我的越野賽跑

山東 孫啟祿

1I stood there on the starting line. My fists clenched (攥緊), 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 (腎上腺素) 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 (結). 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、閱讀自測

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、語篇解碼

本文的主題語境為“人與社會”，屬于“體育運動”的范疇。 文章為一篇記敘文：作者參加學校組織的越野賽跑，雖然在比賽的過程中遇到了意想不到的困難，但是作者沒有放棄，最終完成了比賽。

三、語言學習

（一）語料薈萃

語篇單詞重要短語valuable adj. 有價值的 silence n. 寂靜；沉默 position n. 位置；職位 powerful adj. 強有力的；有權勢的 mark vt. 做標記；做記號 indicate vt.&vi. 表明；顯示 complete vt.完成 comment vt. & vi. 評論 costume n. 服裝； 戲裝 represent vt. 代表 continue vt. & vi. 繼續 progress vi. 前進；行進 encourage vt. 鼓勵 support vt. 支持；支撐breathe vt. & vi. 呼吸 proud adj. 自豪的the starting line 起跑線 be about to do sth 正要做某事 lead to 導致 build up 創建；增強 break the silence 打破寂靜 make it to 準時到達 make one's way back 返回 set foot on 踏上 fill up （使）充滿 draw near 靠近；即將來臨 feel encouraged受到鼓舞 the finish line 終點線 feel pride 感到自豪 a three-kilometre crosscountry running race 3公里越野賽跑

（二）語句分析

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. 沒過多久，我就爬上了最陡的山頂，然后回到了我出發的籃球場。

【點石成金】It wasn't long before...意為“不久就……”，before引導的是時間狀語從句，made和was making是并列謂語，where引導的是限制性定語從句。

2. My head was pounding and my heart was beating so fast that I thought it would fly out of my chest. 我的頭嗡嗡直響，我的心跳得如此之快，以至于我感覺它會飛出我的胸膛。

【點石成金】My head was pounding和my heart was beating是并列句，so fast that I thought...是so...that...引導的結果狀語從句，it would fly out of my chest是賓語從句。

四、語言運用

（一）例句仿寫

1. 不久，一架直升機抵達現場營救失事飛機的幸存者。

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

2. 長城非常有名，每年都有數百萬人來參觀。

_____________millions of people pour in every year.

（二）寫作實踐

假定你是李華，上周日你校舉辦了3公里越野賽跑活動。 請你為校英文報寫一篇報道，內容包括：

1. 參加人員；

2. 跑步路線；

3. 活動反響。

注意：詞數80左右。

A cross-country running race

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