山东省寿光市实验中学2020届九年级12月月考英语试题（无答案）

九年级英语阶段性检测 2019.12 1、 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A I was cycling(骑自行车) and saw a person about 250 meters ahead of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off. I started cycling faster and faster and with every block(街区)，I got just a little bit closer to him. After a few minutes I was only about 100 meters behind him, so I really picked up the pace(速度) and tried my best. Finally, I caught up with him and passed him. On the inside, I felt so good. I “beat him”, but he didn't even know we were racing. After I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn, had gone six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back. Isn’t that what happens in life when we race with others, trying to outdo them or trying to show that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and energy running after them and we miss out