Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that 1 came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better 2 of winning the lottery（彩票）.
The turning 3 came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy（化学疗法）for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile 4 around my neighborhood. Two months later, I 5 the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few 6 minutes, slowly building my endurance（耐力）. I didn’t need to 7 against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to 8 myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I 9 I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The race day 10 came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The 11 ended up surprisingly. I did 12 through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I 13 the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of 14 and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The miracle（奇迹）isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the 15 to start.”
| 小题1: | | A．never | B．always | C．usually | D．often |
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| 小题2: | | A．belief | B．suggestion | C．chance | D．hope |
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| 小题3: | | A．situation | B．stage | C．case | D．point |
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| 小题5: | | A．closed | B．changed | C．finished | D．considered |
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| 小题6: | | A．perfect | B．extra | C．actual | D．basic |
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| 小题7: | | A．compete | B．go | C．speak | D．argue |
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| 小题8: | | A．treat | B．interest | C．challenge | D．enjoy |
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| 小题9: | | A．forced | B．decided | C．doubted | D．seemed |
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| 小题10: | | A．certainly | B．immediately | C．frequently | D．finally |
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| 小题11: | | A．experience | B．moment | C．walk | D．reward |
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| 小题12: | | A．look | B．live | C．travel | D．struggle |
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| 小题13: | | A．toured | B．moved | C．crossed | D．stopped |
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| 小题14: | | A．touch | B．pride | C．humor | D．belonging |
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| 小题15: | | A．courage | B．ability | C．choice | D．thought |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
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试题分析：本文通过自己从一个不喜欢跑步的人到最后参加马拉松比赛的故事告诉我们：奇迹不是我完成了，而是我有了开始的勇气和信心。
小题1:A 副词辨析。A从未B总是C通常D经常；跑步对我来说从未是一件容易的事情。
小题2:C 名词辨析。A信念B建议C机会D希望；老实说赢得彩票的机会比跑马拉松的机会更大。
小题3:D 固定搭配。The turning point转折点。
小题4:B 名词辨析。A跑步B步行C远足D乘车；我从2英里的步行开始了自己的锻炼生涯。
小题5:C 动词辨析。A关闭B改变C完成D考虑；我第一次完成了2英里的跑步，很累但很开心。
小题6:B 形容词辨析。A完美B额外C实际上D基础的；每年我都额外的增加几分钟的锻炼时间。
小题7:A 动词辨析。A竞争B去C说D争论；我不需要和别人竞争，我需要的就是打败自己。
小题8:C 动词辨析。A对待B使…感兴趣C挑战D喜欢；随着我继续挑战我自己。
小题9:B 动词辨析。A迫使B决定C怀疑D似乎；我决定要去参加马拉松比赛。
小题10:D 副词辨析。A当然B离开C频繁D最后，终于；那一天终于要来了。
小题11:A 名词辨析。A经历B时刻C步行D奖励；这次经历的结果出人意料。
小题12:D 动词辨析。A看见B生活C旅游D挣扎；在最后几英里我确实很挣扎很努力。
小题13:C 动词辨析。A旅游B移动D跑过，冲过D停止；在冲过终点的时候，我很骄傲。
小题14:C 名词辨析。A感动B骄傲，自豪C幽默D财产；我有一种强烈的自豪感。
小题15:A 名词辨析。A信心B能力C选择D思想；奇迹不是我完成了，而是我有了开始的勇气和信心。故A正确。
点评：从本篇完型我们可以看出完形的考查趋势。突出考察学生词汇与结构，词汇与结构这部分既是整个考试的基础，也是本题考察的重点部分，在以后的复习中，要特别重视词汇与语法的复习，重视自己基础的夯实与提高，只有这样，才能以不变应万变，在高考中中立于不败之地。另外在答题注意上下文理解，同时结合逻辑推理进行答题，题目就能迎刃而。 |
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I was painfully shy as a child. In high school I would avoid participating in class discussions. I was too afraid to talk to anyone but my closest friends~ I would think about being less shy, wanting the courage not only to ask a girl out, but to speak up in class and say what I was thinking. Yet, it never happened. Fears showed themselves in such self-conscious questions as, " What will other people think? What if she says no?" I felt a dark presence in my mind holding me back.
