Question

【題目】

This weekend a marathon ( 馬拉松 ) took place in Salzburg. I admired the runners who ran 42.2 kilometers for over four hours. But I've never run for more than half an hour.

At university I play korfball. This is a team sport with eight people on each team. The aim is to shoot ( 投籃 ) the ball into the hoop. All players get a chance to attack ( 攻 ) and defend ( 守 ) during the game and it's very fast. When I started korfball, I wasn't very good at it. I could throw and catch but I wasn't very fast on my feet. Shooting was also difficult for me. However, I really enjoyed the sport and made friends in the club, so I went training twice a week. Two years later I am in the first team for my university and have played in many matches. This just shows if you train hard, you can succeed.

Running is difficult because you have to make yourself willing to keep going. I used to get really out of breath while running and I didn't feel good at all! Now I actually enjoy going for a run along the river in Salzburg, feeling my muscles ( 肌肉 ) working and breathing in the fresh air.

Challenging exercise is always worth doing. Hiking is fun because all the hard work—walking uphill comes at the beginning of the day, then at the top of the mountain you can enjoy the view. At the end of the day you feel like you've really achieved something.

I will never be a marathon runner, but I would like to try a 10-km run sometime, or perhaps even a half-marathon. How happy the runners were as they crossed the finishing line! I'd like to have that feeling—the months of training paying off as you achieve your goal.

【1】What did the writer think of running the marathon at first?

A. Difficult.B. Strange.C. Enjoyable.D. Exciting.

【2】When the writer started korfball, he couldn't .

A. catch and throw a ballB. catch and shoot a ball

C. move quickly while playingD. catch the ball from teammates

【3】Why does the writer think challenging exercise is worth doing?

A. It helps him make lots of friends.B. It gives him a sense of achievement.

C. It makes him become a marathon runner.D. It helps him get to the top of the mountain.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

本文以第一人稱展開自述。通過舉例馬拉松和自身練習(xí)合球的經(jīng)歷，作者在文中表達(dá)了自己對于進(jìn)行挑戰(zhàn)性運動的積極看法，認(rèn)為成功進(jìn)行挑戰(zhàn)性運動后，總會有一種成就感。

【1】題意：一開始，作者覺得跑馬拉松怎么樣？

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. Difficult.困難的；B. Strange.奇怪的；C. Enjoyable.令人愉快的；D. Exciting.令人興奮的。根據(jù)原文第三段Running is difficult because you have to make yourself willing to keep going可知，作者一開始覺得跑馬拉松是很困難的，故應(yīng)選A。

【2】題意：當(dāng)作者開始打合球時，他無法____________。

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. catch and throw a ball接球和扔球；B. catch and shoot a ball接球投籃；C. move quickly while playing在打球時快速移動；D. catch the ball from teammates從隊友手中接球。根據(jù)原文第二段I could throw and catch but I wasn’t very fast on my feet可知，作者在打球時移動速度不是很快，故應(yīng)選C。

【3】題意：為什么作者認(rèn)為去做挑戰(zhàn)性運動是值得的？

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A. It helps him make lots of friends.這讓他結(jié)交了許多朋友；B. It gives him a sense of achievement.這使他有成就感；C. It makes him become a marathon runner.這讓他成為了一個馬拉松選手；D. It helps him get to the top of the mountain.這幫助他登上了山頂。根據(jù)原文第四段At the end of the day you feel like you've really achieved something可知，作者認(rèn)為去做挑戰(zhàn)性運動會收獲成就感，B選項符合題意，故應(yīng)選B。