文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。“我”在参加一场准备和期待已久的赛跑时因为身体不适而痛失冠军,但是“我”依然坚持完成了比赛,在父亲的陪伴和鼓励下,“我”明白了和父亲一起经历的所有里程、眼泪、汗水和痛苦,都不是为了一场比赛,对于父亲来说,“我”就是他赢得的最大的奖励。
1 . I think I will never forget the special day in November. It was hotter than normal. This was the______ my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this______ for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come for me. I saw worry and______ on my father’s face. Then the race began!
For the first two and a half miles, I felt______. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled______ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the______required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races, I didn’t______ out in the front. I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.
Then without warning,my strength began to______. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I could see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into______ when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them______ weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me.______ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the______ left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both______ and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ______ until the very end.
The ______ were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to talk to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad, I’m so sorry I ______ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just______. All that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so hard. What about our dream?” He ______over for my hand and said, “Don’ t you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”
It wasn’t long before my running shoes were back on, marking a______ path for my journey. I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I ______ together were not for a race. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.
1. A.dream | B.result | C.day | D.weather |
2. A.goal | B.race | C.contest | D.battle |
3. A.amusement | B.astonishment | C.coldness | D.excitement |
4. A.great | B.afraid | C.nervous | D.proud |
5. A.programs | B.instructions | C.practices | D.studies |
6. A.sacrifice | B.potential | C.patience | D.attention |
7. A.look | B.move | C.start | D.come |
8. A.disappear | B.decrease | C.strengthen | D.increase |
9. A.relief | B.spirit | C.pleasure | D.glory |
10. 11. A.Where | B.Because | C.If | D.Although |
12. A.strength | B.emotion | C.confidence | D.trust |
13. A.loud | B.foreign | C.soft | D.firm |
14. A.running | B.cheering | C.going | D.training |
15. A.audience | B.judges | C.competitors | D.doctors |
16. A.disappointed | B.disturbed | C.bored | D.frightened |
17. A.develop | B.change | C.follow | D.happen |
18. A.turned | B.took | C.reached | D.looked |
19. A.new | B.near | C.rough | D.narrow |
20. A.struggled | B.experienced | C.remembered | D.appreciated |