英语听力精选进阶版 7199

1000 多名在校学生参加了加沙有史以来的第一个马拉松赛。此次马拉松赛是由联合国工作人员 Gemma Connell 号召组织的。她与另外一名外国参赛者，还有7名加沙当地参赛者，共9人，跑完了全程。以下是 Jon Donnison 的报道。

Something new in Gaza. The tiny Palestinian territory is only just big enough to hold a marathon.

But luckily for the runners, the narrow strip of land next to the Mediterranean¹ is almost exactly 26 miles long. The athletes covered it top to bottom. Hundreds of school children ran the distance in relays³, running a mile or so each.

The event was organised by the United Nations. Some of their international staff even ran the whole distance.

And some of the athletes took it pretty seriously. Nader el Masri has Olympic form. The Gazan athlete competed in the 5000 metres in Beijing in 2008. He's hoping to qualify⁴ for London 2012.

He ran out a pretty easy winner, finishing in two hours 43 minutes.

Glossary⁵ 词汇表

only just 刚刚 

to hold 举行 

to cover 跑完 

in relays 接力赛 

distance 距离 

to take something seriously 严肃对待 

to have (Olympic) form 有（奥林匹克竞赛的）体能 

to compete in 参与竞赛 

to qualify for 取得资格 

to run out 跑完比赛

Questions and Answers

1. True or false? More than 1,000 children ran the full Gaza marathon. 

False. Although 1,000 children took part, each child only ran part of the race.

2. True or false? The marathon was organised by a UN worker from Gaza. 

False. The race was organised by Gemma Connell, a foreign UN worker.

3. What interesting link exists between Gaza and the length of a marathon run? 

The Gaza Strip is almost exactly the right length for a marathon.

4. Hundreds of school children ran the race in relay² form. What does this mean? 

It means the children ran the race in teams: each child ran part of the distance.

1 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

2 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。

3 relays   

v.转述( relay的第三人称单数 )；转达

参考例句：

• New relays of troops were sent to the battle front. 新补充的部队已送往前线。 来自辞典例句
• His questioners worked on him in relays. 审讯人员轮流对他进行审讯。 来自辞典例句

4 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。

5 glossary   

n.注释词表；术语汇编

参考例句：

• The text is supplemented by an adequate glossary.正文附有一个详细的词汇表。
• For convenience,we have also provided a glossary in an appendix.为了方便，我们在附录中也提供了术语表。