It is 2024 now. Pourliakas is 88 years old. He started to run marathon at the age of 73. On Sunday, he crossed the finish line of a marathon (马拉松) in Athens, Greece, the birth place of marathon. He finished it in 6 hours and 31 minutes, 18 minutes faster than last year.

Many people find it hard to believe that an eighty-eight years old could still be racing. “Why wouldn’t you believe it?” he asks with a smile. “We all can do it — as long as we want to.”

1.1.Pourliakas was born in _____.

A 1946

B 1938

C 1936

D

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第一段中的“It is 2024 now. Pourliakas is 88 years old.”可知，普里卡斯出生于（2024-88=）1936年。故选C。

2.2.On Sunday, Pourliakas ran a marathon in ______.

A Greece

B China

C Thailand

D

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“On Sunday, he crossed the finish line of a marathon (马拉松) in Athens, Greece”可知，普里卡斯周日在希腊跑了一场马拉松。故选A。

3.3.Pourliakas’ finishing the marathon makes people ______.

A worried

B surprised

C angry

D

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Many people find it hard to believe that an eighty-eight years old could still be racing.”许多人很难相信一个88岁的老人还能跑马拉松。即人们感到惊讶。故选B。

4.4.What kind of person is Pourliakas?

A Warm.

B Silly.

C Confident.

D

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“We all can do it — as long as we want to.”可知，普里卡斯很自信。故选C。