Question

    Many of us know about Russia’s Take Baikal from our textbook, or by listening to Chinese singer Li Jian’s hit song, Lie Baikal. But over the years, the world’s deepest freshwater lake has been in the spotlight for an extreme sport.

Each March, about 150 people from around the world sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon. The 26-mile（41, 84 kilometers）journey starts on the lake’s eastern shore. In March, the ice is a meter thick and iron-hard. Runners cross this frozen surface, finishing on the western side of the lake.

It’s believed that Lake Baikal’s beauty is incomparable. Known as the “blue eye of Siberia”, Lake Baikal has particularly clear waters. This means that its ice is almost perfectly transparent（透明的）. Seen from above, a runner on the ice looks as if he or she were jogging through space.

The scenery might be beautiful, but strong winds blast（侵袭）acorns the lake and forcible can occur within half an hour. Runners say the cold climate is what draws them and that running in such condition is a test of their limits.

“When you are in such an environment, you don’t have cars around and don’t have the noise around. I think these extreme races push you to be alone” Alicia Badalona, a 64-year-old runner from the US said.

The place offers some strange and unique characteristics for this marathon The finishing line is visible（可见的）from the start, but the endless while offers no progress markers. Tourists crowding the ice are mostly addicted to snapping sallies（自拍）and just ignore the runners.

For runners, the absence of spectators（观众）makes the race more challenging, because it’s lonely. They must fight with themselves. “You are alone on Baikal. It is your race. You are alone with yourself. All you need to do is to defeat yourself.” Veronique Messina. a French runner, told the Telegraph.

1.What has kept lake Baikal being a focus over the years？

A.A famous Chinese singer. B.A popular song in Russian.

C.The Baikal ice marathon. D.The coldness of Lake Baikal.

2.What does the underlined word “This” in paragraph 3 refer to？

A.The fact that the waters of Lake Baikal are clear.

B.The belief that Lake Baikal is known for its waters.

C.The reason why Lake Baikal is popular with runners.

D.The popularity that clear waters in Lake Baikal enjoy.

3.Why do runners sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon？

A.They prefer to get close to nature.

B.They like competition with others.

C.They want to draw much attention.

D.They intend to test their own limits.

4.Why is Veronique Messina mentioned at last?

A.To prove the power of the runners for the Baikal Ice Marathon.

B.To show that runners must fight against themselves in the Marathon.

C.To explain that independence is important for marathon runners.

D.To indieato the necessity of paying attention co marathon runners.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍俄罗斯贝加尔湖上举行的冰上马拉松比赛，并从比赛的环境、参赛者和观众分别进行介绍。作者指出参加比赛是需要独处并且战胜自己的。

1.

细节理解题。文中第一段最后一句话提出“But over the years, the world’s deepest freshwater lake has been in the spotlight for an extreme sport.” 贝加尔湖在过去这些年里，作为世界最深淡水湖一直因为一个极限运动而受到关注。接着第二段就介绍了这个运动“Each March, about 150 people from around the world sign up for the Baikal Ice Marathon.”每年三月有来自全世界150人左右来参加贝加尔湖冰上马拉松，由此可知，让贝加尔湖成为焦点的是这个冰上马拉松。故选C项。

2.

词义猜测题。this前面是“Lake Baikal has particularly clear waters.”贝加尔湖湖水清澈干净，正是因为湖水的清澈干净使得湖上的冰看起来几乎是完全透明的，由此可知，this是指代前面贝尔加湖水特别清澈干净这件事的。故选A项。

3.

细节理解题。由文中“Runners say the cold climate is what draws them and that running in such condition is a test of their limits.”可知，参加比赛的跑步者都说寒冷的天气吸引了他们，同时在这样条件下跑步，对他们来说是对他们极限的考验，由此可知，参加贝加尔湖冰上比赛的人是为了挑战他们自己的极限。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。在最后一段第一句话“For runners, the absence of spectators（观众）makes the race more challenging, because it’s lonely. They must fight with themselves. ”首先提出了，对于参赛者，没有观众，就是一种挑战，因为这是会让参赛者感到是在独自比赛，他们必要挑战自己，紧接着就又提到了Veronique Messina和他所说的话“You are alone on Baikal. It is your race. You are alone with yourself. All you need to do is to defeat yourself.”来再次印证参赛者是独自比赛，比赛过程中必须要战胜自己。故选B项。