高一英语周末练习（8）
第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The yearly marathon (a long-distance running race of 42.195km) in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance 1_____ any of them needed medical attention.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the 2_____ runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started.
The front-runners started to 3______ and then my eyes were 4______ to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt.
We knew we were already watching our “last runner”. Her 5_______ were so crippled(残废的)that it seemed almost 6______for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon.
Doug and I 7______ in silence as she slowly moved forward. 8______, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 9____ she pushed forward with great 10____ though the last miles.
When the finishing line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 11_____ crowds had gone home, 12_____, standing straight and ever so proud 13______ a lone man. He was 14______ one end of a ribbon(缎带)of crepe paper(绉纸) 15_______ to a post. She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering(飘动)behind her.
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became a part of my 16______ –a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about 17_____ the other runners or winning a prize, but about 18_____what she had set out to do, no matter 19______. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner. Then I realize how 20_____ the task before me really is.
( ) 1. A. so that B. in case C. even though D. only if
( ) 2. A. first B. best C. only D. last
( ) 3. A. run B. separate C. disappear D. compete
( ) 4. A. drawn B. thrown C. fixed D. caught
( ) 5. A. hands B. legs C. arms D. body
( ) 6. A. impossible B. informal C. illegal D. irregular
( ) 7. A. watched B. drove C. removed D. stood
( ) 8. A. Quickly B. Unluckily C. Naturally D. Finally
( ) 9. A. since B. before C. as D. until
( ) 10. A. pain B. determination C. strength D. desire
( ) 11. A. tired B. waiting C. cheering D. impatient
( ) 12. A. Besides B. Therefore C. Yet D. Fortunately
( ) 13. A. went B. waited C. came D. had
( ) 14. A. helping B. catching C. holding D. tying
( ) 15. A. kept B. tied C. connected D. led
( ) 16. A. dream B. feeling C. idea D. life
( ) 17. A. following B. hoping C. encouraging D. beating
( ) 18. A. finishing B. realizing C. starting D. winning
( ) 19. A. where B. how C. when D. what
( ) 20. A. difficult B. interesting C. easy D. Hopeful
第二节：阅读理解（共4小题;每小题2分，满分8分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, i t is true, no “matches” between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by
