Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)
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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
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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
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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
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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 pleted by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.
Largest Kebab (烤肉串)
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The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the pany’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.
【小题1】The above information is .A．a series of sports eventsB．a list of broken and unbroken recordsC．a report of funny sports itemsD．a description of challenging human limits【小题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.【小题3】Which item was attempted individually?A．Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a TreadmillB．Largest Game of Chinese WhispersC．Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both handsD．Longest Mexican WaveB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了多个记录以及创造记录的人的具体情况。
【小题1】B 推理题。由文章内容Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)Largest Game of Chinese Whispers和Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands以及Longest Mexican Wave可知本文是关于多个记录的话题，故B正确。
【小题2】C 细节题。在各个记录里都提及了国家人以及现在各项的具体的记录，唯独没有提及那些失败的原因。
【小题3】C 推理题。根据本句The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands说明是两只手里拿着鸡蛋等，那么肯定是个人的行为。故C正确。