Question

【題目】My First Marathon（馬拉松）

A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P. E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was “not athletic".

The idea that I was “not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces（鞋帶）became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!

At mile 3, I passed a sign： "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

By mile 21, I was starving!

As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a. m. or questioned my expenses on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels（世俗標(biāo)簽），I can now call myself a “marathon winner".

【1】A month before the marathon, the author .

A.was well trainedB.felt scared

C.made up his mind to runD.lost hope

【2】Why did the author mention the P. E.class in his 7th year?

A.To acknowledge the support of his teacher.

B.To amuse the readers with a funny story.

C.To show he was not talented in sports.

D.To share a precious memory.

【3】What does the story mainly tell us?

A.A man owes his success to his family support.

B.A winner is one with a great effort of will.

C.Failure is the mother of success.

D.One is never too old to learn.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文，作者在參加馬拉松前一個(gè)月受了傷，訓(xùn)練時(shí)間不足，且在初一時(shí)就被體育老師說(shuō)沒(méi)有運(yùn)動(dòng)天賦，但是30多歲的他依然堅(jiān)持跑完馬拉松，突破自我，挑戰(zhàn)不可能。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead. 在我第一次參加馬拉松比賽的一個(gè)月前，我的一個(gè)腳踝受傷了，這意味著我兩周內(nèi)不能跑步，只剩下兩周的訓(xùn)練時(shí)間。然而，我決心要繼續(xù)下去�？芍�作者決定參加比賽，故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。將題干中的P. E. class in his 7th year定位在第二段，作者自己在七年級(jí)的時(shí)候做得不是很好，后來(lái)被老師認(rèn)為不是一個(gè)擅長(zhǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的人，并且第三段提到老師說(shuō)的not athletic一直影響著他，故選C。

【3】主旨大意題。這是一篇記敘文，在最后一段點(diǎn)題：Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗標(biāo)簽), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”. 可知，作者是一個(gè)意志堅(jiān)定的人，通過(guò)不懈努力，最終獲得了成功的勝利。故選B。

一般定位關(guān)鍵詞適用于解答細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通過(guò)定位關(guān)鍵詞解題，考生在閱讀題干時(shí)，把題干中有標(biāo)記意義的詞或詞組劃記出來(lái)，或者選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞，然后用這個(gè)詞回到原文當(dāng)中定位。如小題2題干中的P. E. class in his 7th year定位到第二段，作者自己在七年級(jí)的時(shí)候做得不是很好，后來(lái)被老師認(rèn)為不是一個(gè)擅長(zhǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)的人，并且第三段提到老師說(shuō)的not athletic一直影響著他，因此很容易確定答案C。