ANCHORAGE, Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, a year after his son became the youngest winner.
Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.
Mitch Seavey, who lives in Seward, Alaska, operates a seasonal sled-dog touring business. The race was Mitch Seavey’s 20th Iditarod.
This year’s contest was marked by unusual conditions and unseasonable rain in the northern part of the trail, and conditions that Seavey said helped his team. “It seems like the tougher it is, the better we can do.”
He also thought highly of Zirkle, a New England immigrant（移民）who now lives in Two Rivers, Alaska. “She’s a great musher（趕狗拉雪橇的人）, and she’s going to win the Iditarod sometime, and probably more than once. We just had a little more energy, I think.” Zirkle, one of the most popular mushers, was greeted by shouts of  “Aliy, Ally” from the fans as she drove her dog team approaching the finishing line on Nome’s Front Street. “I am pretty happy to be here,” she said. “I was going for it.”
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing. The name “Iditarod” dates from a local Athabascan term meaning “a far, distant place”. Youthful mushers in the race may have some physical advantages--they can do some things more easily. But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.
The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2 with a ceremonial nm in Anchorage. Of the 66 mushers who started the race, 10 had dropped out of competition as of Tuesday night. For his victory, Mitch Seavey will take home $50,400 and a new truck.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Mitch Seavey is the oldest competitor in the sled-dog race in 2013.
B．Mitch Seavey, who operates a touring business, is a New England immigrant.
C．Mitch Seavey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 2004 and 2013.
D．Mitch Seavey managed to help his son become the youngest winner in 2012.
小題2:On which day did Mitch Seavey probably win the champion in the 2013 Iditarod?
A．On Saturday, March 2.B．On Monday, March 11.
C．On Saturday, March 9.D．On Tuesday, March 13.
小題3: Who ranked the 2nd place in the 2013 Iditarod according to the passage?
A．Aliy Zirkle.B．Dallas Seavey.
C．Mitch Seavey.D．Jeff King.
小題4: According to the passage, we can learn that ________.
A．the sled-dog race is the most important sports event in the US
B．experience also has a major influence on the result of the race besides age
C．men and women can’t compete in the sled-dog race together at the same time
D．a(chǎn)ll the athletes in the sled-dog race are limited by age to win the sled-dog race

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文報(bào)道了2013年一場(chǎng)狗拉雪橇比賽的情況。其中Mitch Seavey再次獲得冠軍，而且是年齡最大冠軍的，他用了9天7小時(shí)39分56秒，第一個(gè)到了終點(diǎn)。這次比賽他的兒子也參加了，得了第四名。本文還介紹了The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race這個(gè)比賽的歷史和要求。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。根據(jù)第一段Alaska--The 2004 winner of Alaska’s famous, 1,000-mile sled-dog race, the Iditarod, won again at age 53 to become the oldest champion in 2013, Mitch Seavey是2004年的冠軍，2013年又贏得了Iditarod狗拉雪橇比賽，而且是年齡最大的champion，不是年齡最大的competiter。故選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第七段The year’s event started on Saturday, March 2和Mitch Seavey got his dogs to the finishing line first in 9 days, 7 hours, 39 minutes and 56 seconds. 可以推斷出Mitch Seavey 可能是Monday, March 11贏得了2013年 Iditarod 狗拉雪橇比賽的冠軍，故選B
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段His son, Dallas Seavey, now 26, ended up ranking fourth, behind the older competitor, 43-year-old Aliy Zirkle, who followed four-time champion Jeff King, now 57.可知Dallas Seavey 第四名，Aliy Zirkle 第三名，Jeff King 第二名。故選D。
小題4:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段第一句，The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is one of the few major U. S. sports events in which men and women compete on an equal footing.可以排除A, C，D三項(xiàng)。根據(jù)第六段最后一句，But more importantly, winning the race needs the experience in dog race.狗拉雪橇比賽中最重要的是經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故選B
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