Question

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(设备) 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.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】本文为一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述了主人公参与马拉松的所见所闻，其间主人公对其之前参加的马拉松比赛进行了回想，并对自己参赛时的心理活动进行了详细的描述，文章的最后部分讲述了坐着自己对于马拉松这项运动的看法，并且指出了马拉松给自己带来了什么，会对自己产生怎样的影响。

1.细节理解题，题目意为“根据文章内容，以下那一项马拉松的内容是免费的？”通过改题目我峨嵋你可以将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. ”以及文章倒数第二段的“ 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.”通过文章的内容可以得出参与马拉松需要在entry fee 报名费 running gear 运动装备 以及official photo 官方照片 因此本题选择B项。

2.细节理解题，根据题目“What was the author sure of before entering for the marathon?”意为在参与马拉松之前作者对于什么确信不疑？根据题目的内容可以将答案定位到文章第三段“Dozens of runners pass me on either side,” 故C项正确，文章第四段“Actually I’m by no means a competitive athlete. My best finish ever was fourth place,”说明作者最好的成绩第四名所以A项不正确，B,D两项均不符合题意，故该题选择C.

3.细节理解题，题目“How did other runners feel while running on the coastline road according to the author?”意为当作者奔跑在海岸线上之时他有一种什么样的感觉？”，根据题目内容可以将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. ”本句意为“从我身旁匆匆而过的跑者们，他们中的每一个人都向我一样正经历着程度不一的悲伤。”故该题选择B项，unhappy

4.判断推理题，该题题目意为“作者对什么会有所赞同？”通过通读整篇文章我们可以发现作者会对马拉松各项花费有所不满，以及文章最后部分作者对自己内心的描写，可以发现作者并非对马拉松这项运动持有一种积极的态度。故该题选择A马拉松并不值得这一切。

【名师点睛】

文章在考查考生对于文章大意，以及从文章内容中较为细微的语言以及动作描写来挖掘出文章内在的含义，这就要求考生在做该种阅读时除了明白文章整体含义，同时也要通过某些细微的表达挖掘出作者深层次的含义，一次类似更好的把我文章的主旨和基调。例如本文的最后一题“ What would the author agree with?通过反复阅读文章我们会发现坐着在多个小细节方面隐含的表达出对于马拉松的不满，例如文章组后一段“Running a lot of marathons 9 in fact, may not even be good for your health.”的这一部分这表达出作者并非对于马拉松这项运动持有十分积极的心态，故这一题选择 “马拉松不值得这一切”.