Ⅳ. 完形填空。
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【阅读导读】本文通过作者参加跑步比赛的故事告诉我们，最坚强的人并不总是那些胜利者，还有那些即使在失败时也不放弃的人。
It was the sports meeting once a year in our school. But my foot still hadn't healed(痊愈) because of an accident. I wondered whether I should 1 the meeting or not. But I had prepared for it for a long time and I was ready for the 1,500-metre race.
“Ready… set…” The gun sounded and we were off. The other boys rushed ahead of me. I felt ashamed as I fell farther behind.
“Hooray!” the crowd shouted. It was the loudest 2 I had ever heard at a sports meeting. The first-place runner was one lap(圈) ahead of me when he 3 the finish line.
“Maybe I should 4,” I thought as I ran. However, I kept going. During the last lap, I ran in pain and decided not to race next year, 5 by that time my foot had healed.
When I finished, I heard 6 louder cheers from the girls. “They 7 be cheering for the winners,” I thought.
I was leaving the meeting when several girls came up to me. “Wow, you've shown a lot of 8!” one of them told me. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
I felt 9 again and decided to run again next year. I 10 that strength and courage aren't always measured in victories. The strongest people are not always those who win, but those who don't give up even when they are losing.
()1. A. watch B. attend C. plan D. host
()2. A. noise B. music C. show D. cheer
()3. A. won B. painted C. crossed D. swam
()4. A. give up B. give away C. put up D. put away
()5. A. or B. as C. so that D. even though
()6. A. much B. too C. so D. very
()7. A. can B. need C. must D. should
()8. A. talent B. courage C. interest D. humor
()9. A. lucky B. hopeful C. worried D. unhappy
()10. A. doubted B. imagined C. realised D. required
用英语我的感悟：

1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. D
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. C
My personal understanding is that the true meaning of struggle never lies in getting the first place easily. Even if we fall far behind others and face all kinds of difficulties on the way to our goals, holding on to the end is still a victory for ourselves. We can gain the courage to move on and grow stronger from the process of sticking to our tasks, which is far more precious than temporary prizes.

【分析】
这是一篇人生哲理主题的完形填空，解题思路如下：1. 通读全文把握主旨：最坚强的人并非胜利者，而是失败时仍不放弃的人；2. 针对每个空格，结合上下文语境，从词义辨析、固定搭配、逻辑关系等角度分析，排除错误选项；3. 最后通读验证答案是否符合主旨和逻辑。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。根据语境，作者纠结是否参加运动会，attend the meeting是固定搭配，意为“参加运动会”，故选B。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。前文提到人群欢呼，此处指运动会上的欢呼声，cheer符合语境，故选D。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。cross the finish line是固定表达，意为“冲过终点线”，故选C。
4. 考查动词短语辨析。作者因落后想放弃，give up意为“放弃”，符合语境，故选A。
5. 考查连词辨析。此处表让步，even though意为“即使”，引导让步状语从句，符合逻辑，故选D。
6. 考查副词用法。much可修饰比较级louder，表程度，故选A。
7. 考查情态动词表推测。此处是对女孩欢呼对象的肯定推测，must be意为“一定是”，符合语境，故选C。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。女孩称赞作者展现了勇气，courage符合语境，故选B。
9. 考查形容词词义辨析。作者被鼓励后重新有了希望，hopeful意为“有希望的”，符合语境，故选B。
10. 考查动词词义辨析。作者意识到力量和勇气并非仅用胜利衡量，realised意为“意识到”，符合语境，故选C。
英语感悟：My personal understanding is that the true meaning of struggle never lies in getting the first place easily. Even if we fall far behind others and face all kinds of difficulties on the way to our goals, holding on to the end is still a victory for ourselves. We can gain the courage to move on and grow stronger from the process of sticking to our tasks, which is far more precious than temporary prizes.
【答案】
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. C
My personal understanding is that the true meaning of struggle never lies in getting the first place easily. Even if we fall far behind others and face all kinds of difficulties on the way to our goals, holding on to the end is still a victory for ourselves. We can gain the courage to move on and grow stronger from the process of sticking to our tasks, which is far more precious than temporary prizes.
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、上下文语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以作者参加跑步比赛的经历为线索，传递了深刻的人生哲理，解题时需紧扣语篇主旨，结合词汇知识和逻辑关系分析，能有效提升学生的语篇理解能力和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.3