Section IV Using Language第一步 细读——把控文章关键信息细读 P49教材课文，选择最佳答案1．According to the first paragraph，which of the following is TRUE?A．Marathon is the most exciting event in the Olympics.B．The soldier was the first sportsman who attended Marathon.C．The soldier died before he announced the news.D．Marathon is the final event in the Olympics.2．The distance of Marathon was changed to 42 km because .A．the origin distance was a little shortB．the distance between Marathon and Athens was 42 kmC．the King of England raised his requestsD．42 km is the most scientific distance3．When the leader comes to run for the last metres，the crowd rises to their feet to shout and cheer，from which we can infer .A．Marathon is welcomed and liked by peopleB．there are many people watching the eventC．waiting people get impatientD．Marathon is very interesting4．Who can be the runner of Marathon?A．The strongest ones.B．The athletes with gifts.C．Most people who are trained for it.D．The ones with strong will.[答案] 1－4 DCAC第二步 研读——能力升华 接轨高考根据 P49教材课文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式The final event in the Olympics is the marathon.It's also usually the 1.most exciting(excite) ． The name of the race comes from a battle in Ancient Greece.According to the story ， a soldier 2.ran (run) from the scene of the battle，Marathon，to Athens，3.to bring(bring) the news of a Greek victory against the Persians.He died just after 4.arriving/arrival(arrive)．The marathon 5.has been(be) an Olympic event since the modern games started in 1896.At first the 6.distance(distant) was 40 kilometres—the distance between Marathon and Athens.In 1908，7.however，at the London Olympics，it was changed.The distance...
