4. A. from behind　　　　　　　 B. ahead of

　 C. next to　　　　　　　　　 D. close to

答案：B　 指导：rushaheadofsb．冲到某人的前面。根据下文Ifellfartherandfartherbehind可判断出别的女孩冲到了她的前面。

3. A. late　　　　 B. eager　　　 C. ready　　　 D. thirsty

答案：C　 指导：根据下文的内容可判断出尽管作者脚受了伤，但是，她还是为3 000米长跑作好了准备。

2. A. expected　　 B. supposed　 C. imagined　 D. doubted

答案：C　 指导：doubt"怀疑”。因为作者的脚伤还没有痊愈，所以对是否参加运动会产生了疑虑。

1. A. slighter　　 B. worse　　　 C. earlier　　 D. heavier

答案：C　 指导：anearlier injury“以前所受的伤”。根据下文中wbetherOrnotlshouldattendthemeet可判断出运动会还没有举行，所以作者的脚是以前受的伤。

3．(典型例题

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) 　1 　injury. I had 　2　 whether or not I　 should attend the meet. But there I was,　 3 　for the 3000-meter run.

　　　 "Ready... set... "The gun popped and we were off. The　 other girls rushed 　4　 me. I felt 　5　 as I fell farther and farther behind.

　　　 "Hooray! 'shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 　6　 I　 had ever heard at a meet. The first--place runner was two laps

　(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.

　　　 "Maybe I should　 7 　,'I thought as I moved on.　 8　 ,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 　9　 and decided not to 　10 　in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it,　 11 　my foot did heal.

　　　 When I finished, I heard a cheer-　 12 　than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and 　13　 the boys were prepar- ing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys. '

　　　 I was leaving　 14 　several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage ! "one of them told me.

　　　 "Courage? I just　 15 　a race!'I thought.

　　　 "I would have given up on the first lap,'said another girl. "We were cheering for you. Did you hear us ?"

Suddenly I regained　 　16　 . I decided to 　17　 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always 　18 　in medals and victories,but in the 　19　 we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win,　 20　 the people who don't give up when they lose.

20. A. fell　　 B. stepped　　 C. slowed　　 D. calmed

答案：D　 指导：“我”心情平静下来时就踢得更好。

19. A. at　　　 B. by　　　　 C. for　　　　 D. around

答案：C 指导：考查介词for的用法，为他踢球，在他的球队踢球。

18. A. reconsidered　　　　　 B. rediscovered

　　 C. reformed　　　　　　　 D. replaced

答案：B　 指导：作者在学校队里重新找到了自己的所爱--踢球。

17. A. received　 B. suffered　 C. brought　 　D. felt

答案：D　 指导：她们感到来自父母和教练的压力太大而放弃了踢球。

16. A. sad　　　 B. shameful　 C. silly　　　 D. serious

答案： A 指导：四个很有潜力的女孩完全放弃踢球是很可惜的，令人难过。