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OnSunday23April,mostthan30,000peopleparticipatedinthe2017LondonMarathon,running26.2miles(42.2kilometres)aroundthecitycenter.
TheLondonMarathonhastakenplaceeveryyearsince1981.Atthefirstone,just6,225peoplecompletedthecourse,andsincethenithasgrownintooneofthebiggestsportingeventsintheworld.Itisoneofthe‘WorldMarathonMajors’,whichisacompetitionmadeupofsixglobalmarathonevents.Theoverallmaleandfemalewinnersreceive$1millioninprizemoneybetweenthemThereareelevenpeoplewhohaveruneveryLondonMarathonsinceitbegan—theycallthemselvesthe‘EverPresents.’
Thisyear,thewinnersoftheLondonMarathonweresurprisinglybothfromKenya—DanielWanjiru,whofinishedin2hoursand5minutes,andMaryKeitany,whosetimewas2hoursand17minutes.
However,mostmarathonrunnersarenotprofessionalathletes.Theyareamateurswhohavetrainedformonthstoraisemoneyforcharityorjustasapersonalchallenge.Forexample,TomHarrisontookthreedaysjusttoreachtherun’shalfwaypoint,asheiscrawlingthecourseonhishandsandkneesdressedasagorilla(大猩猩),tryingtoraisemoneyandattentionforthecharity‘TheGorillaOrganisation’.
MatthewReeswasanotherrunnertoencouragepeople,ashestoppedjustbeforethefinishlinetohelpDavidWyethrunthelast200m.Theydidnotknoweachotherbefore,butMatthewsawthatDavidwasexhaustedandpossiblyclosetocollapsing,andwantedtohelphimfinish.
EveryyeartherearelotsoftouchingstorieslikethisfromtheLondonMarathon,anditisahugeachievementeventorunthe26.2miles!
4.WhatdoweknowaboutLondonMarathonfromthetext?
A.Ithasbeenheldcontinuouslyfor37years
B.Mostofitsrunnersareprofessionalathletes.
C.Eachwinnercanreceive$1millioninprizemoney
D.It’sthemostinfluentialsportingeventintheworld
5.WhatmakesthewinnersofLondonMarathonthisyearspecial?
A.TheirnationalityB.Theirspeed
C.TheirprizemoneyD.Theirpurpose
6.WhydoestheauthormentionthestoryofTomHarrison?
A.Totelluscompetitorscanhelpeachother.
B.Toprovesomeamateursarenotgoodrunners
C.Toindicateparticipationmattersmorethansuccess
D.Toshowthesportseventmeanscharityforsomepeople.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheLondonMarathon
B.ImpressiveMarathonRunners
C.TouchingStoriesbehindMarathon
D.TheHistoryoftheLondonMarathon
Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?
Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy.Afterall,youprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy.
Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy.However,theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason.Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.
Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?
Aterritoryisanareathatananimal,usuallythemale,claims(声称)asitsown.Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere.Nootherfamiliesofthesamespeciesarewelcome.Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome.Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou,youmightshout.Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway.
Ifso,youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim.Abirddoesthesamething.Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime,especiallyatnesting(筑巢)season.Soheisscreamingallthetime,whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong,anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway.
Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs.
Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguageoftheirown.Mostofithastodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories.
8.Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually______.
A.anexpressionofhappinessB.anexpressionofanger
C.awayofgreetingD.awayofwarning
9.Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?
A.Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings.
B.Bytellingabird’sstory.
C.Byreportingexperimentresults.
D.Bydescribingbirds’dailylife.
10.Whatisabird’s“territory”?
A.Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother.
B.Aplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsvoice.
C.Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown.
D.Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted.
11.Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?
A.Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround.
B.Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway.
C.Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends.
D.Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears.
Thereissomeunwelcomenewsforstudentspreparingforexamsandofficersputtinginlonghours—youdon’tneedthat“refreshment(提神)break”asmuchasyoumaythink.
Scientistsbelieveditwasnoteasyforpeopletocontinuetheirworkiftheyfelttheneedtohaveasnackoraresttomakethemfeelbetter.Theyarguedthattheonlywaytoregainwillpowerisbysupplyingmoreenergytoourbodieswithrest,foodorentertainment.
Butpsychologistshavechallengedthistheory,sayingweakwillpowerisinyourhead.Theyfoundthataperson’smindset(理念)andbeliefaboutwillpowerdeterminehowlongandhowwellthey’llbeabletoworkonatoughmentalexercise.“Ifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthat’slimited,you’remorelikelytobetiredwhenyouperformadifficulttask,”saidProfessorVeronikaJob.“Butifyouthinkofwillpowerassomethingthatisnoteasilydepleted,youcangoonandon.”
TheresearchersledbyMr.Jobdesignedanexperimenttotestthestudents’beliefsaboutwillpower.Afteratiringtaskthosewhobelievedorwereledtobelievethatwillpowerwasalimitedresourceperformedworseonstandardconcentrationteststhanthosewhothoughtofwillpowerassomethingtheyhadmorecontrolover.
Mr.Jobsaid,“Studentswhomayalreadyhavetroublestudyingarebeingtoldthattheirpowersofconcentrationarelimited,andtheyneedtotakefrequentbreaks.Butabeliefinwillpowerasanon-limitedresourcemakespeoplestrongerintheirabilitytoworkthroughchallenges.”
Thefindingscouldhelppeoplewhoarebattlingwithtemptation(诱惑):
peoplefollowingstrictdietsanddoingexerciseregularlytoloseweight,peopletryingtoovercomeaddictions,employeesfacingatightdeadline.Willpowerisn’tdrivenbyabiologicallybasedprocessasmuchasweusedtothink.
12.Whatopiniondidscientistshaveinthepast?
A.Willpowerwasalimitedresource.
B.Itwashardtoregainwillpower.
C.Hardworkingpeopleseldomtookbreaks.
D.Peoplecouldeasilyfeeltiredwhenworking.
13.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“depleted”inparagraph3?
A.Givenup.B.Recovered.
C.Usedup.D.Changed.
14.Whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsoftheexperiment?
A.Studentsbenefitmostfromtheresearch.
B.Frequentbreaksarenotgoodforlearning.
C.Willpowercanberegainedafterpeoplehaveagoodrest.
D.Thebeliefinwillpowercanchangeaman’sbehaviour.
15.Whydoestheauthorwritethetext?
A.Toexplainthepowerofwillpower.
B.Toshowushowtobuildwillpower.
C.Totellusthewaysofgainingwillpower.
D.Tointro