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中考真题2025年山东省威海市语法填空2-马拉松的起源与发展
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About 2,500 years ago, there was a big battle near the town of Marathon in Greece (希腊) . Greece won the battle and the Greek soldier (士兵) Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens __1___ (tell) their victory. This was about forty kilometers long. When he arrived in Athens, he shouted, “We ___2___ (win)!” and then immediately died!
When the first modern Olympic Games started in Greece in 1896, they celebrated the legend of Pheidippides with a race from Marathon Bridge to the Olympic Stadium in Athens. They called this race a marathon. Seventeen competitors took part, ___3___ only eight finished the race. In 1908, the Olympic Games were in London. The marathon was 42.195 kilometers long, and a few years later, this became the official length (官方长度).
There ___4___ (be) thousands of marathons in different countries every year. People run marathons because they like taking part in competitions, or ___5___ (simple) because they love running. Once in Greenland, there was a marathon on ice. And an English man once walked a marathon underwater in Loch Ness, Scotland. It ___6___ (take) him twelve days!
According to the latest notice from the Weihai government, a marathon ___7___ (hold) on November 9th, 2025. This time, the event will include a full marathon, a half marathon and a fun run. The government plans to interest 20,000 __8___ (run) in taking part in it.
