Unit 3单元话题阅读理解练习-2022-2023学年高一英语必修第二册单元重难点易错题精练（外研版2019）

Unit 3单元话题阅读理解专项练习 (名校最新真题) （2022·福建省长汀县第一中学高一阶段练习）You can’t imagine how terrible I felt at that time. A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead. I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps (圆圈) and then hit a softball. I didn’t do either well. He later told me that I was “not athletic”. The idea that I was “not athletic” stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills! The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself. Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust (重新调整). Not the start I wanted! At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!” By mile17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Although my ankle was very painful, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again. By mile 21, I was so hungry! As I came to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running. I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had. Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗标签), I can now call myself a “marathon winner”. 1．How did the author feel a month before the marathon? A．Anxious. B．Frightened. C．Well prepared. D．Confident. 2．What does the underlined phrase “ not athletic” mean in paragraph 2? A．Not strong in figure. B．Not active in sports . C．Not talented in sports. D．Not