9．Like lots of other girls and boys，when Lisa Cao was a kid，she used to watch the Olympics．"I always wanted to be good at sport and I found athletic potential in my body"，the New York City citizen tells her friends．But there was no sport available so she took up piano lessons．Then，at the age of 15，she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running．At age 18，Lisa Cao ran her first-ever marathon in New York City．And now，the 27-year-old has 54marathons （26．miles） and ultra-marathons （100miles） under her belt．
What does it take to be an ultra-marathon？A lot of devotion，even when difficulties occur sometimes．"Making time for running is really hard when life is so busy，"she says．"There's a big work-life balance that have to keep．I have to wake up earlier on the weekends．And oh，the potential for excuses!With NYC's wild winters as of late，it's easy to blame the weather，roll over in bed and put off a solid run．I have a fix for this，though，"she says．"Cute clothes．With the horrible weather，I bought cute clothes as motivation to run and actually wear them．"
While she's training during low season in the winter，Lisa Cao tries to run a"base"of 20to 30miles per week to stay prepared．During high season in the spring and summer，she'll run around 30to 40miles，but she also gets a lot of quality miles from her races．
24．When did Lisa Cao run her first marathon？A
A．Three years after she began running．
B．When she was 15years old．
C．At the age of 27．
D．Nine years after she dropped her piano lessons．
25．What made Lisa Cao have the desire of joining in sports？B
A．Being different from other kids of her age．
B．Having athletic potential．
C．Having no interest in piano lessons．
D．Wanting to join in the Olympics．
26．Why does Lisa Cao buy beautiful clothes in terrible weather？C
A．To have a better sleep．
B．To protect herself from any harm．
C．To motivate herself to keep running．
D．To save time for further training．
27．Where is the text probably taken from？D
A．A football magazine．
B．A science book．
C．A college poster
D．A sport website．
分析 大意：Lisa Cao 从小爱好运动并且很有这方面潜能，却因没有条件选择了钢琴．但15岁时，她毅然决定放弃钢琴课并选择了跑步运动，并在18岁时开始了她的马拉松运动生涯．勤奋、无畏又有天分的她，27岁就已成为一名出色的极限马拉松运动员．
解答 （24）答案A．由'at the age of 15，she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running．At age 18，Lisa Cao ran her first-ever marathon in New York City可知，Lisa15岁开始跑步，18才开始她的第一次马拉松．故选A．
（25）答案B．由she decided to drop the lessons and put her athletic potential to the test with running可知，她相信自己的运动潜能并想发挥自己的潜能．故选B．
（26）答案C．由with the horrible weather，I bought cute clothes as motivation to run and actually wear them可知她会买一些有趣的衣服，在坏天气的时候激励自己．故选C．
（27）答案D．由文中大意知讲的是关于Lisa 的运动生涯而且主要是跑步，所以可能的是运动网站．故选D．
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