The annual marathon in my town usually took place in summer. My job was to   21    behind the runners in an ambulance   22     any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind nearly one hundred athletes    23    to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.

“We’re supposed to stay behind the   24    runner, so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep forward .

“Let’s just hope all the runners are fast!” he laughed.

As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to   25    . It was then that my   26   were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.

“Doug, look!”

We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, but her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .

Doug and I watched in   27    as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.

Finally, she was the  28    runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with amazement and even respect as she    29        forward with strong determination through the last miles.

When the    30    line came into sight, rubbishes lay everywhere and the cheering crowds had already gone home.    31   , a man waited proudly there. He was   32   one end of a ribbon (带子) tied to a post.   33   slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering behind her.

I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about   34    the other runners or winning a competition, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter    35   . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1.

A．interview          B．watch          C．follow         D．fall

2.

A．when               B．since          C．because        D．in case

3.

A．searching          B．sitting        C．wishing        D．waiting

4.

A．slow               B．last           C．wounded        D．helpless

5.

A．run                B．miss           C．disappear      D．lose

6. 

A．attention          B．mind           C．eyes           D．sight

7. 

A．happiness          B．silence        C．disappointment D．hope

8. 

A．single             B．only           C．last           D．careful

9. 

A．pushed             B．fought         C．pulled         D．jumped

10.

 A．close             B．end            C．match          D．finish

11.

  A．Yet              B．But            C．Thus           D．Therefore

12.

 A．catching          B．handing        C．holding        D．bringing

13.

 A．He                B．She            C．I              D．They

14.

  A．winning          B．competing      C．beating        D．fighting

15.

A．what               B．where          C．when           D．why

 

The annual marathon in my town usually took place in summer. My job was to   31    behind the runners in an ambulance   32     any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind nearly one hundred athletes    33    to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.

“We’re supposed to stay behind the   34    runner, so take it slowly ,” I said to the driver , Doug , as we began to creep forward .

“Let’s just hope all the runners are fast!” he laughed.

As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to    35    . It was then that my   36   were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.

“Doug, look!”

We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her feet were turned in, but her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and bent that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk , let alone run a marathon .

Doug and I watched in   37    as she slowly moved forward. We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to gain some distance. Then we’d slowly move forward a little bit more.

Finally, she was the   38    runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with amazement and even respect as she    39        forward with strong determination through the last miles.

When the    40    line came into sight, rubbishes lay everywhere and the cheering crowds had already gone home.    41   , a man waited proudly there. He was    42   one end of a ribbon (带子) tied to a post.   43   slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the ribbon fluttering behind her.

I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my life –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about    44    the other runners or winning a competition, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter    45   . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

31．A．interview        B．watch      C．follow     D．fall

32．A．when       B．since C．because    D．in case

33．A．searching        B．sitting      C．wishing    D．waiting

34．A．slow        B．last   C．wounded D．helpless

35．A．run   B．miss  C．disappear  D．lose

36．A．attention   B．mind C．eyes  D．sight

37．A．happiness  B．silence      C．disappointment D．hope

38．A．single       B．only  C．last    D．careful

39．A．pushed     B．fought      C．pulled       D．jumped

40．A．close B．end   C．match       D．finish

41．A．Yet   B．But   C．Thus        D．Therefore

42．A．catching   B．handing   C．holding     D．bringing

43．A．He   B．She         C．I      D．They

44．A．winning   B．competing       C．beating    D．fighting

45．A．what        B．where      C．when D．why

Lying comfortably upon a sofa, Harker Brayton smiled as he read an interesting book: Marvels of Science．He unconsciously  1  the book without changing the  2  of his eyes．As soon as the book had gone  3  the line of sight, something in a dark place of the room attracted his  4  ．In the shadow under the  5  he noticed two points of light about an inch apart．They might have been  6  by the lamp above him shining on bits of metal,  7  he did not think about them and continued his reading．

A moment later, something caused him to move down his book again and  8  for what he had  9  before．The points of light were  10  there．They seemed to have become  11  , shining with greenish glow that he had not at  12  observed．He thought, too, that they might have moved a little, or were  13  nearer．They were still too much in the shadow, however, to reveal（暴露） their  14  , and again he turned to his reading．

