第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AAfewyearsago,Ifeltlikeatruefailure.IwasdoingWeightWatchersforthethirdtimeinordertoloseweightbutnotmakingprogress．Atthattime,Ispenthourseverydayworkingouttomyvideosandwasstilloverweight.Idecidedthattherewasnopointinfightingit.IthoughtIwasmeanttobefatforever．Ineededachangeofheartandmind.Thatchangecameinthemostunexpectedway．Itcamewithrunning．AfterdinneronThanksgiving,Iwentoutforawalkwithmyfamily．IhadturnedmylittleMP3playeronandwasenjoyingthemusicwhenmyfavoritesongcameon．Ifeltlikedancing,butthatwasoutofthequestion(Ihadtwoteenagerswithme)．SoIcaughtthespeedabitandstartedtorunslowly．Iwasquitepleasedwithmyburstofactivity．WhatwasmoresurprisingwasthatIgotupthenextmorningandwentoutagain.Afterrunning,Ifeltstrongandcalmatthesametime.IrecalledthegoodfeelingsIfeltwhenIusedtorun20yearsagoanddecidedthatIwantedmoreofthat．Isignedupforaspringraceandpracticedhardforit．EventhoughmyweightisstillheavierthanwhatIwouldlike,Inolongercareaboutit．Itrytostaymorefocusedonmylife.Mostimportantly,myworkoutsarelessthananhourperdayandItakeSundaysoffcompletely.Mygoalistokeepexercisinginmylifebutnotletittakeovermylife.Afterall,Iamsomuchmorethanmyweight．1．Whatwastroublingtheauthoraccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Thatshehadtoolittletimetoworkout．B．Thatshefailedtoloseweight．C．Thatshecouldn'tenjoythefoodsheliked．D．Thatshewasconsideredtobeafailurebyothers．2．AccordingtoParagraph3,theauthorstartedrunninginsteadofdancingbecauseA．shethoughtrunningwouldhelphermore．B．shedidn'twanttodanceatthatmoment．C．sheconsideredituselesstodance．D．itwasinconvenientforhertodanceatthatmoment．3．InParagraph4theauthormainlywantstotellusthat____．A．shewasagoodrunner20yearsagoB．shehadstrongwill-powerC．shereallylikedrunningD．sheoftensurprisedothers4．Whatwastheauthor'sbiggestchangeaftershestartedrunning?A．Thatshenolongerwantedtoloseweight．B．Thatshechangedherattitudetowardslosingweight．C．Thatshespentmoretimeinworkingout．D．Thatshelostmoreweightthanexpected．BInthemiddleofadream,anartistawoke.Hereachedforhispencilandstartedtodraw.Hestartedwithasingledot(圆点).Ittooktheartistshourstofinishhispicture,andafterwardshecollapsedbackintobed.Soonhewasasleepagain,stillsmilingfromthoughtsofhisdrawing.Thedotwasnothappy.Itlookedaroundthepageandsawlinesallaround.Theywerelongandcolorful,andthedotwasneither.“Idon’tbelonghere,”itthought.“Thispicturedoesn’tneedme.”Sothedotjumpedoffthepage.Itapproachedanearbynewspapercoveredindots.“SurelythisiswhereIbelong,”thedotsaidaloud.Ithoppedontothefrontpage,butalltheotherdotsstartedyelling.“Youcannotstayhere!”“Whynot?”askedthedot.“Wearenotdots,”theysaid.“Weareperiods(句号)，andwebelongtonewspapers.Youarejustadot.”Thedotfeltsilly,soitleftthenewspaper.Thenthedotsawawhitecubewithdotsoneveryside.“ThisiswhereIbelong,”itthoughttoitself.“Excuseme,”itsaidpolitelytofourdotsononesideofthecube.“I’madotandyouaredots,somayIjoinyou?”“No,youmaynot,”theysaid.“Wearedotsonapairofdice(骰子).Anextradotwouldruinapairofdice.”Thedotfeltsillyagainandhoppedovertothesleepingartist.“Iwonderwhyhedrewme,”thoughtthedot.Thedotdidn’tknowwhattodo.Itdidn’tbelongtolines,periodsordice.Theartistsuddenlywokeup,lookedathispictureandfeltheartbrok...
