单选题
公共英语二级
2018-01-27
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It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadn´t healed(痊愈)from a(n)(36)injury. I
had(37)whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was,(38)for the 3,000-metre run.
"Ready... set... " The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed(39)me. I felt(40)as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest(41)I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps ( 圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should(42)," I thought as I moved on.(43), I decided to keep going. Dur-ing the last two laps, I ran(44)and decided not to(45)in track next year. It wouldn´t be worth it,(46)my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer-- (47)than the one I´d heard earlier. I turned around and(48), the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys. "
I was leaving(49)several girls came up to me. "Wow, you´ve got courage!" one of them
told me. "Courage? I just(50)a race !" I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap," said another girl. "We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly, I regained(51). I decided to(52)track next year. I realized strength and courage aren´t always(53)in medals and victories, but in the(54)we overcome(战胜).
The strongest people are not always the people who win,(55)the people who don´t give up when they lose.
第(36)题选
A.slighter
B.worse
C.Earlier
D.heavier
参考答案
C
答案解析
参考译文
记得那是地方运动会。我以前的脚伤还没有痊愈。我对于是否应该参加这次运动会犹豫不决,但我还是来了,在那里为3,000米长跑做准备。
“预备…跑…”,枪“砰”的一声响了,我们都跑起来。其他女孩都跑在了我的前面,我落得越来越远,感到很羞愧。
“好哇!”人们高喊着。这是我在运动会上听到的最响亮的呼声。第一名运动员到达终点线时,比我快两圈。
“或许我应该退出,”我一边跑着一边想,但是我决定继续跑。我忍着脚痛跑完了最后两圈,决定明年不再参加田径比赛。这不值得,即使我的脚伤痊愈了也不会参加。
我跑完时,听到比之前更加响亮的欢呼声。我转过身,男孩子们正在为他们的比赛准备着,我确信无疑。“他们一定是在为他们欢呼。”
我正要离开,这时几个女孩向我跑过来。“哇,你太有勇气了!”其中一个说道。
“勇气?我是输了比赛啊!”我心想。
“要是我的话,早在第一圈就放弃了,”另一个女孩说,“我们都在为你加油,你听到了吗?”
我顿时重新获得了希望,决定参加明年的比赛。我意识到勇气和力量不是用奖牌和胜利与否衡量的,而是用拼搏与否来衡量的。最强的人不一定是取胜的人,而是那些在失败时仍不放弃的人。
答案及解析
【考点】形容词辨析
【解析】根据语境,应知是运动会之前的脚伤未痊愈,earlier“之前的,较早的”。故本题选C。
记得那是地方运动会。我以前的脚伤还没有痊愈。我对于是否应该参加这次运动会犹豫不决,但我还是来了,在那里为3,000米长跑做准备。
“预备…跑…”,枪“砰”的一声响了,我们都跑起来。其他女孩都跑在了我的前面,我落得越来越远,感到很羞愧。
“好哇!”人们高喊着。这是我在运动会上听到的最响亮的呼声。第一名运动员到达终点线时,比我快两圈。
“或许我应该退出,”我一边跑着一边想,但是我决定继续跑。我忍着脚痛跑完了最后两圈,决定明年不再参加田径比赛。这不值得,即使我的脚伤痊愈了也不会参加。
我跑完时,听到比之前更加响亮的欢呼声。我转过身,男孩子们正在为他们的比赛准备着,我确信无疑。“他们一定是在为他们欢呼。”
我正要离开,这时几个女孩向我跑过来。“哇,你太有勇气了!”其中一个说道。
“勇气?我是输了比赛啊!”我心想。
“要是我的话,早在第一圈就放弃了,”另一个女孩说,“我们都在为你加油,你听到了吗?”
我顿时重新获得了希望,决定参加明年的比赛。我意识到勇气和力量不是用奖牌和胜利与否衡量的,而是用拼搏与否来衡量的。最强的人不一定是取胜的人,而是那些在失败时仍不放弃的人。
答案及解析
【考点】形容词辨析
【解析】根据语境,应知是运动会之前的脚伤未痊愈,earlier“之前的,较早的”。故本题选C。