1. At the 1908 Olympics in London the
Marathon race was held on a very hot day.The race started at Windsor
Castle,one of the homes of the Royal Family,so that the Royal children
could see the runners leave.The race was planned to continue for 26 miles
385 yards (42,195 metres),now the accepted distance for this race,into
Central London.Because of the great heat,however,many runners had to give
up before they could finish the race.Towards the end,the large crowd
waited with great excitement for the South African,Charles Hefferon,to
come into the stadium first.They were surprised,however,when the 1st man
to appear was the small Italian,Pietri Dorando.Dorando was by now
extremely tired and weak and,as he was running round the stadium towards
the finishing line,he fell to the groud,unable to continue.Doctors rushed
to help him and he soon got to his feet and continued,with loud cheers
from the crowd.As he came close to the line he had to be helped again,
this time by a journalist,but finally he finished the race.He was not,of
course,allowed to receive the gold because he had had help during the
race.Afterwards, Dorando argued unsuccessfully that he had not asked for
this help.But the medal was given to an American,Hayes,who had finished
second.However, Dorando later received a special gold cup from Queen
Alexandra for his courage. 问题：Dorando later received a special gold cup
because of his ( )
A. top speed
B. fair play
C. great courage
D. successful argument
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