5．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 1?

　　A．She loved running very much.

　　B．She lost heart after the accident.

　　C．She often felt it was hard to breathe.

　　D．She didn't believe what the doctors said.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第一段的"I am a long distance runner."和"... terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen she breathes."可知作者热爱跑步。

　　6．The author tried jogging because she wanted to________.

　　A．protect her feet B．get more practice

　　C．save some time D．catch up with others

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句"If only I could jog part of it - that would cost me less time."可知作者当时试着慢跑是为了节约时间。

　　7．Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?

　　A．Because she wanted to make more friends.

　　B．Because she was so sorry for the loss of a friend.

　　C．Because she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong.

　　D．Because she was encouraged by her dead friend's words.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第三段的第三句"He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals."可知，作者的这位朋友认为人不应该让任何事情来阻止自己追求梦想。正是受到这位朋友所说的话的鼓励，作者决定参加马拉松比赛。

　　8．The writer's story tells us ________.

　　A．where there is a will, there is a way

　　B．a friend in need is a friend indeed

　　C．by falling we learn to go safely

　　D．a good medicine tastes bitter

　　解析：选A　主旨大意题。作者通过自己不懈奋斗重新跑起来的事迹告诉我们--有志者，事竟成。

　　C

University days - the best days of my life！I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society ... and, well, I did some work too - but I must admit that it was also full of challenges.