When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn't think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS. When I registered，the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with ____.However，as the time for the ride approached，my selfdoubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight. The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside，and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day，I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind，here was evidence. Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to ____. As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill，the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun. I ___ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg. My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the ___ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150mile trip.
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:A
小题13:B
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A
题目分析：本文主要讲了作者为了慈善项目筹钱，参加骑车活动，由于体力不支，作者想放弃，但看到一位残疾人却在坚持，作者又鼓足了精神，顺利完成了这项活动。
小题1:考查动词。 根据But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips,可知我的朋友在鼓励我。Encouraged鼓励；forbade禁止；forced强迫；warned警告，故选A。
小题2:考查名词。根据an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.可知只是每年的事件。accident 事故；event事件；incident 小插曲；affair事物，故答案选B。
小题3:考查名词。根据However，as the time for the ride approached，my selfdoubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．可知我充满热情的训练。Care关心；ease轻松；enthusiasm热情；difficulty困难，故答案选C。
小题4:考查动词。根据However，as the time for the ride approached，my selfdoubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．可知这里想说我获得的不确定超过了我的忍耐。Achieved取得；gained获得；progressed进步；advanced前进，故选B。
小题5:考查副词。根据I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.可知这里想说我仍然想为这次慈善筹钱。Still仍然；even甚至；rather相当；then那时，故选A。
小题6:考查形容词。根据and for the first few hours I felt ____.可知在最初的几个小时，我感觉很好。nervous 紧张的；disappointed 失望的；wonderful极好的，故选C。
小题7:考查动词。根据This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.可知这里意思是正是我想象的经历。Assumed假设；appreciated感激；admired赞赏；imagined想象，故选D。
小题8:考查连词。这里是转折关系，故用but。But但是；Therefore因此；Meanwhile同时；Moreover此外，故选A。
小题9:考查动词。根据Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs.可知这里意思是如果身体和思想连接，这就是证据。Opposite对面；connected连接；exposed暴露；equal相等，故选B。
小题10:考查名词。根据Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，可知这里意思是我脑子推出的每一个借口。Cause原因；reason原因；excuse借口；effect影响，答案选C。
小题11:考查名词。根据and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath.可知这里意思是“人人都是更好的骑手”转化成了呼吸的不足。Holding拿；saving拯救；catching抓住；shortness不足，故答案选D。
小题12:考查动词。根据I was sure I’d have to ____.可知这里意思是我确定我要放弃了。Quit放弃；continue继续；insist坚持；fade褪色，故答案选A。
小题13:考查介词。根据Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun.可知这里意思是我看到一个孤单的妇女在明亮的红日下骑得非常慢。On在……上；against在……情况下；down向下；over结束，故答案选B。
小题14:考查动词。根据I ___ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why.可知是我注意到。Observed观察；watched看；noticed注意；overlooked忽略，故答案选C。
小题15:考查短语。 根据There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg. 可知我让自己追上她。put up张贴；look up向上看；catch up追上， 故答案选C。
小题16:考查动词。根据There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.可知这里意思是骑得很慢，但是很稳。Steadily稳定地；abruptly 突然地；closely接近地；narrowly狭窄地，答案选A。
小题17:考查动词。根据My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body.可知我一直在怀疑我的身体。Trusting信任；doubting怀疑；cheating欺骗；fighting斗争，故答案选B.
小题18:考查名词。根据But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the ___ that would help me reach my goal.可知这里意思是意志力会帮助我实现目标。Strength优点；honesty 诚实；will意志力；power力量。故答案选C。
小题19:考查动词。根据I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere.可知这里想说我没有抱怨的继续向前。Struggling奋斗；arguing争论；discussing讨论；complaining抱怨，故答案选D。
小题20:考查名词。根据And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150mile trip.可知这里意思是在那天的结束时，仍然感觉很强烈。Strong强烈的；weak虚弱的；healthy健康的；spiritless无精打采的，故答案选A。