【推荐1】阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Justine Galloway’s father was a good runner. He
________ his love of the sport to Justine. When she was seven years old, her father had Parkinson’s disease (帕金森病). After he passed away, she kept running in his honor.
When Justine was running her tenth marathon (马拉松),
________, she felt great pain in her body. She had to give up the
________. Her pain got
________ and soon she could
________ walk. Justine turned out to be sick, too, and her disease was
________ to Parkinson’s.
After that, Justine began to receive treatment (接受治疗). One day, she
________ that she could run backwards (朝后), but not forwards. One of her friends
________ her, “Would you like to set a world record for running backwards?”
Justine loved the idea. She
________ to try running half marathons backwards and finished a few. Then, she
________ to go for a Guinness world record. On her second try, she succeeded and became the
________ backwards half marathon runner. She has since broken her
________ record twice.
Justine no longer feels sad about not being
________ to run forward. She
________ her story will encourage more people. “Keep going,” she said, “Don’t let anything
________ you!”
1. A.turned down | B.grew up | C.passed on | D.looked for |
2. A.however | B.although | C.unless | D.until |
3. A.exam | B.hobby | C.promise | D.race |
4. A.better | B.worse | C.least | D.less |
5. A.hardly | B.never | C.almost | D.even |
6. A.sure | B.normal | C.different | D.similar |
7. A.advised | B.found | C.accepted | D.agreed |
8. A.invited | B.wondered | C.asked | D.replied |
9. A.started | B.refused | C.caught | D.discussed |
10. A.trusted | B.sent | C.appeared | D.decided |
11. A.youngest | B.fastest | C.smartest | D.prettiest |
12. A.own | B.simple | C.common | D.main |
13. A.close | B.good | C.able | D.full |
14. A.shares | B.covers | C.enjoys | D.hopes |
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