2022年江苏省苏州市中考英语试卷（附答案详解）

1、2022年江苏省苏州市中考英语试卷Like most children growing up in the countryside,Mike loved being outdoors and traveled around every inch of the area.With a deep love of the land,he had a strong wish to( 1 )it. When Mike saw rubbish floating in the rivers,he got(2).He knew he had to do something.While only in thir

2、d grade,Mike started a group.Its purpose was to the countryside and teach other young people about pollution and its dangers.But Mike faced a challenge.As he was,he found it hard to speak out in public.However,with his moms help,Mikedealt with his fear.He said. nI look responsibility (责任)and did wha

3、t needed to be done.When your heart is into it, (6)will stop you. nMike worked hard tohis idea to the public.He handed out leaflets and even appeared on radio and TV.His efforts paid off.He won(8)from several thousand people.And his group collected and recycled more than 22, 000 pounds of rubbish.No

4、w as a college student,Mikesremains the same.He often says, nI want to create a(10)life for my kids and grandkids.Its beautiful countryside,where I* m from,and I want my kids to see it like I see it.”答案和解析1.A. practiseB. protectC. prepareD. provide2.A. weakB. tiredC. relaxedD. angry3.A. clean upB. b

5、reak intoC. set upD. move into4.A. shyB. sadC. proudD. polite5.A. clearlyB. carefullyC. successfullyD. traditionally6.A. anythingB. nothingC. somethingD. everything7.A. acceptB. changeC. followD. introduce8.A. courageB. victoryC. supportD. reward9.A. wishB. chanceC. luckD. fear10.A. busierB. harderC

6、. betterD. crazier11。,【答案】B、D、A、A、C、B、D、C、A、C【解析】（1）考查动词。A练习,B保护,C准备,D提供，根据With a deep love of the land （深爱着这片土地）可知他想保护它，应选B。（2）考查形容词。A弱的，B累的，C放松的，D生气的，根据When Mike saw rubbish floating in the rivers （当Mike看到垃圾漂浮在河里时）及上文他 想保护它，可知很生气，应选D。（3）考查短语。A清扫，B闯入，C建立，D搬入，根据上文当Mike看到垃圾漂浮在 河里时，可知清扫村庄，应选A。（4）考查形容词

7、。A害羞的，B伤心的，C自豪的，D礼貌的，根据he found it hard to speak out in public （他发现很难在公共场合说出来）可知很害羞，故 选Ao（5）考查副词。A清楚地，B小心地，C成功地，D传统地，根据he found it hard to speak out in public （他发现很难在公共场合说出来）可知成功地解决 的恐惧，应选C。（6）考查代词。A任何事，B没有什么事，C 一些事，D所有事，根据上文成功地解决 的恐惧，可知没有什么能阻止你，应选B。（7）考查动词。A接受，B改变，C跟随，D介绍，根据to the public （对公众）可知 介绍

8、他的想法对公众，应选Do（8）考查名词。A勇气，B胜利，C支持，D奖励，根据上文介绍他的想法对公众，可 知赢得了数千人的支持，应选C。（9）考查名词。A愿望，B机会，C好运，D害怕，根据remains the same （保持不变） 可知是愿望保持不变（保护环境），应选A。（10）考查形容词。A更忙碌的，B更难的，C更好的，D更疯狂的，根据my kids and grandkids （我的孩子和孙子）可知是为他们提供更好的生活，应选C。文章介绍了保护环境的Mike及所做的努力。首先要通读全文，了解文章大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息，然后明确词意, 结合排除法逐一选出答案，最后再通读全文核

9、对答案。1113.【答案】D、B、C第10页，共19页【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据Rock内容Time： Sunday 7 PM - 9 PM （时间：周日晚 上7点至9点）可知如果你周日晚上有空，你可以参加摇滚乐音乐会。应选D。（2）细节理解题。根据Country music （乡村音乐）Adults 10 Children 5 （成人10英 镑，儿童5英镑）可知如果格林先生先生和他的两个孩子去乡村音乐音乐会，他会付 20英镑。应选B。（3）细节推测题。根据 June 23.Thursday - June 26, Sunday （6 月 23 日星期四-6 月 26 日，星期日）根据Jaz

