They say that the real marathon begins at 35 kilometers — the rest is just a war

题文

They say that the real marathon begins at 35 kilometers — the rest is just a warm up. And sure enough, in 2009, at around the 36 kilometer point of the Beijing Marathon I experienced what runners call “hitting the wall”. I had been doing well until that point, but suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my leg. My pace slowed down dramatically and every brain cell in my head emed to be screaming “stop!!!”The last 5 kilometers were not fun; in fact, they were really hard work. Keeping motivated to run tho last few kilometers was one of the hardest things I had ever done. But that is what makes running a marathon such a rewarding experience — if it were easy everyone would do it. I have to admit it is sometimes not even easy to find the motivation to get out of bed, pull on your running shoes and head out into the morning to go for another run. The last two weeks of training for the Muztagata climb have been a little tough. I have been following my training plan for about three months but now I find that my original enthusiasm (热情) has all been ud up. Day after day of going to the gym is beginning to wear me down and there still ems so much longer to keep this up. I have begun to doubt that I am actually making any progress or getting any fitter and even thought that I might be going backwards!The are all very common experiences for people who are working towards challenging, longer term goals and I have learned to recognize the “highs” and “lows” in my energy and enthusiasm. Over the years I have learned a number of tricks that help me to deal with the days when my early motivation ems to have abandoned me for good.小题1:Many runners say that the real marathon begins at 35 kilometers becau it is at this point that __________.A．runners begin to enjoy running the marathon race B．runners are worn out as if they are breaking downC．the rest part is just the preparation for the raceD．the race is a rewarding experience for runners小题2:When people are working extremely hard towards challenging, _________.A．they can keep themlves motivated all the timeB．they will never hesitate to continue carrying out their planC．they sometimes feel as if they stop making progressD．they will fail to keep their spirits up小题3:What is the author going to talk about in the following passage?A．How to get trained.B．Tips for becoming a marathon runner.C．How to meet challenges. D．Tips for keeping motivation high. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B小题2:C小题3:D 

解析

文章大意：中国谚语说，“千里之行，始于足下”作者通过亲身体验，得出时间辛苦努力却不见成效难免会令人气馁，我们了解到将任务分解为多个更为切近的目标可有效地避免你因目标过于宏伟而手足无措。小题1:B细节理解题。根据下文作者自己的亲身经历可知，在此时马拉松运动员已经筋疲力尽，故可知答案。故B正确。小题2:C细节理解题。根据文章第三段及最后一句I have begun to doubt that I am actually making any progress or getting any fitter and even thought that I might be going backwards!可以得出答案。故C正确。小题3:D推理判断题。根据最后一段Over the years I have learned a number of tricks that help me to deal with the days when my early motivation ems to have abandoned me for good.可知作者下面一段将讲述保持高动机的建议。故D正确。

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