You may have heard the name of Parkrun. But you may not know it was founded by Paul Sinton-Herwitt, who was ___16___ the Royal Society of the Arts' Albert Medal in 2019. He got the honor for his _____17_____ in the field of social improvement.
Parkruns are free, weekly, community _____18_____ all around the world. The events are 5km and _____19_____ on Saturday morning in parks and open spaces. It is a positive and inclusive _____20_____ where there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Everyone is _____21_____ to come along, whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer or watch.
In 2004 Paul had lost his job and he was _____22_____ in an accident. Down but not out, this was the time when the _____23_____ of Parkrun first came to him. On 2nd October 2004,13 amateur runners arrived in Bushy Park, London. Parkrun was born. The first team ____24____ Paul and his wife Joanne together with a few of their friends. At that time, it was just called a time trial, the name Parkrun was not ____25____ until 2008, and no one knew what a phenomenon it would become.
The second Parkrun wasn't _____26_____ until 2007. Shortly after Wimbledon, Richmond, Banstead and Leeds Hyde Parks started to host Parkruns. And then, _____27_____ and the number of events have continued to grow. Parkrun is now a _____28_____ phenomenon, represented in 21 different countries, stretching across five continents.
At the 2019 ceremony Paul gave a speech celebrating Parkrun, from the tiny ____29____ he planted fifteen years ago through to the worldwide movement. Paul went on to praise their movement of real people and communities, empowering themselves and those around them to do _____30_____ things for themselves and one another.
16．A．awarded B．showed C．offered D．given
17．A．claim B．announcement C．development D．innovation
18．A．projects B．events C．routes D．matches
19．A．come out B．make sense C．take place D．break out
20．A．experience B．impression C．position D．feeling
21．A．right B．willing C．active D．welcome
22．A．injured B．rescued C．moved D．killed
23．A．question B．reason C．idea D．cause
24．A．attracted B．invited C．found D．included
25．A．adopted B．adjusted C．achieved D．abused
26．A．set off B．set up C．given off D．given up
27．A．participation B．examination C．exploration D．population
28．A．local B．national C．global D．personal
29．A．dream B．desire C．tree D．seed
30．A．positive B．attentive C．productive D．addictive
16．A
17．D
18．B
19．C
20．A
21．D
22．A
23．C
24．A
25．A
26．B
27．A
28．C
29．D
30．A
【解析】
【导语】
本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Paul Sinton-Herwitt创立的Parkrun活动。
16．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但你可能不知道，它是由保罗·辛顿-赫威特创建的，他在2019年被授予皇家艺术协会的阿尔伯特奖章。A. awarded授予；B. showed展示；C. offered提供；D. given给。“the Royal Society of the Arts' Albert Medal”是一个奖项，因此他是被授予这个奖，故选A。
17．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他因在社会改善领域的创新而获得这一荣誉。A. claim声称；B. announcement公告；C. development发展；D. innovation创新。由空格后的“in the field of social improvement”和第三段对Parkruns活动的描述可知，句子表示“他因在社会改善领域的创新而获得这一荣誉”，因此空格处是“创新”，故选D。
18．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Parkruns是免费的，每周的，世界各地的社区活动。A. projects项目；B. events活动；C. routes路线；D. matches比赛。由后面的“The events”可知，空格处用events，表示“Parkruns是一种社区活动”，故选B。
19．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：比赛距离为5公里，周六上午在公园和露天场所举行。A. come out出版；B. make sense有意义；C. take place发生；D. break out爆发。后文“on Saturday morning in parks and open spaces”是说明这个活动举办的时间和地方，因此空格处是“发生”，故选C。
20．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一个积极和包容的体验，没有时间限制，没有人最后完成。A. experience体验；B. impression印象；C. position位置；D. feeling感觉。由“where there is no time limit and no one finishes last”可知，这个活动没有时间限制，没有人最后完成，因此这是一个积极的体验，故选A。
21．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：无论你是散步、慢跑、跑步、志愿者还是观看，都欢迎大家来参加。A. right正确的；B. willing愿意的；C. active活跃的；D. welcome受欢迎的。由后文的“whether you walk, jog, run, volunteer or watch”可知，句子表示“无论你是散步、慢跑、跑步、志愿者还是观看，都欢迎大家来参加”，故选D。
22．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：2004年，保罗失去了工作，并在一场事故中受伤。A. injured受伤；B. rescued救；C. moved移动；D. killed杀死。由后文的“in an accident”和“Down but not out”可知，保罗在一场事故中受伤，故选A。
23．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：潦而不倒，这是他第一次想到Parkrun的时候。A. question问题；B. reason原因；C. idea主意；D. cause原因。由后文的“Parkrun was born”可知，句子表示“这是他第一次想到Parkrun的时候”，空格处是“主意”，故选C。
24．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一支队伍吸引了保罗和他的妻子乔安妮以及他们的几个朋友。A. attracted吸引；B. invited邀请；C. found发现；D. included包括。由后文的“Paul and his wife Joanne together with a few of their friends”可知，第一支队伍是吸引了保罗和他的妻子乔安妮，故选A。
25．
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当时，它被称为计时赛，直到2008年Parkrun这个名字才被采用，没有人知道它会成为一个什么样的现象。A. adopted采用；B. adjusted调整；C. achieved得到；D. abused滥用。由前面的“At that time, it was just called a time trial”可知，直到2008年Parkrun这个名字才被采用，故选A。
26．
考查动词短语辨析。句意：第二个Parkrun直到2007年才成立。A. set off出发；B. set up建立；C. given off发出；D. given up放弃。由“The second Parkrun”可知，第二个Parkrun直到2007年才成立，故选B。
27．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，参与人数和活动的数量都在持续增长。A. participation参加；B. examination检查；C. exploration探索；D. population人口。由后文的“represented in 21 different countries, stretching across five continents”可知，参与人数和活动的数量都在持续增长，空格处意为“参加”，故选A。
28．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Parkrun现在是一个全球性的现象，代表了21个不同的国家，跨越五大洲。A. local本地的；B. national全国的；C. global全球性的；D. personal个人的。由“represented in 21 different countries, stretching across five continents”和下一段的“the worldwide movement”可知，这个活动是一个全球性的活动，故选C。
29．
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在2019年的仪式上，保罗发表了一篇演讲，庆祝Parkrun运动，从15年前他播下的一颗小小的种子到现在的全球运动。A. dream梦想；B. desire渴望；C. tree树；D. seed种子。由“tiny”和“to the worldwide movement”可知，句子表示“从15年前他播下的一颗小小的种子到现在的全球运动”，空格处是“种子”，故选D。
30．
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：保罗继续赞扬他们的运动是真实的人和社区，赋予他们自己和周围的人力量，为自己和他人做积极的事情。A. positive积极的；B. attentive专心的；C. productive多产的；D. addictive使人成瘾的。由前面的“praise their movement of real people and communities”可知，保罗是赞扬他们的运动为自己和他人做积极的事情，故选A。
