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【題目】 Grandma’s Marathon doesn’t have the nationwide recognition. In Minnesota, though, people who’ve never run more than a few steps are familiar with the race.

While Grandma’s Marathon has been on my mind for years, I always found myself committed to a different race. When my sister mentioned she was signing up for the race last fall, I followed suit. It felt so far away at first, especially during those early training runs in the dead of winter. That changed once spring began. Before I knew it, the marathon day had arrived.

I’m no stranger to this, but nothing prepared me for Grandma’s Marathon mentally. Race day would be cold and rainy one day, then hot and sunny the next. Part of this has to do with the fact that Grandma’s Marathon is in June, the middle of Minnesota’s severe weather season, which typically witnesses the most thunderstorms.

Things weren’t looking great the night before the race. There was potential for thunderstorms, meaning race cancellation, and the temperature seemed a little hot. Everything changed when we woke up.

I’m not sure if it was because of the fog present through most of the morning, but the race course was just beautiful. We passed through gently rolling hills in quiet, wooded areas for much of the beginning. And the first time I saw Lake Superior, it nearly took my breath away. Even the finishing area was picturesque. I really had a good race that day.

I come from a family full of runners and many of us compete in the same events. The sad reality is that it’s rare that more than one of us will have a good race during the same competition until Grandma’s Marathon 2018. Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.

【1】What does the author intend to tell in the first two paragraphs?

A.The training for Grandma’s Marathon is easy.

B.The author ran Grandma’s Marathon for the first time.

C.The place where Grandma’s Marathon take place is far away.

D.Grandma’s Marathon is popular among the people in America.

【2】Which of the following best explains “picturesque” underlined in paragraph 5?

A.Beautiful.B.Tough.

C.Relaxing.D.Interesting.

【3】What can we know about the Grandma’s Marathon?

A.The weather on the race day was severe.

B.The author made full preparation for the race.

C.Things were not going smoothly along the race course.

D.The author got a good result in the Grandma’s Marathon.

【4】How is the author’s attitude to the result of the event?

A.Objective.B.Puzzled.

C.Proud.D.Worried.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了自己參加祖母馬拉松（Grandma’s Marathon）的準備工作及比賽經(jīng)歷。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中When my sister mentioned she was signing up for the race last fall, I followed suit. It felt so far away at first, especially during those early training runs in the dead of winter. That changed once spring began. Before I knew it, the marathon day had arrived.可知當我姐姐提到她去年秋天報名參加比賽時，我也照做了。剛開始的時候，感覺很遙遠，尤其是在冬季的早期訓練中。春天一開始，情況就發(fā)生了變化。不知不覺，馬拉松的日子已經(jīng)到來了。由此可推知，作者在前兩段想說作者第一次參加祖母的馬拉松比賽的事情。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文And the first time I saw Lake Superior, it nearly took my breath away.可知當我第一次看到蘇必利爾湖的時候，我?guī)缀跗磷×撕粑�。由此可知，當作者第一次看到蘇必利爾湖時，它美得讓作者驚嘆。甚至比賽結(jié)束的地方都風景如畫。下一句中的 Even 表示意義上的遞進，由此可推知，picturesque 意為“美麗的，風景如畫的”。A. Beautiful.美麗的；B. Tough.艱苦的；C. Relaxing.放松的；D. Interesting.有趣的。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.可知最終我以3分26秒18跑完全程，我跑了第二快。由此可知，作者在這次比賽中取得了第二名的好成績。故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中The sad reality is that it’s rare that more than one of us will have a good race during the same competition until Grandma’s Marathon 2018. Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.可知可悲的現(xiàn)實是，在2018年祖母的馬拉松比賽之前，我們當中很少有人在同一場比賽中取得好成績。最終我以3分26秒18跑完全程，我跑了第二快。由此可推知，作者為自己感到驕傲。故選C。