10、z内容Time： Saturday 6 PM- 8 PM （周六下午6点至8点。）可 知6月25日适合现代爵士乐爱好者。应选C。本文介绍了音乐节上几场音乐会。首先，对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意；其次，细读题材，各个击破；再次， 细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关 信息。1417.【答案】C、D、D、A【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第二段For Yang,one of the long-expected activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family mem

11、bers.（对杨来说，春节期间期待已久的活动之一就是与家人合影。）可知杨 在春节期间最期待的是拍摄家庭照片。应选C。（2）词义猜想题。根据第二段 On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite,he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.（农 历新年第二天凌晨，全家.时，他会盛装打扮，等待拍照。）可知reunite”的意思是” 再次相聚。”应选D。（3）段落大意题。根据第三段With his ca

12、mera,Yang recorded the great changes of his hometown over time.（杨用相机t己 录下了家乡随着时间的推移所发生的巨大变化。）可知第3段的主要思想是杨用相机记 录的内容。应选D。（4）细节理解题。根据第四段Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yangs family.Though now some of his gra ndchildren are working and living in other cities,they try their best to retur

13、n home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.（拍摄家庭照片成为杨家的传统。虽然 现在他的一些孙子在其他城市工作和生活，但他们尽最大努力在春节期间回家，为这一 特殊时刻做好准备。）可知杨的家充满了爱。应选A。本文主要讲述了杨利恒用照片展示了银川过去60年的开展情况。首先，对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意；其次，细读题材，各个击破；再次， 细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关 信息。1821 .【答案】A【解析】(1)细节理解题。根据第一段 Lets take

14、 a ride on the worlds highest railway 一 the Qinghai-Tibet Railway (让我们乘坐世界上最高的铁路一青藏铁路。)可知乘客们在 火车上。应选Bo(2)细节理解题。根据第三段 When it was completed on July 1, 2006,the Tibet Railway set nine world records,including the worlds highest railway at 5, 072 metres above sea level,the worlds highest tunnel at 4,905

15、 metres,and the longest tunnel ever built on permafrost. (2006 年 7 月 1 日，西藏铁路建 成，创造了九项世界纪录，其中包括海拔5072米的世界最高铁路，世界上最高的隧道 海拔4905米，是有史以来在永久冻土上修建的最长隧道。)可知文本通过介绍其世界 纪录显示铁路的惊人之处。应选C。(3)细节理解题。根据第四段 Each rail car has two separate oxygen systems.(每节轨道 车有两个独立的氧气系统。)可知每节轨道车有两个氧气系统。应选B。(4)根据倒数第二段First,the high a

16、ltitude made the task difficult because there was no enough oxygen.Second,m uch of the railway runs across permafrost,a type of ground that keeps changing as the weather warms and cools.Finally,the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology in Chi na.(第一，因为没有足够的氧气，高海拔使任务变得困难。其次，大局部铁路穿过永

17、 久冻土，这是一种随着天气变暖和变冷而不断变化的地面。最后，这条铁路要经过中国 一些最敏感的生态环境。)可知不断变化的地面增加了修建铁路的难度。应选A。 本文主要介绍了青藏铁路的修建情况，及沿途风景。首先，对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意；其次，细读题材，各个击破；再次， 细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关 信息。2225.【答案】C、B、D、A第12页，共19页【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据第一段When I was littlewas really little.（当我很小的 时候，我真的很矮。）可知戴夫没有加入学校篮球队是因为他不够高。应选

18、C。（2）词义指代题。根据第四段 Iran 12 miles on my 12th birthday.On my 13th birthday,! did it again,but I added an extra mile.（我在12岁生日那天跑了 12英里。在我13岁生日那天， 我又做了一次，但我又多跑了一英里。）可知第4段中带下划线的“it”一词指的是在他 生日那天跑步。应选B。（3）细节理解题。根据倒数第三段Yes,you discovered that big dreams donft just come true.They take work.If you train and wor

