Question

 

     Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)              BROKEN

           The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.   

     Largest Game of Chinese Whispers                             UNBROKEN

           Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.                                         

     Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands                     BROKEN

           The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.   

    Longest Mexican Wave                                      UNBROKEN

           The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.            

      Largest Kebab (烤肉串)                                      BROKEN

           The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.                 

1.The above information is _________.

A．a series of sports events

B．a list of broken and unbroken records

C．a report of funny sports items

D．a description of challenging human limits

2.Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?

A．The countries where the attempts were made.

B．The persons who made the attempts.

C．The reasons why some attempts failed.

D．The present record for each item.

3.Which item was attempted individually?

A．Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill

B．Largest Game of Chinese Whispers

C．Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands

D．Longest Mexican Wave

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.C

3.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了多个记录以及创造记录的人的具体情况。

1.B 推理题。由文章内容Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)Largest Game of Chinese Whispers和Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands以及Longest Mexican Wave可知本文是关于多个记录的话题，故B正确。

2.C 细节题。在各个记录里都提及了国家人以及现在各项的具体的记录，唯独没有提及那些失败的原因。

3.C 推理题。根据本句The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands说明是两只手里拿着鸡蛋等，那么肯定是个人的行为。故C正确。

考点：考查信息筛选类短文

点评：本文介绍了创造的多个记录的具体信息。这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题仔细阅读短文，理解了全文内容，很容易选出正确答案。阅读注意事项：1、关注连词，分析文章逻辑结构。2、聚焦代词，明辨指代关系。3、抓住关键词语，利用平行结构、上下文（包括定义、释义、举例、对比、标点）进行判断与推理。4、了解一些构词法，从词根的特殊含义入手。