The Taipei 101 Run Up
Taipei 101 is one of
the world's tallest buildings. It also has one of the world's fastest elevators, which tens of thousands of visitors take every year to the observation deck on the building's eighty-fifth floor. However, there is one day each
year that most visitors take the stairs, and not the elevator, to reach the top
of the building. This day, of course, is the annual "Taipei 101 Run Up," an event that has been held every
spring in Taipei for the past twelve years.
Contrary to popular belief, participants in the race do not actually climb to the very top of Taipei 101.
Instead, they run up the stairs to the tower's ninety-first floor. Participants
must climb up 2,046 steps in total, to
complete the challenge.
The Taipei101 Run Up attracts runners from all over the world. This year's race, which was held on May 1, had participants from more than thirty countries, including
Japan, Germany, India, Indonesia, the United States, and, of
course, Taiwan. The race features both a
male and female division, as well as a
special category for a team relay race.
A Colombian runner, Frank Carreño, won the men's division in this year's race
with a time of 11:47:24, while an Australian runner,
Alice McNamara, won the women's event with a time of 14:23:91. Each received a trophy and a cash prize of NT$38,000, though neither of them were able to
manage to break the records set at the first event in 2005.
Among the local Taiwanese competitors, the fastest runners were Chiang Yen-ching (江晏慶) and Shih Ching-hui (施靜慧), with times of 13:06 and
16:30, respectively. These two also
received prizes of NT$38,000 each in a special category that was set up for
Taiwanese citizens.
A few politicians also took part in the event. Taipei's current mayor, Ko Wen-je (柯文哲), who is also an avid biker, participated in the
event for the second year in a row. This time around, the mayor was able to
improve his time from 45:45 in 2015 to 38:41 in this year's race. However, Ko expressed some disappointment
that he was not able to reach his own goal of climbing to the top in 35
minutes.
So, if you like to run and you like a
challenge, consider taking part in the next Taipei 101 Run Up. More information
can be found online at
Reading Comprehension
(
) 1. According to the passage, who is the
fastest male runner in this year's race?
(A) Chiang Yen-ching
(B) Alice
McNamara.
(C) Frank Carreño
(D) Shih Ching-hui
(
) 2. According to the passage, which of the
following statements is NOT true?
(A) Mayor of Taipei City also
took part in the Taipei 101 Run Up.
(B) The
Taipei 101 Run Up has been held every summer for the past twelve years.
(C) All the participants must climb up 2,046 steps to accomplish this race.
(D) There are four
participants who won the prize of NT$38,000
( ) 3. The word “respectively”
in the fifth paragraph is closest in meaning to “________.”
(A) appreciatively (B) consequently
(C) together (D)
separately
( ) 4. What can be inferred from the passage?
(A) The Taipei 101 Run Up will
be held again next year.
(B) Taipei’s Mayor, Mr. Ko,
was satisfied with his record this year.
(C) The Colombian runner will
participate the Taipei 101 Run Up again.
(D) The prizes, Chiang Yen-ching and Shih Ching-hui got
all together were NT$38,000.
( ) 5. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true
about the Mayor?
(A) The Mayor didn’t finish
the race this time.
(B) The Mayor spent more time
finishing the race this year.
(C) The Mayor has taken part
in the race for twice.
(D)The
Mayor hates to ride a bike.
Vocabulary and Phrases
1. elevator [`El1&vet2] n. [C] 電梯
‧The elevator was broken so
Gary had to take the stairs to the tenth floor to his office.
2. observation [&Abz2`veS1n] n. [U] 觀察
‧Peter injured his head in a serious car crash. He needs to be kept under observation in the hospital for a few
weeks.
3. annual [`8nju1l] adj. 一年的，一年一次的
．To the members of Kevin’s family, the annual
celebration of the grandfather’s birthday is the most important event of the
year.
4. contrary
[`kAn&trErI] adj. 相反的
．Contrary to her twin sister, Olivia
likes to play car games instead of playing dolls.
5. participant [pAr`tIs1p1nt] n. [C] 參與者，參加者
．There were lots of participants joining the road running which was held by famous
sporting goods manufacturer.
6. in
total phr 總共
．It took Dylan five days in total to
finish the written assignment which was given by his teacher.
7. challenge
[`tS8l1ndZ] n. [C] 挑戰
．Tina is always willing to take on
difficult tasks. She is not afraid of challenges.
8. attract [1`tr8kt] vt. 吸引，引起興趣
．This sporting event is going to be endorsed (宣傳) by Kobe Bryan. It is believed that his popularity will attract lots of attention to this
event.
9. hold [`hold] (hold | held
| held) vt. 舉行，舉辦
．The 2016 Summer Olympics will be held
in Brazil.
