Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that
1 came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better
2 of winning the lottery( * * ).
The turning
3 came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy(化学疗法)for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile
4 around my neighborhood. Two months later, I
5 the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.
Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few
6 minutes, slowly building my endurance(耐力). I didn’t need to
7 against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.
After continuing to
8 myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I
9 I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.
The race day
10 came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The
11 ended up surprisingly. I did
12 through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I
13 the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of
14 and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.
As John Bingham once said, “The miracle(奇迹)isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the
15 to start.”
小题1: | A.never | B.always | C.usually | D.often |
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小题2: | A.belief | B.suggestion | C.chance | D.hope |
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小题3: | A.situation | B.stage | C.case | D.point |
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小题5: | A.closed | B.changed | C.finished | D.considered |
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小题6: | A.perfect | B.extra | C.actual | D.basic |
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小题7: | A.compete | B.go | C.speak | D.argue |
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小题8: | A.treat | B.interest | C.challenge | D.enjoy |
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小题9: | A.forced | B.decided | C.doubted | D.seemed |
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小题10: | A.certainly | B.immediately | C.frequently | D.finally |
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小题11: | A.experience | B.moment | C.walk | D.reward |
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小题12: | A.look | B.live | C.travel | D.struggle |
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小题13: | A.toured | B.moved | C.crossed | D.stopped |
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小题14: | A.touch | B.pride | C.humor | D.belonging |
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小题15: | A.courage | B.ability | C.choice | D.thought |
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