完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years

   36   ，the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English

   37   , began to believe he might   38   this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a    39    chance. Bannister had been     40     hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real   41  

to him.Describing the     42     later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I     43     for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved   44   now.This was the moment when I made my decision.

“The gun fired.My legs   45   to meet no resistance,as if I was   46   forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful   47   gave me greater strength.I felt the   48   of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a   49   of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy   50   it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they   51   could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the   52   tape,I fell,almost__ 53_____.”

“I knew I had done it,even before I   54   the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was   55   in the noise of excitement.”

36.A.passed along         B.passed down              C.went by              D.went over

37.A.coach                   B.athlete                       C.captain               D.judge

38.A.defeat                   B.move                        C.beat                   D.break

39.A.real                      B.lucky                        C.serious               D.false

40.A.competing            B.training                     C.fighting              D.attending

41.A.eagerness              B.pleasure                    C.relief                 D.worry

42.A.accident                B.event                        C.issue                  D.topic

43.A.did up                  B.made up                    C.put up                D.lined up

44.A.safely                   B.heavily                      C.thinly                 D.gently

45.A.seemed                 B.used                          C.happened            D.had

46.A.dragged                      B.drawn                       C.pulled                D.pushed

47.A.mass                    B.residents                    C.crowd                D.team

48.A.moment                B.period                       C.while                 D.date

49.A.concentration        B.collection                  C.combination              D.classification

50.A.so                        B.but                           C.or                      D.as

51.A.never                   B.ever                          C.even                  D.still

52.A.starting                 B.lasting                       C.finishing            D.running

53.A.unconcerned         B.unconscious               C.unknown            D.unnoticed

54.A.offered                 B.told                          C.announced          D.heard

55.A.stuck                    B.involved                    C.lost                    D.spread

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years

   36  ，the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English

   37  , began to believe he might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a    39   chance. Bannister had been     40    hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real   41  

to him.Describing the     42    later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I     43    for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved   44  now.This was the moment when I made my decision.

“The gun fired.My legs   45  to meet no resistance,as if I was   46  forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful   47  gave me greater strength.I felt the   48  of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they   51  could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the   52  tape,I fell,almost__53_____.”

“I knew I had done it,even before I   54  the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was   55  in the noise of excitement.”

36.A.passed along         B.passed down              C.went by              D.went over

37.A.coach                   B.athlete                       C.captain               D.judge

38.A.defeat                   B.move                        C.beat                   D.break

39.A.real                      B.lucky                        C.serious               D.false

40.A.competing            B.training                     C.fighting              D.attending

41.A.eagerness              B.pleasure                    C.relief                 D.worry

42.A.accident                B.event                        C.issue                  D.topic

43.A.did up                  B.made up                    C.put up                D.lined up

44.A.safely                   B.heavily                      C.thinly                 D.gently

45.A.seemed                 B.used                          C.happened            D.had

46.A.dragged                      B.drawn                       C.pulled                D.pushed

47.A.mass                    B.residents                    C.crowd                D.team

48.A.moment                B.period                       C.while                 D.date

49.A.concentration        B.collection                  C.combination              D.classification

50.A.so                        B.but                           C.or                      D.as

51.A.never                   B.ever                          C.even                  D.still

52.A.starting                 B.lasting                       C.finishing            D.running

53.A.unconcerned         B.unconscious               C.unknown            D.unnoticed

54.A.offered                 B.told                          C.announced          D.heard

55.A.stuck                    B.involved                    C.lost                    D.spread

 

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.

   At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ___39___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

   At that age, I always did something___40_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___, I would plant a garden!

   I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ____43_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.

___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46_____at me because he found it was ___47____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__,I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.

  Regardless of their ____50___, I kept on planting my garden and ____51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____52____to care and love.

  It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____53___my parents .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very____54_.And now I could say it is my affection for____55___that makes me a real gardener.