10. feature [`fitS2] vt. 以…為主要特色、重點
．The magazine features sportswomen
in different categories such as tennis and swimming.
11. division [d1`vIZ1n] n. [C] 小組
．The teacher made six divisions
of this class so as to conduct chemistry experiments.
12. category [`k8t1&gorI] n.
[C] 種類，類別
．Which category should this movie
fit into, mystery or sci-fi?
13. relay [rI`le] n. [C] 接替的一組人
relay race 接力賽
A relay race is a track and field event
which includes four sprinters.
14. trophy [`trofI] n.
[C] 獎盃，勝利紀念品
．David received this silver trophy
by defeating many strong opponents.
15. competitor [k1m`pEt1t2]
n.
[C] 對手，競爭者
．Dian is a strong competitor in
the race. I have to give it my all.
16. respectively [rI`spEktIvlI] adv.分別，依次地
．Tracy and Wendy came first and second respectively
in this hundred-meter dash.
17. avid [`8vId] adj. 熱衷的，渴望的
．Ian is an avid fan of Kyrie
Irving. He never misses watching Kyrie’s games.
18. biker [`baIk2] n. [C] 自行車手
．Miguel Indurain Larraya is a professional
biker who had won the Tour de France five consecutive times.
19. express [Ik`sprEs]
vt.表達，顯露
．Jenny expressed herself fiercely because she was innocent of all the
charges against her.
20. disappointment [&dIs1`pOIntm1nt]
n.
[U] 失望
It was disappointment that just few people
came to the class reunion.
Words for
Recognition
1.
Taipei 101 Run Up n. 臺北101國際登高賽
以91層樓、共2046階、垂直高度390公尺規模，創下全世界難度最
高、挑戰最鉅的紀錄。同時獲得美國Towerrunning World Cup及歐洲
Vertical World Circuit列為國際登高巡迴指標賽事之一。
2. deck [`dEk] n. 露天平台，甲板
3. Japan [dZ1`p8n] n. 日本
個島嶼組成。
4. Germany [`dZ2m1nI] n. 德國
5. India[`IndI1] n. 印度
量則是名列全球第二多，截至2015年印度擁有人口12.7億。
6. Indonesia [&Indo`niZ1] n. 印尼
7. the United States [Di& ju`naItId& stets] n. 美國
8. Colombian [k1`l^mbI1n] adj. 哥倫比亞的
Colombia [k1`l^mbI1] n.哥倫比亞
9. Australian [O`strelj1n] adj. 澳洲的，澳大利亞的
Australia [O`strelj1] n. 澳洲，澳大利亞
10. politician [&pAl1`tIS1n] n. 政治家，政客
Translation
臺北101國際登高賽
臺北101是世界上最高的建築之一。它也擁有世界上最快的電梯之一，每年約有數萬名遊客搭乘至85樓的觀景台。但是，每年的某一天，大部分的遊客選擇爬樓梯至頂樓，而不是搭電梯。這一天，當然是一年一度的臺北101國際登高
賽，此賽事每年春天在臺北舉辦，迄今已舉辦十二年。
和一般大眾所想的相反，事實上，這場賽事並非讓參賽者爬至101大樓的最頂端，而是他們要爬樓梯至大樓的91樓層。參賽者必需總共爬2046個階梯來達成這項挑戰。
臺北101國際登高賽吸引來自世界各國的好手，今年的賽事舉辦在五月一日，超過30多個國家的選手參賽，包括日本、德國、印度、印尼、美國，當然還有臺灣。此賽事主要分為男子組和女子組，也有特別的組別：接力組。
而來自哥倫比亞的選手Frank Carreño，以11分47秒24的佳績，贏得了今年的男子組冠軍。而來自澳洲的選手Alice McNamara則以14分23秒91贏得了女子組的冠軍。他們個別榮獲獎杯一座和獎金新台幣三萬八千元，但是他們都未能打破2005年第一屆登高賽所創下的紀錄。
然而當地的臺灣選手，最快的跑者為江晏慶和施靜慧，他們個別成績為13
分06秒及16分30秒。由於主辦單位為臺灣公民設立特別組，這兩位選手都可以獲得獎金三萬八千元。
一些政治人物也參與了這項活動。愛好騎腳踏車的現任臺北市市長柯文哲連續兩年參加了這項盛事。這次市長所花的時間從2015年的45分45秒提升至38分41秒。但是柯市長表示些許失望，他無法達成原本設定的目標，35分之內到達終點。
所以，如果你喜歡跑步也喜歡挑戰的話，歡迎參加明年的臺北101國際登高賽，想要得到更多的資訊，請洽www.taipei101-runup.com.tw.
閱讀測驗解答：1. C
2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C
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