【題目】As a little child,1 was always plump（胖的）.In college I started blowing up. It got out of control

when l went to law school.

I'd made a decision a thousand times: I'm going to lose weight now. But what motivated（激發(fā)）

me to get serious about it was turning 30.1 weighed 414 pounds.1 was always tired. Some of my

family members have suffered from heart disease, and l was frightened. I also wanted to look better.

So after my birthday,1 walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.

She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.

Walking was all I could do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the

distance, until one weekend, I heard myself saying, "Wow, this seems pretty easy." So I started to run.

1 was losing nine or ten pounds a month, and I had more energy. I started to think about the New

York City Marathon. For years,1 watched the runners and thought, "This looks like fun, but I could

never do that." But now I realized that maybe I could.I joined the New York Road Runners.I ran a

l0km, then a half marathon.I still wasn't confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was

going to do it, no matter what.

By my 33rd birthday,1 was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon.

And on the morning of November l, I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than

40,000 0ther runners, waiting for the event to start.

It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering me on, handing me cups of water. And I

crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed（向……噴射）me with beer, as if I'd won the Super Bowl.

And at that moment,I knew: If I set my mind to something, nothing is impossible.

【1】The underlined phrase "blowing up" in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to____.

A. going weaker B. becoming fatter C. becoming healthier D. growing high

【2】From the passage we can know that the author____.

A. controlled his weight at college B. began to consider losing weight at 30

C. was satisfied with his figure as a kid D. may have a family history of heart attack

【3】Which of the following sayings can best summarize the passage?

A. A good beginning is half done. B. Pride comes before a fall.

C. Practice makes perfect. D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】試題分析：本文通過作者減肥的故事，啟迪人們“有志者，事竟成”。

【1】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段第一句As a little child，I was always plump (胖的)我是一個(gè)小孩子的時(shí)候，我是胖的。再根據(jù)第三句It got out of control when I went to law school.我上法律學(xué)校時(shí)，肥胖得到了控制�？芍诙�In college I startedblowing up.上大學(xué)時(shí)，我開始增胖。故選D。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease,我的一些家人已經(jīng)遭受心臟病。故選B。

【3】C主旨大意題。本文通過作者減肥的故事，特別是文章最后一句If I set my mind to something，nothing is impossible. 世上無難事,只怕有心人。/有志者,事竟成。故選C。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

詞義猜測題。任何一篇文章中的句子在內(nèi)容上都不是絕對(duì)孤立的，都跟句子所在的段落及整整篇文章有關(guān)。最常見的就是利用上下文語境、常識(shí)和語法關(guān)系推斷詞義。1.抓住所需推斷詞匯前后的“mean”或系動(dòng)詞或破折號(hào)等直接定義該詞的部分。2.抓住文章主旨與該段所表達(dá)的中心。特別對(duì)于議論文要牢記論點(diǎn)與論據(jù)的相互支撐關(guān)系。21.【1】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第一段第一句As a little child，I was always plump (胖的)我是一個(gè)小孩子的時(shí)候，我是胖的。再根據(jù)第三句It got out of control when I went to law school.我上法律學(xué)校時(shí)，肥胖得到了控制。可知第二句In college I startedblowing up.上大學(xué)時(shí)，我開始增胖。故選D。

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