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1、Module5 TheGreatSportsPersonalityⅠ.话题延读In1967,a20-year-oldstudentatSyracuseUniversitybecamethefirstwomantoofficiallyparticipateintheBostonMarathon.Fiftyyearslater,KathrineSwitzercrossedthefinishlineoftheBostonMarathonwearingthesamenumber.Switzer’smarathonin196
2、7becamehistoricbecauseshewasthefirstwomantocompletetheall-maleraceasanofficialparticipant.Sheregisteredas“K.V.Switzer”tohidehersex.Afewmilesintotherace,anofficialtriedtoremoveSwitzerfromtherace.“NaturallyIturnedmyheadaroundquicklyandlookedsquareintothemostunpl
3、easantfaceI’deverseen.Ahugemanwithbaredteethwassettopounce(猛扑),andbeforeIcouldreacthegrabbedmyshoulder,screaming,‘Getthehelloutofmyraceandgivemethosenumbers!’”shewroteinhermemoir(回忆录).Switzerfinishedtheraceinfourhoursand20minutes,butwouldlaterbedisqualifiedand
4、officiallyforcedtoleavefromtheAmateurAthleticUnion.Plentyhaschangedinrunningsince1967,thankstoSwitzer’sefforts.Since1972,womenarewelcomeintheBostonMarathonandothermajorraces.OnMonday,the70-year-oldfinishedtheBostonMarathononlyalittleslower,in4∶44∶31.Hernumberw
5、asretiredaftertherace—justthesecondnumberthatthemarathonhasretired.Beforeherstart,shewasgiventhehonoroffiringthegunforthewomen’stoprunners.“In1967,fewwouldhavebelievedthatmarathonrunningwouldsomedayattractmillionsofwomen,becomeanappealingeventintheOlympicsando
6、nthestreetsofmajorcities,helptransformviewsofwomen’sphysicalabilityandhelpredefinetheireconomicrolesintraditionalcultures,”Switzerwrote.“We’vecomealightyearbutwestillhavealongwaytogo.”1.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Switzer’sBostonMarathonresults.B.Switz
7、er’sbeingremovedfromtherace.C.Switzer’shidinghersexinregistration.D.Switzer’sexperienceintheBostonMarathon.2.WhywasSwitzertreatedthatwaybytheAmateurAthleticUnion?A.Shelackedpropertraininginmarathonrace.B.Theyfoundherquarrellingwiththeofficial.C.Shehadlittleexp
8、erienceinthelongrace.D.Theyhaddiscriminationagainstwomen.3.WhywasSwitzer’snumberretiredaftertherace?A.Sheperformedpoorlyintherace.B.Nobodywantedtousethenumberanymore.C.Shewasthesec