Question

【题目】 It's at this time of the year that marathon recovery, not marathon training, starts to take center stage.

Research indicates that the muscle damage from running a marathon can last up to two weeks. The research also indicates that muscle soreness(肌肉酸痛）is not a good indicator of muscular healing. In other words, just because you aren't sore anymore doesn't mean that you are fully healed. This is the danger for marathon runners: post-marathon muscular soreness fades after a few days but minor damage within the muscle cells remains. If you return to full training too soon--running more and faster than the tissues are ready for--you risk delaying full recovery and the chance to get ready for your next goal.

The solution, it appears, is to recognize (and accept) that the muscles will take a while to heal and to be prepared to take it easy for the first couple of weeks (even longer if you’re particularly sore after your marathon).While the research isn't very promising when it comes to things to do to reduce soreness and aid healing, a couple of concepts appear to help. First, providing gentle blood flow to the area helps bring healing nutrients （营养） into the muscles and also helps to remove waste products and damaged tissue. Walking and gentle massage(按摩）can help, particularly in the first few days after a marathon. Once muscle soreness has significantly reduced (usually two to four days after the race), light jogging can commence. Just be mindful to run very slowly.

No runner wants to get super fit and then lose that during the recovery process. But since you must reduce your training load following your marathon, it can be difficult as to how much and how soon to insert running into your post-marathon training.

【1】When should marathon runners return to full training?

A. About half a month after the competition.

B. A few days after soreness disappears.

C. Before the tissues recover completely.

D. Before the next game draws closer.

【2】How can marathon runners reduce their muscle soreness?

A. Through family care.

B. By doing gentle exercise.

C. Through medical treatment.

D. By removing damaged tissue.

【3】Which of the following best explains “commence” underlined in Paragraph 3?

A. Fit.B. Heal.

C. Start.D. Mend.

【4】What can be a suitable title for the text?

A. Reducing Training LoadB. Soreness with Sports

C. Healing Muscle SorenessD. Recovery after Marathon

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。这篇文章介绍的是“马拉松之后的恢复”。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Research indicates that the muscle damage from running a marathon can last up to two weeks.“研究表明，跑马拉松造成的肌肉损伤可以持续两周。”由此可知，马拉松运动员应该在大约半月之后恢复全面训练。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据第三段中First, providing gentle blood flow to the area helps bring healing nutrients （营养） into the muscles and also helps to remove waste products and damaged tissue. Walking and gentle massage(按摩）can help, particularly in the first few days after a marathon.“首先，为该区域提供温和的血液流动，有助于将愈合的营养带入肌肉，也有助于清除废物和受损组织。散步和轻柔的按摩会有帮助，尤其是在马拉松比赛后的头几天。”可知，马拉松运动员通过做一些温和的运动来减轻肌肉酸痛。故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据第三段最后一句Just be mindful to run very slowly.“只是要注意跑得很慢。”可知，一旦肌肉酸痛明显减轻(通常在比赛后两到四天)，可以开始轻度慢跑。由此推知划线词的意思是“开始”。故选C。

【4】主旨大意题。根据第一段It's at this time of the year that marathon recovery, not marathon training, starts to take center stage.“每年的这个时候，马拉松恢复，而不是马拉松训练，开始成为人们关注的焦点。”可知这篇文章讲述的是“马拉松之后的恢复”。故选D。

做词义猜测题时，我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义，尤其要重视划线词前后的内容。本题第3小题，根据第三段最后一句Just be mindful to run very slowly.“只是要注意跑得很慢。”可知，一旦肌肉酸痛明显减轻(通常在比赛后两到四天)，可以开始轻度慢跑。由此推知划线词的意思是“开始”。故选C。