A．strange | B．true | C．new | D．funny |
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| 小题18: | | A．annoying | B．exciting | C．challenging | D．loving |
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| 小题19: | | A．control | B．protect | C．describe | D．feed |
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| 小题20: | | A．respect | B．inform | C．help | D．tolerate |
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Carlos had been in New York for five months now, and he detested it. He would never forget the day when the plane landed. His parents had big smiles on their faces as they discussed the wonderful new life they would have in this great city. His older sister and brother looked in wonder and excitement at the buildings. Uncle Miguel and Aunt Esperanza thought of the good jobs they would get. Grandmother and Grandfather told him what a lucky boy he was to come to this wonderful city. But Carlos was lonely. The city looked big, cold and dirty to him.
They lived in an apartment in Manhattan. There were stores and cinemas close to their home. But Carlos didn’t want these things. He loved his home in the country in Puerto Rico; he loved the green fields, the hot sun, and the lovely beaches.
He didn’t want to go to school because it made him think of his friends at home. And he didn’t want to learn a new language that he could never describe the world as beautifully as his own.
He began to go the dock(码头), because this made him feel closer to Puerto Rico. He sat down and watched the ships. He would often find a man also sitting there looking at the sea. The man was Eric—a taxi driver who came there to escape from the noisy traffic.
Eric noticed the young boy and felt his sadness. One day he said, “Yes, it’s hard to leave your homeland. I remember when I left Norway 15 years ago. I know it’s hard to start a new life in a new country, but let’s face it. I did it, and you can do it, too.”
From then on the taxi driver and the young boy began to develop a deep friendship.
小题1:The underlined word “detested” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.| A．forgot | B．enjoyed | C．hated | D．missed |
小题2:According to the text, ________________.| A．Carlos’ grandparents were afraid of the traffic in New York | | B．Carlos’ parents were looking forward to the life in New York | | C．Carlos’ uncle and aunt found it hard to get jobs in New York | | D．Carlos’ brother and sister got excited at the schools in New York |
小题3:Why did Carlos feel lonely?| A．He knew nobody around his apartment. | | B．No one went to the movies with him. | | C．His parents left him alone at home. | | D．He missed the life in Puerto Rico. |
小题4:Eric and Carlos became friends because they ________.| A．came from the same country | B．faced the same problems | | C．were the same age | D．both hated noise |
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