马拉松，全程距离26英里385码，折合为42.195千米。跑马拉松需要极大的耐力和毅力。土生土长的西伯利亚人鲍里斯·费奥多罗夫更是把这件事做到了极致：零下38度跑马拉松。 The Coldest Marathon How cold is too cold for a jog？For most people, below-freezing temperatures generally put a stop to outdoor exercise，but Siberian native Boris Fyodorov is not most people. Minutes after the calendar ticked over to this past 2014 New Year's Eve，Fyodorov set off on a solo, out-and-back marathon run from his home in the Siberian village of Oymyakon，completing the 26.2-mile course—his first marathon—in just over five hours.During the run he experienced temperatures as low as －38℃. And that was just the way he wanted it. “I heard about other marathons around the globe，naming themselves ‘the coldest’，like the most recent North Pole marathon with runners going at －28℃，” Fyodorov told the Siberian Times.“I thought surely this cannot be right.Our Oymyakon is the coldest inhabited place in northern hemisphere.Why don't we arrange a marathon here？” Oymyakon is widely considered to be one of the coldest places on the planet，and its record-low temperature of －68℃，recorded in 1933，is tied for the coldest recorded temperature for any inhabited place on Earth.The average January temperature in the area is －50℃. Not only did Fyodorov finish the marathon in high spirits，but he also wants it to be colder the next time he tries it.“I really want to organize the next Oymyakon marathon in January when the air goes down to－50℃ or －60℃，” he said. [阅读障碍词] 1．calendar n． 日历 2．tick v. (时间)过去 3．experience v. 经历，体验 4．inhabited adj. 有人居住的 5．hemisphere n. 半球 [诱思导读] 根据短文内容，回答下列问题。 1．Before Oymyakon，what is the coldest marathon? North Pole marathon with runners going at－28℃. 2．What temperature will Fyodorov challenge in his next marathon? －50℃ or －60 ℃. Section Ⅰ Reading (Ⅰ)(Welcome to the unit & Reading) Ⅰ.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思 ( )1.delighted A．n.重要性，意义 ( )2.significance B．n.传统；风俗 ( )3.tradition C．adj.愉快的，高兴的 ( )4.compete D．n.尊敬；荣幸；节操；荣誉 vt.尊敬，尊重(某人) ( )5.honour E．n.国家，民族；全体国民 ( )6.nation F．adj.现代的，当代的；同一时代的 ( )7.contemporary G．n.奖牌，奖章，勋章 ( )8.medal H．n.缺席，不在场；不存在 ( )9.absence I．n.&vt.尝试，努力，试图 ( )10.attempt J．vi.比赛；竞争 [答案] 1－5 CABJD 6－10 EFGHI Ⅱ.选择下列句中词组的汉语意思 A．(在逆境中)坚持 B．参加 C．使……起死回生 D．为向……表示敬意 E．每四年 ( )1.They held a party in honour of Mr Brown's promotion to headmaster. ( )2.Did you take part in the school sports meeting last year? ( )3.He fainted(晕倒)while he was running.It took the doctor two hours to bring him back to life. ( )4.He hung on to a tree in the flood，waiting to be rescued. ( )5.Like the Olympics，the presidential election also takes place every four years in that country. [答 ... ...
