第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For the first two and a half miles. I felt ___24___ I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ___25___ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ___26___ required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races, I didn’t ___27___ 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 decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ___28___see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into ___29___when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them___30___ weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me. ___31___ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the ___32___left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch，across the finish line. Voices, both ___33___and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ___34___until the very end.
The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to ___35___ to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad, I’m so sorry I ___36___ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just ___37___ . All that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so___38___. What about our dream?” He reached 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 ___39___path for my journey, I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ___40___. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.C
31.D 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.D
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day. It was hotter than normal. This was the ___21___my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come ___22___me. I saw worry and ___23___on my father’s face. Then the race began!For the first two and a half miles. I felt ___24___ I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled ___25___ and a strict diet. My friends hadn’t seen me in weeks, but they understood the ___26___ required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races, I didn’t ___27___ 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 decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I ___28___see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into ___29___when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them___30___ weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me. ___31___ I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed. I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the ___32___left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled(爬), inch by inch，across the finish line. Voices, both ___33___and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep ___34___until the very end.
The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to ___35___ to. I whispered, “I’m so sorry, Dad, I’m so sorry I ___36___ you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just ___37___ . All that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so___38___. What about our dream?” He reached 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 ___39___path for my journey, I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a ___40___. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.
| 21. A. dream | B.weather | C. result | D.day | |
| 22. A.for | B.to | C.across | D.over | |
| 23. A.coldness | B.astonishment | C.excitement | D.amusement | |
| 24. A. proud | B.great | C.nervous | D.afraid | |
| 25. A.programs | B.studies | C.instructions | D.practices | |
| 26. A.sacrifice | B.potential | C.patience | D.attention | |
| 27. A.look | B.move | C.start | D.come | |
| 28. A.should | B.could | C.must | D.need | |
| 29. A.relief | B.spirit | C. pleasure | D.glory | |
| 30. A.give | B.feel | C.hold | D.add | |
| 31. A.Where | B.Because | C.If | D.Although | |
| 32. A.trust | B.emotion | C.strength | D.confidence | |
| 33. A.loud[ | B.foreign | C.soft | D.firm | |
| 34. A.going | B.running | C.fighting | D.training | |
| 35. A.refer | B.talk | C.listen | D.agree | |
| 36. A.frightened | B.disturbed | C.disappointed | D.bored | |
| 37. A.develop | B.change | C.follow | D.happen | |
| 38. A.late | B.hard | C.closely | D.quickly | |
| 39. A.new | B.near | C.rough | D.narrow | |
| 40. A.wish | B.duty | C.rank | D.race |
21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.D 26.A 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.C
31.D 32.C 33.B 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.D
