A Chinese delivery man will race on the route of his dreams, but not on a mission of sending packages.

Luan Yushuai is known as China’s fastest delivery man working for JD Delivery. He was picked as one of the amateur runners to race at the Paris Olympics’ marathon event in August, when amateur competitors will be for the first time invited to run with professional runners on the Olympic stage. A total of 40,048 lucky amateur runners out of 800,000 global applicants will race on the Paris Olympics’ route on August 10. But his chance was not won only by luck.

Luan, 39, is a nine-year delivery man. He is an old hand runner who managed to collect the required points by the organizers from his daily exercises before the Paris marathon lottery (抽签). He finished his debut 42.195 kilometers at the 2017 Beijing Marathon and won the amateur group at the 2021 Beijing Half Marathon race. His personal full marathon best is 2 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds.

Luan practices his running skills through his daily routines — skipping elevators and using stairs with weight bags on his legs even when delivering heavy packages. In preparation for the Olympics, he is keeping a distance of 300-400 kilometers worth of exercise monthly.

National May 1st Labor Medal winner of 2023 and torch bearer of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Luan believes that one can distinguish himself in any trade. He tops in delivery outputs among his near counterparts, managing to deliver as many as 600 packages daily during a “double eleven” online shopping peak. One of his customers was amazed by Luan: He could manage to finish the delivery between ringing at the ground entrance guard to the receiver’s appearance at the door on the third level.

1.What is special about the Paris Olympics’ marathon event?

A This is newly opened to amateur runners.

B Amateur runners need to pay the competition fee.

C Amateur runners are not allowed to complete the entire race.

D Amateur runners will get the same prize money as professionals.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“when amateur competitors will be for the first time invited to run with professional runners on the Olympic stage”可知，备受瞩目的巴黎奥运会即将开幕，本届新设大众组马拉松比赛，全球业余跑者也将参赛。据悉，这将是百年奥运史上首次有大众跑者站上奥运会的赛道。故选A。

2.What does the underlined word “skipping” mean?

A Absorbing.

B Examining.

C Avoiding.

D Building.

解析：选C。C词义猜测题。根据划线部分后面的“using stairs with weight bags on his legs even when delivering heavy packages”和“In preparation for the Olympics”可知，栾玉帅把送货当成锻炼，工作时在腿上绑沙袋，爬楼锻炼体能，因此他避免使用电梯。故选C。

3.What is Luan Yushuai’s philosophy regarding personal achievement and success?

A Success comes naturally to those who are talented.

B Hard work is key to standing out in any profession.

C Attending famous events is necessary for fame.

D Luck plays a role in achieving accomplishments.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Luan believes that one can distinguish himself in any trade.”可知，栾玉帅详细一个人可以通过努力在任何领域脱颖而出。他的生活和成就就是这种信念的一个例子，通过腿脚勤、能吃苦，他在快递和长跑行业都表现出色。故选B。

4.What do the customer’s words imply in the last paragraph?

A Luan Yushuai loves his job.

B Luan Yushuai has many jobs.

C Luan Yushuai is very kind.

D Luan Yushuai runs very fast.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据最后一句“He could manage to finish the delivery between ringing at the ground entrance guard to the receiver’s appearance at the door on the third level.”可知，一位街坊这样形容栾玉帅的送货速度：“他在楼下按完单元楼门禁，住三楼的我打开我的家门，这时他刚好就到我家门口。”由此可见，他跑得很快。故选D。