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British triathletes (铁人三项运动员) Jess Learn month and Georgia Taylor﹣Brown
were disqualified from an Olympics qualification race in Tokyo on August 9,
2019 because they crossed the finish line while holding hands. The pair had a
huge lead on the rest of their competitors in the event, and surviving extreme
temperatures during the race in the 2020 Olympics host city, they held hands as
they finished. At first, Learn month was considered the champion and Taylor﹣Brown the second place, but they technically broke competition rules
and were punished for it.
As the BBC explained, International
Triathlon Union (ITU) competition rule 2.11 states that "athletes who
finish in an abnormal tie situation, where no effort to separate their finish
times has been made, will be disqualified".
Looking at the video, they don't appear to
be purposefully attempting to tie, and since Learn month was the original
winner, what does it matter? It looks like they're both simply trying to
support each other after finishing a race during which the temperature was so
pretty high that the running section was cut from 10 kilometers to five. Safety
during a heat wave has been a serious concern, as 57 people in Japan have died
since late July, according to Reuters, because of the extreme temperatures.
An appeal against the result was refused,
the BBC reported, so Bermuda's Flora Duffy was declared the champion with
Italy's Alice Betto promoted to second and Britain's Vicky Holland to third.
(1)
Why did the two triathletes hold hands as they finished?
A . To fight against the extreme heat.
B . To be both winners in the race.
C . To carry out their plan made before the race.
D . To probably show support to each other.
(2)
What added difficulty to the race?
A . Hot weather.
B . Long running section.
C . New competition rule.
D . Powerful competitors.
(3)
What's the author's attitude to the result?
A . Supportive.
B . Disapproving.
C . Indifferent.
D . Worried.
(4)
What does the last paragraph tell us?
A . Jess Learn month dropped to four.
B . ITU didn't change the final decision.
C . The two triathletes agreed to the result.
D . The two triathletes will race in the Olympics.
答案: D
A
C
B