My son Joey was born with clubfeet (畸形足). The doctors told us that with treatment he would be able to walk normally 1 would never run very well. The first three years of his life were spent in 2 . By the time he was eight, you 3 he had a problem when you saw him walk.
The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would
4 and play, too. We 5 told him that he probably wouldn t be able to 6 as wall as the other children. So he didn t know.
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross country 7 . Every day he trained with the team. He worked harder and ran more than any of the others perhaps he 8 that the abilities that seemed to come 9 to so many others did not come naturally to him. Although the 10 team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential (可能性)to 11 points for the school. We didn t tell him he probably would never 12 the team, so he didn t know.
He 13 to run four to five miles a day, every day even the day he had a 103 degree fever. I was 14 , so I went to look for him after school. I found him running all alone. I asked him how he felt, 15 , he said.He had two more miles to go. The sweat 16 his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever. Yet he 17 straight ahead and kept running.. We never told him he couldn t run four miles with a 103 degree fever. So he didn t know.
Two weeks later, the name of the team runners were 18 . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was only in seventh the other six team members were all 19 .
We never told him he shouldn t 20 to make the team. We never told him he couldn t do it, so he didn t know. He just did it.
1.A.however B.or C.but D.though
2.A.attention B.development C.circulation D.treatment
3.A.wouldn t know B.didn t imagine C.shouldn t find D.couldn t identify
4.A.keep just out B.jump right in C.stand only behind D.sit still away
5.A.never B.generally C.often D.sincerely
6.A.live B.jump C.run D.hope
7.A.competition B.class C.game D.team
8.A.meant B.sensed C.showed D.noticed
9.A.eventually B.suddenly C.safely D.naturally
10.A.entire B.same C.other D.all
11.A.score B.collect C.pay D.catch
12.A.join B.enter C.make D.keep
13.A.liked B.continued C.hoped D.aimed
14.A.moved B.excited C.encouraged D.worried
15.A.Never mind B.Okay C.Don t worry D.Sorry
16.A.ran down B.came from C.dropped off D.came down
17.A.stood B.looked C.faced D.glanced
18.A.made B.called C.designed D.checked
19.A.sixth-graders B.seventh-graders C.eighth-graders D.fifth-graders
20.A.expect B.fight C.avoid D.refuse
答案与解析：
1.C 此空格处是一个转折的话语，破折号是用来表示一个很重要的信息。B词意不合;A、D不应用此结构。
2.D 此答案根据前文的 The doctors run very well 得出。
3.A 答案 wouldn t know 表示 不会知道 。B表示 没有想像到 ;C表示 不应发现 ;D表示 不可能鉴别 ，皆不通。
4.B 此句的意思是 别的小孩在那里玩(游戏)，他也就(直接)进(跳)入他们的游戏圈内，无所困难或顾忌。
5.A 根据下文可以得出此答案，下文多次出现与本句意义、结构类似的话语，据此断定。
6.C 答案 run 是本文的中心。
7.D 根据下文可知，答案的意思是 加入(长跑)队 。后文有提示。
8.B 动词 sense 表示 意识到 ;notice表示 (表面的)发现。
9.D 前后一致。
10.A 根据全句理解： 全 队都(训练)跑，但只有前七人可以 。all team不通。
11.A score points 为固定词组，意思是 得分 。
12.C make 是个万能词，此处的意思是 作为 , 成为 的一分子 。 词组 make the team 表示 入队 。后文亦可印证。
13.B 根据上文，他(一直)在训练,故这里自然是 继续 。
14.D 根据全文，作者因担心才去看。
15.B 此答案是根据情境判断得来的。A、C不是用来回答feel的。
16.A 词组 run down 此处意思是 汗水流下，淌下。
17.B 词组 look straight ahead 表示：目视前方。
18.B 动词call此处意思是 宣布(读) ，call the names：点名。
19.C 根据语境(only 一词)可知，其他选手应是高于他的年级的。
20.A 此处expect的意思是 指望 、 期待 。