Ⅰ. 完形填空
阅读下面的短文,从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It is known that life is like a box of chocolates and you will never know what you are going to get. My foot still didn't heal(愈合) from an earlier injury (
C
) our school sports meeting began. I even didn't know if I should take part in the meeting. But finally I was standing at the starting line, (
B
) for the 3,000-metre run. "Ready... set..." the gun popped and we all rushed off. A few minutes later, when I saw (
A
) girls on all the tracks(跑道) running ahead of me, I felt very ashamed as I was the last one running after them all and fell farther and farther behind. "Hooray!" shouted the crowd. It was the loudest cheer I heard in the (
A
). The first-place runner was two laps ahead of me when she (
D
) the finishing line.
"Maybe I should give up," I thought as I moved on (
A
) the track. However, I made up my mind to (
B
) running. For the last two laps in the race, I ran in (
C
) and decided not to take part in the race next year. "It won't be worth even if my foot has healed," I thought to myself.
When I got to the finishing line, I heard another cheer, (
D
) than the one I had heard earlier. I turned around and saw the boys preparing for their race. I thought they (
D
) be cheering up the boys.
I was leaving (
A
) when several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage," one of them told me. "Courage? I've just lost the race!" I thought. "All of us were (
B
) for you. Did you hear us?" said one girl. After hearing these words, I suddenly regained(重新获得) (
C
), and realized that strength and courage aren't always measured(衡量) in medals and victories, but also measured in the difficulties we (
B
). The strongest people are not always the people who win, but the people who never (
D
) when they fail. We should try to be among them.
( ) 1. A. after B. unless C. before D. though
( ) 2. A. late B. ready C. famous D. sorry
( ) 3. A. the other B. another C. other D. others
( ) 4. A. race B. exam C. class D. team
( ) 5. A. jumped B. pulled C. left D. crossed
( ) 6. A. along B. across C. through D. past
( ) 7. A. stop B. keep C. avoid D. regret
( ) 8. A. fear B. order C. pain D. surprise
( ) 9. A. higher B. larger C. lower D. louder
( )10. A. need B. may C. can D. must
( )11. A. silently B. excitedly C. carefully D. happily
( )12. A. waiting B. cheering C. looking D. preparing
( )13. A. pride B. success C. hope D. health
( )14. A. refused B. overcame C. imagined D. trusted
( )15. A. get up B. put up C. look up D. give up
