二、核心素养 思维品质 完形填空。（每小题1分，共15分）
Our school held a running race last week. For me, it was the biggest
1 of the year. When I saw the long track(跑道), any confidence I had disappeared(消失). I was not a
2 runner, and I was afraid I would
3 everyone.
My first choice was to give up. But my teacher said, “You won’t succeed
4 you try.” So, I decided to work hard for it. Every evening, I practised running. It wasn’t
5 at first. My legs were in pain, and I was often out of breath. I had to
6 a plan to improve my speed and staying power. Little by little, my body grew stronger. I began timing each run and setting small goals(目标)—running a little farther,
7 a little more smoothly. Each small step of progress made me more
8.
On the day of the race, my heart was beating
9. When the race started, many runners
10 me. For a moment, I thought I couldn’t do it. But then I remembered my hard work—the
11 I had made step by step. I told myself I couldn’t give up. I pushed forward with all my
12 with only the finish line in mind.
When I finally crossed it, I was not first, but I wasn’t last either. I
13 a great sense of achievement. I had got over my fear and my limits through hard work. That day, I learned that true success isn’t always about
14, but about never giving up. It was the effort, the resilience(韧性), and the
15 to keep going that made all the difference—a lesson that would guide me long after the race was over.
(
C
)1. A. mistake B. speech C. challenge D. position
(
B
)2. A. slow B. fast C. poor D. difficult
(
A
)3. A. fall behind B. laugh at C. take notice of D. deal with
(
B
)4. A. if B. unless C. but D. because
(
B
)5. A. boring B. pleasant C. romantic D. terrible
(
C
)6. A. force B. practise C. make D. imagine
(
D
)7. A. mattering B. remaining C. promising D. breathing
(
B
)8. A. dangerous B. confident C. creative D. curious
(
D
)9. A. suddenly B. hardly C. loudly D. quickly
(
A
)10. A. passed B. hurt C. protected D. attacked
(
D
)11. A. attention B. fear C. friendship D. progress
(
C
)12. A. money B. time C. strength D. heat
(
A
)13. A. felt B. guessed C. divided D. devoted
(
D
)14. A. losing B. refusing C. leaving D. winning
(
A
)15. A. courage B. praise C. silence D. relationship
