Question

I am a long distance runner. When I was thirty-one, I was in a serious car accident. The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk “normally” but I would never run again—terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen(氧氣) she breathes. The doctors were right. For the next nine and a half years, I was unable to run more than twenty-five feet.
In 2006, I began self-training to take part in a 60-mile walk. Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 4-5 hours a day was too long. If only I could jog(慢跑) part of it—that would cost me less time. I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly, I increased the distance. The doctor were proved wrong—it only took nine and a half years to do so.
While practicing, I suffered a loss—a dear friend suddenly died. His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential(潛力). He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals. Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn’t train to my fullest, the doctor would win. So I trained seven days a week. And I succeeded in crossing the finish line of the LA Marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors. They never believed that I would achieve that.
The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept

1. 1.
   What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?
   1. A.
      She didn’t believe what the doctor said
   2. B.
      She often felt it was hard to tolerate
   3. C.
      She loved running very much
   4. D.
      She lost heart after the accident
2. 2.
   The author tried jogging because she wanted to ______
   1. A.
      save some time
   2. B.
      protect her feet
   3. C.
      get more exercise
   4. D.
      catch up with others
3. 3.
   Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?
   1. A.
      Because she was so sorry for the loss of a friend
   2. B.
      Because she was encouraged by her dead friend’s words
   3. C.
      Because she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong
   4. D.
      Because she wanted to make more friends
4. 4.
   What does the underlined word “astonishment” in Paragraph 3 mean?
   1. A.
      Surprise
   2. B.
      Sadness
   3. C.
      Disappointment
   4. D.
      Anger

Answer 1

CABA
試題分析：本文講述了遇見事故殘疾了的我通過個人努力，又一次參加了馬拉松長跑，證明只要努力，一切都有可能。
1.C 推理題。根據第一段3,4行I would never run again—terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen(氧氣) she breathes.說明我把跑步當成是呼吸的氧氣，說明我很重視跑步，故C正確。
2.A 細節題。根據第二段2,3行If only I could jog(慢跑) part of it—that would cost me less time.說明這樣做可以省略時間，故A正確。
3.B 細節題。根據第三段3，4,5行He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals 。Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn’t train to my fullest, the doctor would win說明我受到他的話的鼓勵，故B正確。
4.A 推理題。根據And I succeeded in crossing the finish line of the LA Marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors. They never believed that I would achieve that.說明醫生根本想不到我能做到這一切，這讓醫生非常驚訝。故A正確。
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點評：本文講述了遇見事故殘疾了的我通過個人努力，又一次參加了馬拉松長跑，證明只要努力，一切都有可能。本文細節題居多，答題時在文章找到對應的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。