This shyness continued into college. One day, the question occurred to me: Is life shy?
The thought surprised me ! Think of the leaves bursting out in the spring time, the bird singing at dawn, the sheer number of different forms of life, all expressing the wideness and scope of divine life. There"s nothing shy about it. Life is everywhere and attention-grabbing (引人注意的). So, if my creator isn"t shy about all the life that needs expressing, I don"t need to be either.
I realized that if I wanted to overcome fear and shyness, I would have to put this law of life into practice~ Shyness, fear, and loneliness were hindering me from living my life as life: God wanted me to live it. Therefore, I decided to live how life saw me.
One example: I wrote a note to a girl, asking her out on a date. Even as I was writing it, the fears of disaffirmation and unworthiness came to me. This time however, instead of shrinking back and hiding from the fear, I put the note in the campus mail in spite of myself. I thought: whether she says yes or no, it"s still right for me not to be shy. I can live with the confidence sent from the source of my life. The girl saw me in class the next day and told me that she would love to go out with me. I should not have been so surprised!
Bit by bit, I was proving that the limited view of myself no longer had control over me. After college, I worked as a newspaper reporter, earned an advanced degree in theater, became a productive writer (a lifelong dream), met a special woman whom I married, and even got a job teaching at a university.
小题1:The writer was shy as a child because of______.| A．awareness that life is shy | | B．lack of courage to speak out in public | | C．fear of others" attitude and reaction | | D．failure in his participation in class discussion |
小题2:"The law" in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that______.| A．life is attention-grabbing and divine | | B．God treats everything and everyone fairly | | C．everything in nature is in the favour of God | | D．the creator of life which needs expressing isn"t shy |
小题3:It can be learnt from Paragraph 5 that the writer______.| A．didn"t hesitate before sending the note | | B．wouldn"t regret sending the note despite the result | | C．was not surprised when the girl agreed to go out | | D．believed in God and felt encouraged by the wideness of life |
小题4:The underlined word "disaffirmation" in Paragraph 5 probably means______.| A．rejection | B．laughter | C．regret | D．horror |
小题5:The purpose of writing the text is to______.| A．blame those who are shy and unconfident | | B．persuade people to have confidence in their career | | C．share the personal experience with the readers | | D．prove that the overcome of shyness helps achieve success |
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Over the years I"ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept -- the ant philosophy (哲学).I think everybody should study ants.
They have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That"s a good philosophy. If they"re headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they"ll look for another way.
They"ll climb over, they"ll climb under, and they"ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat philosophy, to never quit looking for a way to get where you"re supposed to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That"s an important viewpoint. You can"t be so naive ( 天真的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer.
An ancient story says, "Don"t build your house on the sand in the summer. " Why do we need that advice."? Because it is important to be realistic. In the summer, you"ve got to think storm. You"ve got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind themselves, "This won"t last long ; we"ll soon be out of here. " And on the first warm day, the ants are out. If it turns cold again, they"ll dive back down, but then they come out on the first warm day. They can"t wait to get out.
And here"s the last part of the ant-philosophy. How much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he possibly can. What an incredible philosophy, the "all-you-possibly-can" philosophy.
