What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours

What makes 15,000 men and women run forhours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats?I was one of those runners.  The race is called marathon (马拉松).

I had never run more than eight milesbefore, and here I was training.  Since the race is in April, I had to runthroughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, justputting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. Ifound myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingersgot so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn't get warm untillunchtime !

Finally, the big day arrived. The weatherwas cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn't goanywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to waitfor them to move.

At first, the running was easy.  Theother runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark Ieven said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"

Then I hit "the wall". "Thewall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my bodyreached the point and I thought I couldn't go any more. I was out of breath andmy legs turned into pieces of wood.  I was almost falling down.  Ican't remember anything about the last five miles of the race.

I kept running though. At last, I heard avoice at the finishing line.

"You look good," my friend Tedsaid. "How did it feel?"

"Wonderful !" I replied.

For everything, if you devote yourself intoit, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was thewinner.

1.Which one best describes the weather onthe race day?

A．Cold and rainy.

B．Cold and sunny.

C．Dry and cloudy.

D．Wet and foggy.

2. How did the writer feel about the raceduring the first 20 miles?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

3. According to the article, what mustsomeone do to prepare for a marathon?

A．One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B．One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C．One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D．One must be willing to train a lot and doesn't give up easily.

4.Then I hit "the wall". What doyou think "hit the wall" means here?

A．撞击墙壁

B．到达极限

C．抵达终点

D．中途加速