二、完形填空（10分）
Ryan was a shy high school student. He had a hard time dealing with his studies. 1, he didn't have much confidence (自信). One day, his PE teacher noticed his long legs and 2 that he should join the track team (田徑隊).
At first, Ryan didn't believe in 3. He finished last in every practice race, and his teammates often laughed at him. However, his coach (教練) never 4 him. "Success isn't about winning (贏); it's about 5 every day," the coach told him. 6 the encouragement from the coach, Ryan decided to work harder. He woke up early to run before school and stayed late to practise.
Months passed, and Ryan's hard work began to show. He could now keep up with his teammates, and his confidence grew. During the final race of the season, Ryan faced his 7 challenge (挑戰)—a steep (陡峭的) hill in the last 200 metres. His breath (呼吸) became 8, but he remembered his coach's advice: "Focus on your 9, not your pain (疼痛)."
Ryan pushed forward, passed two runners, and crossed the finish line in third place. He didn't win, but the students cheered 10 for his determination (毅力). Later, his coach handed him a medal for "Most Improved Athlete". Ryan realized that true success comes from believing in himself and never giving up.
( ) 1. A. First B. Instead C. Besides D. However
( ) 2. A. suggested B. understood C. trusted D. shared
( ) 3. A. herself B. yourself C. himself D. itself
( ) 4. A. got along with B. looked back on C. stayed away from D. gave up on
( ) 5. A. repairing B. improving C. encouraging D. rising
( ) 6. A. By B. From C. At D. With
( ) 7. A. smallest B. biggest C. slowest D. quickest
( ) 8. A. noisy B. heavy C. fresh D. light
( ) 9. A. goal B. study C. hobby D. tuture
( )10. A. slowly B. quietly C. loudly D. finally
答案：1. 答案：C
句意：瑞安是個害羞的高中生，他在學習上很吃力，此外，他也不太自信。
選項含義：A. First（首先）；B. Instead（代替）；C. Besides（此外）；D. However（然而）
解析：前面說學習吃力，后面說沒自信，是補充說明，“Besides”表示此外，邏輯通順。First表順序，Instead表替代，However表轉折，都不符合。
2. 答案：A
句意：一天，他的體育老師注意到他的長腿，建議他加入田徑隊。
選項含義：A. suggested（建議）；B. understood（理解）；C. trusted（信任）；D. shared（分享）
解析：“suggest that sb. should do sth.”是“建議某人做某事”的固定結構，老師看到長腿，建議他加入田徑隊，所以選suggested。其他選項不符合語境。
3. 答案：C
句意：起初，瑞安不相信他自己。
選項含義：A. herself（她自己）；B. yourself（你自己）；C. himself（他自己）；D. itself（它自己）
解析：瑞安是男生，“believe in oneself”是“相信自己”，所以用himself。herself指女性，yourself指“你”，itself指物，都不對。
4. 答案：D
句意：然而，他的教練從未放棄他。
選項含義：A. got along with（和……相處）；B. looked back on（回顧）；C. stayed away from（遠離）；D. gave up on（放棄）
解析：第二段第三行提到“His teammates often laughed at him. However, his coach never...”（他的隊友經常嘲笑他，然而教練從未……），這里是轉折，教練沒放棄他，“gave up on”是“放棄”，符合語境。其他選項不符合邏輯。
5. 答案：B
句意：成功不是關于贏，而是關于每天進步。
選項含義：A. repairing（修理）；B. improving（進步）；C. encouraging（鼓勵）；D. rising（上升）
解析：教練的話是說成功在于每天變好，“improving”是“進步”，符合語境。repairing是修理，encouraging是鼓勵，rising是上升，都不對。
6. 答案：D
句意：有了教練的鼓勵，瑞安決定更努力。
選項含義：A. By（通過）；B. From（從）；C. At（在）；D. With（有）
解析：“With the encouragement from...”是“有了……的鼓勵”，固定搭配，所以選With。其他介詞不符合搭配習慣。
7. 答案：B
句意：在賽季的決賽中，瑞安面臨他最大的挑戰——最后200米的陡峭山坡。
選項含義：A. smallest（最小的）；B. biggest（最大的）；C. slowest（最慢的）；D. quickest（最快的）
解析：第四段第一行提到“a steep hill in the last 200 metres”（最后200米的陡坡），這是很大的挑戰，“biggest”是“最大的”，符合語境。smallest是最小，slowest是最慢，quickest是最快，都不對。
8. 答案：B
句意：他的呼吸變得沉重，但他記得教練的建議……
選項含義：A. noisy（吵鬧的）；B. heavy（沉重的）；C. fresh（新鮮的）；D. light（輕的）
解析：跑陡坡時呼吸會變重，“heavy”是“沉重的”，符合常識。noisy是吵鬧，fresh是新鮮，light是輕，都不對。
9. 答案：A
句意：專注于你的目標，不是你的疼痛。
選項含義：A. goal（目標）；B. study（學習）；C. hobby（愛好）；D. tuture（拼寫錯誤，應為future未來）
解析：教練的建議是讓他專注于跑步的目標，不是疼痛，“goal”是“目標”，符合語境。study是學習，hobby是愛好，都不符合。
10. 答案：C
句意：他沒贏，但學生們為他的毅力大聲歡呼。
選項含義：A. slowly（慢慢地）；B. quietly（安靜地）；C. loudly（大聲地）；D. finally（最后）
解析：第五段第二行提到“the students cheered...”（學生們歡呼），歡呼應該是大聲的，“loudly”是“大聲地”，符合語境。slowly是慢慢，quietly是安靜，finally是最后，都不對。
