三、完形填空
Webster always loved to run, even when he was very young. Running gave
him 1 , making him feel like he could do anything. Although he could run far and he could run fast, the other boys 2 seemed to believe in him.
When Webster grew older, he visited a volcano (火山) called El Misti, which is about 1,000 metres below the tallest volcano on earth. As the boy 3 at the volcano, he made a decision to get to the top of it. He imagined what it would be 4 to run all the way to the top. This was his chance to become a real runner, like he always 5 he would be.
Early the next morning, he began his long journey. He ran and ran and never stopped. He ran all the way through a sea of sand 6 he reached the volcano. As he made his way up, his body ached, but he didn’t stop.
7 , the peak (顶峰) of the volcano was within the boy’s sight. His heart was filled with 8 ! He ran faster and pushed farther, but every time he thought he was getting 9 , it was another climb away, another corner, another impossibly steep slope (陡坡).
“The other boys were 10 . I’ll never be a real runner,” the boy cried.
But as he looked down at the city lights below, he saw how far he had already come. He 11 that if he could just put one foot in front of the other, for just a little longer, he could make it. He 12 again and climbed his way up to the peak.
As he stood above the cities, above the deserts, he felt a sense of 13 for believing in himself and achieving what no one else thought he could. At that time, Webster really understood 14 was impossible if you tried your best. He might be short and he might be small but he was a 15 runner. He always was.
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D
) 1. A. luck B. beauty C. pleasure D. courage
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B
) 2. A. often B. never C. always D. sometimes
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A
) 3. A. looked up B. looked down C. looked around D. looked back
(
A
) 4. A. like B. with C. against D. about
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A
) 5. A. dreamt B. decided C. worried D. caught
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B
) 6. A. unless B. until C. since D. when
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D
) 7. A. Actually B. Recently C. Suddenly D. Finally
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D
) 8. A. love B. anger C. regret D. excitement
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C
) 9. A. faster B. slower C. closer D. farther
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C
)10. A. tall B. small C. right D. impolite
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C
)11. A. saw B. doubted C. realized D. suggested
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B
)12. A. cried B. ran C. visited D. planned
(
A
)13. A. pride B. pain C. fear D. trouble
(
A
)14. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
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B
)15. A. free B. real C. kind D. weak