二、完形填空（10分）
Ryan was a shy high school student. He had a hard time dealing with his studies. 1, he didn't have much confidence (自信). One day, his PE teacher noticed his long legs and 2 that he should join the track team (田径队).
At first, Ryan didn't believe in 3. He finished last in every practice race, and his teammates often laughed at him. However, his coach (教练) never 4 him. "Success isn't about winning (赢); it's about 5 every day," the coach told him. 6 the encouragement from the coach, Ryan decided to work harder. He woke up early to run before school and stayed late to practise.
Months passed, and Ryan's hard work began to show. He could now keep up with his teammates, and his confidence grew. During the final race of the season, Ryan faced his 7 challenge (挑战)—a steep (陡峭的) hill in the last 200 metres. His breath (呼吸) became 8, but he remembered his coach's advice: "Focus on your 9, not your pain (疼痛)."
Ryan pushed forward, passed two runners, and crossed the finish line in third place. He didn't win, but the students cheered 10 for his determination (毅力). Later, his coach handed him a medal for "Most Improved Athlete". Ryan realized that true success comes from believing in himself and never giving up.
( ) 1. A. First B. Instead C. Besides D. However
( ) 2. A. suggested B. understood C. trusted D. shared
( ) 3. A. herself B. yourself C. himself D. itself
( ) 4. A. got along with B. looked back on C. stayed away from D. gave up on
( ) 5. A. repairing B. improving C. encouraging D. rising
( ) 6. A. By B. From C. At D. With
( ) 7. A. smallest B. biggest C. slowest D. quickest
( ) 8. A. noisy B. heavy C. fresh D. light
( ) 9. A. goal B. study C. hobby D. tuture
( )10. A. slowly B. quietly C. loudly D. finally
答案：1. 答案：C
句意：瑞安是个害羞的高中生，他在学习上很吃力，此外，他也不太自信。
选项含义：A. First（首先）；B. Instead（代替）；C. Besides（此外）；D. However（然而）
解析：前面说学习吃力，后面说没自信，是补充说明，“Besides”表示此外，逻辑通顺。First表顺序，Instead表替代，However表转折，都不符合。
2. 答案：A
句意：一天，他的体育老师注意到他的长腿，建议他加入田径队。
选项含义：A. suggested（建议）；B. understood（理解）；C. trusted（信任）；D. shared（分享）
解析：“suggest that sb. should do sth.”是“建议某人做某事”的固定结构，老师看到长腿，建议他加入田径队，所以选suggested。其他选项不符合语境。
3. 答案：C
句意：起初，瑞安不相信他自己。
选项含义：A. herself（她自己）；B. yourself（你自己）；C. himself（他自己）；D. itself（它自己）
解析：瑞安是男生，“believe in oneself”是“相信自己”，所以用himself。herself指女性，yourself指“你”，itself指物，都不对。
4. 答案：D
句意：然而，他的教练从未放弃他。
选项含义：A. got along with（和……相处）；B. looked back on（回顾）；C. stayed away from（远离）；D. gave up on（放弃）
解析：第二段第三行提到“His teammates often laughed at him. However, his coach never...”（他的队友经常嘲笑他，然而教练从未……），这里是转折，教练没放弃他，“gave up on”是“放弃”，符合语境。其他选项不符合逻辑。
5. 答案：B
句意：成功不是关于赢，而是关于每天进步。
选项含义：A. repairing（修理）；B. improving（进步）；C. encouraging（鼓励）；D. rising（上升）
解析：教练的话是说成功在于每天变好，“improving”是“进步”，符合语境。repairing是修理，encouraging是鼓励，rising是上升，都不对。
6. 答案：D
句意：有了教练的鼓励，瑞安决定更努力。
选项含义：A. By（通过）；B. From（从）；C. At（在）；D. With（有）
解析：“With the encouragement from...”是“有了……的鼓励”，固定搭配，所以选With。其他介词不符合搭配习惯。
7. 答案：B
句意：在赛季的决赛中，瑞安面临他最大的挑战——最后200米的陡峭山坡。
选项含义：A. smallest（最小的）；B. biggest（最大的）；C. slowest（最慢的）；D. quickest（最快的）
解析：第四段第一行提到“a steep hill in the last 200 metres”（最后200米的陡坡），这是很大的挑战，“biggest”是“最大的”，符合语境。smallest是最小，slowest是最慢，quickest是最快，都不对。
8. 答案：B
句意：他的呼吸变得沉重，但他记得教练的建议……
选项含义：A. noisy（吵闹的）；B. heavy（沉重的）；C. fresh（新鲜的）；D. light（轻的）
解析：跑陡坡时呼吸会变重，“heavy”是“沉重的”，符合常识。noisy是吵闹，fresh是新鲜，light是轻，都不对。
9. 答案：A
句意：专注于你的目标，不是你的疼痛。
选项含义：A. goal（目标）；B. study（学习）；C. hobby（爱好）；D. tuture（拼写错误，应为future未来）
解析：教练的建议是让他专注于跑步的目标，不是疼痛，“goal”是“目标”，符合语境。study是学习，hobby是爱好，都不符合。
10. 答案：C
句意：他没赢，但学生们为他的毅力大声欢呼。
选项含义：A. slowly（慢慢地）；B. quietly（安静地）；C. loudly（大声地）；D. finally（最后）
解析：第五段第二行提到“the students cheered...”（学生们欢呼），欢呼应该是大声的，“loudly”是“大声地”，符合语境。slowly是慢慢，quietly是安静，finally是最后，都不对。
