Question

【题目】World Records

World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old. Robert Marchand was born in 1911 in northern France. He enjoys riding a bicycle, and started cycling seriously when he was in his 60s. 【1】

On Wednesday, a crowd gathered at the Velodrome National, about 30 kilometers outside of Paris. 【2】 The record for one hour is held by Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, a former Tour de France winner. Wiggins covered 54.5 kilometers in 2015.Evelyn Stevens of the United States holds the women’s record. She went almost 48 kilometers in an hour last year. In 2012, Marchand set a record for riders over 100 years old when he traveled almost 27 kilometers in an hour. 【3】

Marchand set off on his record attempt as sports lovers cheered and photographers watched. He moved slowly, but steadily, around the cycling track.

Marchand is relatively small.【4】 When the hour ended, he completed 92 times around the track. That is just over 22.5 kilometers.【5】He did not see his trainers telling him he only had 10 minutes remaining.“I would have gone faster. I would have posted a better time,” he said.But the news was still good, as he did set a new record for riders 105-years-old or older.

“I’m now waiting for a rival,” he said.

A. Marchand is now 105 years old.

B. Marchand does well in riding a bicycle.

C. They were there to see how far he could travel in one hour.
D. They knew Marchand could travel over 22.5 kilometers.

E. He is only 1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms.

F. After the event, Marchand said he could have done better.
G.So the question many people asked this week was: “Could he break his own record?”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 C

【3】 G

【4】 E

【5】 F

【解析】

本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Robert Marchand虽然年龄已经105岁了，但还是不服年老，不断创造了一个又一个的老年骑自行车纪录。

【1】上文提示“他喜欢骑自行车，60多岁时就开始认真地骑自行车。”承接上文，A项Marchand is now 105 years old.（Marchand现在105岁了。）切题。故选A。

【2】上文提示“周三，人群聚集在距离巴黎约30公里的维洛德罗姆国家体育场”，再根据下文提示“前环法自行车赛冠军、英国选手布拉德利威金斯保持了一小时的世界纪录。”承接上下文，C项They were there to see how far he could travel in one hour.（他们在那里看他一小时能旅行多远。）切题。故选C。

【3】上文提示“去年她每小时几乎跑了48公里。2012年，Marchand以每小时近27公里的速度创造了100岁以上车手的纪录。”承接上文，G项So the question many people asked this week was: “Could he break his own record?”（因此，本周许多人提出的问题是:“他能打破自己的纪录吗?”）切题。故选G。

【4】上文提示“Marchand相对来说是比较矮小的。”承接上文，E项 He is only 1.52 meters tall and weighs 52 kilograms.（他只有1.52米高，52公斤重。）切题。故选E。

【5】下文提示“他没有看到教练告诉他，他只剩10分钟了。”承接下文，F项After the event, Marchand said he could have done better.（事后，Marchand说他本可以做得更好。）切题。故选F。