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            Adventure races are such a huge challenge Aat when you enter a race,you always think,Am Iready? Did Itrain enough?” Iremember one race in particular,my very first Eco-Challenge and only my second race ever. (The Eco-Challenge race is a multi-day event where teams of four men and women compete non-stop over a 300-mile course which includes canoeing,horse riding,scuba diving, mountaineering,mountain biking and so on.) I have never felt that unprepared and frightened in my whole life. My background was cross-country running in high school and college where a two- or three-mile race seemed long. Most of my fear was due to lack of experience and knowledge. I really had no idea what I was getting into. I had done one 24-hour race that happened to be an Eco-Challenge qualifier(資格賽) . I was like a deer cawlit in headlights the whole way. However,we won the race and were invited to compete in Australia.

             In preparation for that Eco-Challenge in Australia,I tried to approach my training in a methodical(系統(tǒng)的) way. But my approach consisted of simply trying to run,bike and canoe as much and as hard as I could. I was also working at the same time. Actually,I was training a couple of hours a day during the week to get fit and at weekends training with the team for perhaps four hours. That was how much I had prepared.

             So,we went to Australia and entered the race. We didn’ t plan a 對ra紀gy (策略) at all,but just ran as fast as possible from the'start. It was a furious (緊張的) 36 hours. We arrived at a few of the check points in first place and were among the top five. But I knew we didn’t  belong there.

             To cut a long story short,two of my teammates decided not to continue the race after just a day and a half. One was just too tired to carry on.Another had severe problems with his feet. The other two of us,feeling fresh still,had to drop out with the rest of our team. Four days later,watching the winners cross the finishing line was bittersweet.

          

24. When the author took part in the 24-hour Eco-Challenge qualifier,he felt very .

   A. sorry   B. proud   C. nervous   D. relaxed

25. In preparation for that Eco-Challenge in Australia,the author .

   A. made a detailed plan withliis team

   B. failed to complete his training as planned

   C. spent most of his time training with his team

   D. threw himself wholeheartedly into his training

26. Why did the author say l knew we didn^，t belong there”？

   A. Because he wanted his team to give up the race.

   B. Because he knew his team could cross the finishing line.

   C. Because he realized his team wasn^，t prepared for the race.

   D. Because he wasn^，t satisfied with what his team had achieved.

27. What can we learn about the Eco-Challenge that the author attended in Australia?

   A. It was a 300-mile race.

   B. It was held at the weekend.

   C. It only allowed men to attend.

   D. It actually lasted a day and a half.

Answer 1

24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A

B篇(體育)

本文是記敘文。作者描述了他第一次參加Eco-Challenge越野挑戰(zhàn)賽的經(jīng)歷。

24. C. 推理判斷題。由第一段的Most of my fear was due to lack of experience and knowledge. I really had no idea what I was getting into ... I was like a deer caught in headlights the Whole way 可知， 由于缺乏經(jīng)驗，作者第一次參加Eco-Challenge資格賽時非常緊張。

25. B. 細節(jié)理解題。由第土段可知，為了參加澳大利亞越野挑戰(zhàn)賽，作者原本打 算進行系統(tǒng)性的訓練，但實際上他卻只簡單訓練了自己的技能,缺少與隊友的配合訓練，而且還是邊工作邊訓練，故在準備階段，他并沒按計劃達到訓練目的。

26. C. 推理判斷題。由最后一段作者的隊友出現(xiàn)狀況而導致整個團隊不能繼續(xù) 比賽可知，盡管作者的團隊取得了階段性勝利，但最終由于準備不足而無法完成整場比寒。此處是對文章段首的 when you enter a race,you always think, “Am I ready? Did I train enough?”的呼應(yīng)。       ^

27. A.細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的The Eco-Challenge race is a multi-day event where teams of four men and women compete non-stop over a 300-mile course 可知，作者在澳大利亞參加的這項越野挑戰(zhàn)賽是一項行程約300英里的長距離比賽。