Question

World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old.

Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He enjoys riding a bicycle, and started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s. Marchand is now 105 years old.

On Wednesday, a crowd gathered at the Velodrome National, about 30 kilometers outside of Paris. They were there to see how far he could travel in one hour.

The record for one hour is held by Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, a former Tour de France winner. Wiggins covered 54.5 kilometers in 2015. Evelyn Stevens of the United States holds the women’s record. She went almost 48 kilometers in an hour last year.

In 2012, Marchand set a record for riders over 100 years old when he traveled almost 27 kilometers in an hour. So the question many people asked this week was: “Could he break his own record?” Marchand set off on his record attempt as sports lovers cheered and photographers watched. He moved slowly but steadily around the cycling track.

Marchand is relatively small. He is only 1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms. When the hour ended, he completed 92 times around the track. That is just over 22.5 kilometers.

After the event, Marchand said he could have done better. He did not see his trainers telling him he only had 10 minutes remaining. “I would have gone faster. I would have posted a better time,” he said.

But the news was still good, as he did set a new record for riders 105-years-old or older. “I’m now waiting for a rival (对手),” he said.

1.The main purpose of the first paragraph is to tell readers       .

A. an unbelievable fact

B. bring in the topic of the text

C. any per son can set a world record

D. setting a world record is not so difficult as people think

2.Which word can best describe the feeling of Marchand just after the event?

A. Tired    B. Proud

C. Regretful    D. Depressed

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Bradley Wiggins set the cycling record in 2015

B. Robert Marchand is the record holder of cycling over 100 years old

C. The women’s record of cycling record was set by Evelyn Stevens in 2016

D. Though Marchand didn’t perform as well as before, he still set a record of cycling this year.

4.Which of the following well-known sayings best expresses the message of the text?

A. Experience is the best teacher.

B. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.

C. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

D. Old people may still cherish high aspirations.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Robert Marchand虽然年龄已经105岁了，但还是不服老，不断创造了一个又一个的老年骑自行车纪录．

1.推理判断题。根据的第一句话World records can be set even if you are over 100years old，即使你已经100岁了，也可以创世界纪录。接着引出用1911出生的Robert Marchand为例。显而易见是为了引出本文要讨论的话题，故正确答案为B

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的信息After the event，Marchand said he could have done better．He did not see his trainers telling him he only had 10 minutes remaining．"I would have gone faster．I would have posted a better time，"he said．可知，在骑行结束后，Marchand说他本来可以做得更好。他当时没有看见到教练们在告诉他还剩余10分钟。由此可知，当时他的心情应该是有些遗憾．故正确答案为C

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的信息Robert Marchand was born in 1911…．Marchand is now 105 years old．可知，该文的写作时间是在2016年．再根据第四段中的信息：Evelyn Stevens of the United States holds the women's record．She went almost 48 kilometers in an hour last year．可知，女子骑自行车纪录是由美国的Evelyn Stevens去年（2015）年创造的，而不是2016年。故C项说法与原文内容不符，故C 项是犯错误的，选C项。

4.推理判断题．纵观全文内容可知，Robert Marchand虽然年龄已经105岁了，但还是不服年老，不断创造了一个又一个的老年骑自行车纪录．由此说明有志之士，年纪虽老而仍有雄心壮志，分析选项可知，A项意为"经验是最好的老师．（有经历必受益）"；C项意为"朽木不可雕"；C项意为"双鸟在林不如一鸟在手"；故正确答案为D项。