Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步機)
BROKEN
The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.
 

Largest Game of Chinese Whispers
UNBROKEN
Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.
 

Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands
BROKEN
The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.
 

Longest Mexican Wave
UNBROKEN
The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.
 
 
Largest Kebab (烤肉串)
BROKEN
The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.
 
小題1:The above information is _________.
A．a(chǎn) series of sports events
B．a(chǎn) list of broken and unbroken records
C．a(chǎn) report of funny sports items
D．a(chǎn) description of challenging human limits
小題2:Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?
A．The countries where the attempts were made.
B．The persons who made the attempts.
C．The reasons why some attempts failed.
D．The present record for each item.
小題3:Which item was attempted individually?
A．Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill
B．Largest Game of Chinese Whispers
C．Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands
D．Longest Mexican Wave

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C

試題分析：本文介紹了多個記錄以及創(chuàng)造記錄的人的具體情況。
小題1:B 推理題。由文章內(nèi)容Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步機)Largest Game of Chinese Whispers和Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands以及Longest Mexican Wave可知本文是關(guān)于多個記錄的話題，故B正確。
小題2:C 細節(jié)題。在各個記錄里都提及了國家人以及現(xiàn)在各項的具體的記錄，唯獨沒有提及那些失敗的原因。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands說明是兩只手里拿著雞蛋等，那么肯定是個人的行為。故C正確。
點評：本文介紹了創(chuàng)造的多個記錄的具體信息。這篇文章非常簡單，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀注意事項：1、關(guān)注連詞，分析文章邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)。2、聚焦代詞，明辨指代關(guān)系。3、抓住關(guān)鍵詞語，利用平行結(jié)構(gòu)、上下文（包括定義、釋義、舉例、對比、標點）進行判斷與推理。4、了解一些構(gòu)詞法，從詞根的特殊含義入手。
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