中考真题2025年四川省达州市阅读理解B篇-马拉松配速员

时文摘要

你知道马拉松的“兔子”是什么吗？本文介绍马拉松配速员（兔子）的别称、数量、作用，以及成为配速员需具备马拉松经验和正确配速能力。

Marathon pacers (马拉松配速员), sometimes also called “rabbits”, are usually great runners. There are usually between 10 and 15 pacers in a marathon. Each of them leads a different group. They run at a set race in their projected (预定的) time. They usually bold a sign or a balloon with the time on it to help the runners finish the race.

There are many reasons to run with a pacer. First of all, they can help you run at the right pace. If you go out too fast in the first half of the race, you can run out of energy quickly and slow down in the second half. Similarly, if you set out to run a slower first half and a faster second half. It can be hard to follow the pace in the end because you’re very time them. With a pacer, you don’t have to think too hard about your pace. You just need to keep up with your pacer.

Marathon pacers do more than that. They can encourage you to keep going when you go through the hardest part of the race. In fact, many marathon runners bring out the best in them by following a pacer.

It’s not easy to become a marathon pacer, you must have experience in running marathons and be able to pace a race correctly.

1. 1. How many marathon pacers are there possibly in a marathon?

A 8

B 12

C 16

D 20

2. 2． What can you see on a marathon pacer’s sign or a balloon?

A The name.

B The speed.

C The time.

D The number of pacers.

3. 3． In the third paragraph, what does the underlined word “them” refer to?