Question

I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫�。﹚ith my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷愛的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.

I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超級馬拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.

I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.

I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.

Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使傾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潛能) is。

1.Why did the author decide to become a runner?

A．He was out of work.

B．He wanted to treat his illness.

C．He wanted to live his dreams.

D．He suddenly found running interesting.

2.Which played an important role in the author’s success?

A．Setting goals                           B．Learning from others.

C．Being honest                           D．Keeping on reading .

3.According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________

A．very grateful                           B．not quite confident

C．quite afraid                            D．not very satisfied

4.What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.

B．Run a marathon to the South Pole.

C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days.

D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley.

5.The author probably agrees that____________.

A．life means achieving goals

B．success is the greatest reward

C．sports help develop our potential

D．everyone may have great potential.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章通過作者的親身經(jīng)歷，告訴大家，只要確定目標(biāo)為之努力，我們都能成功，每個人都有潛能。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題;從第一段的句子：I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms.可知作者是想實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的夢想。選C

2.細(xì)節(jié)題;從第一段的句子：it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.可知作者成功是因?yàn)樵O(shè)定了目標(biāo)。選A

3.細(xì)節(jié)題;從第二段的句子：To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could.可知作者在實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)前不是很自信。選B

4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. 可知選C

5.從文章最后一段Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使傾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潛能) is�？芍�作者認(rèn)為每個人都有潛能。選D 。

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