美国62岁男子平板支撑8个多小时 再创世界纪录
美国62岁男子平板支撑8个多小时 再创世界纪录

George Hood, a 62-year-old man from Illinois, held the world record in 2011 but lost it in 2016. His three sons hoped that he could try for the record again and he was successful. In 2020, he managed to hold a plank for an amazing eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds. 
To prepare for the challenge, George had to do some serious training. He trained for seven hours every day for the last 18 months. He said he did 674,000 sit-ups, 270,000 push-ups and one practice plank that lasted 10 hours and 10 minutes. 
Twelve hours before starting his plank, George ate spinach, salmon and potatoes — a healthy diet. Four hours before the event, he had a cup of coffee, a boiled egg, one hot cup of porridge and two large glasses of drinks—for that extra energy.

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1.George Hood broke the world record in _______.

A doing sit-ups

B doing push-ups

C holding a plank

D doing long jump

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句In 2020, he managed to hold a plank for an amazing eight hours, 15 minutes and 15 seconds.可知，2020年George平板支撑设法保持了惊人的8小时15分15秒，再次打破世界记录，故选C。

2.How long did it take George to be world’s NO.1 again?

A 18 months.

B 4 years.

C 5 years.

D 9 years.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，George在2016年失去了平板支撑世界纪录，而在2020年他又重新创造了新的世界纪录，因此，他总共花了4年（2020－2016）时间再次成为世界第一，故选B。

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 2?

A It is not easy for George to break the record again.

B George always exercises about 7 hours every day.

C George wants to practice plank to keep healthy.

D George only does plank practice to prepare for the event.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知George为了重创记录，要做67.4万个仰卧起坐，27万个俯卧撑以及一个持续10小时10分钟的平板支撑练习，由此可知这个过程很艰难，故选A。

4.George did NOT have ______ half a day ago.

A porridge

B potatoes

C spinach

D salmon

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句Twelve hours before starting his plank, George ate spinach, salmon and potatoes — a healthy diet.可知，在他平板支撑前12小时(即半天前），George吃了菠菜、鲑鱼和土豆，未提及粥，故选A。

5.What can we learn from this passage?

A George had different food every day.

B George’s sons also did some training.

C No one could get prepared as George did.

D George needed extra energy to hold his body.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第三段最后一句Four hours before the event, he had a cup of coffee, a boiled egg, one hot cup of porridge and two large glasses of drinks—for that extra energy.可知，在赛前4个小时，他消耗了一杯咖啡、一个煮鸡蛋、一杯热粥和两大杯饮料以获得额外的能量，故选D。