高考英语试题导练（九）.docx

试题导练（九）

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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Ienteredmyfreshmanyearofhighschoolwithaphilosophy:workhardanddowhateverIcouldsucceedat.IthoughtIwouldmakesomeimpressiveachievementsinthisway.IwouldntwastemytimeonareasIwasnotgoodat.

Andthisphilosophyservedmewell.Iworkedhardonmylessonsandpianopractice,whichIhadatalentfor,andgottheresultsIwanted,usuallyintheshapeofgoodgradesandrewards.Myfriendslaughedaboutmyall-or-nothingattitude,butIthoughtitwastheonlysurepathtosuccess.

Atthebeginningofthesecondyearofhighschool,Ifullyintendedtokeepthesameattitude.ThenIjoinedtheschoolcross-countryrunningteam,ayearafterIhadwatchedcross-countryraces.Ijoinedmainlybecausemybrotherwasontheteam;hewasenteringhissenioryear,andIwantedtospendmoretimewithhimbeforeheleftforcollege.Also,manyofmyfriendswereontheteam,andtheyhadbeentryingtopersuademetojointhemformonths.

WhenIcametothefirstpractice,Iwasfilledwithoptimismanddreamedofbeinganexcellentrunner.Butasthedistanceweraneachpracticegraduallyincreased,IrealizedhoweverhardItried,Iwastheslowestontheteam.Andthemuscleinjurywasoftenintolerable.Whatwasthepointofputtingmethroughsomuchpain?Idneverbeanexcellentrunner.Forthefirstfewweeks,Ihadbeenthinkingofgivingup.

Thenwehadourfirstcross-countrymeet.WhenwegotoffthebusatLamoilleHighSchool,dressedinourblueuniformswithourteamnameshownontheshirts,thesightoftheotherteamswarmingupmademeanxious.IthoughtIwouldletmyteamdown.AndIguessedmycoachandteammateswouldbedisappointedinmyperformanceandblameme.Thisthoughtmademedecidetoquitthecross-countryrunningteamaftertherace.

Now,lookingatthetoughcoursemadeupofaseriesofshortsteep(陡峭的)hills,Istoodsilentlywithmyteammates.

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