Question

On Sunday 23 April, most than 30,000 people participated in the 2017 London Marathon, running 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres)around the city center.

The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981. At the first one, just 6, 225 people completed the course, and since then it has grown into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It is one of the ‘World Marathon Majors’, which is a competition made up of six global marathon events. The overall male and female winners receive $1 million in prize money between them There are eleven people who have run every London Marathon since it began—they call themselves the ‘Ever Presents.’

This year, the winners of the London Marathon were surprisingly both from Kenya—Daniel Wanjiru, who finished in 2 hours and 5 minutes, and Mary Keitany, whose time was 2 hours and 17 minutes.

However, most marathon runners are not professional athletes. They are amateurs who have trained for months to raise money for charity or just as a personal challenge. For example, Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the run’s halfway point, as he is crawling the course on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla(大猩猩), trying to raise money and attention for the charity ‘The Gorilla Organisation’.

Matthew Rees was another runner to encourage people, as he stopped just before the finish line to help David Wyeth  run the last 200m.They did not know each other before, but Matthew saw that David was exhausted and possibly close to collapsing, and wanted to help him finish.

Every year there are lots of touching stories like this from the London Marathon, and it is a huge achievement even to run the 26.2 miles !

1.What do we know about London Marathon from the text?

A. It has been held continuously for 37 years

B. Most of its runners are professional athletes.

C. Each winner can receive $ 1 million in prize money

D. It’s the most influential sporting event in the world

2.What makes the winners of London Marathon this year special?

A. Their nationality    B. Their speed

C. Their prize money    D. Their purpose

3.Why does the author mention the story of Tom Harrison?

A. To tell us competitors can help each other.

B. To prove some amateurs are not good runners

C. To indicate participation matters more than success

D. To show the sports event means charity for some people.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A. The London Marathon

B. Impressive Marathon Runners

C. Touching Stories behind Marathon

D. The History of the London Marathon

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.C

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了伦敦马拉松的相关历史以及其中一些感人的故事。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981.”可知伦敦马拉松在1981年就开始了，到2018年已经开始了37年了。故A项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第三段“This year, the winners of the London Marathon were surprisingly both from Kenya—Daniel Wanjiru, who finished in 2 hours and 5 minutes, and Mary Keitany, whose time was 2 hours and 17 minutes.”可知今年的伦敦马拉松获胜的冠军都是两位肯尼亚人。可知今年的特别之处就在于冠军队员的国籍，故A项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据在第四段第三句“For example, Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the run’s halfway point, as he is crawling the course on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla(大猩猩), trying to raise money and attention for the charity ‘The Gorilla Organization’.可知很多参与伦敦马拉松的人为慈善事业做出了很多的贡献，有时候参与比成功更重要。故C项正确。

4.主旨大意题。根据文章第一段导入文章主题伦敦马拉松，接着介绍了伦敦马拉松的历史以及今年伦敦马拉松比赛的相关信息。BCD都属于文章部分信息，概括性不足。本文主要讲述伦敦马拉松，故A项正确。