【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 running after other people and we miss out on our own 15 to our given destinies ( 命運). The 16 with unhealthy petition is that it39。s a never ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you, someone with 17 grades or a more satisfying job, more education, a nicer car, more money in the bank, etc. But be 18 that we can be the best that we can be. We are peting with no one. Take what we have been 19 the height, weight and personality. Dress well and 20 it proudly. We should feel lucky with them and stay focused and live a healthy life. 1. A. forgetB. tellC. admitD. argue2. A. foolB. warnC. catchD. encourage3. A. beforeB. becauseC. onceD. although4. A. secretlyB. finallyC. possiblyD. gradually5. A. ignoringB. doubtingC. thinkingD. announcing6. A. surprisedB. likelyC. luckyD. determined7. A. findB. rememberC. makeD. control8. A. beatB. hitC. meetD. defend9. A. restingB. racingC. standingD. singing10. A. tookB. changedC. valuedD. missed11. A. lifeB. planC. mindD. dream12. A. promiseB. explainC. proveD. predict13. A. proudB. successfulC. adventurousD. helpful14. A. energyB. dreamC. wealthD. health15. A. directionsB. resultsC. skillsD. paths16. A. problemB. possibilityC. requirementD. influence17. A. lowerB. betterC. furtherD. deeper18. A. satisfiedB. afraidC. confidentD. curious19. A. givenB. providedC. takenD. used20. A. considerB. sellC. showD. wear【答案】（1）B；（2）C；（3）A；（4）D；（5）C；（6）D；（7）C；（8）A；（9）B；（10）D；（11）A；（12）C；（13）B；（14）A；（15）D；（16）A；（17）B；（18）C；（19）A；（20）D； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者通過和其他人的比賽，明白了一個道理：在現(xiàn)實生活中，我們花費時間和精力去追趕其他人，我們卻錯失了了我們自己的命運路徑。(1)考查動詞。句意：我可以說他跑的比我慢一些。“忘記”； “說”； “承認”；“爭論”。所以選B。(2)考查動詞。根據(jù)“I caught and passed him.”可知我要努力趕上他?！坝夼保?“警告”； C. catch“趕上”；“鼓勵”。所以選C。(3)考查連詞。句意：在我拐彎兒之前，我還有一英里要走?！霸凇?； “因為”；C. once“一旦”； D. although“盡管”。所以選A。(4)考查副詞。句意：每一個街區(qū)，我都逐漸地一點點靠近他。secretly“秘密地”；finally“ 最后”；possibly“可能”；gradually“漸漸地”。所以選D。(5)考查動詞。句意：幾分鐘之后，我距離他只有100碼，所以我加速，我認為這是倫敦奧林匹克競賽的最后階段。A. ignoring “忽略”；B. doubting “懷疑”；C. thinking“認為”；announcing“宣布”。所以選C。(6)考查動詞。句意：我決定趕上他。A. surprised“吃驚”；B. likely“很可能”； C. lucky “幸運的”；D. determined“決定”。所以選D。(7)考查固定短語。根據(jù)“I caught and passed him.”可知最終我干成了。make it固定短語，“做到”。所以選C。(8)考查動詞。句意：我打敗了他。A. beat“打敗”；B. hit “打擊”；C. meet“遇見”；D. defend“防護”。所以選A。(9)考查動詞。句意：他甚至不知道我們在比賽。A. resting “休息”；B. racing‘比賽’；C. standing“站立”； D. singing“唱歌”。所以選B。(10)考查動詞。根據(jù)“I had gone nearly six blocks past it.”可知我太專注于比賽，而錯過了我的拐彎兒。A. took“拿”；B. changed“改變”；C. valued“重視”；D. missed“錯過”。所以選D。(11)考查名詞。句意：這不正如發(fā)生在我們生活中的事嗎，當我們專注于和同學、同事、朋友、鄰居和家人競爭的時候，努力勝過他們或者努力證明我們更重要或是更成功？A. life “生活”； plan“計劃”；C. mind “介意”；D. dream“夢想”。所以選A。(12)考查動詞。這不正如發(fā)生在我們生活中的事嗎，當我們專注于和同學、同事、朋友、鄰居和家人競爭的時候，努力勝過他們或者努力證明我們更重要或是更成功？A. promise“ 許諾”；explain“解釋”；C. prove“證明”；D. predict“預測”。所以選C。(13)考查形容詞。句意：這不正如發(fā)生在我們生活中的事嗎，當我們專注于和同學、同事、朋友、鄰居和家人競爭的時候，努力勝過他們或者努力證明我們更重要或是更成功？A. proud“驕傲的”；B. successful “成功的”；C. adventurous“冒險的”；D. helpful“有幫助的”。所以選B。(14)考查名詞。句意：在現(xiàn)實生活中，我們花費時間和精力去追趕其他人，我們卻錯失了了我們自己的命運路徑。A. energy“精力”； B. dream“夢想”；C. wealth “財富”；D. health“健康”。所以選A。(15)考查名詞。句意：在現(xiàn)實生活中，我們花費時間和精力去追趕其他人，我們卻錯失了我們自己的命運路徑。A. directions“方向”； B. results“結(jié)果”；C. skills “技巧”；D. paths“路徑”。所以選D。(16)考查名詞。句意：這種不健康的競爭問題，不停止的循環(huán)。A. problem “問題”；B. possibility“可能性”； C. requirement“要求”；D. influence“影響”。所以選A。(17)考查形容詞。句意：總有一些人在你的前面，有人有更好的成績，或者是更令人滿意的工作，更好的教育，更漂亮的汽車，銀行里更多的錢。A. lower “更低”；B. better“更好”；C. further “ 更遠”；D. deeper“更深”。所以選B。(18)考查形容詞。根據(jù)“that we can be the best that we can be.”可知我們要自信。A. satisfied“滿意的”； B. afraid “害怕的”；C. confident“自信的”；D. curious“好奇的”。所以選C。(19)考查動詞。句意：接受我們已經(jīng)被給予的身高、體重、性格。A. given“給予”；B. provided“提供”； C. taken“拿”； D. used“使用”。所以選A。(20)考查動詞。由“Dress well”可知自信地穿著。A. consider“考慮”；B. sell“ 銷售”；C. show“展出”；D. wear“穿著”。所以選D。【點評】本題考點涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，固定短語等多個知識點的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。4．請先閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項。 Many books have been written about the art of giving. And we also know that it39。s hard to give people a gift, 1 a personal one. If we want to make it better, we should understand who you will give the gift to and their likes and 2 . As is often the case, some little kids think they don39。t get enough gifts 3 some old people think they get too many gifts. Different people like different kinds of gifts. Some presents are never too 4 . For example, when a little child just gives his or her mother a leaf from a tree, it is enough to make her very 5 . Gift giving is different in different 6 . Here are some of their likes. In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not opened. Later, the same gift may be given away to someone 7 , because many people have enough things and don39。t want 8 gifts themselves. In Canada, a tree can help remember a 9 . In the USA, some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buying them gifts. In Sweden, doing something for someone is the best gift. People don39。t need to 10 too much money. Instead, making a meal for him or her is enough. To make things 11 , some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, however, 12 money can make people unfortable. When someone gives me money, it just makes me think they39。re being lazy, says John Wilson. In England, we have a saying: It39。s the thought that 13 . When someone gives me money, I feel they don39。t think it about at all. I prefer to receive a gift 14 has some thought behind it. Different people have very different thoughts 15 this subject! So maybe the art of giving is difficult! What do you think?1. A. usuall