轉發物件 | 高中及以上水平學習者
說明
《英語時文閱讀》適合高中水平閱讀，分為二輯，每輯有24個模組，每個模組5篇文章。文章基本按照由易到難的順序排列。每篇文章後面都有問題、詞彙表和註釋。後面附有答案，供閱讀時參考。
Passage 1
Julie’s Race
朱莉的比賽
The dogsled（狗拉雪橇）race was about to begin。 Julie’s team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate。 Julie stood behind them。 The air was so cold that she could see her breath。 Other teams were lined up， too， and the dogs were excited。 Julie kept her eyes on the clock。 At exactly ten o’clock， she and the other racers cried， “Go！” The dogs jumped forward and the race began！ Julie had trained months for this race， and she hoped she and her dogs would win。 Hour after hour， day after day， Julie’s dogs pulled the sled in order to get ready for the race。 Now， they ran over snowy hills and down into frozen valleys。 They stopped only to rest and eat。 They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams。 The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska（阿拉斯加）。 Alaska is one of the coldest places on Earth。 The dogs’ thick fur coats helped keep them warm in the cold wind and weather。 In many places along the route， the snow was deep。 Pieces of ice were as sharp as a knife。 The ice could cut the dogs’ feet。 To keep that from happening， Julie had put special boots on their feet。 At first， the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly。 They were still getting used to the race。 But on the third day out， they began to pull more quickly。 They worked as a team and passed many of the other racers。 Once， one of the sled’s runners（滑板）slid into a hole and broke。 Julie could have given up then， but she didn’t。 She fixed it and they kept going。 When they finally reached the finish line， they found out that they had come in first place！ It was a great day for Julie and her dogs。
Exercises:
1。 Choose the best answer：
1） The writer of “Julie’s Race” wrote the story in order to ______。
A。 describe how dogs stay warm in cold weather
B。 tell about a dogsled race
C。 explain how cold it can be in winter
D。 tell funny stories about dogs
2） Where did the dogsled race take place？
A。 In Australia。B。 In a park。
C。 In Alaska。D。 In a field。
3） What happened before the dogs began running？
A。 The dogs pulled the sled slowly。
B。 Julie and the dogs lined up at the starting gate。
C。 The dogs on Julie’s sled slid into a hole。
D。 The dogs pulled the sled over hills and into valleys。
2。 Answer the following questions：
1） What did Julie do before the race took place？
2） How did Julie keep the ice from cutting her dogs’ feet？
Vocabulary Builder:
starting gate 起跑門柵
line up 整隊；排列起
valley n。 山谷
fur n。 毛皮
get used to 習慣於
racer n。 參賽者
slide （slid； slid） v。 滑；滑動
finish line 終點線
first place 第一名
Notes:
1。 They wanted to stay ahead of the other teams。
她們想領先其他的隊。
2。 Julie could have given up then， but she didn’t。
朱莉當時可能就放棄了，但是她沒有。
Key to the exercises:
1： 1） B 2）C 3） B
2：
1） She trained for months for the race。
2） By putting special boots on them。
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