I am a long distance runner. When I was thirty-one, I was in a serious car accident. The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk “normally” but I would never run again—terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen(氧气) she breathes. The doctors were right. For the next nine and a half years, I was unable to run more than twenty-five feet.
In 2006, I began self-training to take part in a 60-mile walk. Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 4-5 hours a day was too long. If only I could jog(慢跑) part of it—that would cost me less time. I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly, I increased the distance. The doctor were proved wrong—it only took nine and a half years to do so.
While practicing, I suffered a loss—a dear friend suddenly died. His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential(潜力). He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals. Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn’t train to my fullest, the doctor would win. So I trained seven days a week. And I succeeded in crossing the finish line of the LA Marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors. They never believed that I would achieve that.
The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept.
小题1:What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?
A．She didn’t believe what the doctor said.
B．She often felt it was hard to tolerate.
C．She loved running very much.
D．She lost heart after the accident.小题2:The author tried jogging because she wanted to ______.
A．save some time
B．protect her feet
C．get more exercise
D．catch up with others小题3:Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?
A．Because she was so sorry for the loss of a friend.
B．Because she was encouraged by her dead friend’s words.
C．Because she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong.
D．Because she wanted to make more friends.小题4:What does the underlined word “astonishment” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Surprise.
B．Sadness.
C．Disappointment.
D．Anger.