19、 k hard,! promise to wait for you next year and cheer you on.（是的，你发现远大的梦想不仅 会实现。它们需要努力。如果你训练并努力工作，我保证明年等你，为你加油。）可知 “Encouraging”最能形容爷爷。应选D。（4）最正确标题题。根据全文，以及第一段When I was little,! was really little.But my dream was big.I dreamed of being a basketball pla yer.I tried out for the teams at school,but I

20、was never given a chance.（当我还小的时候, 我 真的很小。但我的梦想很大。我梦想成为一名篮球运发动。我在学校尝试了球队，但我 从来没有机会。）可知本文讲述自己的大梦想。应选A。本文主要讲述了作者通过自己的努力终于参加了马拉松赛，并且取得了成功。首先，对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意；其次，细读题材，各个击破；再次， 细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关 信息。263。【答案】A、C、D、G、B【解析】细节推理题。（1）根据上文Every year,millions of birds are killed or hurt w

21、hen they fly into buildings.Why does this hap pen?（每年，数百万只鸟在飞入建筑物时被杀死或受伤。为什么会发生这种情况？） 可知说的是每年，数百万只鸟在飞入建筑物时被杀死或受伤，结合选项和下文讲述的窗 户上的玻璃，应说答案是玻璃。应选A。（2）根据上文Many birds fly from one place to another.Most of the time,they live in the wild,such as forest s and wetlands.（许多鸟从一个地方飞到另一个地方。大多数时候，它们生活在野外，如 森林和湿地。）

22、和下文They might see small trees and flowers inside a window and want to rest on these plants.（它 们可能会看到窗户里的小树和小花，想在这些植物上休息。）可知说的是生活在野外, 如森林和湿地里的鸟，结合选项，应说这些鸟不知道玻璃是什么。应选C。（3）根据上文 The birds do not know there is glass between them and the plants.（鸟儿不知 道它们和植物之间有玻璃。）可知说的是鸟儿不知道它们和植物之间有玻璃，结合选项， 应说结果，它们直接飞入玻璃。应

23、选D。（4）根据上文Some birds fly at night.They use the moon and stars to help guide them in the right direction. Tall buildings with lights on at night can confuse （迷惑）the birds.（有些鸟在晚上飞行。 他们利用月亮和星星来帮助他们朝着正确的方向前进。夜间开灯的高楼会把鸟弄糊涂。） 可知说的是夜间开灯的高楼会把鸟弄糊涂，结合选项，应说这是一个大问题，尤其是在 雾天和雨夜。应选G。（5）根据下文Many office buildings n

24、ow turn off their lights at night.This helps reduce the number of birds that fly into buildings and it also helps save energy.（许多办公楼现在晚上都关灯。这有助 于减少飞入建筑物的鸟类数量，也有助于节约能源。）可知说的是人类做出的措施，结 合选项，应说人们正在努力解决这个问题。应选B。本文讲述了每年，数百万只鸟在飞入建筑物时被杀死或受伤，这是许多鸟从一个地方飞 到另一个地方。大多数时候，它们生活在野外，如森林和湿地。它们不知道玻璃是什么， 它们可能会看到窗户里的小树和小

25、花，想在这些植物上休息，它们直接飞入玻璃。做题时结合原文和题目有针对性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。 推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案。.【答案】bridges【解析】句子中different kinds of表示各种各样的，后面跟复数形式,bridge,名词,桥, 复数形式bridges o故填：bridges o苏州有各种各样的古桥，非常吸引人。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态，单复数，词性 等变化。.【答案】chooses第14页，共19页【解析】句子中时态是一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，谓语动词使用第

26、三人称单数形式，choose,动词，选择。故填：chooseso他的父母希望他在选择工作时能随心所欲。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态，单复数，词性 等变化。.【答案】easiest【解析】句子中one of后面跟形容词的最高级形式，easy,容易的，最高级是easiest。 故填：easiest。提问是引导你主动学习的最简单方式之一。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态，单复数，词性 等变化。.【答案】pride【解析】句子中the和of之间使用名词形式,pride,名词,骄傲。故填：prideo天宫空间站是所有中国人的骄傲。翻译填空类

