A (2020·广东四校联考)
Kyle Cassidy and three other members of the Annenberg Running Group were stretching on the ground of the University of Pennsylvania, waiting for a few latecomers.The Penn colleagues and other community members meet three days a week for a roughly 30minute jog and an occasional lecture.That's right—during some runs，one of them delivers a talk.Topics range from the brain to the Bitcoin.
But on this day last January，it would not be their normal run.The first clue that something was off was the man who sprinted past them.“Running at an amazing pace，”Cassidy told Runner's World admiringly.Cassidy discovered why the sprinter was so fleet of foot when another man ran by，yelling，“Help！He took my phone and laptop！”
At that time，the group did what running clubs do：They ran，trailing the suspect down the streets of Philadelphia until he ducked into a construction site.The runners split up.Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to cut the thief off while the others wandered the neighborhood hoping he had dumped the loot(赃物) in a backyard.
No luck.So they decided to ask residents whether they'd seen the guy.When they knocked on the door of one row house，they were in for a surprise.Unknown to them，he had already emerged from the construction site—and was hiding behind a bush by that very house.As the owner opened the door，the suspect darted out from behind the bush...and right into the arms of the campus police，who'd joined the chase shortly behind the runners.
The members of this running group are not hardcore athletes. But they do understand the benefit of a little exercise.“Running is typically a useless sport where you turn fat cells into heat，”Cassidy told The Philadelphia Inquirer.“But occasionally it can be useful，and here was one of those opportunities.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了名叫Annenberg Running Group的跑步俱乐部，该俱乐部成员每周聚会三天，一起进行大约30分钟的慢跑。在去年一月份的一天，俱乐部成员进行了一次不寻常的跑步运动，即追赶一个窃贼，传播了跑步者的正能量。
1．Why do the group members gather together?
A．To do some stretching.
B．To have a regular run.
C．To deliver a lecture.
D．To cover some topics.
B [考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“The Penn colleagues and other community members meet three days a week for a roughly 30minute jog and an occasional lecture”可知，俱乐部成员每周相聚三天，进行大约30分钟的慢跑运动，有时也会举行讲座。]
2．What does the underlined word“sprinted” in Paragraph 2 Probably mean?
A．Dashed. B．Pushed.
C．Jumped. D．Escaped.
A [考查词义猜测。该词后面的句子对它的意义进行了解释。“Running at an amazing pace”和“was so fleet of foot”都表明sprinted是“急奔，猛冲”的意思。故A项(急奔)正确。]
3．We can infer that the success of the chase is mainly due to ．
A．the assistance of the runners
B．the owner of the row house
C．the campus police on patrol
D．the joint efforts of the people
D [考查推理判断。依据第三段和第四段对跑步者追赶窃贼直到抓到窃贼的情景描述可知，这是人们共同努力的结果。故D项(人们的共同努力)是最佳选项。]
4．Which of the following best describes Cassidy?
A．Athletic and generous.
B．Courageous and ambitious.
C．Helpful and humorous.
D．Thoughtful and demanding.
C [考查推理判断。根据Cassidy抓捕窃贼的行为判断他应该乐于帮助他人；再根据他接受媒体采访时所说的话“Running is typically a useless sport where you turn fat cells into heat”和“But occasionally it can be useful，and here was one of those opportunities”可知，他也是一个风趣幽默的人。故选C。]
