我的越野赛跑

山东 孙启禄

1I stood there on the starting line. My fists clenched (攥紧), my heart racing. The past four weeks of valuable training had led to this moment—the moment when the air horn blew,the moment when my legs raced across the school and the moment when I listend to my classmates cheer. I was ready. I could feel the adrenaline (肾上腺素) build up inside me.Then, Mrs Oakley's order broke the silence, “On your marks,get set, GO! ” I was off with a stream of Grade 5 girls all nestling into their positions.

2It wasn't long before I made it to the top of the steepest hill and was making my way back down to the basketball court where I started. A powerful wind blew my hair out of my face, as I ran down the hill. When I set foot on the basketball court again, the kitchen and gardening teacher, Kelly, marked my wristband to indicate I had completed my first lap and commented loudly on my bright green costume that I was wearing, representing my team. The pride filled me up and I continued on.

3I was progressing deeper into my second lap and the cheers of my classmates grew fainter as I sped past the playground. As I drew nearer to the cricket nets, I knew that I was one step closer to my last lap. The cheers of my teachers and friends went into my ears. They crowded the basketball court, the hill and scattered themselves through the urban forest. I felt encouraged and supported and paced on.

4I was nearly there and just as I thought I could taste the end, my ankles suddenly tightened like triple knots (结). Immediately, I started to lose track of my breathing. My head was pounding and my heart was beating so fast that I thought it would fly out of my chest. But I couldn't stop. I couldn't stop now. I knew I was so close.

5Several minutes later I was crossing the finish line. I could hear my mum's cheers as I set foot across the finish line. I had made it. I had finished a three-kilometre run and now it was over. I walked over to the winning seats and sat in the 9th place. I felt pride and relief. A bubbly and proud feeling filled me up inside as I sank into the chair.

Reading Check

一、阅读自测

1. What do we know about the author from the first paragraph?

A. She was about to run cross-country.

B. She was too nervous to run the race.

C. She was a long-distance running athlete.

D. She was going to cheer for her classmates.

2. What can the underlined phrase “made it to” in paragraph 2 be replaced by?

A. Saw. B. Reached. C. Left. D. Remembered.

3. How did the author feel when she heard Kelly's comments?

A. She felt tired. B. She felt nervous.

C. She felt disappointed. D. She felt proud.

4. What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?

A. The injury to the author's ankles.

B. The diseases the author was suffering.

C. The author's excitement about her success.

D. The difficult condition the author faced.

二、语篇解码

本文的主题语境为“人与社会”，属于“体育运动”的范畴。 文章为一篇记叙文：作者参加学校组织的越野赛跑，虽然在比赛的过程中遇到了意想不到的困难，但是作者没有放弃，最终完成了比赛。

三、语言学习

（一）语料荟萃

语篇单词重要短语valuable adj. 有价值的 silence n. 寂静；沉默 position n. 位置；职位 powerful adj. 强有力的；有权势的 mark vt. 做标记；做记号 indicate vt.&vi. 表明；显示 complete vt.完成 comment vt. & vi. 评论 costume n. 服装； 戏装 represent vt. 代表 continue vt. & vi. 继续 progress vi. 前进；行进 encourage vt. 鼓励 support vt. 支持；支撑breathe vt. & vi. 呼吸 proud adj. 自豪的the starting line 起跑线 be about to do sth 正要做某事 lead to 导致 build up 创建；增强 break the silence 打破寂静 make it to 准时到达 make one's way back 返回 set foot on 踏上 fill up （使）充满 draw near 靠近；即将来临 feel encouraged受到鼓舞 the finish line 终点线 feel pride 感到自豪 a three-kilometre crosscountry running race 3公里越野赛跑

（二）语句分析

1. It wasn't long before I made it to the top of the steepest hill and was making my way back down to the basketball court where I started. 没过多久，我就爬上了最陡的山顶，然后回到了我出发的篮球场。

【点石成金】It wasn't long before...意为“不久就……”，before引导的是时间状语从句，made和was making是并列谓语，where引导的是限制性定语从句。

2. My head was pounding and my heart was beating so fast that I thought it would fly out of my chest. 我的头嗡嗡直响，我的心跳得如此之快，以至于我感觉它会飞出我的胸膛。

【点石成金】My head was pounding和my heart was beating是并列句，so fast that I thought...是so...that...引导的结果状语从句，it would fly out of my chest是宾语从句。

四、语言运用

（一）例句仿写

1. 不久，一架直升机抵达现场营救失事飞机的幸存者。

_____________on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.

2. 长城非常有名，每年都有数百万人来参观。

_____________millions of people pour in every year.

（二）写作实践

假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了3公里越野赛跑活动。 请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：

1. 参加人员；

2. 跑步路线；

3. 活动反响。

注意：词数80左右。

A cross-country running race

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