When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the differe

When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I signed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 37 hot. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”
Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38 soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41 that I was younger than him but I couldn’t keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, training and goals and I had mine. 43 in life do we 44 ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. 45 I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.
In life we all 46 compare ourselves with others, which is only natural. But don’t let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.
【小题1】A．pleasingB．interestingC．inspiringD．amazing【小题2】A．extremelyB．strangelyC．sadlyD．certainly【小题3】A．andB．butC．whileD．or【小题4】A．easierB．harderC．betterD．worse【小题5】A．wentB．flewC．happenedD．came【小题6】A．exhaustedB．disappointedC．embarrassedD．annoyed【小题7】A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing【小题8】A．How manyB．How muchC．How oftenD．How old【小题9】A．cooperateB．compareC．combineD．compromise【小题10】A．WhenB．BecauseC．SinceD．Until【小题11】A．hardlyB．sometimesC．alwaysD．never【小题12】A．FurthermoreB．ThereforeC．MeanwhileD．InsteadC

(答案→)C 解析：本文讲述了在人生中，有大量的与别人的比较，我们要让这样的比较来鼓励我们，而不是让这样的比较削弱我们。【小题1】C 形容词辨析。A令人高兴的B有趣的C鼓舞人心的D让人惊讶的；看到不同的运动员从我身边跑过抓举一杯水真是鼓舞人心啊!说明作者认为这样的做法很鼓舞人。【小题2】A 副词辨析。A及其B奇怪C悲哀D当然；马拉松比赛的这一天及其的炎热。【小题3】B 上下文串联。你选择了一个目标但是很快就意识到这个目标比以前所想得更艰难。【小题4】B 词义辨析。A更容易B更困难C更好D更差；很快就意识到这个任务你想象地更困难。【小题5】D 动词辨析。A去B飞行C发生D来；最后决定的时刻来临了。【小题6】C 上下文串联。被一个年龄比我大了很多的人超过是一个令人尴尬的事情。【小题7】A 名词辨析。突然我心里想到了一些事情。Something某些事情。【小题8】C 词义辨析。How many指可数名词复数；how much是金钱；how often指频率，多少次；how old指年龄；在我们的生命中有多少次我们拿自己和别人进行比较。故C正确。【小题9】B 动词辨析。A合作B比较C结合D拖鞋；compare…with…拿…和…进行比较。【小题10】A 连词辨析。A当…时B因为C自从D直到…才；当我跨越终点的时候，我为自己自豪。【小题11】B 副词辨析。A几乎不B有时C总是D从未；在生活中我们有时会把自己和别人比较。【小题12】D 副词辨析。A而且B因此C同时D相反；不要让这样的比较影响我们，相反要让这样的比较鼓舞激励我们。

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