单选题
专四
2014-02-25
What happened to the ancient Greek runner Pheidippides?
A．He won the first prize．
B．He died because of fatigue．
C．He fell behind the other runners．
D．He gave up because he was fired．
参考答案
B
答案解析
B。本题出题点在转折处(but)。短文提到．“你可能听过希腊信使费迪皮迪兹，2500年前为了传递重大胜利的消息，他从马拉松跑到雅典，没有人知道他花了多久跑完这段路程，但是这个故事告诉我们他因为传递捷报筋疲力尽而死”，由此可知本题选B。
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