27、型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态，单复数，词性 等变化。.【答案】wisely【解析】句子中修饰动词使用副词形式，wisely,副词，明智地。故填：wiselyo青少年有必要学会如何明智地使用零花钱。翻译填空类型题要充分理解句意，再根据中文提示完成试题，注意时态，单复数，词性 等变化。.【答案】orth【解析】句意：医生关于保持健康的建议值得采纳。结合首字母w,考查be worth doing sth 表示值得做某事。故填：worth o医生关于保持健康的建议值得采纳。根据句意及首字母提示补全单词，先要通读句子，理解大意，想出要填的词根，再联系 语境变换恰当的词形，方能正确

28、解答。.【答案】aimed【解析】句意：凯特把卧室漆成了蓝色，因为这种颜色给她的身心带来了安宁。结合首 字母P，考查paint,动词，刷漆，has后面跟动词的过去分词。故填：painted o凯特把卧室漆成了蓝色，因为这种颜色给她的身心带来了安宁。根据句意及首字母提示补全单词，先要通读句子，理解大意，想出要填的词根，再联系 语境变换恰当的词形，方能正确解答。.【答案】anaging【解析】句意：如果不好好管理你的时间，你就不可能在学习上取得很大进步。结合首 字母m,考查manage,动词，管理，without后面跟动名词形式。故填：managingo如果不好好管理你的时间，你就不可能在学习上取

29、得很大进步。根据句意及首字母提示补全单词，先要通读句子，理解大意，想出要填的词根，再联系 语境变换恰当的词形，方能正确解答。39【答案】【小题1】until【小题2 so that【小题3】finished【小题4】dishes小题 5 have a gift for【解析】(1)考查连词。句意：但是我对烹饪一点兴趣都没有，直到遇到了一个烹饪 应用软件。until直到，故填until。(2)考查副词短语。句意：它们提供了详细的说明，以便用户可以一步一步地遵循。so that以便，引导结果状语从句，故填so that。(3)考查动词。句意：吃完的时候，正是我想要的，味道很好。finish完成，一

30、般过去 时态，动词要用过去式，故填finished。(4)考查名词。句意：现在我会做几道菜了。a couple of+名词复数，几个故填dishes。第16页，共19页(5)考查短语。句意：我发现烹饪非常有趣，而且我似乎有烹饪的天赋。have a gift for 对有天赋，一般现在时，I做主语，动词要用原形，故填have a gift for。短文主要介绍了作者开始对做饭不感兴趣，后来通过一个应用软件对做饭感兴趣了，并 且学会了几道菜并计划向朋友们展示。根据短文大意和语境选择合适的单词，并用其正确的形式填入空白处，使补全后的短文 意思通顺，语法正确，结构完整，注意单词的适当形式。40【答案】

31、【小题小题 2 powerful【小题3 are【小题4】strongest【小题5】windows小题6 them【小题7 to【小题8】reaches小题9 quickly【解析】(1)考查冠词。句意：飓风有一个循环运动的风。a用在辅音音素开头的单词 前，故填a。(2)考查形容词。句意：飓风非常强劲。powerful形容词，放在be后作表语，故填powerful。(3)考查动词。句意：风眼中的风不是很强。一般现在时，winds做主语，要用are, 故填are。(4)考查形容词。句意：这个壁是风最大、雨最大的地方。the+最高级，故填strongesto(5)考查名词。句意：飓风的强度足以将

32、窗户震成碎片。window名词，这里表示泛指， 故填 windowso(6)考查代词。句意：强风可以卷起物体并把它们吹到空中，造成损害。send动词， 后面要加代词宾格，故填them。(7)考查介词。句意：飓风带来的暴雨会在不靠近海岸的地区引发洪水。becloseto离 近，故填to。(8)考查动词。句意：有时它几乎可以到达房屋的顶部。reach到达一般现在时，it做 主语，动词要用第三人称单数，故填reaches。(9)考查副词。句意：水很快进入房子，造成了很多破坏。quickly副词，修饰动词g。, 故填 quickly o（10）考查连词。句意：虽然没有方法阻止飓风，但你可以做好准备。t

33、hough虽然，故 填 Thougho短文主要介绍了飓风的由来和它造成的危害。语法填空题要根据上下文语境，运用语法和词汇知识，反复推敲以求得解答。对于同义 词和近义词的选项，在充分考虑到上下文具体语境下特别注意这些同义词和近义词搭配。41 ,【答案】【小题 1 】Because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information.，J、题 2 Poetry workshops or guitar lessons,writers visiting and talking about their books.【/、题 3 rd lik

