Question

Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband .After he had driven off in anger; I realized that I wasn’t going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.

Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instead of stopping at the end of the slope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried a few months ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I would go a little further.

After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air.

I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I didn’t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did something I thought I could never do.

It was the first long run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride(步幅) and time. After every run I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner’s high. I normally jog because I want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good.

1. Why did the author feel guilty?(NO more than 9 words) (2 marks)

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2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago?(NO more than 11 words) (2 marks)

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3.What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop?(NO more than 9 words) (3 marks)

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4.How is running different from jogging to the author?(NO more than 14words) (3 marks)

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Answer 1

1.She had a quarrel with her husband

2.She failed to jog to the end of the street

3.No one would be disappointed or even know

4.Running makes her feel good while jogging makes her look good

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了在一次和丈夫争吵之后，“我”生气地开着车离开了。然而离开之后，我并没有开心，在感觉被遗弃和内疚之后，“我”穿上球鞋去呼吸一些新鲜空气。在开车到一个斜坡之后，我决定自己走完街道。几个月之前，我试了而且痛苦地失败了，在第一次尝试之后，我一直在慢跑，但是这一次我成功地轻松到达站台，而且发现我可以走得更远一点。后来“我”很想放弃，但是 “我”一直坚持下去了，让自己更快，更好，更加强壮。后来发现，我竟然用31分钟，跑完4.9公里。“我”做了以前从来不会做的事情，那是“我”人生的第一次长跑。

1. weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband .可知：使作者感到内疚的是她和丈夫吵架了。故答案是She had a quarrel with her husband

2. had tried a few months ago and failed miserably.意思是：几个月之前我尝试了，但是痛苦地失败了。因此几个月前，使作者痛苦地没有能够做到的事是没有能够慢跑道街道的尽头。故答案是：She failed to jog to the end of the street

3. one would be disappointed. No one would even know.可知：作者给自己停下来的借口是，没有人会失望，也没有人会知道。故答案是：No one would be disappointed or even know

4. normally jog because I want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good.可知慢跑和跑步对于作者的不同之处是：慢跑能够让作者看起来更好，而跑步却能够让作者感觉很好。故答案是：Running makes her feel good while jogging makes her look good

考点：考查记叙文阅读。