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cold day without coats? I was one of those runners. The race is called marathon (马拉松).
I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training. Since the race is in April, I had to
run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts,
sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice
sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn"t
get warm until lunchtime!
Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we
started. I didn"t go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them
to move.
At first, the running was easy. The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the
20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"
Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached
the point and I thought I couldn"t go any more. I was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.
I was almost falling down. I can"t remember anything about the last five miles of the race.
I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.
"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"
"Wonderful!" I replied.
For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart,
I was the winner.
B. Cold and sunny.
C. Dry and cloudy.
D. Wet and foggy.
B. Boring.
C. Easy.
D. Interesting.
B. One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.
C. One must run along ice sidewalks every day.
D. One must be willing to train a lot and doesn"t give up easily.
B. 到达极限
C. 抵达终点
D. 中途加速
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run 】；主要考察你对人物故事类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
University of Illinois, he came up with an idea to 2 his tuition fee (学费) and college costs problem.
Hayes 3 everyone could afford to give him a penny.
He wrote to Chicago Tribune writer Bob Greene. Hayes wanted each of the newspaper"s 4 to
send him a penny. Greene thought the idea sounded 5 and agreed to do it.
"Just one penny," Hayes said. "A penny doesn"t 6 anything to anyone. If everyone 7 is reading
your paper looks around the room right now, there will be a 8 under a seat, or on the corner of the
desk, or on the floor. That"s all I"m 9 . A penny from each of your readers."
In less than a month, the Many Pennies for Mike Fund (基金) had around 2.3 million pennies. Not
everyone sent 10 a penny, many even sent dollars. Money was 11 from every state in the United States.
So, Hayes 12 his $28,000 target (目标) and went on to get 13 for his degree in food science from the
University of Illinois.
Perhaps the last 14 is best left to his father, Bill Hayes: "When Mike first told me about his 15 ,
I just laughed and said that I thought it was foolish-which shows you that he"s smarter than I am."
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| Henry found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn"t do anything but wanted to get rich. It was a cold morning. It 1._______ (snow) and there was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing 2.______ (do). He hated to read, so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he 3.______ (see) a bag fall off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street. "It 4. (be) full of expensive things." Henry said to himself. "I have to get it right now, or others 5.______ (take) it away." He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to whistle (鸣笛), but he didn"t hear it and went on 6.______ (run). The man drove to the side, hit a big tree and 7.______ (hurt) in the accident. Two weeks later Henry was taken to court. A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing. "But you 8.______ (hear) me this time," said the judge. "Oh, I"m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear." "9.______ (cover) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf one. Well, can you hear me?" "No, I can"t, sir." "You 10.______ (tell) lies. There is nothing wrong with either of your ears." The judge said. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ron, the teacher at the skydiving (跳伞运动) school, was surprised when the gray-haired man said that his name was Walter and asked if he could take skydiving lessons. Ron asked him how old he was and he (1) r that he was 60. Ron explained to Walter that (2) a over 50 had to be checked by a doctor before he could learn to jump from a plane. "I"m sorry, but I can"t let you start learning (3) w a letter from your doctor." Walter smiled. "Here is a letter from my doctor. He asked me to take (4) l of tests and he says that I"m fine." So Walter was able to join the skydiving school. He came to all the lessons and worked very (5) h . Soon it was the time for him to make his (6) f jump. Ron asked him if he was feeling OK. Walter answered that he had never felt better. However, he added that there was something he should have told Ron (7) e . Ron asked what it was and Walter smiled. Then just before he jumped, he told Ron that he wasn"t 60. Ron asked how old Walter (8) r was and Walter told him he was 75! Walter has a lot of (9) h . He enjoys riding fast motorbikes and (10) c mountains. Last year he was saved by a police helicopter (直升飞机) in Wales. His daughter Betty worries about him. "I think he should stop all these activities. But my mother says that as long as he"s happy, it"s OK." | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| About a week ago, when I was playing basketball at our local park, I noticed a small group of boys picking on a smaller, skinnier boy. They were 1 him names and even pushed him to the ground and kicked dirt in his face. 2 I saw that, I walked over to the group. I stepped 3 them and the smaller boy, and asked them politely what this boy had done worthy of 4 they were doing to him. One of the boys replied, "He"s weird." At that, I asked one of the boys if he thought his friend was weird, and the 5 was "No." So, I asked another boy what the word "weird" 6 , and he said, "Different." That was my cue (暗示). I told them that everyone is 7 , and that they all looked just as different to the other boy as he did to them. They all stood 8 for a moment, and then the most amazing thing happened. One of the boys helped the small boy off the ground and then said sorry to him. He 9 to let him play with them. I thanked the boy for being so 10 . As I looked around, I realized that there were dozens of other people at the park 11 no one else had stopped to help this boy. I felt happy that the boy was strong enough to stand up against his friends to 12 someone in need, but I felt sad that 13 else had even taken a second look. I hope that my action helped them 14 that they could have made a difference with a little 15 , and maybe next time they will be the ones who choose to help. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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