Ⅰ.完形填空
Yan Wei, a 30yearold blind man, has just covered a marathon on Sunday.This time he __1__ his personal record with a new time of 3 hours 15 minutes and 58 seconds.He had two __2__ to help him and was __3__ them with a safety rope.
Yan, who lost his __4__ when he was a few months old, started running three years ago, after learning that volunteers were available to __5__ blind runners at the 2015 Beijing Marathon.
When he started training with the help of his __6__ and parents, he could run only for 2 or 3km at a time.But soon he __7__ so much that his sister had to ride a bike to stay __8__ him and guide him.It took him just four months to be __9__ for his first marathon.
Yan __10__ his quick progress to daily exercise. “I'd like to __11__ 200km per month.I feel __12__ if I do not run for two days in a row，” says Yan.
But training is becoming __13__ for Yan now, because there are few guides who can run faster than him.His guides need to be in better __14__ condition than him.
“He's never missed a single training in the past three years.I am __15__ not only by his strength but also his __16__ to train，” says Shu Hao, an __17__ runner who has taken part in a lot of marathons and one of Yan's running guides.
Instead of dying to prove himself __18__ he ran, Yan has taken delight in running and now moved to __19__ the process.He has completed fourteen __20__ in the last two years and just wants to keep going.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位盲人运动员坚持跑马拉松的经历。
1．A.beat B．copied
C．researched D．preserved
解析：选A 由后面的“record”可知，此处是指打破个人纪录。故选A，beat意为“打破”。
2．A.dogs B．coaches
C．guides D．judges
解析：选C 他是位盲人，一定要有人来引导他，结合下文多次出现“guides”可知选C。
3．A.lifted by B．tied to
C．separated from D．fixed on
解析：选B 由后面的“with a safety rope”可知，此处指通过安全绳与别人拴在一起，故选B。
4．A.parents B．strength
C．voice D．sight
解析：选D 主人公是盲人，所以他是失去了视力。lose one's sight“失明”。
5．A.assist B．comfort
C．represent D．consult
解析：选A 上文提到了“help”一词，此处选择同义词assist。
6．A.teachers B．classmates
C．brother D．sister
解析：选D 下文“his sister had to ride a bike”处有提示。
7．A.donated B．occupied
C．improved D．witnessed
解析：选C 根据上下文语境可知，此处是指他跑的速度提高了，故选C。
8．A.away from B．ahead of
C．behind D．for
解析：选B 姐姐骑自行车领跑，应该在他的前边，所以此处选择ahead of。
9．A.ready B．late
C．grateful D．harmful
解析：选A 根据句意可知，主人公已经准备好跑第一次马拉松了。be ready for ...“准备好……”。
10．A.adjusts B．owes
C．devotes D．applies
解析：选B 他进步得那么快是因为每天的训练。owe ...to ...“把……归功于……”。
11．A.run B．drive
C．swim D．fly
解析：选A 他是马拉松运动员，此处应为跑200千米，故选A。
12．A.unlucky B．embarrassed
C．uncomfortable D．ignored
解析：选C 他不跑步就会觉得不舒服(uncomfortable)，故选C。
13．A.stricter B．looser
C．easier D．harder
解析：选D 根据下文的“... because there are few guides who can run faster than him.”可知，训练对他来说越来越艰难。
14．A.living B．physical
C．mental D．educational
解析：选B 想给他领跑，身体(physical)状况就要比他好，故选B。
15．A.praised B．evaluated
C．impressed D．inspected
解析：选C 此处是领跑的人给他的评价：他在过去三年没有中断过一次训练，所以这里是指他给领跑的人留下的印象。
16．A.instruction B．pressure
C．absence D．determination
解析：选D 三年没有缺席过一次训练，所以此处指训练的决心。
17．A.experienced B．honest
C．overweight D．upset
解析：选A 根据空后的“... who has taken part in a lot of marathons and one of Yan's running guides.”可知，他是一个有经验的运动员。
18．A.soon after B．every time
C．as if D．even though
解析：选B 此处指每次跑步的时候，并不是急于证明自己，故选B。
19．A.delay B．register
C．simplify D．enjoy
解析：选D 根据上文的“他每次跑步不是为了证明自己”可知，他开始享受跑步的过程，故选D。
20．A.projects B．operations
C．marathons D．tasks
解析：选C 本文讲的是他跑马拉松的故事。故选C。
tips 完形填空之利用生活常识、背景知识解题
完形填空的语篇中往往渗透着诸如文化科学、历史地理、风俗民情等方面的知识。考生在做题时，若能积极地调动自己掌握的文化背景知识和生活常识，巧妙地加以运用，特别是注意中西文化的差异，将会大大简化复杂的分析与判断过程，节省宝贵的时间，从而轻松地做出正确判断。事实上，该技巧与“逻辑推理”常常交织在一起，因为虽有背景常识，但仍需简单推理；逻辑推理也离不开背景常识。
例如上文第10题，由生活常识可推知他进步那么快应归功于每天的训练。
