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How to plan your routes to avoid busy places
Whether you are a beginner or already a regular runner, these apps will come in handy for planning routes that avoid busy places on your next run.
Strava
Just put in whether you’re running or cycling, how far you’d like to go and whether you’re keen to avoid hills, the app will then suggest a number of routes near you, based on where other runners have been. It is a good way to see running routes you might not have explored.
Komoot
As you plan the route, it’ll work out the distance of your run and give you the option to input your running speed, allowing the app to work out how long the route shall take you.
Map my run
Map my run gives runners the option to plan their own route, or the ability to search through popular running routes near you, which is even more helpful for beginners. The app gives you the option of saving your favourite routes and accessing them on the app if you get lost mid-run.
OS Maps
Another hugely popular map-building platform, OS Maps is pretty high tech when it comes to planning a running route. You’ll need a subscription to get some of the features, but using the free app you can find local running routes. There are almost two million routes stored in the routes database, and many of them are free.
1. What is special about Strava?
A. It can be used to play music.
B. It is pretty high technology.
C. It can plan cycling routes.
D. It works out the distance of your run.
2. Which is the best choice for beginners to plan their own route?
A. Map my run. B. Komoot.
C. Strava. D. OS maps.
3. What’s the purpose of the text?
A. To teach running skills.
B. To introduce four apps about running.
C. To share running experience.
D. To show the popularity of running.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
這是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了四款關(guān)于跑步的應(yīng)用程序，用來幫助跑步者規(guī)劃路線。
【1題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Strava部分關(guān)鍵句“Just put in whether you’re running or cycling, how far you’d like to go and whether you’re keen to avoid hills, the app will then suggest a number of routes near you, based on where other runners have been.”（只要輸入你是跑步還是騎自行車，你想走多遠，以及你是否熱衷于避開山丘，這個應(yīng)用程序就會根據(jù)其他跑步者去過的地方，建議你附近的一些路線。）可知，Strava這個應(yīng)用程序不僅可以規(guī)劃跑步路線，還可以規(guī)劃騎自行車的路線，文章中介紹的其他三個應(yīng)用程序都只是用來規(guī)劃跑步路線的。由此可知，Strava的特別之處在于它可以規(guī)劃自行車路線。故選C項。
【2題詳解】
細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Map my run部分關(guān)鍵句“Map my run gives runners the option to plan their own route, or the ability to search through popular running routes near you, which is even more helpful for beginners.”（Map my run為跑步者提供了規(guī)劃自己路線的選項，或者在你附近的熱門跑步路線中進行搜索的功能，這對初學者更有幫助。）可知，Map my run可以讓跑步者規(guī)劃自己的路線，并且對初學者更有幫助。由此可知，Map my run是初學者規(guī)劃自己路線的最佳選擇。故選A項。
【3題詳解】
推理判斷題。瀏覽文章，結(jié)合第一段內(nèi)容“Whether you are a beginner or already a regular runner, these apps will come in handy for planning routes that avoid busy places on your next run.”（無論你是初學者還是已經(jīng)是一個經(jīng)常跑步的人，這些應(yīng)用程序都可以方便地規(guī)劃路線，避免你下次跑步時遇到繁忙的地方。）可知，文章主要介紹了四款應(yīng)用程序，可以幫助跑步者規(guī)劃路線。由此可知，文章的主要目的是介紹四款關(guān)于跑步的應(yīng)用程序。故選B項。
