五、阅读理解。
Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many kinds of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race, but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race, it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles, I was thinking, “I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment, I said to myself, “I am never doing this again!”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and walked. At times, I didn’t know if I could finish. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed(尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up running races, and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line, I was so proud of myself. I didn’t regret(后悔) having such an experience.
()1. Why did the writer join in the running race?
A. Because he was crazy about running for the race.
B. Because he just wanted to try something new.
C. Because he thought he had rich running experience.
D. Because he expected to see if he was strong enough.
()2. How did the writer’s feelings change during the race?
①He decided to keep on running. ②He felt very proud of himself.
③He was kind of embarrassed. ④He regretted joining in the race.
A. ①→②→③→④ B. ②→③→④→①
C. ③→①→④→② D. ④→③→①→②
()3. What did the writer try to tell us?
A. We should volunteer as teenagers. B. We should cheer up for old people.
C. We should run our own race in life. D. We should try our best to be No. 1.

1.B 【点拨】根据第三段中“I saw so many kinds of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too!”可知,作者之所以决定参加比赛是因为看到别人这么做,自己也想这么做,由此推知作者想要尝试新事物。故选B。
2.D 【点拨】根据第四段可知,作者后悔参加跑步比赛了;根据第五段中“Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed(尴尬的)…”可知,看到70岁的老人超过自己,作者感到有点儿尴尬;根据第五段中“I decided that I would not give up running races…”可知,作者继续跑步;根据最后一段可知,冲过终点线后作者感到很骄傲。故选D。
3.C 【点拨】根据全文内容可知,作者通过曾经的比赛经历,告诉我们在人生赛道上,跑自己的比赛,不要和他人比较。故选C。

【分析】
1. 第1题是细节理解题，需定位原文查找作者参加跑步比赛的原因，结合原文表述匹配选项；
2. 第2题是情感排序题，需按时间顺序梳理作者在比赛各阶段的情感变化，对应选项顺序；
3. 第3题是主旨大意题，需结合全文核心感悟，提炼文章传递的道理，匹配选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据原文第三段“I saw so many kinds of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too!”可知，作者因想尝试新事物参加比赛，A选项“痴迷跑步”、C选项“有丰富经验”与原文不符，D选项“想证明强壮”未提及，故选B。
2. 第2题：按时间顺序梳理情感：第四段作者表示“我再也不做这事了”（对应④后悔参赛）；第五段遇到70岁老人超过自己，感到尴尬（对应③）；随后决定不放弃跑步比赛（对应①）；最后冲线后感到骄傲（对应②），顺序为④→③→①→②，故选D。
3. 第3题：全文核心感悟是“He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t?”，即人生要专注自己的赛道，A、B、D均偏离主旨，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】本文是贴近生活的记叙文，通过作者的跑步比赛经历传递了“专注自身、不盲目攀比”的人生态度，题目设置考查学生的信息定位、情感梳理和主旨归纳能力，是初中英语阅读理解的典型题型。
【难度系数】0.6