Wow, what a great seminar to attend -- the ant seminar. Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
小题1:If you try to stop ants going forward, they will| A．climb over your head | B．quit looking for a way | | C．search for another way | D．keep climbing around |
小题2:What is the second philosophy of ants?| A．Think winter all summer. | B．Always be realistic. | | C．Never become lazy in summer. | D．Always look ahead. |
小题3:Which of the following can best describe the third part of the ant philosophy?| A．Always stay positive. | B．Always remind yourself. | | C．Always think summer. | D．Always be hardworking. |
小题4:We can learn from the last part of the ant philosophy that we should| A．never stop gathering food in the summer | B．always get prepared for the winter | | C．gather as much as possible for the future | D．do whatever we can for the future |
小题5:Which of the following is the best title for the passage?| A．The Concept of Ants | B．The Ant Philosophy | | C．Never Give up | D．Do All You Can |
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TS said that everyone has a changing circle of friends. However, no matter how frequently we renew our phone books, some names always remain. These names remind us of the good times we spent together with our friends. Though we may not see them every day, they will always stay in our hearts.
Tom was often called "Big Head" at school because of his extraordinarily large head. He was one of my close friends at primary school. But since graduation, we have been studying in different cities and haven"t seen each other for a long time.
Several days ago, I received an e-mail saying that my former classmates from primary school were holding a party to get together and chat about past memories. I was so excited because [ would get to see Tom again. What would he look like now? Would we still feel as close to each other as we had done back then? I was a little frightened about what I would find.
When I arrived at the party, I did manage to recognize Tom. However, he was much taller than he had been before. What"s more, his head was no longer big.
"Hi, Buddy. Do you recognize me?" Tom walked towards me.
"Of course. How could I ever forget our " Big Head" ," I said jokingly, "But where has your big head gone?"
"Haha, maybe it didn"t keep up with the steps of time and stayed in the past," Tom patted his own head and answered with a laugh.
All my misgivings suddenly disappeared. I realized that time had changed us outwardly, but our friendship hadn"t changed at all. I chatted happily with Tom about our shared experiences in primary school.
Then I looked around the small room and saw different faces, both familiar and unfamiliar, but none of them the faces of strangers. The whole party was filled with a warm atmosphere. Everyone was lost in the sweet memories of childhood. They forgot all their present-day stresses and pressures.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? Come and get some pizza!" A call from a friend woke me up from my thoughts. I hurried towards the table. "Wait! That biggest piece is mine!"
小题1:Why are some names always in our phone books?| A．Because everyone has a changing circle of friends. | | B．Because we sometimes forget to renew phone books. | | C．Because we"ll never forget some of our friends. | | D．Because our circle of friends will not change. |
小题2:According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?| A．Tom has changed a lot since primary school. | | B．Tom invited the author to the get-together party by email. | | C．The author recognized Tom immediately because of his big head. | | D．Tom couldn"t recognize the author at the first sight. |
小题3:What does the underlined word "misgiving" mean (in para. 8 )?| A．expectation and excitement | B．worries and doubts | | C．stresses and pressures | D．shyness and nervousness |
小题4:The author writes the last paragraph to show| A．others can"t understand what the author is thinking about | | B．The pizzas are not adequate for everyone in the party | | C．the author wants to have a big pizza very much | | D．the author enjoys the warm atmosphere of the party greatly |
小题5:Which of the following proverbs can be used to conclude this passage."?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | B．Time reveals a person"s heart. | | C．Friends are like wine; the older, the better. | D．A faithful friend is hard to find. |
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Tolerance: Respect the difference in others
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place 36 you learn to get on well with people. But this is not 37 easy. What can you do 38 you just don’t like one of your classmates?
If you discover that you have problems 39 your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the 40 to realize and respect the 41 in others. We can not change the way that other people do, 42 it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better 43 with each other. Getting to know someone 44 help you understand why they do things 45 from you. It is important to remember that something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. 46 teaches us to keep an even (平和的) temper and open mind..
You need to 47 an old saying, “Treat others how you want 48 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is 49 to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate 50 it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to 51 who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should be 52 of the differences in others and not try to make them change.
