Section II Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions：

　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

　　Text 1

　　Every Saturday morning, at 9 am, more than 50,000 runners set off to run 5km around their local park. The Parkrun phenomenon began with a dozen friends and has inspired 400 events in the UK and more abroad. Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. Runners range from four years old to grandparents; their times range from Andrew Baddeley's world record 13 minutes 48 seconds up to an hour.

　　Parkrun is succeeding where London's Olympic "legacy" is failing. Ten years ago on Monday, it was announced that the Games of the 30th Olympiad would be in London. Planning documents pledged that the great legacy of the Games would be to level a nation of sport lovers away from their couches. The population would be fitter, healthier and produce more winners. It has not happened. The number of adults doing weekly sport did rise, by nearly 2 million in the run-up to 2012-but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. The opposition claims primary school pupils doing at least two hours of sport a week have nearly halved. Obesity has risen among adults and children. Official retrospections continue as to why London 2012 failed to "inspire a generation." The success of Parkrun offers answers.

　　Parkun is not a race but a time trial: Your only competitor is the clock. The ethos welcomes anybody. There is as much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is about top talent shining. The Olympic bidders, by contrast, wanted to get more people doing sports and to produce more elite athletes. The dual aim was mixed up: The stress on success over taking part was intimidating for newcomers.

　　Indeed, there is something a little absurd in the state getting involved in the planning of such a fundamentally "grassroots", concept as community sports associations. If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods-making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. But successive governments have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. Instead of wordy, worthy strategies, future governments need to do more to provide the conditions for sport to thrive. Or at least not make them worse.

　　21.【题干】According to Paragraph1, Parkrun has_____.

　　【选项】

　　A.gained great popularity

　　B.created many jobs

　　C.strengthened community ties

　　D.become an official festival

　　【答案】A

　　【解析】由题干中的关键词According to Paragraph 1, 可以快速的定位到文中的第一段，第一段讲了每周六大约有五万多人都会在他们当地的公园里跑步，跑步的年龄跨度之大：从4岁的小朋友到祖父母年纪的人都有;跑步所用的时间跨度也很大：从世界纪录的13分48秒到一个小时。由此可见，这是一个全民运动，与A选项的 great popularity相互对应，所以选A. 其他选项，B创造了很多就业机会;C增强了社会的凝聚力;D成为一个官方的节日;这几个选项原文中都没有涉及，所以排除。 点击预约 逐题权威视频解析

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　　22.【题干】The author believes that London's Olympic "legacy" has failed to_____.

　　【选项】

　　A.boost population growth

　　B.promote sport participation

　　C.improve the city's image

　　D.increase sport hours in schools

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】可以发现原文中第二段第一句话Parkrun is succeeding where London’s Olympic “legacy” is failing与题干中的关键词London's Olympic “legacy” has failed to...对应，所以可以锁定文章的第二段，从而找出解题的关键。第二段前半部分讲了在最初的时候Olympic的目标，然而，事实却事与愿违，...but the general population was growing faster. Worse, the numbers are now falling at an accelerating rate. 由这句话可以看出，Olympic并没有推动大众的参与性，与预期的目标不符，所以选择B。 点击预约 逐题权威视频解析

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　　23.【题干】Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that it_____.

　　【选项】

　　A.aims at discovering talents

　　B.focuses on mass competition

　　C.does not emphasize elitism

　　D.does not attract first-timers

　　【答案】C

　　【解析】由题干中的关键词Parkrun is different from Olympic games in that...可以知道这是想考察Parkrun和Olympic的区别。追溯到原文，可以看到文中的第三段第一句话：Parkrun is not a race but a time trial.从这句话可以排除A和B，因为A和B都和竞争有关，D选项可以从这一段的这一句话：there is much joy over a puffed-out first-timer being clapped over the line as there is ...可知，Parkrun有很多第一次参加的人，所以排除D. 最后可以知道，答案选C，因为parkrun不是比赛，所以就不重视精英主义。 点击预约 逐题权威视频解析

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　　24.【题干】With regard to mass sport, the author holds that governments should_____.

　　【选项】

　　A.organize "grassroots" sports events

　　B.supervise local sports associations

　　C.increase funds for sports clubs

　　D.invest in public sports facilities

　　【答案】D

　　【解析】由题干中的关键词the governments should...,可以知道，命题人想要考察的是对于Parkrun这一项大众运动，政府应该做点什么。所以，考生要快速的定位到原文中有关政府的段落，即第四段，If there is a role for government, it should really be getting involved in providing common goods—making sure there is space for playing fields and the money to pave tennis and netball courts, and encouraging the provision of all these activities in schools. 从这里可以知道，作者希望政府能够为Parkrun提供场所和钱，并针对学校制定相关条例以鼓励全民运动。由此可以排除A，B，C.最终选择D。点击预约 逐题权威视频解析

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　　 25.【题干】The author's attitude to what UK governments have done for sports is_____.

　　【选项】

　　A.tolerant

　　B.critical

　　C.uncertain

　　D.sympathetic

　　【答案】B

　　【解析】由题干中的关键词the author’s attitude to what UK government have done for sport可以再次锁定原文中关于政府的部分，可见这一题与24题是有一定联系的。第四段一开始作者提出了自己对政府的期许，但是事实上，政府却没有达到这一期许。But successive government have presided over selling green spaces, squeezing money from local authorities and declining attention on sport in education. 政府负责卖地，从地方政府压榨金钱，不重视学校的体育运动。可见，此处作者指责政府的一系列行为，由此可以得出答案B. tolerant:宽容的，容忍的; uncertain：含糊的，不确定的;sympathetic：同情的，赞同的。 点击预约 逐题权威视频解析

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