题文
I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms. Frustrated（挫败）with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just started running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) — and it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I could be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.
I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encouraged me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But there was only one way to find out…so I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.
I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and what I was able to do.
only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。
小题1:Why did the author decide to become a runner?A．He was out of work.B．He wanted to treat his illness.C．He wanted to live his dreams.D．He suddenly found running interesting.小题2:Which played an important role in the author’s success?A．Setting goalsB．Learning from others.C．Being honestD．Keeping on reading .小题3:According to Paragraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _____________A．very gratefulB．not quite confidentC．quite afraidD．not very satisfied小题4:What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A．Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon.B．Run a marathon to the South Pole.C．Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days.D．Run a 135-mile ultra-marathon across Death Valley.小题5:The author probably agrees that____________.A．life means achieving goalsB．success is the greatest rewardC．sports help develop our potentialD．everyone may have great potential. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析
文章通过作者的亲身经历，告诉大家，只要确定目标为之努力，我们都能成功，每个人都有潜能。
小题1:细节题;从第一段的句子：I got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living , so one day I decided to start living life on my own terms.可知作者是想实现自己的梦想。选C
小题2:细节题;从第一段的句子：it felt so good I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.可知作者成功是因为设定了目标。选A
小题3:细节题;从第二段的句子：To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could.可知作者在实现目标前不是很自信。选B
小题4:细节题：从第三段的句子：I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. 可知选C
小题5:从文章最后一段only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。可知作者认为每个人都有潜能。选D 。
点评：要求考生仔细阅读这篇文章，耐心审题，结合题目做出准确的定位判断。必要的时候要进行推理，透过句子表面看作者的真正意图。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“I got tired of livin.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
