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AmericanrunnerMebKeflezighithoughtthathehadretired.Buthehadonemoretask.Attheageof42,heranthe2018BostonMarathontoraisemoneyfortheMartinRichardFoundation(MRF).Theorganization,createdbyMartin’sparents,honorsthememoryoftheeight-year-oldboywhowaskilledintheterroristattackatthe2013BostonMarathon.
BorninEritrea,acountryintheHornofAfrica,Keflezighihashadtodealwithmanydifficultiesfromthetimehewasgrowingup.“Norunningwater,noelectricity,”hesaid.“Youhadtogotwoorthreemilestogetwoodsothatyoucouldhavefiretocook.”
ForKeflezighi,runninghasalwaysbeenawayoflife.“It’swhatIlovetodo,andit’swhoIam,”hesaid.Keflezighiwonthe2014BostonMarathonandthe2009NewYorkCityMarathon,andgotasilvermedalatthe2004SummerGamesinAthens,Greece.
Keflezighiretiredfromcompetitionafterthe2016NewYorkCityMarathon.Buthedecidedtorunonelastrace.“I’mhappywithmyachievements,”hesaid.“Now,I’llhelpothersreachtheirgoals.”
OnthemorningofApril16,Keflezighisetoutfromthestartinglinewithmorethan27,000othermarathoners.TheyracedthroughBoston’shillystreets,heavywindsandcoldrain.Thosewere“themostdifficultconditionsI’veeverrunin,”Keflezighisaidaftertherace.
Keflezighifinishedin3hoursand13seconds,nearlyanhourslowerthanhiswinningtimeatthe2014BostonMarathon.Butthisyear,Keflezighiwasrunningnotfortheprize,butforacause.“MarathonMeb”,asheiscalled,isstillspurringonothers.Hesaid.“Weallhavedifficultsituations,butaslongaswecanovercomethose,there’sthefinishlinewaitingforus.”
1.WhydidKeflezighirunanotherraceafterhehaddecidedtoretire?
A.Toraisemoneyforanorganization.
B.ToexpressthankfulnesstoMartin’sparents.
C.Totryrunninginthemostdifficultconditions.
D.Toencouragepeopletofacedifficultiesbravely.
2.HowwasMebKeflezighi’slifelikeasachild?
A.Hard.
B.Lonely.
C.Exciting.
D.Peaceful.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“spurringon”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Helping.
B.Training.
C.Questioning.
D.Encouraging.
B
YoumaynotknowthenameCharlesO’Rear,butifyou’veusedacomputerinthepasttenyears,you’refamiliarwithhisphoto.
O’RearisthemanbehindthepictureofagreenhillandbrightblueskythatservedasthebackgroundforMicrosoft’sWindowsXPoperatingsystem.
Inthe1990s,becauseofthespreadofapest,endlessrowsofgrapevinesinNapaValleydisappeared.Instead,thegroundwascoveredwiththickly-growinggrass.
ItwasthispictureofSonomaCountythatpassedbyCharlesO’Rear’scarwindowashedrovedownHighway121in1998.Althoughhewasaphotographer,O’Rearwasn’tdoinghisjobthatFridayafternoon.Instead,hewasheadedtovisithisthen-girlfriend(now-wife)nearSanFrancisco.
Buthestillhadoneeyeonthegreenhills.Andthen,hesawit.“Wow!
”hethought.“Thegrassisperfect!
It’sgreen!
Thesunisout;
therearesomeclouds.”
Sohestoppedhiscar,pulledouthiscamera,andtookafewphotos.ThoseperfectgreensandpurebluesweretotallyuneditedwhenO’RearpostedthemonCorbis,asitecreatedbyBillGates.Afewyearslater,O’ReargotacallfromMicrosoftaskingtousehisphotoofSonomaCountyasthebackgroundforitsnewestoperatingsystem.
ThecompanynevertoldO’Rearexactlywhytheychosehisphotograph.“Weretheylookingforapicturethatwaspeaceful?
”hewondered.ButartistsGoldinandSenneby,whospentmonthsresearchingthephotograph,saidthatMicrosoft“wantedapicturewith‘moregrounding’thanthepicturesofskiestheyhadusedinWindows95.”
O’RearagreedtosellMicrosoftalltherightstohisphotograph.ButMicrosofthadvaluedthephotosohighlythatnoneoftheshippingcompaniescouldcovertheinsurance.Intheend,O’Rearboardedaplanetodeliverthephotohimself.
Microsoftnamedit“Bliss”,and,sinceWindowsXPmetthepublicin2001,it’sbeenseenbyatleastabillionpeople.
4.O’Reartook“Bliss” .
A.onabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco
B.onatriptovisithisthen-girlfriend
C.whenhewasonholidaywithhiswife
D.whenhewaslookingforbeautifulhills
5.AccordingtoGoldinandSenneby,whydidMicrosoftchooseO’Rear’sphoto?
A.Thepicturewaspeaceful.
B.Thepicturewasofhighvalue.
C.Therewasmoregroundinginthispicture.
D.Thegreengrassfitperfectlywiththebluesky.
6.HowwasthephotosenttoMicrosoft?
A.O’Rearcarrieditallthewaythere.
B.Itwassentbyaninsurancecompany.
C.Itwasdeliveredbyashippingcompany.
D.MicrosoftsentaplanetogetitfromO’Rear’shome.
7.Whatcanwelearnabout“Bliss”fromthetext?
A.Ithasbeenusedforabout30years.
B.ItwaseditedbeforebeingsenttoMicrosoft.
C.Thegreengroundinitusedtobecoveredwithg