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Module 1 Deep South My First Day at Senior High (建议用时35分钟) Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A 　　Anybody who’s noticed so many sweaty Sunday-morning photos on the Internet must think that marathons have recently regained popularity. According to Running USA, an organization that tracks the sport’s growth, 52 percent of runners today track themselves with some sort of GPS-enabled device, like a smartphone or a fitness tracker. This statistic has likely played a role in running’s growing appeal—the easily available tracking information has attracted people to the sport, and kept them going, for it’s possible for anyone to see in real time how it’s affecting their bodies. Today, free smartphone apps can give runners information on things like the number and length of their steps, their heart rate, even the estimated volume of oxygen they consume per minute. All this information can act as a reward and a motivator for the runner. “It’s one thing to hear encouragement from a coach, ”Bryan Boyle, editor of Runner’s World magazine, explains. “It’s quite another, however, to appreciate at a glance-progress made during weeks and months of running. ” But run-tracking technology doesn’t just help runners train harder. It also gives them the power to train more intelligently. Recreational runners today no longer have to guess how far or how fast they’ve run, or what their body is doing. If they can monitor their heart rate, they can make sure they’re hitting the most strategic pace on each run, which can significantly increase their chances of having a positive experience on the course during race day. No matter how much technology can promote the experience of running, though, many runners argue that the biggest benefit of the sport remains the chance to get outdoors, away from the computer, for an hour. “There’s so much more to experience, ”adds Boyle, “fresh air, travel, shoot, just overall feeling better. There’s no app for that. ” 【文章大意】文章主要讲解了现在跑步者运用跑步追踪技术来了解他们步数和长度信息, 他们的心率, 甚至估计每分钟的氧消耗, 这些都给了跑