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北京石景山区县2016高考英语阅读理解精练题 【阅读理解】 Below is a selection about some Guinness(吉尼斯) World Records. Top 6 Unusual Guinness World Records ◆Fastest 100 m running on all fours The 2008 Guinness World Records Day was, according to GWR，their biggest day of record-breaking ever, with more than 290,000 people taking part in record attempts in 15 different countries. Kenichi Itos record attempt was part of this special day. He is just another example of Japanese with “super powers”. His “super power” is to run with great speed on all fours. Kenichi Ito ran 100 m on all fours in 18.58 seconds. The Japanese set this record at Setagaya Kuritsu Sogo Undojyo, Tokyo, in 2008. ◆Most people inside a soap bubble◆Longest ears on a dog◆Most living generations Did you ever wonder what is the Guinness World Record for most living generations in one family? Seven is the answer. The ultimate authority on record-breaking mentions on the website that the youngest great-great-great-great grandparent of this family was Augusta Bung “aged 109 years 97 days, followed by her daughter aged 89, her granddaughter aged 70, her great grand-daughter aged 52, her great-great grand-daughter aged 33 and her great-great-great granddaughter aged 15 on the birth of her great-great-great-great grandson on January 21, 1989”． ◆Most T-shirts worn at once◆Heaviest pumpkin 1．Why is Kenichi Ito described as a man with a “super power”？ A．He set a good example to all Japanese. B．He made record attempts in 15 different countries. C．He set a new record for “Fastest 100 m running on all fours”． D．He participated in the 2008 Guinness World Records Day activities. 2．Jeffries is the name of ________. A．the owner of the dog with the longest ears B．the grandfather of the dog with the longest ears C．the present holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog” D．the former holder of the record for “Longest ears on a dog” 3．How many T-shirts had Krunoslav Budiseli put on before he felt it difficult to go on?A．68. B．120. C．238.