I wanted to be just like those big kids I

题目内容：

I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带). So I____the cross­country team at my school.

However, I was very slow in the team. In races, I would finish almost____. I'd always have to____in the longer races.The____races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really____. Every time I stopped, 10 people would____me. But I still couldn't push myself to keep going, even though I____watching them go by me. After every race, I'd go home and burst into tears.

Then one of my friends joined the cross­country team, too. She never got tired and didn't get cramp(抽筋) in her legs. I just didn't understand how that was____! I'd been running much longer than she had, but she could run____while I had to suffer. She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My____was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.

I didn't, ____. Even a whole month before a race, I'd get so nervous that I felt like I might give up. Still, I____to quit. I still had that____appearing in my mind and I hung on to it.

Finally, I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't____for them. I started to practice at home almost every day. I____a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day, which helped me build up a steady____.

When the time came for the big race, all the practice really____. I stopped only once and my pace was much better.

I was____of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and I'd even wanted to quit. I showed myself that I was____enough to keep going. That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence.

The next time I'm faced with a tough____, I will know that I can take it up. None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted!

小题1:

A．liked

B．admired

C．supported

D．joined小题2:

A．best

B．first

C．last

D．least小题3:

A．stop

B．rest

C．breathe

D．suffer小题4:

A．exciting

B．tiring

C．interesting

D．disturbing小题5:

A．nervous

B．frightened

C．sad

D．angry小题6:

A．help

B．encourage

C．leave

D．pass小题7:

A．missed

B．hated

C．avoided

D．escaped小题8:

A．equal

B．reasonable

C．fair

D．tolerable小题9:

A．quickly

B．easily

C．happily

D．hopefully小题10:

A．strength

B．demand

C．goal

D．confidence小题11:

A．yet

B．either

C．though

D．still小题12:

A．refused

B．decided

C．failed

D．wanted小题13:

A．lesson

B．faith

C．future

D．picture小题14:

A．suitable

B．active

C．ready

D．well小题15:

A．took out

B．mapped out

C．figured out

D．let out小题16:

A．pace

B．race

C．will

D．level小题17:

A．set off

B．paid off

C．got off

D．took off小题18:

A．sure

B．aware

C．proud

D．afraid小题19:

A．strong

B．patient

C．steady

D．devoted小题20:

A．job

B．sport

C．competition

D．challenge

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:B

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:B

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:A

小题13:D

小题14:C

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:C

小题19:A

小题20:D

答案解析：

文章讲述了一个克服困难，战胜自己的故事。作者想像其他人一样，有一天能够站在颁奖台上。于是，作者加入了学校的长跑对队，但是作者经常跑最后一名，这让作者的自信心不断下降，甚至产生了退出的念头。但是，作者克服了心理障碍，每天坚持锻炼，最终，作者取得了很大的进步。

小题1:考查动词辨析。A喜欢；B钦佩，欣赏；C支持，供养；D参加。根据“I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons(绶带).”可知，作者想成为像那些获得奖牌的孩子一样，因此，作者加入了学校的跨国队，故选D。

小题2:考查最高级辨析。A最好的；B第一个；C最后的；D最少的。根据“I was very slow in the team”可知，作者在比赛中总是跑最后一名，故选C。

小题3:考查动词辨析。A停止；B休息；C呼吸；D遭受。I'd always have to____in the longer races.作者总是不得不中止比赛，根据下文的“Every time I stopped”可知，应该填stop，故选A。

小题4:考查形容词辨析。A令人兴奋的；B令人疲惫的；C令人感兴趣的；D令人不安的。根据“the longer races”可知，这些很长的比赛往往让作者感到疲惫，故选B。

小题5:考查形容词辨析。A紧张的；B害怕的；C伤心的；D生气的。at least 100 people competing in it made me really____.至少有100人参加比赛，这让作者感到紧张，故选A。

小题6:考查动词辨析。A帮助；B鼓励；C离开；D经过。Every time I stopped, 10 people would____me.每当作者停下来时，都会有10个人经过作者，故选D。

小题7:考查动词辨析。A错过，思念；B讨厌；C避免；D逃脱。But I still couldn't push myself to keep going, even though I____watching them go by me.即使作者不喜欢看着其他选手从自己身边跑过去，但是作者仍然不能强迫自己继续跑，故选B。

小题8:考查形容词辨析。A平等的；B合理的；C公平的；D可忍受的。根据“I'd been running much longer than she had, but she could run____while I had to suffer.”可知，作者羡慕自己的同学，同时，作者又为自己付出较多却没有成效而感到不公平，故选C。

小题9:考查副词辨析。A迅速地；B容易地；C开心地；D有希望地。but she could run____while I had to suffer作者的同学能轻松应对比赛，而作者却常遭受痛苦，故选B。

小题10:考查名词辨析。A力量；B需要，要求；C目标；D自信心。My____was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly.作者的自信心空前的低下，并想着退出校队，故选D。

小题11:考查副词辨析。A还；B两者之一，也；C虽然，但是；D然而。I didn't, ____.但是，作者并未退出。Though可放句尾，意为“但是”，前用逗号与橘子隔开，故选C。

小题12:考查动词辨析。A拒绝；B决定；C未能；D想要。Still, I____to quit.根据第一句可知，作者没有退出，即作者拒绝退出，故选A。

小题13:考查名词辨析。A功课，教训；B信任，信仰；C将来；D图片，照片，想象，描述，局面。I still had that____appearing in my mind这里指的画面是第一段描述的颁奖的画面，故选D。

小题14:考查形容词辨析。A合适的；B积极的；C准备好的；D健康的。I was always worried that I wasn't____for them.作者意识到自己总是担心自己没有准备好，be ready for sth准备好......，故选C。

小题15:考查动词短语辨析。A取出，去除，带......外出；B设计，规划，安排；C弄清楚，计算；D释放，发出（声音）。I____a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day作者制定了一个计划，每天跑3千米，故选B。

小题16:考查名词辨析。A步伐，速度；B竞赛；C愿意，遗嘱；D水平。which helped me build up a steady____每天跑3千米，作者逐渐形成了一个稳定的速度，且根据下一段“my pace was much better”可知，这里应填pace，故选A。

小题17:考查动词短语辨析。A出发，引爆；B偿清，回报；C下车；D起飞，好转，成功，脱掉。all the practice really____之前所有的训练都有了回报，故选B。

小题18:考查形容词辨析。A确定的；B明白的；C自豪的；D害怕的。I was____of myself for sticking with it作者为自己能坚持下来而感到骄傲，故选C。

小题19:考查形容词辨析。A强壮的；B有耐心的；C稳定的；D忠实的。I showed myself that I was____enough to keep going.作者向自己证明了自己足够强壮，可以坚持跑步，故选A。

小题20:考查名词辨析。A工作；B运动；C竞争；D挑战，难题。The next time I'm faced with a tough____, I will know that I can take it up.再面临艰难的挑战时，作者认为自己可以很好的解决它。故选D。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。