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【题目】 Grandma’s Marathon doesn’t have the nationwide recognition. In Minnesota, though, people who’ve never run more than a few steps are familiar with the race.

While Grandma’s Marathon has been on my mind for years, I always found myself committed to a different race. When my sister mentioned she was signing up for the race last fall, I followed suit. It felt so far away at first, especially during those early training runs in the dead of winter. That changed once spring began. Before I knew it, the marathon day had arrived.

I’m no stranger to this, but nothing prepared me for Grandma’s Marathon mentally. Race day would be cold and rainy one day, then hot and sunny the next. Part of this has to do with the fact that Grandma’s Marathon is in June, the middle of Minnesota’s severe weather season, which typically witnesses the most thunderstorms.

Things weren’t looking great the night before the race. There was potential for thunderstorms, meaning race cancellation, and the temperature seemed a little hot. Everything changed when we woke up.

I’m not sure if it was because of the fog present through most of the morning, but the race course was just beautiful. We passed through gently rolling hills in quiet, wooded areas for much of the beginning. And the first time I saw Lake Superior, it nearly took my breath away. Even the finishing area was picturesque. I really had a good race that day.

I come from a family full of runners and many of us compete in the same events. The sad reality is that it’s rare that more than one of us will have a good race during the same competition until Grandma’s Marathon 2018. Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.

【1】What does the author intend to tell in the first two paragraphs?

A.The training for Grandma’s Marathon is easy.

B.The author ran Grandma’s Marathon for the first time.

C.The place where Grandma’s Marathon take place is far away.

D.Grandma’s Marathon is popular among the people in America.

【2】Which of the following best explains “picturesque” underlined in paragraph 5?

A.Beautiful.B.Tough.

C.Relaxing.D.Interesting.

【3】What can we know about the Grandma’s Marathon?

A.The weather on the race day was severe.

B.The author made full preparation for the race.

C.Things were not going smoothly along the race course.

D.The author got a good result in the Grandma’s Marathon.

【4】How is the author’s attitude to the result of the event?

A.Objective.B.Puzzled.

C.Proud.D.Worried.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己参加祖母马拉松（Grandma’s Marathon）的准备工作及比赛经历。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段中When my sister mentioned she was signing up for the race last fall, I followed suit. It felt so far away at first, especially during those early training runs in the dead of winter. That changed once spring began. Before I knew it, the marathon day had arrived.可知当我姐姐提到她去年秋天报名参加比赛时，我也照做了。刚开始的时候，感觉很遥远，尤其是在冬季的早期训练中。春天一开始，情况就发生了变化。不知不觉，马拉松的日子已经到来了。由此可推知，作者在前两段想说作者第一次参加祖母的马拉松比赛的事情。故选B。

【2】词义猜测题。根据上文And the first time I saw Lake Superior, it nearly took my breath away.可知当我第一次看到苏必利尔湖的时候，我几乎屏住了呼吸。由此可知，当作者第一次看到苏必利尔湖时，它美得让作者惊叹。甚至比赛结束的地方都风景如画。下一句中的 Even 表示意义上的递进，由此可推知，picturesque 意为“美丽的，风景如画的”。A. Beautiful.美丽的；B. Tough.艰苦的；C. Relaxing.放松的；D. Interesting.有趣的。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段中Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.可知最终我以3分26秒18跑完全程，我跑了第二快。由此可知，作者在这次比赛中取得了第二名的好成绩。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据最后一段中The sad reality is that it’s rare that more than one of us will have a good race during the same competition until Grandma’s Marathon 2018. Finishing in a time of 3:26:18, I ran the second fastest.可知可悲的现实是，在2018年祖母的马拉松比赛之前，我们当中很少有人在同一场比赛中取得好成绩。最终我以3分26秒18跑完全程，我跑了第二快。由此可推知，作者为自己感到骄傲。故选C。