(练习)22 课时达标训练(十五)-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册(人教版2019)

课时达标训练(十五) Section Ⅲ　Using Language, Assessing Your Progress & Video Time Ⅰ. 单句语法填空 1. Only after talking to two students did I discover that having strong motivation (motivate) is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals. 2. They are very loyal to the people they work beside day after day. 3. When women lose their jobs, their time spent on child care roughly (rough) doubles. 4. The two candidates (candidate) must explain what they will do to deal with this problem. 5. If you are serious about our relationship, you should make a commitment. 6. They use only one­quarter of the electricity to give off the same light. 7. To be honest, learning (learn) English all by yourself is very difficult. 8. The little boy has much experience in finding (find) something new. 9. If there were (be) no air or water, there would be no living things on the earth. 10. Do you know that animal fat can stay burning (burn) even in strong winds? Ⅱ. 阅读理解 A My First Marathon 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 PE class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed 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 realised 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 dreamt 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 shoelaces (鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted! At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS！” By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ank