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【題目】For the first time in the history of the Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou marathons, fourteen blind runners competed in the Nov 6 Hangzhou Marathon this year with the assistance of personal guides. Each runner was supported by 4 or 5 volunteers. Among them was Yan Wei, from a running group called “Running in the Dark”, which specially provides training for blind runners.

During trainings, blind runners are each accompanied by three volunteers. One volunteer is responsible for removing any obstacles（障礙物）on the road and controlling the pace. The second

volunteer acts as a lookout for other runners or vehicles on the path while the third, who is attached to the blind runner by a safety rope, takes note of the trainee’s running gait and pace.

Zhu Peihua, the leader of the group’s Shanghai branch, first developed a passion for running last year when he took part in a guided running activity. Zhu said that he was so fascinated with

the sport that he even bought a treadmill（跑步機）so that he could train at home. “Running gives

me the chance to be outside and take in the fresh air. The activity has also made me more willing to talk to people. It’s simply good for health, ” said Zhu.

The popularity of guided running activities for blind people has been growing since last year. Cheng Yi, a volunteer at Running in the Dark’s Hangzhou branch, said that both the numbers of blind runners and volunteers to become assistants to them are rising continually. However, he added that volunteers face a more physically demanding task compared to a regular runner. Some

of the other challenges involve being aware of the verbal(口頭的) instructions one gives.

“At the beginning, I kept saying ‘here’ and ‘there’ instead of ‘left’ or ‘right’ which is much more specific and relevant to the runner. A blind runner once collided with another runner because of my mistake. Luckily, no one was hurt,” said Cheng. Through everything, according to Cheng, he and many of the blind runners he has guided become close friends with shared topics and increased understandings.

【1】“Running in the Dark” .

A. has 4 or 5 volunteers B. is a very popular sports activity

C. helps people develop a passion for running D. trains the blind to run

【2】This passage is most probably taken from a/an .

A. newspaper B. advertisement

C. story book D. scientific report

【3】What is the best title of the passage?

A. Making the World Different. B. Meeting New Challenges.

C. Bringing Back Friendships. D. Lending One’s Feet and Eyes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】D

【解析】文章介紹14個盲人在“Running in the Dark”組織的志愿者的幫助下參加11月4日在杭州舉辦的馬拉松賽，在文中向我們介紹這個組織“Running in the Dark”，其中的一些志愿者以及他們對活動的看法。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的最后一句Among them was Yan Wei, from a running group called “Running in the Dark”, which specially provides training for blind runners.可知“Running in the Dark”為盲人跑步者提供訓練。故選D。

【2】文章來源題。通讀全文可知，文章介紹14個盲人在志愿者的幫助下參加11月4日在杭州舉辦的馬拉松賽，在向我們介紹其中的一些志愿者以及他們對活動的看法。通過文章大意可知，這屬于公益活動，最可能出現(xiàn)在報紙上。故選A。

【3】主旨大意題。文章介紹一個志愿團隊幫助訓練盲人賽跑并參加像馬拉松這樣的比賽，故標題用Lending One’s Feet and Eyes.（借出腳和眼。）合適，故選D。

關于細節(jié)理解題

用細節(jié)定位法：細節(jié)理解題屬于直接解答性問題，是閱讀理解題中最簡單的一種，多數(shù)屬中低難度的送分題。但由于高考所占的比例很大，應特別引起注意。事實和細節(jié)題的命題特點是：把某詞語、某個句子或某具體事實用不同于原文的另一方式或句型表達，即同義改寫。解答這類題的竅門是：A)注意掌握英語的多種表達法；B)正確分析詞語在句中的作用；C)熟練運用英語的句型轉(zhuǎn)換；D)讀懂題干所提出的問題，并準確地找到文中涉及該問題的句子。

比如文章第1題“Running in the Dark” .，就需要快速找到含有關鍵詞“Running in the Dark”的句子，因此把答案定位在文章第一段，根據(jù)文章第一段Among them was Yan Wei, from a running group called “Running in the Dark”, which specially provides training for blind runners.根據(jù)此句中非限制性定語從句對“Running in the Dark”的解釋可知，這時一個幫助盲人跑步者提供訓練的組織。故選D。