Kyle Cassidy and three other members of the Running Group were stretching on the grounds of the University of Pennsylvania,waiting for a few slow members to start.The Penn colleagues and other community members meet three days a week for a roughly 30-minute jog and an occasional lecture.It's not your normal exercise chatter— during some runs,one of them gives a talk.The topics range from the brain to Bit coin.
But on this day last January,it would not be their normal run.The first sign was the man who ran past them very fast. "Probably running a 7:15 pace (per mile)," Cassidy thought admiringly.
Cassidy discovered why the man was so fleet of foot when another man ran by,yelling, "Help!He took my phone!"
Hearing that,the group did what running clubs do:They ran,chasing the suspect down the streets until he quickly hid into a construction site.The runners went separate ways.Cassidy ran around to the far side of the site to cut the thief off while the others wandered the neighborhood hoping he had abandoned the stolen phone in a backyard.
No luck.Then they asked the residents(居民) whether they'd seen the guy.When they knocked on the door of one house,they were in surprise.They didn't know the thief had already come out of the construction site and was hiding behind a bush by that very house.As the owner opened the door,the suspect suddenly rushed out from behind the bush ...and right into the arms of the campus police,who had joined the chase shortly behind the runners.
The members of this running group are not passionate runners.But they do understand the benefit of a little exercise. "Running is typically a useless sport where you turn fat cells into heat," Cassidy said. "But occasionally it can be useful,and here was one of those opportunities."
(1)What are the normal activities of the running group? (no more than 10 words)
A roughly 30-minute jog and an occasional lecture.
A roughly 30-minute jog and an occasional lecture.
(2)What does the underlined part "fleet of foot" in Paragraph 3 probably mean? (no more than 5 words) Fast at running. /Fast.
Fast at running. /Fast.
(3)What did the other runners do once they separated from Cassidy? (no more than 10 words) They searched the neighborhood for the stolen phone./ They wandered the neighborhood hoping to find the stolen phone.
They searched the neighborhood for the stolen phone./ They wandered the neighborhood hoping to find the stolen phone.
(4)Who caught the thief at last? (no more than 5 words) The campus police.
The campus police.
(5)What's your opinion on exercising?Please explain. (no more than 25 words) We should exercise on a regular basis so that we can keep fit and have the strength to help deal with emergencies.
We should exercise on a regular basis so that we can keep fit and have the strength to help deal with emergencies.