The-spirit-of-Marathon

Unit10SportsReadingTheSpiritofMarathonTheSpiritofMarathonAthensMarathonAthenswasabeautifulcityinancientGreece.AthensThePersianswantedverymuchtohaveitastheirs.作为TheSpiritofMarathonbetweenthePersiansandtheGreeksInSeptemberof490BC,afiercebattlehappenedataplacecalledMarathon,northofAthens.Afterdaysofhardfighting,theGreekswonthebattle.TheSpiritofMarathonThisisPheidippides.Heisasoldier.Heisgoodatrunning.Withgreatjoy,theGreekssentPheidippides,backtoAthensasoldierwhowasgoodatrunning,totelltheirpeoplethenewsofvictory.欣喜若狂地（定语从句）TheSpiritofMarathonAthensMarathonThedistancefromMarathontoAthenswasabout26miles.TheSpiritofMarathonPheidippidieswaseagertogettoAthensassoonaspossible,soheranthewholedistancewithoutstopping.beeagertodosth.急着要做某事尽可能快地TheSpiritofMarathonHewasverytired,buthedidnotgiveupTheSpiritofMarathonHekeptonrunningandrunning.keepondoingsth.继续/持续做某事TheSpiritofMarathonWhenhefinallygottothecityofAthens,hecouldn’tmoveanymore.Heshouted,“Goodnews!Wehavewon!”Then,hefelldownanddied.ThestoryofPheidippideshasbeentoldformorethantwothousandyears.ReadingComprehension1.InSeptemberof__________,afiercebattlebetweenthePersiansandtheGreeks__________ataplacecalledMarathon,about____miles___________Athens.490BChappened26northofReadingComprehension2.Withgreatjoy,theGreekssentPheidippides,asoldierwho___________________,backtoAthenstotelltheirpeople_________________.wasgoodatrunningthenewsofvictoryReadingComprehension3.Pheidippides_______________________________________,soheranthewholedistancewithoutstopping.waseagertogettoAthensassoonaspossibleReadingComprehension4.Pheidippides_________runningandrunning.Hewasverytired,buthe_________________.keptondidnotgiveupReadingComprehension5.WhenhefinallygottothecityofAthens,Pheidippidescould___________________.Heshouted,“Goodnews!Wehaveson!”Then,he___________________.notmoveanymorefelldownanddiedUsagesofsomeimportantphrasesUsagesofsomeimportantphrasesUsagesofsomeimportantphrases