For the first time in 27 years,an American was the first runner to cross the finishing line in New York's Central Park．After completing the long race in just 2 hours,10 minutes and 25 seconds,34-year-old Meb Keflezighi kissed the ground．“It's very exciting,”he said．
Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia(埃塞俄比亚) was the women's winner．Tulu won her first gold medal 17 years ago at the Barcelona Summer Olympics．She took home the gold medal for the 10,000-metre race．Until Sunday,the only main marathon she had ever won Was London's,in 2000．
Tulu finished the race in 2 hours,28 minutes and 52 seconds and she was surprised by her own victory．“I didn't really expect(预料) to win,”she said．The 37-year-old mother of two kids is the first Ethiopian woman to win the New York City Marathon．
Keflezighi and Tulu both took home thousands of dollars in prize money．But winning the marathon was the best reward of all．“It's just sweet,”Keflezighi said．“It can't get any better．”
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Which word can replace(代替) the underlined word“completing”?
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Starting．
B．
Leaving．
C．
Finishing．
D．
Breaking．
(2)
Where is Keflezighi from?
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A．
America．
B．
Ethiopia．
C．
Britain．
D．
Canada．
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How old was Tulu when she won her first gold medal?
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A．
17．
B．
20．
C．
34．
D．
37．
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A．
Tulu has got two children．
B．
Tulu was the winner of the 2000 London Marathon．
C．
Keflezighi and Tulu both got thousands of dollars in prize money．
D．
Keflezighi reached the finishing line later than Tulu．
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This passage mainly tells us something about ________．
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A．
the history of the New York City Marathon
B．
the family of the women's winner
C．
the winners of the New York City Marathon
D．
the first American to win the New York City Marathon
参考词汇：have a cold感冒；keep on继续；warm up热身；make sb．pleased让某人开心；never give up决不放弃；believe in oneself相信某人自己
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Have you heard of Zhou Yang?She is now well known 1 an excellent short track speed skater(短道速滑运动员)．
Zhou Yang is not an overnight 2 ．She was born in a poor family in Changchun on June 9th,1991 and started 3 at the age of 8．She fell in love with the 4 at once when she put on her skate shoes to train for the first time．Soon her talent(天分) for short track speed skating was 5 ．Zhou Yang trained hard and made her way into the national team 6 ．
In the world championships in 2008,Zhou Yang set a world record in the 1,500 metres event．Zhou Yang 7 herself again at the 2010 Winter Olympics,Her performance gave China the 8 gold medal in the women's 1,500 metres in the Winter Olympics-China had never won the event before．
“Winning 1,500 m is my dream, 9 I still have one more dream,winning the relay(接力) competition,”Zhou Yang said．
Her“one more dream” 10 when she and her teammates won the women's 3,000 metres short track relay with a new world record．
