Themarathon(马拉松)inmytownusuallytakesplaceinhotweather.Myjobwastofollowtherunnerstohelpthosewhoneededmedicalhelp.“Weshouldstaybehindthelastrunner,sotakeitslowly,”Isaidtothedriver,Doug. Asitbegan,thefrontrunnersstartedtodisappear(消失).ThenInoticedawomaninbluerunningshortsandawhiteT-shirt.“Doug,look!”Weknewwewerewatchingour“lastrunner”.Herfeetturnedin,yetherleftkneeturnedout.Herlegsweresocrippled(畸形的)thatitseemedimpossibleforhertobeabletowalk.Howcouldsherunamarathon? Wewatchedinsilenceassheslowlymovedforward.Wewouldmoveforwardalittlebit,thenstopandwaitforher.Thenwewouldslowlymoveforwardalittlebitmore.AsIwatchedhertrytoputonefootinfrontoftheother,Ifoundmyselfbreathingforher.Iwantedhertostop,andatthesametime,Ihopedthatshewouldn’t.Finally,shewastheonlyrunnerleftinsight.Whenthefinishinglinecameintosight,wefoundthecheeringpeoplehadallgonehome.Sheslowlycrossedthroughthelineandliftedherhands,fullofhappiness. Idonotknowthewoman’sname,butsincethatdayshehasbecomeapartofmylife.Forher,itwasaboutfinishingwhatshehadsetouttodo,nomatterwhat.WhenIthinkthingsaretoodifficultandwanttosay“Ijustcan’tdoit”,Ithinkofthelastrunner.ThenIrealizehoweasythetaskbeforemereallyis. 小题1:Whendoesthemarathonusuallytakeplaceinthewriter’stown? |
A.Inspring. | B.Insummer. | C.Inautumn. | D.Inwinter. |
小题2:Thelastrunnerhadproblemswithher .
A.head | B.back | C.legs | D.arms |
小题3:Whydidthewomantakepartinthemarathon?
A.Towinagoodprize |
B.Tobeattheotherrunners |
C.Tomakefriendswithothers |
D.Tofinishwhatshehaddecidedtodo |