34、e to borrow some books on history,because I like history.【解析】（1）细节理解题。根据Recently libraries are not as popular as before because people prefer to use the Internet to find out information （最近，图书馆不像以前那么受欢迎，因为人们更喜欢使用互联网查找 信息，）可知因为人们更喜欢使用互联网查找信息。故答案为：Because people prefer to use the Internet to find out

35、information.（2）细节理解题。根据Sometimes,you see that a library is used for poetry workshops or guitar lessons.Also,they ma y have writers visiting and talking about their books.（有时，你会看到图书馆被用来举办诗 歌研讨会或吉他课。此外，他们可能会有作家参观和谈论他们的书。）可知可以举办诗 歌研讨会或吉他课，有作家参观和谈论他们的书。故答案为：Poetry workshops or guitar lessons,writers vis

36、iting and talking about their books.（3）个人观点题。合理即可。我想要借有关历史的书，因为我喜欢历史，故答案为：Id like to borrow some books on history,because I like history.本文讲述了图书馆是藏书和储存知识的地方。图书馆也可以举办一些活动，图书馆也是 一个安静的地方。首先，对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意；其次，细读题材，各个击破；再次， 细细阅读材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关 信息。42.答案Practice makes perfect Have y

37、ou heard of the saying practice makes perfect11 ?It means that after you have plenty of practice in what you are doing,you will be perfect in it.【高分句型一】（对该谚语的理解）I was not very good at PE.With the teachefs encouragement,! kept practicing.Now I am the commissary in charge of sports in our class.（事第18页

38、，共19页例）If you want to improve your study and work,remember that the most important thing is how to put the knowledge you have learned into practice.【高分句型二For example,when learning a language,though you can make full use of your talent,practice is necessary.If you only learn grammar rules by heart an

39、d don*t do enough exercises,it!s certain that you cant understand the language perfectly.But if you really practise a lot,maybe you will understand it much better.In this way,you can apply what you have learned better.（感悟）【解析】【高分句型一】It means that after you have plenty of practice in what you are doi

40、ng,you will be perfect in it. 这意味着当你在你所做的事情上有足够的练习后，你会完美的。Itmeans that宾语从句。【高分句型二】If you want to improve your study and work,remember that the most important thing is how to put the knowledge you have learned into practice.如果你想提高你的学习和工作，记住最重要的是如何把你学到的知识应用到实践中。if 引导的条件状语从句。能够根据提示进行书面表达，能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语

41、法、词汇、短语和句型等， 清楚连贯地表达自己的思想，进而完成写作任务。MUSICCountry musicTime： Thursday 7 PM - 9 PMPlace： the Central SquareWESTERNAdults 10Children 5FolkTime： Friday 5 PM - 7 PMPlace： the Grand ParkTRADITIONALFree for allJazzTime： Saturday 6 PM- 8 PMPlace： the Riverside Music HouseMODERNAdults 25Children 10RockTime： S

42、unday 7 PM - 9 PMPlace： the Sports CentreAdults 20Children 10For more information,please contact Katie at 5555-1234 or If you are free on Sunday night,which concert can you attend? A. Country music.B. Folk.C. Jazz.D. Rock.How much will Mr.Green pay if he goes to the country music concert with his tw

43、o kids?A. 10.B. 20.C. 30.D. 40.Which date is suitable for modem jazz lovers? A. June 23.B. June 24.C. June 25.D. June 26.cOn warm winter days.Yang Liheng,89, enjoys sitting by the window and looking through old photos.These photos bring him joy and happiness once more.For Yang,one of the long-expect

44、ed activities during the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members.On the early morning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family , he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.第2页，共19页Yang became a photographer in the late 1950s.With his camera,Yang recorde

45、d the great changes of his hometown over time. nI had a painful childhood,but I got a chance to be a photographer after the founding （成立）of the Peoples Republic of China. Yang told Beijing Review.nI want to record,in the form of photographs,the local customs,the scenes and peoples brave spirit of fi

