Question

    This weekend a marathon took place in Salzburg, the city where I’m living. I admired the runners who ran 42.2 kilometers if they finished the course. I’ve never run for more than half an hour, so I’m amazed that some people manage to keep going for over four!

At university I play korfball. This is a team sport with eight people on each team. The aim is to shoot the ball into the hoop(篮圈), which is like basketball hoop, only higher! All players get a chance to attack and defend during the game and it’s very fast-paced.

When I started korfball, I wasn’t very good at it. I could throw and catch but I wasn’t very fast on my feet. Shooting was also difficult for me. Moreover, you often have to shoot on the move in korfball, and I found it hard to balance and shoot straight while running backwards away from my defender!

However, I really enjoyed the sport and made friends in the club, so I attended training twice a week. Two years later I am in the first team for my university and have played in many matches. This just shows if you train hard, you can succeed.

Running is difficult because you have to make yourself willing to keep going. I used to get really out of breath while running and I didn’t feel good at all! Now I actually enjoy going for a run along the river in Salzburg, feeling my muscles(肌肉) working and breathing in the fresh air.

Challenging exercise is always rewarding. Hiking is fun because all the hard work—walking uphill—comes at the beginning of the day. Then at the top of the mountain you can enjoy the view and some well-earned chocolate! At the end of the day you feel like you’ve really achieved something.

I will never be a marathon runner, but I would like to try a 10-km run sometime, or perhaps even a half-marathon. Seeing how happy the runners were as they crossed the finishing line made me want to have that feeling—the months of training paying off as you achieve your goal.

1.How did the author feel about running the marathon at first?

A.Tough. B.Strange.

C.Enjoyable. D.Exciting.

2.Why does the author think challenging exercise rewarding?

A.It helps him sleep well. B.It gives him a sense of achievement.

C.It helps him lose weight. D.It makes him become a marathon runner.

3.What does the passage want to tell us?

A.The meaning of keeping going.

B.The ways of doing sports.

C.The importance of regular exercise.

D.The benefits of running the marathon.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”参加一些运动尤其是马拉松训练的经历。告诉人们，坚持下去最后就会收获成就感。

1.细节理解题。根据第五段中Running is difficult because you have to make yourself willing to keep going. I used to get really out of breath while running and I didn’t feel good at all!可知，跑步是困难的，因为你必须让自己愿意坚持下去。我曾经在跑步的时候喘不过气来。感觉一点儿都不好。因此，作者刚开始跑步时感觉很艰难。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段At the end of the day you feel like you’ve really achieved something.可知，在一天结束的时候，你会觉得你真的取得了一些成就。因此，作者认为具有挑战性的运动是值得做的，因为它会让你有一种成就感。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段Seeing how happy the runners were as they crossed the finishing line made me want to have that feeling—the months of training paying off as you achieve your goal.可知，看到跑步者越过终点线时那么地开心让我想要拥有那种感觉，即在几个月的训练后，成功地实现自己的目标。因此，作者写这篇文章的目的是让我们坚持下去。故选A。