高考真题2024年新课标全国I卷完形填空-设定适合自己的目标
I’ve been motivated – and demotivated – by other folks’ achievements all my life.
When I was a teenager, a neighborhood friend 1 a marathon race. Feeling motivated, I started running 2 , but then two things happened. First, a girl I met one day told me she was 3 for a “super,” referring to a 52.4-mile double marathon. Then, the next day I went on my longest run – 15 miles. To be honest, I 4 it! Between the girl making my 5 seem small and the pure boredom of jogging, I decided that the only 6 I’d ever run again is if a big dog was running after me!
So I 7 cycling. I got a good bike and rode a lot. I 8 of entering cycle races until I flew to San Diego to visit my sister. While she was at work one day, I 9 her bike and went for a ride. The 10 : The roads there went through large valleys where I’d be riding uphill for miles at a time. I’d never faced such 11 . That day, I got 12 by about 100 “local” bikers who were used to such roads. When I got back home, suddenly riding my bike didn’t seem quite as 13 .
I’ve 14 a lot since then. I’ve come to accept that whatever 15 I set for myself, they just have to be my own.
1.1.
A knew
B held
C won
D quit
解析：选C。C。根据后文“Feeling motivated”可知，作者有了动力，所以此处应是一个邻居朋友赢得了马拉松比赛。故选C。
2.2.
A regularly
B silently
C proudly
D recently
解析：选A。A。根据前文“Feeling motivated” 可知，作者有了动力，所以应是定期跑步，符合语境。故选A。
3.3.
A asking
B looking
C waiting
D training
解析：选D。D。根据后文“referring to a 52.4-mile double marathon”可知，女孩要跑双马拉松，所以此处应是为之训练，符合语境。故选D。
4.4.
A made
B believed
C hated
D deserved
解析：选C。C。根据前文“Then, the next day I went on my longest run—15 miles.”以及后文“Between the girl making my 5 seem small and the pure boredom of jogging”可知，作者最长跑了15 miles和女孩一比微不足道，所以是讨厌这个成绩。故选C。
5.5.
A advantage
B achievement
C contribution
D influence
解析：选B。B。根据前文“Then, the next day I went on my longest run — 15 miles.”以及后文“seem small”可知，作者最长跑了15 miles，而女孩在为52.4 miles做训练，所以应是作者的成就微不足道。故选B。
6.6.
A way
B risk
C place
D reason
解析：选D。D。根据后文“I’d ever run again is if a big dog was running after me!”可知，有一只大狗在追“我”，“我”才会再跑步，这里说的是跑步的原因。故选D。
7.7.
A gave up
B went on
C turned to
D dealt with
解析：选C。C。根据前文“I decided that the only 6 I’d ever run again is if a big dog was running after me!”可知，作者决定放弃跑步，所以此处应是转向骑自行车。故选C。
8.8.
A heard
B dreamed
C complained
D approved
解析：选B。B。根据后文“of entering cycle races”结合选项可知，此处应是作者梦想着参加自行车比赛，符合语境。故选B。
9.9.
A painted
B borrowed
C bought
D parked
解析：选B。B。根据前文“I flew to San Diego to visit my sister”以及后文“went for a ride”可知，作者去看妹妹，所以要去骑行的话，应是向妹妹借自行车。故选B。
10.10.
A problem
B secret
C principle
D advice
解析：选A。A。根据后文“I’d be riding uphill for miles at a time. I’d never faced such 11 .”可知，作者要骑上坡好几英里，这对他来说，是一个问题。故选A。
11.11.
A dangers
B events
C opponents
D challenges
解析：选D。D。根据前文“The 10 : The roads there went through large valleys where I’d be riding uphill for miles at a time.”可知，作者要骑上坡好几英里，这对他来说是一个挑战。故选D。
12.12.
A passed
B convinced
C admired
D stopped
解析：选A。A。根据前文“I’d never faced such 11 .”可知，作者骑上坡好几英里是个挑战，所以是被很多人超过。故选A。
13.13.
A reliable
B convenient
C familiar
D appealing
解析：选D。D。根据前文“That day, I got 12 by about 100 “local” bikers who were used to such roads.”可知，作者那天骑行被100多人超过，所以此时是觉得骑自行车似乎不那么吸引人了。故选D。
14.14.
A traveled
B matured
C missed
D worried
解析：选B。B。根据后文“I’ve come to accept that whatever 15 I set for myself, they just have to be my own.”可知，作者不再轻易放弃，所以是成熟了很多。故选B。
15.15.
A limits
B dates
C goals
D tests
解析：选C。C。根据后文“I set for myself, they just have to be my own.”可知，此处应是“无论我为自己设定什么目标，它们都必须是我自己的目标”，符合语境。故选C。