课后限时作业(二)限时/50分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解PaulaRadcliffe,chasing(角逐)athirdLondonmarathontitle(冠军),saysshehasbecomeastrongerpersonafterherterribleexperienceatthe2004AthensGames.Radcliffe,whofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10,000mlastAugust,said,“Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism.”“InthepastIwantedtopleaseeveryone,butnowIamgoingtolistenevenmoretothepeoplearoundme.”Shedidn'tcareaboutcriticismmadeattheweekendbyLizMcColgan,whofeltRadcliffeshouldhaverestedandletherbodyrecoverafterherfailureinAthens.“LizissomeoneIlookuptobutshehasn'tspokentomelastyearandifshereallycaredforme,I'msureshewouldhavecontactedme.”InsteadRadcliffewontheNewYorkCitymarathonjust11weeksafterAthens.“InNewYorkIwasn'tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace.”RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSunday'sracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords.However,Radcliffehasnotruledout(排除)inthefuturechasingher“final”worldrecordtimeandquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworldclasstimes.“Idon'tthinkthat—althoughI_can't_put_a_number_on_it，”saidRadcliffe.“Thatchangesfrompersontoperson.”RadcliffeissureshecanbetterherwinningLondon2003performancesomepointinthefuture.FollowingasuccessfulthreemonthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStates,the31yearoldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater.Radcliffeclockedatime2：18：56inherfirst42.2kilometreracethreeyearsago.Afterwardssheseta“mixedcourse”markof2：17：18fivemonthslaterinChicagobeforeloweringthattoatimeof2：15：25inthe2003Londonevent.语篇导读本文为记叙文，讲述了著名马拉松运动员PaulaRadcliffe不畏困难，创造属于自己的成绩的故事，告诉我们要有坚强的意志。1．WhatinfluencedidRadcliffe'sfailureinAthenshaveonher?A．ItmadeherdeveloprespectforLiz.B．Itmadeherlovepeoplearoundhermore.C．Itmadeherrestforfivemonths.D．Itmadeherfacecriticismcalmly.解析D推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Radcliffe在雅典奥运会的失败让她能平静地面对批评，故选D项。2．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．RadcliffebroketheworldrecordintheNewYorkCitymarathon.B．Radcliffedidn'tfullyrecoverbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.C．RadcliffewonherfirstmarathontitleintheNewYorkCitymarathon.D．Radcliffehada3monthtrainingbeforetheNewYorkCitymarathon.解析B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知，Radcliffe在纽约市马拉松比赛前还没有完全恢复。A、C两项文章里没有提到，D项应该是在伦敦马拉松比赛之前，故选B项。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Ican'tputanumberonit”inParagraph8mean?A．She'snotsureifshehastheabilitytosetanewworldrecord.B．She'snotsureifshecanwinanotherracethoughshehaswonmanytimes.C．She'snotsurehowmanytimesamarathonrunnercansettheworldrecord.D．She'snotsureifshehastheabilitytoproducefourorfiveworldclasstimes.解析C句意理解题。根据第七段中的produceonlyfourorfiveworldclasstimes可知，画线句指Radcliffe不确定马拉松运动员能创造多少次世界纪录，number在这里指的是次数，故选C项。4．WhatcanwelearnfromRadcliffe'sstory?A．Practicemakesperfect.B．Wellbegunishalfdone.C．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D．Wherethereisawillthereisaway.解析D主旨大意题。根据Radcliffe的故事可知，她的付出最终获得了回报，故选D项。Ⅱ.完形填空Acoupleofyearsago,Iwenttoalady'shousetobuysomevitamins.Uponenteringthehouse,I__1__thattherewasanelectronickeyboardonastand,leaning__2__thewall.Beingapianomusicloverand__3__，Iaskedifthewomanplayed.Shenoddedan...
