Question

    Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon.

While visually impaired（视觉障碍）runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs. A trio of Labradors - Westley, Waffle and Gus - each accompanied (陪伴) him for a third of the race. The team finished in two hours and 21 minutes.

Mr Panek, who lost his sight in his early 20s, showed that while he appreciated the support of human volunteers, he missed the feeling of independence. In 2015, Mr Panek established the Running Guides programme which trains dogs to support runners.

When selecting his companions for the race, Mr Panek chose siblings Waffle and Westley to join Gus, who is his full-time guide dog. “The relationship is really important. You can’t just pick up the harness (挽带) and go for a run with these dogs,” Mr Panek said. “You’re training with a team no matter what kind of athlete you are, and you want to spend time together in that training camp.”

Each dogs sets its own pace — Westley runs an eight minute mile, while his sister Waffle can cover the same distance in six minutes—and helps Mr Panek avoid obstacles such as kerbs（路缘）and cones (椎体). Each dog wears a special harness and set of running boots, to protect their paws.

Gus was chosen to run the final leg of the race and cross the finish line with Mr Panek. He retired from his duties as a guide dog at the end of the race.

According to Mr Panek, guide dogs give visually impaired people the freedom to “do whatever it is a sighted person does, and sometimes, even run a little faster than them”.

1.In which way did Thomas Panek make history?

A.He set a new record of time in running the half marathon.

B.He is the first blind person who take part in the marathon.

C.He finished the competition with help of human volunteers.

D.He is the first blind person finishing half marathon with guide dogs.

2.What can we learn about Thomas Panek?

A.He stopped running after he lost sight.

B.He enjoyed running with human volunteers.

C.He is the founder of the Running Guides programme.

D.He got the gold medal at the New York City Half Marathon.

3.What do you know about the three dogs?

A.They didn’t get training before the race.

B.Westley runs faster than Waffle.

C.Gus is Panek’s full-time guide dog.

D.Westley retired after the race.

4.The passage is ______.

A.an essay B.a news report C.a biography D.a review

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了托马斯·帕内克在纽约半程马拉松比赛中创造了历史，他成为第一个在导盲犬的帮助下跑完半程马拉松的盲人。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段“Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon”（托马斯·帕内克已经跑完了20场马拉松，然而，他在周日参加的纽约市半程马拉松比赛中创造了历史）及第二段中的“While visually impaired（视觉障碍）runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs.”（视力受损的赛跑者通常使用人类向导，但帕内克成为第一个在导盲犬支持下完成比赛的人）可知，帕内克创造了历史是因为他是第一个在导盲犬的帮助下跑完半程马拉松的盲人，故D项正确。

2.

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In 2015, Mr Panek established the Running Guides programme which trains dogs to support runners.”（2015年，帕内克先生建立了跑步指南计划，训练狗来支持跑步者）可知，帕内克是跑步指南计划的创始人，故C项正确。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Mr Panek chose siblings Waffle and Westley to join Gus, who is his full-time guide dog.”（帕内克选择了华夫莱和韦斯特利加入格斯，格斯是他的全职导盲犬）可知，格斯是帕内克的全职导盲犬，故C项正确。

4.

推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段“Thomas Panek has completed 20 marathons, however, he made history on Sunday at the New York City Half Marathon”（托马斯·帕内克已经跑完了20场马拉松，然而，他在周日参加的纽约市半程马拉松比赛中创造了历史）及第二段中的“While visually impaired（视觉障碍）runners usually use human guides, Mr Panek became the first person to complete the race supported by guide dogs.”（视力受损的赛跑者通常使用人类向导，但帕内克成为第一个在导盲犬支持下完成比赛的人）可知，本文主要介绍的是托马斯·帕内克在纽约半程马拉松比赛中创造了历史，他成为第一个在导盲犬的帮助下跑完半程马拉松的盲人，这一话题属于新闻报道，故B项正确。