读后续写+奔跑路上的忠实伙伴：Brucie+与+Jenny+的马拉松之约+讲义 高二下学期期末教学质量检测英语试卷.docxVIP

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Jennyalwaysadmiredpowerfulandattractivemarathonrunnersanddreamedthatonedayshecouldalsorunamarathon.

Tomakeit,oneday,shebegantoseriouslyprepare.Atfirst,sheonlysetthesmallgoalofrunningonekilometereachmorning.However,shestillfoundittiringandsoongaveuprunning.Asdayswenton,herweightgraduallyincreased.Upsetaboutherhealth,shefinallydecidedtoloseweightbydoingexercise.Shebeganrunningagain.

Asusual,inthefollowingdays,herbigproblemwithexercisingwasalwayshowtostaymotivated.Shetriedtofindguidancefromrunningexpertsandbooks.Andeverythingshereadindicatedthatshe’dbetterpairupwitharunningpartner.Shefollowedtheadvice,buthumanexercisecompanionsalwaysletherdown.Herlastexercisecompanionquitwithexcuseslike,“It’smyturntodothedishes”atsixo’clockinthemorning!Shehatedtoadmitit,butshehadmadesimilarexcusestoothersanddisappointedtheminsimilarways.

ThenBrucieappearedinJenny’slife,abirthdaygiftfromherhusband,John.Johncouldn’tworkoutwithJennybecausehehadabadback.SothatjobwaslefttoBrucie,ayellowdog.Bruciewasquiteenergetic,whichmadehimdestined（注定的）tobearunningpartner.

Inthebeginning,BrucieandJennyranonlyfiftypacesatatime,eachsetmixedwithonehundredpacesofwalking.“Idon’tlookfoolishstartingthisway,”thoughtJenny,“becauseBrucie’sbonesaretooyoungtomakehimrunmuchharder.”Shewasright,andBrucie’searlylimitationsgavehertimetostartslowlywithoutfeelingawkward.

Afteraboutninemonths,though,BruciewasoldenoughtorunseveralmilesadayandJennywasfitenoughtokeepup.Fromspringtoautumn,theyloggedthemilestogethereveryday.However,aswinterapproachedandtheweathergotcolder,maintainingadailyrunningroutinerequiredlotsofdedication（热忱）anddetermination.AndJennystartedtoth