《2025年同步练习册山东人民出版社高中英语必修第二册外研版》

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I am not good at sports. In high school, for example, I joined the soccer team for a year and even when my team was losing 9-0, the coach still kept me on the bench (坐在替补席).
However, I once won a medal, which I’ve kept on my desk till today, in the New York City Marathon—a long running race of about 42 kilometres. It’s not a gold medal that I can show off to others proudly. I kept it there because it reminds me that every big goal can always be broken down into individual steps. And when you gather enough steps, you’ll make it to the finish line. Step by step, you can make what seems impossible possible.
It was in 2010 that I entered for the New York City Marathon. I’d never run a marathon before. I’d never even run 5 km. So why did I do this? Because I needed a big goal. Caught up in a difficult stage of life, I wanted something to work for, to prove that I could achieve something. So I entered for the preliminary (预赛), the running race by which a small number of people are chosen to enter the marathon. Most people worked for years to qualify (有资格). Me? Somehow, my name was drawn. I was in, yet I was nervous, wondering how to make it to the finish line.
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I figured the only way to finish 42 km was to start by running just one kilometre.Driven by the strong desire to prove myself, I determined to make running a daily routine. But even one kilometre proved too hard. I ran a few minutes at a time, and then walked to catch my breath. Instead of backing down, I repeated that for months before I found that I could easily finish one kilometre. Gradually, that one became two, and then three... Step by step, I became a runner._
Then, one cold November morning, I showed up at the starting line with more than 45,000 other people and ran the marathon.Despite the nervousness at heart, I found myself rushing out at the sound of the starting gun. Did I win? Of course not. Was my time something that “real” runners would consider ridiculously slow? You bet. Did I run the same 42 km as everyone else, cross the finish line with joy, and receive my medal with pride? Absolutely, life didn’t go any easier after the marathon, but because of the marathon, I had a model for how to approach the difficulties—step by step._

答案： I figured the only way to finish 42 km was to start by running just one kilometre. Driven by the strong desire to prove myself, I determined to make running a daily routine. But even one kilometre proved too hard. I ran a few minutes at a time, and then walked to catch my breath. Instead of backing down, I repeated that for months before I found that I could easily finish one kilometre. Gradually, that one became two, and then three... Step by step, I became a runner.
Then, one cold November morning, I showed up at the starting line with more than 45,000 other people and ran the marathon. Despite the nervousness at heart, I found myself rushing out at the sound of the starting gun. Did I win? Of course not. Was my time something that “real” runners would consider ridiculously slow? You bet. Did I run the same 42 km as everyone else, cross the finish line with joy, and receive my medal with pride? Absolutely, life didn’t go any easier after the marathon, but because of the marathon, I had a model for how to approach the difficulties—step by step.