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Chinese products shine among Hangzhou Asian Games participants

Chinese products won the admiration of many foreign participants at the 19h Asian Games, which     1     (conclude) in Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Oct. 8th.

Oksana Chusovitina,     2     48-year-old Uzbek gymnast, expressed her admiration for the training     3     (facility) and comfortable accommodations. She even inquired about where     4     (purchase) the same mattress she used in the Asian Games Village. To her delight, the mattress manufacturer gifted her one after hearing about her interest. In     5     (add) to the athletes, former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, who came to Hangzhou to watch the Games, bought a pair of stylish sunglasses at the market. Some international athletes also visited the Wulin Night Market,     6     they bought items like handmade silver jewelry, Chinese-style hairpins     7     (feature) plum blossom patterns. Among the items was a distinctive local mask recognized     8     a traditional cultural item.

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) continues to draw international visitors. An athlete from the UAE bought wormwood heating compress packs,     9     another packed an entire suitcase with Chinese patent medicines for his family. He explained that his mother is a TCM lover and that such medicines are     10     (fair) hard to come by overseas.

2 . Race walkers use very specific techniques in order to be able to walk very fast while maintaining contact with the ground with at least one foot. Race walkers are careful not to make some mistakes that break the rules.    1    

Bending (弯曲) Knee

    2    The supporting leg must have its knee straight from the moment the supporting foot touches the ground. If you break this rule at a race walking competition, you will be disqualified.

Overstriding (步幅过大)

Overstriding, also called overstriking, is landing your supporting foot too far in front of your body.    3    Race walkers should concentrate on lengthening the stride in the back of the body for a powerful push forward while landing the front foot closer to the body.

Leaning (倾斜) Forward

A slight forward lean used to be taught by race walking coaches. This old technique shows a slight forward lean at the waist.    4    It is no longer taught by race walking coaches because many walkers bend forward more than it is recommended.

Leaning Backward

Some race walkers find themselves easily leaning backward.    5    A race walker must have kept a straight leg from the time when the forward foot contacts the ground. So it is not advised to lean backward.

A．This technique has proved to be ineffective.

B．Leaning forward a lot should not be prohibited.

C．Here are some common mistakes you need know about.

D．A backward lean makes achieving a straight leg more difficult.

E．The straight leg rule is an important basic rule of race walking.

F．Overstriking is a common mistake many race walkers often make.

G．Race walkers should bend their knees while in the race competition.

3 . Fiona Kolbinger, a 24-year-old cancer researcher From Germany with little experience in competitive cycling, took the world by surprise when she became the first female to win the Transcontinental Race this year. She surpassed 225 men and 39 women to finish about 2,485 miles’ race from Bulgaria to France in 10 days, two hours, and 48 minutes.

“When I was coming into the race, I never thought I could win the whole race,” Kolbinger said. While the cyclist’s unexpected victory shocked people worldwide, she’s unimpressed. Despite resting an average(平均) of just four hours a night throughout the ten-day period, Kolbinger says, “I think I could have gone harder. I could have slept less.”

Now in its seventh year, the Transcontinental Race was founded by the late British ultra-cyclist Mike Hall. The race requires not only racers’ biking skills and endurance(耐力), but also their route planning and time management skills. “Riders plan, research and lead their own course and choose when, where and if to rest,” the Transcontinental Race’s website explains. “They’ll take only what they can carry and eat only what they can find.”

Unlike other cycling competitions where the routes are carefully laid out, the Transcontinental Race requires riders to make a map of their own course. The only requirement is to check in at four stops, located at different points along the way. To make sure all competitors experience some of the same challenges, each checkpoint is followed by strict terrain(地形).

The event’s difficulty has meant previous winners have all been experienced ultra-cyclists. Given that this was Kolbinger’s first try at endurance racing, her victory shocked many. However, it didn’t surprise Björn Lenhard, who trained with her for the race in Dresden, Germany. The ultra-cyclist said, “Fiona is so strong. What’s more, she’s a complete rider. Yes, you need to be strong, but in this race, you have to be able to think, to plan, to fix your bike if you have to.”

1. What does the underlined word “surpass” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Treated.	B．Encouraged.
C．Helped.	D．Beat.

2. What is the requirement for the cyclists of the Transcontinental Race?

A．They have to be experienced.

B．They have to be smart enough.

C．They have to be self-supporting.

D．They have to ride along the given roads.

3. What is the difference of the Transcontinental Race from other races?

A．It requires cyclists to go through at least four terrains.

B．It requires cyclists to plan courses alone.

C．It is much fairer than other races.

D．It needs to be carefully laid out.

4. What does Björn Lenhard think of Fiona Kolbinger’s victory?

A．It is expected.	B．It is encouraging.
C．It is shocking.	D．It is rewarding