It is important to 53 tolerance, because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very 54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．where | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题2: | | A．hardly | B．seldom | C．always | D．already |
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| 小题3: | | A．unless | B．since | C．because | D．if |
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| 小题4: | | A．getting along with | B．making apologies to | | C．getting away from | D．fleeing from |
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| 小题5: | | A．reflection | B．benefit | C．patience | D．ability |
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| 小题6: | | A．characteristics | B．thoughts | C．things | D．differences |
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| 小题8: | | A．moods | B．habits | C．relationships | D．feelings |
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| 小题9: | | A．must | B．may | C．should | D．dare |
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| 小题10: | | A．fortunately | B．easily | C．differently | D．attentively |
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| 小题11: | | A．Patience | B．Experience | C．Tolerance | D．Kindness |
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| 小题12: | | A．keep in touch | B．keep in mind | C．keep up with | D．keep away from |
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| 小题13: | | A．to treat | B．being treated | C．to be treated | D．to be treating |
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| 小题14: | | A．attractive | B．important | C．possible | D．interesting |
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| 小题15: | | A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题16: | | A．change | B．remind | C．promise | D．Decide |
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| 小题17: | | A．convenient | B．respectful | C．negative | D．unselfish |
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| 小题18: | | A．stop | B．cancel | C．prevent | D．practice |
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| 小题19: | | A．diverse | B．same | C．individual | D．apparent |
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| 小题20: | | A．no difference | B．an effect | C．an apology | D．a difference |
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Below are some of the heart-warming scenes that I witnessed and heard from others after the earthquake and flood.
In the supermarket, where goods of all the shelves 36 , people were picking up things so quickly together, and then 37 standing in line to buy food. Instead of creating panic（恐慌）and _38 as much as possible, they bought as little as they 39 _.
When I was walking home, there was a lady 40 a sign that said, “Please use our toilet.” She was 41 her house for people to go to the restroom. I also saw an old lady at a bakery shop 42 free bread. They made my heart 43 _.
A boy was saved because he climbed up on top of the roof of a store during the flood. The flood 44 so suddenly that he just saw people below trying to climb onto the roof, but failed. They were 45 by the flood. To help others, he kept filming them 46 their loved ones could see.
A foreign friend told me that she was 47 to see a long queue form so neatly（整齐地）behind one public phone. Everyone waited 48 to use the phone though they must have been so eager to call their families.
The 49 was horrible（可怕的）! Only one car could move 50 at a green light. But everyone was driving so calmly. During the 10-hour 51 , which would only take 30 minutes 52 , I heard only one horn（喇叭）and that was of thank you.
When I was 53 at the platform（站台）, a homeless person gave me a piece of cardboard to sit on. Even though we usually 54 them in our daily life, they were ready to help us.
Through all of this, I felt 55 _. There is a bright future, on the other side of this disaster.
| 小题2: | | A．noisily | B．harmlessly | C．quietly | D．seriously |
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| 小题3: | | A．stealing | B．buying | C．making | D．folding |
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| 小题4: | | A．earned | B．needed | C．saw | D．afforded |
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| 小题5: | | A．watching | B．selling | C．destroying | D．holding |
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| 小题6: | | A．locking | B．building | C．opening | D．sparing |
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| 小题7: | | A．wiping out | B．carrying out | C．picking out | D．giving out |
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| 小题8: | | A．warm | B．cold | C．broken | D．closed |
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| 小题10: | | A．sent out | B．knocked down | C．brought out | D．taken away |
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| 小题12: | | A．excited | B．surprised | C．upset | D．frightened |
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| 小题13: | | A．secretly | B．patiently | C．slowly | D．proudly |
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| 小题14: | | A．traffic | B．trade | C．movement | D．climate |
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| 小题15: | | A．around | B．down | C．up | D．forward |
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| 小题16: | | A．walk | B．run | C．drive | D．flight |
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| 小题17: | | A．necessarily | B．basically | C．normally | D．certainly |
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| 小题18: | | A．waiting | B．playing | C．fighting | D．hiding |
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| 小题19: | | A．respect | B．ignore | C．notice | D．hate |
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| 小题20: | | A．glory | B．help | C．interest | D．hope |
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