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今天的原创练习主题是 parkrun（公园五公里跑）——一场没有任何奖金、完全靠志愿者撑起来的免费周六活动，为什么能在二十多个国家卷起 millions of participants 的热潮？这是近两年英美媒体反复讨论的社区运动话题。文章为原创撰写，仅借鉴公共讨论方向，不照搬任何原文。建议限时 30 分钟，先做题，再看文末答案与解析。
一、阅读理解（共 4 题）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Parkrun: The Free Five Kilometres That Changed Saturday Mornings
Every Saturday morning at nine o'clock, thousands of parks across Britain and beyond come alive with runners, joggers and walkers of all ages. The event is parkrun — a free, timed five-kilometre run organised entirely by volunteers. Since it began in 2004 with just thirteen runners in a small London park, parkrun has grown into a worldwide movement: millions of people have registered in more than twenty countries, and the number of weekly events keeps rising.
What makes parkrun unusual is that it refuses to behave like a race. There is no entry fee, no prize money and no commercial advertising along the route. Participants carry a personal barcode, and their finishing time is recorded and published online, so the only real competitor is the person they were last week. Elite athletes line up beside grandparents, students and parents pushing prams. Many people simply walk the whole course, and — according to parkrun tradition — nobody ever finishes last, because a volunteer always walks behind the final participant.
Health professionals have started paying serious attention. In some British towns, doctors can now write a special kind of prescription: instead of medicine, they "prescribe" parkrun to patients who suffer from stress, loneliness or long-term illness. Researchers studying these communities report that the benefits go far beyond fitness. Regular participants describe stronger friendships, better sleep and a greater sense of belonging to the place where they live.
The secret of parkrun's success, organisers say, is its simplicity. Anyone can join — you only register once, print a barcode and turn up. It happens in the same place at the same time every week, so newcomers never feel lost. As one long-time volunteer put it, "We don't sell fitness. We just open the gate every Saturday and let the community walk through it."
1. What makes parkrun different from an ordinary race?
A. It is held only in large cities.
B. It is free and organised by volunteers.
C. It requires professional training beforehand.
D. It keeps participants' results secret.
2. Why does the author mention that "nobody ever finishes last"?
A. To show the event values every participant.
B. To explain why the route is so short.
C. To prove volunteers run faster than participants.
D. To describe how the finishing time is recorded.
3. What do we learn about the "special kind of prescription"?
A. It replaces all kinds of medical treatment.
B. It is only given to professional athletes.
C. It directs patients towards community exercise.
D. It reduces the cost of running shoes.
4. According to organisers, parkrun succeeds mainly because of ________.
A. its generous prize money
B. its strict time limits
C. its famous athletes
D. its simple, welcoming format
二、七选五（共 5 空，选 A–G，两项多余）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many people decide to start running, buy expensive shoes, and give up within two weeks. The problem is rarely laziness — it is the way the habit is built. 36.________ A beginner who tries to run ten kilometres on the first morning usually ends the week with painful knees and a broken resolution.
Experts suggest starting far smaller than you think necessary. 37.________ Fifteen minutes of mixed walking and jogging, two or three times a week, is enough for the first month. The goal at this stage is not speed or distance but repetition: showing up again and again until the body accepts the new routine.
Another key factor is company. 38.________ Joining a beginners' group, or arranging to meet one friend at the park gate, makes it much harder to cancel. On cold mornings, the promise you made to someone else pulls you out of the door more effectively than any alarm clock.
It also helps to keep a simple record. 39.________ A note on the wall calendar, a phone app, or a free community event with a published finishing time all work equally well. Seeing unbroken chains of completed runs gives the brain a small reward and makes missing a session feel like losing something valuable.
Finally, expect bad days. 40.________ Everyone who runs for years has weeks when legs feel heavy and motivation disappears. The runners who last are not the ones who never struggle; they are the ones who quietly turn up again the following Saturday.
选项：
A. That means beginning at a level that feels almost too easy.
B. Running alone on dark winter evenings is especially demanding.
C. Most beginners set their first target far too high.
D. Races with thousands of runners can frighten newcomers away.
E. Progress you can actually see is progress you are likely to protect.
F. Good shoes matter less than most advertisements suggest.
G. Giving up completely after one bad week is the most common mistake.
答案与解析
阅读理解：1–4 B A C D
1. B。第二段明确说 "no entry fee" 且 "organised entirely by volunteers"（第一段），与普通比赛不同。
2. A。"nobody ever finishes last" 出现在第二段，前后文强调老人、孩子、步行者都能参加，说明活动重视每一位参与者，而非竞争淘汰。
3. C。第三段说医生把 parkrun "prescribe" 给有压力、孤独或慢性病的患者，即引导患者参加社区运动，不是替代治疗（A 过度推断）。
4. D。末段 "The secret of parkrun's success is its simplicity"，并强调注册简单、时间地点固定、新手不迷路，对应"简单、友好的形式"。
七选五：36–40 C A B E G
36. C。空前说问题出在习惯的建立方式上，空后举例"第一天就跑十公里"，C 项"多数新手把目标定得过高"承接并引出例子。
37. A。空前说起步要比想象中小，空后讲十五分钟走跑结合，A 项"从几乎觉得太轻松的水平开始"呼应 "far smaller"。
38. B。本段主题是"同伴"，空前引出 company，B 项"独自在冬夜跑步格外艰难"解释为什么需要同伴，与空后"约朋友一起"衔接。
39. E。空前说"保持简单记录"，空后举例记录方式；E 项"看得见的进步才更可能被守住"概括记录的意义。
40. G。空前说"预期会有糟糕的日子"，空后说坚持者不是从不挣扎的人，G 项"一周不顺就彻底放弃是最常见的错误"完成语义转折。
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