第一节 完形填空 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈) from a(n) 1 injury. I had 2 whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was, 3 for the 3,000-metre 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 meeting. 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 preparing 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.
第二节 语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入适当的单词或空格后括号内单词的正确形式，每空填写一个单词。 One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously. 1 hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed 2 . (cover) up anyway; it just wasn't worth 3 to save the donkey. He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel (铲) and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized 4 was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He 5 (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt 6 hit his back, the donkey was doing something 7 (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up. 8 the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal; he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over 9 edge of the well and happily ran off! Each of our troubles is a stepping stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just 10 not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
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for
[解析] 本题考查介词。for hours指“几个小时”。故填for。
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covering/to be covered
[解析] 本题考查非谓语动词。need表示“需要被…”既可以接不定式的被动式，又可以接-ing形式的主动式。故填covering/to be covered。
Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 11 (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 12 (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 13 most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup. But the river wasn't changed in a few days 14 even a few months. It took years of work to reduce the 15 (industry) pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 16 (clean) than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit 17 is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are 18 (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 19 (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 20 (patience).
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