Suddenly something he read gave him a  15  that made him drop the book to the floor．Brayton, half  16  from the sofa, was staring into the  17  below his bed．His attention was now  18  to points glowing in the shadow．There, almost directly under the foot rail of the bed, he saw the  19  of a large snake．The points of light were its eyes! Its ugly head was turned in his direction．The eyes were  20  merely  meaningless points of light．They looked into his eyes with evil strength and hate．

1．A．raised                   B．closed                 C．lowered               D．dropped

2．A．position               B．direction              C．height                 D．size

3．A．beneath                 B．away                 C．from                   D．up

4．A．reading                 B．attitude                C．thinking               D．attention

5．A．desk                     B．sofa                   C．chair                   D．bed

6．A．brought                 B．made                 C．caused                D．given

7．A．so                      B．and                     C．but                     D．for

8．A．care                      B．ask                     C．look                    D．seek

9．A．read                    B．searched              C．seen                  D．met

10．A．not                    B．no more              C．yet                      D．still

11．A．larger                 B．wider                  C．nearer                D．brighter

12．A．all                     B．first                    C．most                   D．last

13．A．far                    B．much                  C．a bit                    D．a lot

14．A．nature                 B．secret                C．character             D．state

15．A．plan                   B．meaning              C．thought               D．mind

16．A．rising                  B．raising               C．standing              D．sitting

17．A．snake                  B．darkness              C．ugly head           D．points of light

18．A．drawn                 B．made                 C．pointed                D．carried

19．A．eyes                    B．tongue               C．body                   D．head

20．A．not only              B．nothing but          C．no longer             D．not any

The annual marathon usually occurred during a heat wave. My job was to  l  behind the runners in an ambulance   2   any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes   3   to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.

"We are supposed to stay behind the   4    runner，so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as we began to creep forward.

"Let’s   5   hope all the runners are safe!” he laughed.

As they began to pace themselves，the front runners started to   6   . It was then that my  7    were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.

"Doug, look！”

We knew we were already watching our “last runner". Her feet were turned in，yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and    8   that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk，let alone run a marathon.

Doug and I watched in    9   as she slowly moved forward．We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit，then stop and wait for her to   10    some distance. Then we'd slowly move forward a little bit more.

Finally，she was the  11    runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe, amazement and even reverence（敬意）as she   12   forward with sheer determination through the last miles.

When the   13   line came into sight, trash（垃圾）lay everywhere and the  14  crowds had long gone home.   15   ，standing straight and ever so proud waited a man. He was   36    one end of a ribbon（带子）of crepe paper tied to a post.   17  slowly crossed through，leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her.

I do not   18   this woman’s name，but that day she became a part of my life---a part I often depend on. For her，it wasn't about   19    the other runners or winning a trophy（奖品），it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter   20   . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming，I get those "I-just-can't-do-it"，I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1．A．interview         B．watch           C．follow           D．fall

2．A．when            B．even if           C．because        D．in case

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3．A．searching         B．hoping           C．wishing          D．waiting

4．A．slow             B．last              C．wounded          D．helpless

5．A．Just             B．ever             C．still               D．however

6．A．run              B．miss             C．disappear          D．lose

7．A．attention          B．mind            C．sights           D．eyes

8．A．bent             B．hurt              C．soft           D．painful

9．A．happiness         B．silence            C．disappointment  D．hope

10．A．keep           B．make             C．gain           D．shorten

11．A．single           B．only             C．last             D．careful

12．A．pushed          B．fought            C．pulled            D．jumped

13．A．close            B．end              C．match         D．finish

14．A．seeing           B．cheering           C．standing          D．interesting

15．A．Yet              B．But               C．Thus          D．Therefore

16．A．catching          B．handing           C．holding            D．bringing

17．A．He              B．I                 C．They          D．She

18．A．remember        B．know             C．understand         D．forget

19．A．winning       B．competing        C．beating            D．fighting

20．A．what            B．where            C．when          D．why