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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) 36 injury . I had 37 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 38 for the 3,000-meter run.
“ Ready … set … ” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 39 me. I felt 40 as I fell farther and farther behind.
“ Hooray ! ” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 41 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 42__, ” I thought as I moved on. 43 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 44 and decided not to 45 in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, 46 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer— 47 than the one I’d heard earlier . I turned around and 48 , the boys were preparing for their race . “ They must be cheering for the boys. ”
I was leaving 49 several girls came up to me. “ Wow, you’ve got courage! ” one of them told me. “ Courage? I just 50 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 51 . I decided to 52 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always 53 in medals and victories, but in the 54 to overcome difficulties. The strongest people are not always the people who win, 55 the people who don’t give up when they lose .
36. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
37. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
38. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
39. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
40. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
41. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
42. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
44. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
45. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
46. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
47. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
48. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
49. A. while B. when C. as D. since
50. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
51. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
52. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
53. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
54. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
55. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
参考答案36—40 CDCBA 41—45 ABDCC 46—50 ADBBD 51—55 BDABD
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