When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to water to the runners, I remember being so to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year Iup for the race. That first 10,000m race was quite an .I jogged（慢跑）, I walked, I jogged and I walked., I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) . At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt for a second. But then I something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He hadabilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my was only to finish. After a minute, it me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into. Ithat I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my. In life we all have those moments when weourselves with others. It’s only . Don’t allow those moments to you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result toanything you want in life.
试题分析：本文讲述作者在参加一次跑步比赛时被一位老人超过，从而获得了许多人生感悟的故事。 【小题1】考查词义辨析。A产生，B分配；分发C拿出，D 挑选出，根据句子My job was to water to the runners，作者是给运动员分配水的。故选B 【小题2】考查形容词词义辨析。A兴奋的B担忧的C关心的D焦急的，从后面的句子to see all the different kinds of people who passed by 看到运动员通过应该是兴奋的，故选A 【小题3】考查固定词组。sign up for…报名参加，根据句子So the next year I up for the race因此第二年我报名参加赛跑，故选C 【小题4】考查名词词义辨析。A成就，B鼓励，C兴趣，D经历，根据句子That first 10,000m race was quite an .第一次10000米是一次很好的经历，故选D 【小题5】考查词组辨析。At times有时，In time及时，In all总共，After all毕竟，根据句子I jogged（慢跑）, I walked, I jogged and I walked., I didn’t know if I could finish.作者是边跑边走，毕竟不知自己能否完成。故选A 【小题6】考查名词词义辨析。A胜利B决定C时刻D总结，根据句子Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) . 一个决定性的时刻到了。故选C 【小题7】考查形容词词义辨析。A羞愧的B生气的C感动的D惊恐的，根据句子a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I feltbecause I was 15 years old,一位70岁老人超过了我，而我15岁，作者应感到才羞愧，故选A 【小题8】考查动词词义辨析。A放松的B挫败的C迷惑的D激励的I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt for a second.我不能跟上老人，应感到挫败，故选B 【小题9】 考查动词词义辨析。 A意识到B失去C注意到D记得，根据句子But then I something. He was running his race and I was running mine.根据后一句，他在跑他的，我在跑我的，作者意识到了这一点，故选A 【小题10】 考查形容词词义辨析。 A必要的B明显的C普通的D不同的，根据句子He had abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine.他有他的经历，我有我的经历，是不同的，故选D 【小题11】考查名词词义辨析。A座右铭B计划C目标D方向，根据句子Remember mywas only to finish. 我的目标只是完成比赛，故选C 【小题12】考查动词词义辨析。A担心B撞击C到达D伤害，It hit me that…是固定句型，表示“我忽然想到…”故选B 【小题13】考查名词词义辨析。A吸引B奉献C激励D期待，根据句子I turned my embarrassment into.应是我把羞愧转化为动力，故选C 【小题14】考查动词词义辨析。A希望B承诺C决定D建议，根据句子I that I would not give up running races.前文说我把羞愧转化为动力，此处应是我决定不放弃比赛，故选C 【小题15】考查副词词义辨析。A轻微地B艰难地C清晰地D合理地，根据句子I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare应是合理训练与准备，故选D 【小题16】考查名词词义辨析。A兴奋B完成C移动D判断，根据句子As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 我应是为自己完成比赛而自豪，故选B 【小题17】考查动词词义辨析。A介绍B相关C呈现D比较，根据句子In life we all have those moments when we ourselves with others.应是我们总是把自己同他人相比，故选D 【小题18】考查形容词词义辨析。A重要的B自然的C奇怪的D荒谬的，把自己同他人相比这是很正常的，故选B 【小题19】考查动词词义辨析。A使脆弱B弄伤C娱乐D欢呼，根据句子Don’t allow those moments to you.虽然同他人比较很正常，但不能让这些时刻使你脆弱，故选A 【小题20】考查动词词义辨析。A保留B运输C得到D遗弃，根据句子you can improve your result toanything you want in life. 意为：你可以达到你想要的任何东西，故选C 考点：考查记叙文阅读