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【題目】It’s 10:00 on a beautiful Sunday morning in California. To my left is some of the most beautiful coastline. I’m walking along a road ordinarily packed with cars on days like this, but today, thanks in part to my $135 entry fee, it is closed to traffic.

There’s only one problem: I should be running, not walking. Over the past year, I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on running gear(設備) and race entry fees. I’ve jogged than 1,600 miles training for this event.

Dozens of runners pass me on either side, each of them experiencing varying degrees of sadness similar to my own. Most of them, like me, have traveled hundreds of thousands of miles to get here, spending $500, $1,000 or more to participate in this event.

Actually I’m by no means a competitive athlete. My best finish ever was fourth place, in a 5-kftometer race with only 74 participants, many of whom were walking the entire course.

Last year, over 500,000 runners completed a marathon in the U.S. alone. Nearly all of these runners had absolutely no chance of victory. The PR-personal record-is everyone’s definition of a “good race,” whether he finishes in first or 301st.

I should buy a new watch that not only tracks my location by GPS, but also by counting steps. This can more accurate and much more expensive. Finally, I have reached the finish line. I know that the official race photographers will be taking photos as I cross the line, so I raise my arms in “victory” I finish, in a time of 3:37:55, good for 354th place.

A few days after the race, the race organizers email me a link to a site where I can preview my official photos 一 and download them, for a fee, of course.

I wish I could say the feeling was unique; it’s probably not Indeed probably a feeling most runners get in most marathons. Running a lot of marathons 9 in fact, may not even be good for your health.

In America, marathoning is a rich person’s sport.

【1】Which of the following is free of charge for the marathoners according the passage?

A. Race entry.

B. Coastal scenery.

C. Running gear.

D. Official photos.

【2】What was the author sure of before entering for the marathon?

A. His winning the victory.

B. His improvement of speed.

C. His falling behind many others.

D. His setting up a new record.

【3】How did other runners feel while running on the coastline road according to the author?

A. Happy B. Unhappy.

C. Unique. D. Excited.

【4】What would the author agree with?

A. Marathons are not worth it.

B. Marathon can improve our PR.

C. Marathons are based on attitudes.

D. Marathons are good for our health.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】本文為一篇記敘文，文章主要講述了主人公參與馬拉松的所見所聞，其間主人公對其之前參加的馬拉松比賽進行了回想，并對自己參賽時的心理活動進行了詳細的描述，文章的最后部分講述了坐著自己對于馬拉松這項運動的看法，并且指出了馬拉松給自己帶來了什么，會對自己產(chǎn)生怎樣的影響。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，題目意為“根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，以下那一項馬拉松的內(nèi)容是免費的？”通過改題目我峨嵋你可以將答案定位到文章的第二段的“ I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on running gear and race entry fees. ”以及文章倒數(shù)第二段的“ the race organizers email me a link to a site where I can preview my official photos 一 and download them, for a fee, of course.”通過文章的內(nèi)容可以得出參與馬拉松需要在entry fee 報名費 running gear 運動裝備 以及official photo 官方照片 因此本題選擇B項。

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)題目“What was the author sure of before entering for the marathon?”意為在參與馬拉松之前作者對于什么確信不疑？根據(jù)題目的內(nèi)容可以將答案定位到文章第三段“Dozens of runners pass me on either side,” 故C項正確，文章第四段“Actually I’m by no means a competitive athlete. My best finish ever was fourth place,”說明作者最好的成績第四名所以A項不正確，B,D兩項均不符合題意，故該題選擇C.

【3】細節(jié)理解題，題目“How did other runners feel while running on the coastline road according to the author?”意為當作者奔跑在海岸線上之時他有一種什么樣的感覺？”，根據(jù)題目內(nèi)容可以將答案定位到文章的第三段“Dozens of runners pass me on either side, each of them experiencing varying degrees of sadness similar to my own. ”本句意為“從我身旁匆匆而過的跑者們，他們中的每一個人都向我一樣正經(jīng)歷著程度不一的悲傷。”故該題選擇B項，unhappy

【4】判斷推理題，該題題目意為“作者對什么會有所贊同？”通過通讀整篇文章我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)作者會對馬拉松各項花費有所不滿，以及文章最后部分作者對自己內(nèi)心的描寫，可以發(fā)現(xiàn)作者并非對馬拉松這項運動持有一種積極的態(tài)度。故該題選擇A馬拉松并不值得這一切。