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专题十二 阅读七选五 模拟精选题 Passage 1 (2016·江西省重点中学盟校高三联考) 根据短文内容。从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 The worlds fastest runners come from Jamaica.In the past decade most of the sprint events have been dominated by male and female runners from the Caribbean island.Usain Bolt，Asafa Powell and Verona Campbell－Brown are among Jamaicas world record holders and Olympic gold medalists. __1__ In former times sprinters were poor people who came from the slums.When they saw they had talent they got scholarships at American colleges.They experienced world class training there but，nevertheless，did not feel at home.Today，Jamaica has the money to employ top coaches，so Jamaican sprinters stay at home.Here they are more relaxed and can perform better. In Jamaica，children start running at a very early age.When they get to school，teachers and athletic coaches watch them run and walk.Then，depending on their talent they are sent to track and field clubs.__2__ At school track meets crowds of teenagers get together to compete with each other.Running is very important in Jamaica and winning a national title or a school championship is something really big. __3__ Another reason for Jamaica’s success on tracks around the world is food.A typical breakfast includes salt fish with yams，bananas and maybe a cup of tea.It contains carbohydrates which runners need to perform well. | 