1.A. memory        B. dream        C.intention       D. design

2.A. please          B. change       C. help          D. annoy

3.A.doubt          B.appreciation    C. surprise       D. excitement

4.A.collect up       B care about      C. clean up       D. come in

5.A.equal           B. similar        C. superior       D. opposite

6.A.painful          B. valuable      C. upsetting      D. interesting

7.A.come up         B. break out      C. hold on      D. get through

8.A.to              B. with          C. in           D. by

9.A.Luckily          B. Cheerfully    C. Regularly     D. Eventually

10.A.Instead         B. However       C. Therefore    D. Besides

11.A.shouted         B. laughed        C. glanced      D. jumped

12.A.convenient      B. troublesome     C. enjoyable    D. dangerous

13.A.sadness         B. displeasure      C. delight       D. relief

14.A.other than       B. more than       C. rather than    D. less than

15.A.disklike         B. encouragement    C. threat       D. suggestion

16.A.decided         B. stopped        C. continued     D. struggled

17.A.devote         B. turn             C. respond      D. lead

18.A.defeat          B. satisfy           C. respect      D. challenge

19.A.proud         B. comfortable       C. strange      D. disappointed

20.A.freedom       B. life             C. growth        D. nature

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years

1，the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English

2, began to believe he might   3this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a    4chance. Bannister had been     5hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real   6

to him.Describing the     7later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I     8for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved   9now.This was the moment when I made my decision.

“The gun fired.My legs   10to meet no resistance,as if I was   11forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful   12gave me greater strength.I felt the   13of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a   14of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy   15it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they   16could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the   17tape,I fell,almost__18____.”

“I knew I had done it,even before I   19the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was   20in the noise of excitement.”

1.A.passed along        B.passed down       C.went by       D.went over

2.A.coach           B.athlete               C.captain           D.judge

3.A.defeat          B.move              C.beat          D.break

4.A.real                B.lucky             C.serious           D.false

5.A.competing       B.training          C.fighting      D.attending

6.A.eagerness       B.pleasure          C.relief            D.worry

7.A.accident            B.event             C.issue         D.topic

8.A.did up          B.made up           C.put up            D.lined up

9.A.safely          B.heavily               C.thinly            D.gently

10.A.seemed         B.used              C.happened      D.had

11.A.dragged            B.drawn             C.pulled            D.pushed

12.A.mass           B.residents         C.crowd         D.team

13.A.moment         B.period                C.while         D.date

14.A.concentration      B.collection            C.combination       D.classification

15.A.so             B.but               C.or                D.as

16.A.never          B.ever              C.even          D.still

17.A.starting           B.lasting               C.finishing     D.running

18.A.unconcerned        B.unconscious           C.unknown       D.unnoticed

19.A.offered            B.told              C.announced     D.heard

20.A.stuck          B.involved          C.lost          D.spread

 

I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early__36___of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ___37____my parents.

   At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with __38___at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ___39___!”Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.

   At that age, I always did something___40_____to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found____41___, I would plant a garden!

   I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ___42___.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ____43_____joy,I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off.__44___, I was touched by this land of wonder.

___45___, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even___46_____at me because he found it was ___47____to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ___48__,I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds____49___flowers.

  Regardless of their ____50___, I kept on planting my garden and ____51___to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they____52____to care and love.

  It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ____53___my parents .Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very____54_.And now I could say it is my affection for____55___that makes me a real gardener.

1.A. memory        B. dream        C.intention       D. design

2.A. please          B. change       C. help          D. annoy

3.A.doubt          B.appreciation    C. surprise       D. excitement

4.A.collect up       B care about      C. clean up       D. come in

5.A.equal           B. similar        C. superior       D. opposite

6.A.painful          B. valuable      C. upsetting      D. interesting

7.A.come up         B. break out      C. hold on      D. get through

8.A.to              B. with          C. in           D. by

9.A.Luckily          B. Cheerfully    C. Regularly     D. Eventually

10.A.Instead         B. However       C. Therefore    D. Besides

11.A.shouted         B. laughed        C. glanced      D. jumped

12.A.convenient      B. troublesome     C. enjoyable    D. dangerous

13.A.sadness         B. displeasure      C. delight       D. relief

14.A.other than       B. more than       C. rather than    D. less than

15.A.disklike         B. encouragement    C. threat       D. suggestion

16.A.decided         B. stopped        C. continued     D. struggled

17.A.devote         B. turn             C. respond      D. lead

18.A.defeat          B. satisfy           C. respect      D. challenge

19.A.proud         B. comfortable       C. strange      D. disappointed

20.A.freedom       B. life             C. growth        D. nature