46、ghting against the hard conditions here in my hometown.n“I used to take pictures for everyone else,but seldom turned my camera at my family members,* Yang said. nMy grandson gave me the idea to record the growth and development of my own family.1 Taking family photos then became a tradition for Yang

47、s family.Though now some of his grandchildren are working and living in other cities,they try their best to return home during the Spring Festival and prepare for the special moment.Last year was an important year for Yang Liheng.Most of his photos were displayed in Yinchuan to show the development

48、of the area over the past sixty years.What does Yang expect most during the Spring Festival ? A. Wearing new clothes.B. Having a big dinner.C. Taking a family photo.D. Visiting his relatives.What does the underlined word “reunite” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Get separated.B. Get much wealthier.C. Get im

49、proved.D. Get together again.What is the main idea of paragraph 3 ? When Yang was interviewed.Where Yang learnt to take photos.Why Yang had a painful childhood.What Yang recorded with his camera.What do we know about Yangs family? A. It is full of love.B. It is full of mysteries.C. It is a rich fami

50、ly.D. It is having a hard time.DAll aboard!Lets take a ride on the worlds highest railway the Qinghai-Tibet Railway （青 藏铁路）.Sit back and enjoy the journey.Get ready for the trip of a lifetime.Were leaving Qinghai Station.The scenery along the way is some of the wildest in all of China.Keep your eyes

51、 open as we race through this beautiful land. You might see a rare Tibetan antelope （藏羚羊）from your window.Before we begin our journey jets learn about this amazing railway.Its truly one of the great engineering wonders of the 21st century.When it was completed on July 1, 2006, the Tibet Railway set

52、nine world records,including the world*s highest railway at 5,072 metres above sea level,the worlds highest tunnel （隧道） at 4, 905 metres,and the longest tunnel ever built on permafrost （冻土）.As we travel higher,the air gets thinner and thinner.Soon there will only be 50 to 60 percent of the oxygen wh

53、ich we are used to breathing.But dont be afraid.Each rail car has two separate oxygen systems.One system spreads oxygen throughout the train at all times.And each passenger can also get a personal oxygen mask just like those used in planes.Here are a few more things to think about as our train leave

54、s the station.The designers solved three main challenges when building this great railway.First,the high altitude （海拔） made the task difficult because there was no enough oxygen.Second,much of the railway runs across permafrosts type of ground that keeps changing as the weather warms and cools.Final

55、ly,the railway goes through some of the most sensitive ecology （敏感 的生态环境）in China.Great care was necessary to make sure of the smallest possible influence on nature.All three challenges were met,making our trip possible.All aboard!The train to Tibet is leaving in fifteen minutes.Where are the passen

56、gers? A. On a bus. B. On a train. C. On a ship. D. On a plane.How does the text show the railway is amazing in paragraph 3? By telling a story.By using a designers words.By introducing its world records.By comparing the present with the past.How many oxygen systems are there in each rail car? A. One

57、.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.第4页，共19页Which of the flowing increased the difficulty of building the railway? A. The changing ground.B. The polluted air.C. The dangerous animals.D. The hot weather.EWhen I was little,! was really little.But my dream was big.I dreamed of being a basketball player.I tried ou

58、t for the teams at school,but I was never given a chance.As I got older,I did grow a little bigger,but not a lot bigger.On my 12th birthday,! decided to try a new sport： running.I told Grandpa. nIm going to be an athlete/“Dave,” Grandpa began gently, nif you cant be big,you can do something big.”I r

59、an 12 miles on my 12th birthday.On my 13th birthday,! did again,but I added an extra mile.On my 14th birthdayjran 14 miles. 15 on my 15th, 16 on my 16th,and you guessed it17 miles on my 17th birthday.All this running inspired （激发） another big dream.Someday,Id run the Boston Marathon （波士顿马拉松赛）.I told

60、 Grandpa about my decision.nBut,Dave,you havent trained for the marathon.Are you sure youre ready? ” Grandpa asked.But he still promised to walk over and cheer me on.I ran fast that day.But I fell at Mile 18 and was driven to the hospital.Later that night,I called Grandpa and told him I failed.No, h