2019年高中英语（外研版）必修五：5 阅读强化训练（五）含答案

阅读强化训练(五) (建议用时：15分钟) Ⅰ 阅读理解

When Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to enter the Boston Marathon with a number, in 1967, she knew she’d be changing history.At the time, women weren’t officially allowed to enter the race.To be accepted, Switzer signed up with her initials(英文缩写) as

“K.V.Switzer”．On race day, however, she showed her lipstick and earrings proudly, taking her place at the starting line.

Switzer was at mile two when race manager John Semple, angered by a woman entering the male-only marathon, ran up and tried to push her off the course, yelling，“Get out of my race！” But with Switzer’s boyfriend knocking Semple back, she made it in four hours and twenty minutes.

To mark the 50th anniversary of her barrierbreaking run, Switzer, now 70, plans to repeat the 26.2-mile journey.In the race, Switzer will wear the number 261, the same one the official tried tearing off 50 years ago.In her honor, the Boston Marathon will leave the number out for her in future races.

Switzer has 39 marathons under her belt, including coming in first in New York in 1974 and running in the Olympics in 1984.The last time she finished one in Boston was in 1976，four years after women officially entered it.

Switzer’s movement goes beyond letting women enter that race.Founding

a nonprofit(非盈利的) international women’s running club, Switzer chose the name “261 Fearless”．“My goal is to reach women in places right now where they’re not allowed to leave the house alone, drive a car or get an

education，” Switzer said.“If running can give women a sense of strength, and make them no longer victims and weak, that’s what I hope it can do.”

【解题导语】 在1972年以前，女性是不被允许参加马拉松比赛的。然而，1967年，一位勇敢的先锋站出来为自己、也为所有的女性争取权益，这个人就是马拉松界的女英雄——Kathrine Switzer。

1．How was Switzer able to enter the Boston Marathon in 1967? A．She got help from an official. B．She dressed herself like a man. C．She didn’t use her full name. D．She didn’t use her real name.

C 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段To be accepted, Switzer signed up with her initials(英文缩写) as “K.V.Switzer”．可知，她用自己的名字缩写而不是全名成功报名了马拉松比赛。

2．When Switzer was running her first Marathon，________. A．she was pushed out of the race B．she finished the race successfully C．her boyfriend was knocked down D．the race manager was touched by her act

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段But with Switzer’s boyfriend knocking

Semple back, she made it in four hours and twenty minutes.可知，她男朋友把Semple撞开，使她得以顺利跑完了比赛。

3．What do we know about the number 261? A．It could not be used in any sports games. B．It has never been used in 50 years.

C．It could only be used by Switzer in future Boston Marathon. D．It is the best number to wear in the Boston Marathon.

C 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句In her honor, the Boston Marathon will leave the number out for her in future races.可推断，除了Switzer本人之外，261号在未来的波士顿马拉松比赛中谁都不能使用。

4．Which shows the correct time order of the following events? a．Switzer ran in the Olympics. b．Switzer ran her first marathon race.

c．Switzer won No.1 in the New York Marathon. d．Women were officially allowed to enter a marathon. A．a，b，c，d. C．c，b，d，a.

B．b，d，c，a. D．d，c，b，a.

B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段可知Switzer第一次跑马拉松比赛是在1967年；根据第四段including coming in first in New York in 1974 and running in the Olympics in 1984...four years after women officially entered it.可知，1972年女性可以正式参加马拉松比赛，1974年她获得纽约马拉松比赛第一名，参加奥运会是在1984年。

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