When Blake guided his dogsled past me towards the starting slide, Thor, his black lead dog roared at Kenai fiercely. I _______ to pat Kenai. We’d trained two years for this moment. “I know, boy. You’re _______, aren’t you?”
It was our _______ next. My dogs howled and jumped, _______ to begin. My heart beat so _______ that I almost didn’t hear the beginning of countdown (倒计时). Before I could yell “Hike!”
Kenai leaped forward and the rest of the dogs _______ after. As soon as Kenai caught the scent of another team, he raced to close the gap with his tail up. He _______ seemed to grin (咧嘴笑) each time we passed the sled.
We flew down the hill. Then we _______ a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. My smart dog saw Blake’s team _______ I did. His tail flew up. We inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake’s sled. Blake glanced ________ his shoulder, and then shouted to his team. I jumped off and raced alongside the sled, still holding on. “See you at the finish.” I yelled to Blake.
But suddenly our sled hit a branch. The runners caught and fell ________ the trail and down a steep bank. I lost my ________, with the whole mess sliding. After a sudden cry, the dogs and sled finally came to ________. I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I reached him and pulled him up the hill. Then I ________. The snow under him was bright red. He was hurt! “Kenai! No!” My voice came out a howl. Kenai struggled to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes ________ to keep on. He would do it too. He would run us all the way to the finish, no matter ________ it took. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner’s stand. I saw the miles of trail we’d run. I saw the ________ I’d made on my shelf for the medal. But then I saw Kenai, my devoted friend. No, there was something I wanted ________ winning. I gently ________ Kenai in a blanket and backed onto the trail.
Of course, Blake won, but I didn’t feel sorry for myself for I had the prize that really ________.
I smiled as I felt a warm tongue on my cheek.
【小题1】A.handed out | B.bent back | C.turned up | D.knelt down |
【小题2】A.ready | B.annoyed | C.nervous | D.helpful |
【小题3】A.chance | B.seat | C.turn | D.line |
【小题4】A.ambitious | B.eager | C.delighted | D.hopeful |
【小题5】A.heavily | B.quickly | C.gently | D.wildly |
【小题6】A.charged | B.pulled | C.jumped | D.barked |
【小题7】A.still | B.mostly | C.just | D.even |
【小题8】A.rounded | B.arrived | C.cut | D.drove |
【小题9】A.after | B.when | C.as | D.before |
【小题10】【小题11】A.down | B.away | C.off | D.across |
【小题12】A.hold | B.way | C.temper | D.sight |
【小题13】A.an end | B.a close | C.a stop | D.a finish |
【小题14】A.quitted | B.stopped | C.froze | D.sighed |
【小题15】A.begging | B.suggesting | C.persuading | D.requesting |
【小题16】【小题17】A.place | B.board | C.space | D.box |
【小题18】A.more than | B.less than | C.rather than | D.other than |
【小题19】A.brought up | B.put up | C.wrapped up | D.took up |
【小题20】A.valued | B.cherished | C.counted | D.deserved |