Ⅰ.完形填空
Yan Wei, a 30yearold blind man, has just covered a marathon on Sunday.This time he __1__ his personal record with a new time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 58 seconds.He had two __2__ to help him and was __3__ them with a safety rope.
Yan, who lost his __4__ when he was a few months old, started running three years ago, after learning that volunteers were available to __5__ blind runners at the 2015 Beijing Marathon.
When he started training with the help of his __6__ and parents, he could run only for 2 or 3km at a time.But soon he __7__ so much that his sister had to ride a bike to stay __8__ him and guide him.It took him just four months to be __9__ for his first marathon.
Yan __10__ his quick progress to daily exercise. “I'd like to __11__ 200km per month.I feel __12__ if I do not run for two days in a row,” says Yan.
But training is becoming __13__ for Yan now, because there are few guides who can run faster than him.His guides need to be in better __14__ condition than him.
“He's never missed a single training in the past three years.I am __15__ not only by his strength but also his __16__ to train,” says Shu Hao, an __17__ runner who has taken part in a lot of marathons and one of Yan's running guides.
Instead of dying to prove himself __18__ he ran, Yan has taken delight in running and now moved to __19__ the process.He has completed fourteen __20__ in the last two years and just wants to keep going.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位盲人运动员坚持跑马拉松的经历。
1.A.beat B.copied
C.researched D.preserved
解析:选A 由后面的“record”可知,此处是指打破个人纪录。故选A,beat意为“打破”。
2.A.dogs B.coaches
C.guides D.judges
解析:选C 他是位盲人,一定要有人来引导他,结合下文多次出现“guides”可知选C。
3.A.lifted by B.tied to
C.separated from D.fixed on
解析:选B 由后面的“with a safety rope”可知,此处指通过安全绳与别人拴在一起,故选B。
4.A.parents B.strength
C.voice D.sight
解析:选D 主人公是盲人,所以他是失去了视力。lose one's sight“失明”。
5.A.assist B.comfort
C.represent D.consult
解析:选A 上文提到了“help”一词,此处选择同义词assist。
6.A.teachers B.classmates
C.brother D.sister
解析:选D 下文“his sister had to ride a bike”处有提示。
7.A.donated B.occupied
C.improved D.witnessed
解析:选C 根据上下文语境可知,此处是指他跑的速度提高了,故选C。
8.A.away from B.ahead of
C.behind D.for
解析:选B 姐姐骑自行车领跑,应该在他的前边,所以此处选择ahead of。
9.A.ready B.late
C.grateful D.harmful
解析:选A 根据句意可知,主人公已经准备好跑第一次马拉松了。be ready for ...“准备好……”。
10.A.adjusts B.owes
C.devotes D.applies
解析:选B 他进步得那么快是因为每天的训练。owe ...to ...“把……归功于……”。
11.A.run B.drive
C.swim D.fly
解析:选A 他是马拉松运动员,此处应为跑200千米,故选A。
12.A.unlucky B.embarrassed
C.uncomfortable D.ignored
解析:选C 他不跑步就会觉得不舒服(uncomfortable),故选C。
13.A.stricter B.looser
C.easier D.harder
解析:选D 根据下文的“... because there are few guides who can run faster than him.”可知,训练对他来说越来越艰难。
14.A.living B.physical
C.mental D.educational
解析:选B 想给他领跑,身体(physical)状况就要比他好,故选B。
15.A.praised B.evaluated
C.impressed D.inspected
解析:选C 此处是领跑的人给他的评价:他在过去三年没有中断过一次训练,所以这里是指他给领跑的人留下的印象。
16.A.instruction B.pressure
C.absence D.determination
解析:选D 三年没有缺席过一次训练,所以此处指训练的决心。
17.A.experienced B.honest
C.overweight D.upset
解析:选A 根据空后的“... who has taken part in a lot of marathons and one of Yan's running guides.”可知,他是一个有经验的运动员。
18.A.soon after B.every time
C.as if D.even though
解析:选B 此处指每次跑步的时候,并不是急于证明自己,故选B。
19.A.delay B.register
C.simplify D.enjoy
解析:选D 根据上文的“他每次跑步不是为了证明自己”可知,他开始享受跑步的过程,故选D。
20.A.projects B.operations
C.marathons D.tasks
解析:选C 本文讲的是他跑马拉松的故事。故选C。