At the 2025 National Athletics Championships, a young runner named Liu Kai made history. He broke the men’s 400-meter national record!
Liu Kai, a 19-year-old from Shandong, blazed around the track in the 400m semifinals (半决赛). His time of 45.06 seconds smashed the old record of 45.14 seconds. That record had been held by Guo Zhongze since 2017 – eight years ago! Liu had made great progress this season.
After the race, Liu Kai said, “I was mainly focused on running comfortably and making it to the final. But the first two groups posted very fast times. I felt fantastic tonight, so I decided to give it my all! My goal was to break 45 seconds. I was very close, but not quite there. I feel a bit sorry about that, but I’m still really happy!”
The men’s 100m competition was incredibly close. Star athlete Xie Zhenye finished fourth in his group and missed the final. Two hours later, the 100m final took place. Deng Xinrui from Guangxi took the win! He clocked his personal best time: 10.06 seconds. This made him one of only seven Chinese runners ever to go under 10.10 seconds.
Li Zeyang from Hubei and Wang Shengjie from Shandong both finished with a time of 10.16 seconds. Li won the silver medal (second place), and Wang took bronze (third place). Both athletes also achieved their personal best times – the fastest they had ever run!
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1.1.What does “smashed” probably mean?
A Kept.
B Broke.
C Held.
D Followed.
解析：选B。B 词义猜测题。第二段中“His time of 45.06 seconds smashed the old record of 45.14 seconds”，结合上下文，刘凯的成绩比旧纪录好，说明是打破了纪录，“smashed”在这里应与“broke”意思相近。故选B。
2.2.We can infer that Liu Kai ______ from paragraph three.
A was not happy with his result
B didn’t try his best in the race
C wanted to run faster than 45 seconds
D didn’t make it to the final
解析：选C。C 推理判断题。第三段中刘凯说“My goal was to break 45 seconds”，由此可推断他想跑到45 秒以内，即比45秒更快。故选C。
3.3.Who won the men’s 100m final?
A Xie Zhenye.
B Wang Shengjie.
C Li Zeyang.
D Deng Xinrui.
解析：选D。D 细节理解题。第四段明确提到“the 100m final took place. Deng Xinrui from Guangxi took the win!”，可知邓信锐赢得了100米决赛。故选D。
4.4. What time did both Li and Wang achieve?
A 10.06 seconds.
B 10.16 seconds.
C 45.06 seconds.
D 45.14 seconds.
解析：选B。B 细节理解题。第五段明确说李泽阳和王胜杰在100米决赛中都跑出“10.16 seconds”。故选B。
5.5.What is the main focus of the passage?
A Liu Kai breaking the 400m record.
B Deng Xinrui winning the 100m.
C Xie Zhenye missing the final.
D Personal bests in athletics.
解析：选A。A 主旨大意题。文章开篇即点明核心事件：刘凯在2025年全国田径锦标赛上打破男子400米全国纪录。后文详细描述他如何以45.06秒刷新尘封八年的旧纪录（第二段）、赛后采访（第三段），而100米比赛（第四、五段）仅为赛事其他亮点的补充。故选A。
