Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.

　　When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past， some walked past and a few wheeled past.

　　I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race， but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.

　　On the day of the race， it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles. I was thinking， “I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment， I said to myself， “I am never doing this again!”

　　That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged(慢跑)，I walked， I jogged and walked. At times， I didn’t know if I could finish.

　　Near the end， a 70-year-old man ran past me， very fast， and I felt a little embarrassed(尴尬的)that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较)ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races， and that one day I would be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running.

　　As I crossed the finishing line， I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret(后悔)having such an experience.

　　1. What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

　　A. He helped old runners. 　　　　　　　　B. He cheered up the runners.

　　C. He passed out water to the runners. 　　D. He took back the cups from the runners.

　　2. Why did the writer join the race?

　　A. He just wanted to experience. 　　　　　B. He was crazy about running.

　　C. He had practiced running very hard. 　　D. He wanted very much to win a prize.

　　3. How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?

　　① He regretted.

　　② He encouraged himself.

　　③ He felt a little embarrassed.

　　A. ①-②-③ 　　B. ②-①-③ 　　C. ①-③-② 　　D. ②-③-①

　　4.What is the best title(标题) of the passage?

　　A. To be No. 1.　　　　　 B. Let’s compare.

　　C. A volunteering job. 　　D. Running your own race.

　　参考答案：本文讲述作者比赛时的经历，因疏于锻炼。仅仅是想完成比赛的他正当后悔自己的选择时， 却被一位70多岁的老人赶上，作者顿生感慨。看到老人超越的自己，于是决定不放弃，最后到达终点。

　　1. C 细节理解题 由“When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race.”可知作者志愿给参赛者递水。

　　2. A 细节理解题 由第四段可知作者看到很多人参加这种比赛，因此觉得自己也可试试。

　　3. C 整体理解题 由第四段“After running for about 5 miles. I was thinking， “I must be crazy.”六段“Near the end， a 70-year-old man ran past me， very fast， and I felt a little embarrassed that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him.”“ I decided that I would not give up on running races”

　　4. D 整体理解题 通过作者参加认识到应 “跑自己比赛”。