Question

    Nowadays, running is becoming more and more popular. Many people don’t have enough time to play a team sport, so they start going running _________. In the past, running in the street was seen as a bit _________, but things are changing. Now, a lot of people go out running in their spare time. Some people run to lose weight while others run _________to keep fit. Scientists say that along with cycling and swimming, running is a good way to keep fit.

One of the most popular running events is the marathon(马拉松). Every year in April, the London marathon takes place. The race covers a fantastic way in which _________ pass lots of the famous places like the London Eye and Big Ben. Interestingly, marathon running used to be seen as a hard sport, but now even people who are very unfit _________marathons every year! It’s not that marathons have got _________, but it’s that people have become more interested in running.

Sadly, running is often quite _________ among young people at school. Years ago, in some schools when it rained or it was _________ wet to play ball games, children had to do running instead. Now that running has become more popular, hopefully more young people will _______.All you need is a pair of __________.So let’s enjoy running!

1.A.though B.however C.instead D.instead of

2.A.handsome B.silly C.lovely D.beautiful

3.A.badly B.hardly C.suddenly D.simply

4.A.visitors B.runners C.swimmers D.scientists

5.A.take part in B.look out of C.stay away from D.take care of

6.A.busier B.further C.shorter D.easier

7.A.comfortable B.unpopular C.exciting D.important

8.A.very B.much C.too D.enough

9.A.cut it off B.find it out C.turn it on D.take it up

10.A.glasses B.gloves C.shoes D.eyes

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述跑步的事情。与之前相比，如今跑步的人越来越多，不是因为跑步变得简单了，而是因为人们喜欢跑步了。有的人认为跑步可以减肥，有的人认为跑步可以保持健康。

1.句意：许多人没有足够的时间做团队运动，所以取而代之，他们开始跑步。

though尽管（引导让步状语从句）；however然而（表示转折）；instead取而代之（用于句中或句末））；instead of取而代之（后接名词、代词等）。根据句意可知，译为“取而代之去跑步”，且空位于句末，故选C。

2.句意：在过去，在大街上跑步被视为有点傻，但是事情正在改变。

handsome英俊的；silly傻的；lovely可爱的；beautiful美丽的。根据Now, a lot of people go out running in their spare time“现在许多人在他们的空闲时间去外面跑步”可知，以前在大街上跑步被认为是傻的。故选B。

3.句意：一些人跑步是为了减肥，而其他人跑步简单地为了保持健康。

badly糟糕地；hardly几乎不；suddenly突然；simply简单地。根据Scientists say that along with cycling and swimming, running is a good way to keep fit可知，表示“简单地为了保持健康”，故选D。

4.句意：比赛以一种奇妙的方式进行，参赛者会经过许多著名的地方，如伦敦眼和大本钟。

visitors参观者；runner跑步者；swimmer游泳者；scientist科学家。根据上文可知，讲述马拉松比赛，所以是跑步者经过许多著名的地方，故选B。

5.句意：有趣的是，马拉松比赛过去被看作是一项艰难的运动，但是现在甚至不健康的人每年都可以参加马拉松比赛。

take part in参加；look out of向外看；stay away from远离；take care of照顾。根据句意可知，表示“不健康的人也可以参加马拉松比赛”，故选A

6.句意：不是马拉松变得简单了，而是人们已经对跑步更加感兴趣了。

busier更忙碌的；further更远的；shorter更短的；easier更简单的。根据but now even people who are very unfit take part in marathons every year“但是现在甚至不健康的人每年都可以参加马拉松比赛”以及but it’s that people have become more interested in running“而是人们已经对马拉松更加感兴趣了”可知，表示“不是马拉松变得更简单了”，故选D。

7.句意：可悲的是，跑步在学校中很不受年轻人的欢迎。

comfortable舒服的；unpopular不受欢迎的；exciting令人振奋的；important重要的。根据Years ago, in some schools when it rained or it was too wet to play ball games, children had to do running instead“几年前，在一些学校，当下雨或者太湿了以至于不能打球，取而代之，孩子们不得不去跑步”可知，表示跑步在学校中不受欢迎，故选B。

8.句意：几年前，在一些学校，当下雨或者太湿了以至于不能打球，取而代之，孩子们不得不去跑步。

very非常（后接形容词或副词的原级）；much很（后接形容词或副词的比较级）；too太……（后接形容词的原级）；enough足够的（当修饰形容词时，形容词放前面）。根据句意可知，表示“太湿了以至于不能打球”，too…to…“太……以至于不能……”，故选C。

9.句意：既然跑步已经变得更加受欢迎，希望许多年轻人将会开始从事这项运动。

cut it off切除它；find it out查明它；turn it on打开它；take it up拿起它，开始从事它。根据句意可知，表示希望年轻人开始从事这项运行，故选D。

10.句意：所有你需要的就是一双鞋。

glasses眼镜；gloves手套；shoes鞋；eyes眼睛。根据句意以及尝试可知，跑步需要一双鞋。故选C。