文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述的是作者13岁因为搬家到了大城市后,父亲给他买了一匹其貌不扬的马,作者给它取名Cowboy,经过努力训练后,他与Cowboy在一次赛马比赛中获胜的故事。 这让他意识到无论遇到什么困难,如果我们对某件事有足够的渴望并为之努力,我们总是会成为赢家。
1 . Thirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to _______ my changing body, I also had to deal with the _______ move from my country home to a crowded suburb.
When we moved, my beloved _______, a small brown pony, had to be sold. Feeling alone, I couldn’t eat or sleep. I missed my friends and my pony. My father realized that and _______ an old horse for me in the market. I named him Cowboy.
Cowboy was without a doubt the _______ horse in the world, and he was pigeon-toed and knock-kneed. But I didn’t _______ his faults. I loved him beyond all reason. I joined a riding club and _______ rude comments about Cowboy’s looks. I never revealed how I felt, but deep down inside, my heart was _______. When Cowboy and I entered the events _______ the horse is judged on appearance, we were ________ out of the game. This ________ experience made me determined to do something.
And then I realized that my only chance to ________ would be in the timed-speed events. I chose barrel racing (绕桶比赛). For the whole next month I woke up early every day, rode Cowboy five miles to the arena (比赛场) and we ________ for hours in the hot sun.
My turn ________ came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first barrel, quickly whipped around it and with perfect precision ________ the second and thundered on to the third. We tore around the final curve and shot for the ________ line. No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprised ________. With the sound of my heart pounding in my ears, I heard the ________ call our time. Cowboy and I had beaten other fancy horses and won the blue ribbon!
________, I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the difficulties, I’d always come out a ________ if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the master of my own destiny.
1. A.worry about | B.adapt to | C.control | D.stretch |
2. A.upsetting | B.exciting | C.smooth | D.wrong |
3. A.leader | B.idol | C.companion | D.follower |
4. A.borrowed | B.donated | C.drew | D.purchased |
5. A.shortest | B.ugliest | C.strongest | D.sweetest |
6. A.point out | B.hold back | C.look into | D.care about |
7. A.faced | B.made | C.discussed | D.explained |
8. A.improving | B.breaking | C.racing | D.failing |
9. A.where | B.which | C.when | D.what |
10. A.rarely | B.temporarily | C.smoothly | D.quickly |
11. A.rewarding | B.similar | C.pleasant | D.bitter |
12. A.compete | B.learn | C.doubt | D.withdraw |
13. A.waited | B.rested | C.farmed | D.practiced |
14. A.gradually | B.slowly | C.finally | D.secretly |
15. A.knocked | B.rounded | C.carried | D.escaped |
16. A.starting | B.finishing | C.central | D.straight |
17. A.smiles | B.applause | C.silence | D.tears |
18. A.audience | B.announcer | C.competitors | D.guests |
19. A.In fact | B.After all | C.As a result | D.On the contrary |
20. A.dreamer | B.supporter | C.winner | D.partner |