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The stars have come together for the 2014 QUT Classic fun run on Sunday, May 4! This year's fun run around central Brisbane not only promises a fantastic family day out--it also happens to be International Star Wars Day.

Hundreds of serious一and not so serious一participants will contest a choice of scenic l km , 5km or l0km routes around QUT (Queensland University of Technology), South Bank and the CBD on Sunday, May 4.

May 4 has become Star Wars Day for fans around the globe一the date being chosen as a play on "May the Force (fourth) be with you"

To celebrate, Yoda will make a special guest appearance at the QUT Classic at 7:20am to help kids warm up for the l km event while the Indie Chamber Orchestra does a live performance of the Star Wars theme. The special visit has been organized by Healthstream QUT, who operate the university's pools and gyms.

Classic organizer Cheryl Goodwin from QUT Student Engagement said the second annual event would also be combined with a buskers(街頭藝人)festival, ensuring plenty of entertainment around Gardens Point and along the route.

"The Classic Buskers Festival is being organized by the QUT Music Society and will Feature some of Brisbane’s best buskers and bands as well as QUT talent．There's going to be a mix of music，dance，circus and comedy．"she said．

The QUT Classic will also raise funds for QUT’s Learning Potential Fund，which provides scholarships for low income students．About 1200 people registered for last year’s event and organizers are hoping for a similar--if not bigger-turnout in 2014．

The race will begin and end at QUT Gardens Point，where breakfast will be available for purchase．Both the 5km and 1 0km events will begin at 8：00 am，with the l km event starting at 7：30 am．

QUT Classic registration costs$25 for the l km event，$30 for 5km and$35 for 10km．

People can register as individuals or in teams．One of the biggest teams is expected to be the Learning Potential Fund team，which is open to QUT staff ,students and the general public．

Participants who register before 30 April will receive a race pack．The first 1 000 participants will also receive a free 1imited edition QUT Classic T-shirt．

QUT Running is offering all registrants free training sessions in the six weeks leading up to this event．

For more information on the QUT Classic，contact Cheryl Goodwin on 07 3138 9447 orc.goodwin@qut.edu.au．

Media contact：Mechelle McMahon，QUT media，media@qut.edu.au

1.The purpose of the passage is to introduce______.

A．a(chǎn) fun run around central Brisbane

B．a(chǎn)n international Star Wars Day

C．a(chǎn) buskers festival in QUT

D．QUT’s learning Potential Fund

2.According to the 3rd paragraph，May 4_____.

A．plays an important part in Star Wars Day

B．can be understood in different ways when read

C．used to be a festival for fans around the world

D．means the same as“May the Force be with you”

3.Which of the following will be free for all the participants?

A．Breakfast． B．A race pack． C．T-shirt． D．Training session．

4.If you want to know more about QUT Classic，you can contact .

A．Healthstream QUTB．Cheryl Goodwin

C．QUT Music SocietyD．Mechelle

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析: 趣味賽跑比賽中，有三種距離可以選擇，參賽人群也沒有限制。而今年的環(huán)繞布里斯班的趣味賽跑不僅意味著一個精彩的全家出動日，還剛好趕上了世界星球大戰(zhàn)日，相信將十分精彩。

1.This year's fun run around central Brisbane not only promises a fantastic family day out可知，今年的環(huán)繞布里斯班的趣味賽跑不僅意味著一個精彩的全家出動日。在文中和文章結(jié)尾部分都談到了趣味賽跑，并提供了查詢信息的方式。故選A。

2."May the Force (fourth) be with you"可知，May 4可以理解成“五月四日與你同在”，也可以理解成“愿力量與你同在”。不同的讀法有不同的意思，故選B。

3.QUT Running is offering all registrants free training sessions in the six weeks leading up to this event．賽跑舉辦方為所有的參賽者提供免費(fèi)的訓(xùn)練活動。故選D。

4.For more information on the QUT Classic，contact Cheryl Goodwin on 07 3138 9447 orc.goodwin@qut.edu.au．可知選B。

考點(diǎn)：考查說明文類短文閱讀。