60岁，他报名了铁人三项（语法填空）
60岁，他报名了铁人三项（语法填空）


Ian Russell, an airline pilot from Hereford, is preparing to run his first Ironman Triathlon — at the age of 60. It is one of the ____1____ (tough) one-day races in the world. Competitors must swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and then run a full marathon of 26.2 miles, all in a single day. “They used to say life begins at 40. Now, 60 is the new 40,” said Mr Russell with ____2____ smile.

Mr Russell was a keen sportsman when he was younger. He once climbed Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn, two of the highest mountains in Europe. But as he grew ever ____3____ (old), work and family responsibilities took up most of his time and energy. Later, he started running again and joined a local triathlon club. Last autumn, ____4____ (inspire) by other club members who had taken part, he signed up for the Ironman event in Tenby this September.
Since then, he has worked with a ____5____ (person) coach and trained most days. But he has faced several setbacks along the way. “I had a big operation on my hand, ____6____ took weeks to recover from,” he explained. “Then I broke my foot while training with the club. That took six to eight weeks ____7____ (heal). I’m not starting from the best position, but I’ll keep going.”
He said he was being careful not to push ____8____ (he) too hard. “You might end up hurting yourself, which I can’t afford now,” he said. “I just want to take good care and get myself to the start line.”
____9____ all these difficulties, he has no regrets at all. “I’m proving that age is no barrier ____10____ (set) bold goals and achieving them,” he said with pride.
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解析：选toughest。toughest 考查形容词最高级。前文“one of the ___ in the world”为固定结构，“one of the + 最高级 + 名词复数 + 范围”要求括号内形容词变为最高级形式，tough→toughest。后文“Competitors must swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles and then run a full marathon of 26.2 miles, all in a single day”进一步印证了这项比赛的艰苦程度。故填toughest。

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解析：选a。a 考查冠词。smile为可数名词单数，前需要冠词，“with a smile”为固定搭配，表示“微笑着”，且全文第一次提到smile，故用不定冠词a。故填a。

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解析：选older。older 考查形容词比较级。前文“as he grew ever ___（old）”中，ever不能修饰形容词原级，只能修饰比较级表示“越来越……”。“as he grew ever older”意为“随着他越来越年长”，与前文“when he was younger”形成从年轻到年长的渐进对比。old→older。故填older。

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解析：选inspired。inspired 考查非谓语动词（过去分词作状语）。前文“by other club members”提示被动关系他被队友激励，后用过去分词inspired作状语，若用inspiring则与by矛盾。故填inspired。

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解析：选personal。personal 考查词性转换（名词→形容词）。空前有冠词“a”，空后有名词“coach”，冠词与名词之间需形容词修饰，person（人）→personal（个人的）。故填personal。

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解析：选which。which 考查定语从句关系代词。逗号前先行词为“a big operation”（物），逗号后为非限制性定语从句对其进行补充说明，指物时非限制性定语从句只能用which。故填which。

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解析：选to heal。to heal 考查非谓语动词（不定式）。前文“That took six to eight weeks”为固定句型“It takes + 时间 + to do sth.”（做某事花了多长时间），heal→to heal。故填to heal。

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解析：选himself。himself 考查反身代词。前文主语为“He”，后文“push ___ too hard”中宾语与主语为同一人，故用反身代词himself，意为“他逼自己太紧”。故填himself。

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解析：选Despite。Despite 考查介词。前文提到他经历了手术和骨折，后文说“he has no regrets”，前后为让步关系，后接名词短语“all these difficulties”，故用Despite。故填Despite。

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解析：选to setting。to setting 考查介词to的固定搭配。前文“age is no barrier ___ setting bold goals”，“barrier to + 名词/动名词”为固定搭配，to在此为介词而非不定式符号，set→setting。故填to setting。