Passage Two
A new record for the oldest woman to run a marathon has been set, but it may not stand for more than a year. Harriette Thompson, 92, said that she hasn't ruled out running the Rock'n'Roll Marathon in San Diego again next year. Harriette finished in hours, 24 mi- nutes, 36 seconds, the BBC reports, coming close to the over-90 record of 7 hours, 7 minutes, and 42 seconds she set in 2014, despite having a very difficult year between marathons. "I couldn't train very well because my husband was very ill and I had to be with him for some time, and then when he died in January I had some treatments on my leg,"Thompson, who was in her 70s when she ran her first marathon, tells the AP. "I was just really thrilled that I could finish today."
At 92 years and 65 days old, Thompson is 46 days older than Gladys Burrill was when Burrill finished the 2010 Honolulu Marathon. "I can't believe I made it, Thompson tells the Charlotte Observer. "I was really tired at one point. Around Mile 21, I was going up a hill and it was like a mounta. But then felt better is sort of crazy at my age. I can't do it. g down the hill. And my son Brenny kept feeding me all these wonderful carbohydrates(碳水化合物) that kept me going.” Thompson-whose-- parents, three brothers, and husband all died of cancer-tells the Observer that the San Diego mara-thon' s fundraising for the Leukemia白血病) Society is what inspired her to run and may ven bring her back again next year.
What inspired Thompson to run the marathon?
A、 Setting her son a good example.
B、 Setting new marathon records.
C、 Raising money for cancer treatment.
D、 Living up to her own promise.
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：细节题。通过题干中的 inspire可以定位至最后一段的最后一句:the San Diego marathon's fundraising for the Leukemia Society is what inspired her to run and may e- ven bring her back again next year.意思是圣地亚哥马拉松是为 Leukemia(白血病) Society筹款,这激发了她要去参跑,甚至明年她有可能还会来。A. Setting her son good example(给她儿子树立好榜样),B. Setting new marathon records(创造新的马拉松记录),D. Living up to her own promise(履行自己的承诺),这三个选项在文中并未提及。选项C. Raising mon ey for cancer treatment与定位内容表述一致。所以,选C Passage Three【核心词汇】 thicken.(使)变厚,使更厚 pavement.人行道 stained(with)adj.玷污的,褪色的 chewing gum.美口香糖 ditch.沟渠 discard.丢弃,抛弃 packet n.小包,信息包,数据包vt.包装 increasingly adv.越来越多地,日益,越来越 estimate ut.估计,估算n.估计,预测 solution.解决non- -recyclable adj不可回收的 carrier bag.购物袋 minister部长,大臣 protest vi.抗议,断言n.抗议,反对,申明 draw breath吸气 individual adj.个人的,个别的n.个人,个体 collective adj.集体的,共同的,集合的 alternative adj.替代的,另类的,备选的 sliding downhill走下坡路 vast adj.广阔的,巨大的,大量的《ubbishtip《垃圾场
