1、William WPurkey,a well-known professor of education,said,“Dance like no one is watching,love like youll never be hurt,sing like no one is listening,and live like its heaven on earth.” It seems like the perfect life philosophyand one Ive learned to apply to running over the year.But I didnt always fe
2、el this way.In my early days,when I weighed 240 pounds,I ran like everyone was watchingand judging.If I was on a run and saw a car approaching,Id stop and pretend I was looking for something Id lost.I bought the high-tech gear and clothes that I thought would make people believe I was a runner.And I
3、 didnt have a clue if the expensive shoes I was wearing were the right kind for meI just wanted to look like I fit in with this group.To be honest,I felt a certain satisfaction in believing that someone was watching.I really thought that other people cared about my performance.The best example of th
4、is was a combined,two-lap marathon in Florence,Italy.As I approached the finishing line,the crowd began to cheer.I was surprised.Here I was,thousands of miles from home,and the Italians were shouting for “IIPenguino”About 20 yards from the finishing,the truth set in when the winner of the full marat
5、hon went past me as I was finishing the half-marathon.No one was cheering for me.No one probably even noticed that I was finishing.I couldnt help but smile at my own illusion of self-importance.Thats when I realized I had been running for every reason except the right one.I ran to make other people
6、happy,ran to live up to their expectations.But no one was watching,no one cared.So I decided I was going to run for mejust meand gained a new enjoyment from the sport I hadnt truly experienced yet.Ive learned to run like no one is watching.So if you see me at race,and I look like a 60-year-old guy w
7、addling(蹒跚) along,dont worry.Im fine.The miracle isnt that I finished.The miracle is that I had the courage to start.语篇解读本文主要讲述了作者最初跑步时是为了让别人快乐,不辜负他们的期望。后来发现,跑步应该享受运动带来的快乐,该为自己而生活,不是愉悦他人。1The writer presents the passage by .Atelling his running storyBexplaining a life philosophyClisting some life ru
8、lesDintroducing quotations答案D解析写作手法题。根据文章第一段第一句可知,本文开篇引用了一个名人的名言来呈现该话题,故选D。2It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that the writer .Aused sports clothes and shoes to attract attentionBwas concerned about what others thought of herCliked to be the focus of other runnersDstruggled to find the right shoes
9、 to fit her答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容可知,作者很胖的时候,跑步时总觉得别人在注视她,当有车靠近时,她总会停下来假装在找东西,后来还买了运动衣服以让人们觉得她是一个专业的跑步者,由此可知,作者很在乎别人对她的看法,故选B。3When the writer was near the finishing line, .Ashe smiled at her own achievementBthe crowd cheered for her madlyCnobody really cared about her runningDshe realized the importan
10、ce of confidence答案C根据文章第四段第二、三句“No one was cheering for me.No one probably even noticed that I was finishing.”可知,当作者在跑步时,没有人为她喝彩,快要跑完全程时,似乎也没有人注意到,故选C。4Now the writer thought the reason for running is to .Alive up to others expectationsBcreate a miracle in her own lifeCenjoy the pleasure of runningD
11、run like no one is watching根据文章倒数第二段中的“So I decided I was going to run for mejust meand gained a new enjoyment from the sport I hadnt truly experienced yet.”可知,我决定我应该为自己而奔跑,去享受运动给我带来的快乐,故选C。5By telling her own story,the writer wanted to .Atell us to live a life of our ownBinspire more people to runC
12、expect us to improve our health by runningDstress the importance of determination答案A解析写作意图题。本文主要讲述了作者最初跑步时是为了让别人快乐,不辜负他们的期望。故选A。B天津五校联考一模)In spite of sex discrimination of keeping women down,new research finds another aspect of womens characters:girls are more likely to talk about school successes t
13、han boys.Researchers from Hanover College and the University of Louisville came to this conclusion.After all,girls are usually taught to be modest,instead of bragging.Basically,girls share more because they believe that success in school is good and that theyll be socially rewarded for it.Girls thin
14、k that talking about their academic successes will build friendships.Boys seem to share less,because on average,they think its uncool to be good at school,and would prefer to become the class clown or something even if they really are smart.Because the trend starts as early as mid-childhood,theres a
15、 long time for these differences to affect motivation and actual school performance.This trend continues all the way through college.Girls tend to be better at self-regulation than boys,which allows them to set academic goals,and achieve them.Girls find academic environments easier to control while boys higher energy levels and impulsiveness(易冲动)cause behavioral problems possibly contributing to the lower grades.Some aspects of the gender schooling gap are troubling.Especially as success depend
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