新托福考试听力特训 CD1-Track02

Sunday’s Run

1. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A Running and its danger.

B Pregnancy¹ and weight.

C Marathon for charity.

D How to collect money.

2. What is the main reason for the woman to have gained a lot of weight?

A She had a baby.

B She was diagnosed with cancer.

C She ate a lot without doing any exercise.

D She could not go to a gym due to lack of money.

听力原文：

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Sunday’s Run

Hi, Alison.

Oh,hi, Julian.Have you been training hard for Sunday's run for a cure for breast

cancer?

You bet! I have been running three times a week for over an hour each time.It's great.

I can't believe I've gotten to this point so quickly! Only six months ago I would run

for five minutes and almost collapse² in exhaustion³.

I hear you. I decided⁴ to run in this marathon because I needed a motivator to get

myself back into shape. During my pregnancy I gained a whopping eighty pounds

and I'm still trying to trim down. Also, I totally believe in the course.I know so many

poeple who have been touched by the disease.

Wow! Eighter pounds! That's nuts! Did you have triples?

No, just a big little boy. He was born 9 pounds, 5 ounces.Hi, Julian, what inspired

you to want to run this weekend?

Well, a bunch of my running buddies⁵ thought it would be a great idea. We all

started running at the same time and when we heard one of the guys' mother was

diagnosed with cancer, we thought the marathon was something positive we could do

as a group. It should be a lot of fun , and I've been collecting lot of sponsors from the

school. So I'll hopefuly make tons of money for the cause.

That's so cool, Julian.Hey, I've got to dash. I'll see you finish line on Sunday.

参考答案：1(C)2(A)

1 pregnancy   

n.怀孕，怀孕期

参考例句：

• Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕早期常有恶心的现象。
• Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.怀孕期吸烟会增加流产的危险。

2 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

3 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句