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In 1967,a 20-year-old student at Syracuse University became the first woman to officially participate in the Boston y years later,Kathrine Switzer crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon wearing the same number.

Switzer's marathon in 1967 became historic because she was the first woman to complete the all-male race as an official registered as "zer" to hide her sex.A few miles into the race,an official tried to remove Switzer from the race."Naturally I turned my head around quickly and looked square into the most unpleasant face I'd ever seen.A huge man with bared teeth was set to pounce(猛扑),and before I could react he grabbed my shoulder,screaming,'Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!'"she wrote in her memoir (回忆录)zer finished the race in four hours and 20 minutes,but would later be disqualified and officially forced to leave from the Amateur Athletic Union.

Plenty has changed in runnin8 since 1967,thanks to Switzer's e 1972,women are welcome in the Boston Marathon and ocher major Monday,the 70-year-old finished the Boston Marathon only a little slower,in 4:44: number was retired after the race—just the second number that the marathon has retired. Before her start,she was given the honor of firing the gun for the women's top runners.

"In 1967,few would have believed that marathon running would someday attract millions of women,become an appealing event in the Olympics and on the streets of major cities,help transform views of women's physical ability and help redefine their economic roles in traditional cultures,"Switzer wrote."We've come a light year but we still have a long way to go."

does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?

zer's Boston Marathon results.                zer's being removed from the race.

zer's hiding her sex in registration.         zer's experience in the Boston Marathon.

was Switzer treated that way by the Amateur Athletic Union?

lacked proper training in marathon race.      found her quarrelling with the official.

had little experience in the long race.           had discrimination against women.

was Switzer's number retired after the race?

performed poorly in the race.             dy wanted to use the number any more.

was the second retired athlete in marathon.       honored her contributions to women marathon.

's Switzer's attitude towards women marathon?

mistic.           ppointed.         tful.         ear

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