When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week

When I was a girl of 10, I joined the school cross-country team and practiced twice a week, on the 1,8-km course I'd never really run before and I thought the course would be easy. It was a real shock I ran out of breathe(喘气)within the first few minutes. I never realized how tiring running could be but I didn’t t think about give up.
Over time,I did get a little bit faster. However, I was really slow. In races, I would finish close to last. I'd always have to stop more than once, especially in the longer races, which were 2. 5 to 2. 8 km. After every race, I'd go home and cry. But 1 still didn't stop running, holding onto that picture of crossing the finishingline and finally doing well.
Then one of my friends joined the team, too. She could run easily and even came in the 18th in a big race! I felt so slow and my confidence(自信) was lower than ever. I became so nervous when I thought of the races that I wanted to give up badly.
Still. I refund to. Finally. 1 realized that the reason I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't ready for them. So a few weeks before the next 2. 8-km race. I practiced running almost 3 km every day. which helped me improve my pace(步伐).
When the time came for the big race, all that practicing really paid off. I stopped only once and my pace was so much better.
I realized that I’d finally gotten happiness with running. But the funny thing was. It didn't come from doing better, Instead, it came from the fact that I hid tried harder and never given up.
【小题1】 Before she took the 1.8-km course, the writer .A．knew a lot about itB．wanted to be a great runnerC．practiced running every day D．never thought running so tired【小题2】The writer was nervous about the race because she .A．had to stop to drink waterB．was worried she wasn’t readyC．run slower than anyone else D．could find no coach to help her【小题3】The underlined phrase paid off probably mean “ ”.A．brought good results B．coat a lot C．saved much time D．came to fail【小题4】It can be inferred(推断) from the passage that the writer .A．got angry with her friendB．wasn't pleased with herselfC．was a person with a strong mind D．had no Interest In runningD

(答案→)D 解析：【主旨大意】本文叙述了作者在参加越野训练的经历和感受，通过作者坚持不懈的努力，最终取得了成功。通过这个故事它告诉我们，做任何事情，要相信自己，永不放弃。【小题1】 细节理解题。由第一段第一句“...on the 1,8-km course I'd never really run before and I thought the course would be easy. ”可知，作者原以为越野赛跑是很容易的事，故选D。【小题1】细节理解题。由第四段第二句“I was to nervous was that I was always worried that I wasn't ready for them.”可知答案选B。【小题1】词义猜测题。根据语境，我们可猜测：当大赛临近时，我所有的练习都得到了“回报”，故选A。【小题1】推理判断题。从全文可以看出，作者是一个有主见的人。

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