文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在2016年夏天的中国戈壁超级马拉松,在一场穿越戈壁沙漠155英里的比赛中,一名运动员与路上遇到的一只小狗结下了不解之缘。
1 . Back in the summer of 2016, China’s Gobi Super Marathon, a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert, officially ________.
Dion Leonard, a seasoned British athlete, had been invited for that ________, who had finished some of the toughest races on the planet. On the first evening, a dog kept following him wagging its tail. Dion didn’t want to be ________ because he was devoted to this race. Just after ________ it for a while, he took it aside and turned back to the camp. But the touch changed the ________ of his life.
On departure the next day, the puppy ________ again at the starting line. He thought it was a coincidence (巧合).But when Dion started to run, the puppy followed. It was too easy to be lonely and ________ in a game like this but the puppy brought great ________ and encouragement to Dion. The puppy did not become a burden to him, ________, it’s the best companion on the boring track. Since they met in the Gobi Desert, Dion gave it the name Gobi.
On this long journey, one man and one dog silently ________ each other. They ran together, they shared water and food, they camped together under the stars. Dion also gradually forgot the ________ of the road, and suddenly let go of his obsession (痴迷) with rank.
After being with Dion for 125 kilometers, Gobi finally ran out of ________ and Dion had to put it in a firstaid car. Three days later, when Dion reappeared in the view of Gobi, it broke free and ran ________ to Dion. They rushed to the finishing line together.
________, Dion came in second. Gobi also won a medal from the organizers. Dion has no ________ about missing out on the championship because Gobi was the best prize on his trip.
1. A.paid off | B.kicked off | C.took off | D.broke off |
2. A.ceremony | B.competition | C.interview | D.show |
3. A.bothered | B.abandoned | C.bitten | D.attracted |
4. A.watching | B.feeding | C.touching | D.following |
5. A.quality | B.dream | C.budget | D.course |
6. A.coughed | B.starved | C.appeared | D.barked |
7. A.desperate | B.amusing | C.hopeful | D.ambitious |
8. A.treasure | B.shelter | C.comfort | D.pressure |
9. A.however | B.instead | C.otherwise | D.therefore |
10. A.respected | B.accompanied | C.protected | D.wished |
11. A.hardship | B.happiness | C.distance | D.destination |
12. A.money | B.food | C.patience | D.energy |
13. A.gradually | B.hesitantly | C.unwillingly | D.firmly |
14. A.Thankfully | B.Fortunately | C.Eventually | D.Undoubtedly |
15. A.regret | B.argument | C.surprise | D.desire |