At the 2023 Shenzhen Marathon(马拉松), 45-year-old Luo Shujian crossed the finishing line with his 13-year-old son Xiaobai, who was in a special push-chair. They___1___ the half-marathon race in an hour and 59 minutes.
The son was born with cerebral palsy (大脑性瘫痪). He had to stay indoors, but his father decided to give him a ___2___ and happy life by taking up marathons with him. However, the decision was challenging (挑战性的) because Luo had no ___3___ experience. He had to ___4___ at 4 a.m. to practice running before work. Whenever he got chances, he would take his son with him to races, ___5___ half-marathons.
Now Xiaobai likes to watch the world from his push-chair with his father during races. Though he cannot express feelings in ___6___, he shows them through expressions and body language. He claps his hands and smiles to show his ___7___. The other runners are friendly and ___8___ them on as they pass.
Their marathon races have ___9___ them to Chengdu to see pandas, to Beijing to climb the Great Wall, and to Lanzhou to take photos along the Yellow River.
Luo plans to keep ___10___ with his son to allow Xiaobai to live the best life he can.
1.1.
A held
B finished
C cancelled
D watched
解析:选B。句意:他们以1小时59分钟的成绩完成了半程马拉松比赛。 held举行;finished完成;cancelled取消;watched观看。根据“in an hour and 59 minutes”可知,他们完成了半程马拉松比赛。故选B。
2.2.
A full
B silent
C short
D boring
解析:选A。句意:他不得不待在家里,但他的父亲决定和他一起参加马拉松比赛,让他过上充实快乐的生活。 full充实的;silent沉默的;short短的;boring无聊的。根据“… and happy life”可知,空处与happy并列,具有相同色彩的单词应是full,表示充实的生活。故选A。
3.3.
A reading
B sporting
C writing
D acting
解析:选B。句意:然而,这个决定很有挑战性,因为罗没有运动经验。 reading阅读;sporting运动;writing写作;acting表演。根据“by taking up marathons”可知,他想跑马拉松,但是没有运动经验。故选B。
4.4.
A hang out
B break away
C give in
D get up
解析:选D。句意:他不得不在凌晨4点起床,在上班前练习跑步。 hang out闲逛;break away摆脱;give in屈服;get up起床。根据“… at 4 a.m. to practice running before work.”可知,是早起去跑步。故选D。
5.5.
A really
B luckily
C specially
D strangely
解析:选C。句意:只要有机会,他就会带着儿子去赛跑,尤其是半程马拉松。 really真地;luckily幸运地;especially尤其,特别;strangely奇怪地。根据“to races, … half-marathons”可知,他会去参加赛跑,特别是半程马拉松。故选C。
6.6.
A order
B wonder
C words
D numbers
解析:选C。句意:虽然他不能用语言表达感情,但他会通过表情和肢体语言来表达。 order命令;wonder奇观;words语言;numbers数字。根据“he shows them through expressions and body language”可知,他无法用语言表达感情。故选C。
7.7.
A doubt
B pity
C honesty
D happiness
解析:选D。句意:他拍手微笑来表达快乐 doubt怀疑;pity遗憾;honesty诚实;happiness快乐。根据“He claps his hands and smiles”可知,是表达快乐。故选D。
8.8.
A put
B cheer
C train
D invite
解析:选B。句意:其他跑步者都很友好,在经过时为他们加油。 put放置;cheer欢呼;train训练;invite邀请。根据“The other runners are friendly …”可知,其他跑步者会为他们加油,cheer sb on“为某人加油”。故选B。
9.9.
A taken
B handed
C avoided
D translated
解析:选A。句意:他们的马拉松比赛带他们去了成都看熊猫,去了北京爬长城,去了兰州沿黄河拍照。 taken带;handed上交;avoided避免;translated翻译。根据“… them to Chengdu to see pandas”可知,马拉松带着他们去往各地,take…to…“把……带到……”。故选A。
10.10.
A drawing
B ringing
C waiting
D running
解析:选D。句意:罗打算继续和儿子一起跑步,尽可能让小柏过上最好的生活。 drawing画画;ringing响铃;waiting等待;running跑步。罗书坚是通过跑步让儿子感到快乐的,所以他应会坚持跑下去。故选D。