第二节：完型填空(10分)

The marathon is a popular Olympic event. It is a very 36　 race 42.2　 kilometres , and good 　37　 finish it in about two hours. Marathon is the name of a place in Greece ( 西腊) .There is an old 38　 about an important battle (战斗) at Marathon 2500 years 　39　 . The Greeks won the battle and their leader(领袖) was very excited and proud(自豪). He shouted,"We must 　40 a message to Athens(雅典) at once. It' s a long way to Athens. 41　 can take our message home to our people? "Pheidippides said, "I can ! I want to do it.　 I can run 42　 than all the other men!" Pheidippides ran as fast as he could to Athens.　 He shouted the 　43　 　news to the Athenians," We won ! We won the battle ! " Then he 　44　 to the ground. He was too exhausted ( 疲惫) and died a short time later. He was the 45 　" Marathoner"

(　 ) 36. A. dangerous　 　B. interesting 　 C. short　 　 D. long

(　 ) 37. A. players　　　 B. runners　 　 C. doctors 　　 D. workers

(　 ) 38. A. subject　　　 B. result 　 　　C. story　 　　D. book

(　 ) 39. A. ago　　　　 B. before　 　 　　C. after　 　　 D. later

40.(　 ) A. answer　　 　　B. pass on 　　　C. send　　 　　 D. take

41.(　 ) A. What　　　 　B. Who 　　 　　　　C. Where　 　 D. When

42.(　 ) A. slower　 　　B. higher　 　　　 C. further 　　 D. faster

43.(　 )A. good　　 　　B. sad　 　 　　　　C. lucky　 　　D. safe

44.(　 ) A. jumped　 　　B. went　　 　 　　C. fell　 　　 D. moved

45.(　 ) A. last　　 B. first　 C. best　　 D. real

35. It's really important ____ us to know that it's not polite ____ us to eat from each other's plates in a country like Britain.

　　　 A. for; of 　 B. of; for　　　 C. of; of　　　　 D. for; for

34.-----Why are your clothes so dirty, Mike?

-----Because I _____ the classroom.

A. have cleaned　 　 B.have been　 C.cleaned　 D. was cleaning

33.(　 )Mr Li is very famous ___a teacher ___ his interesting way of teaching.

A. for; as　　 　　 B. for; for　　　 C. as; as　　　　 D. as; for

32. Beckham earns more than 10 million pounds ____ year.

A. a　 　　 B. the　　 C. one　　　　　 D. last

31. If it ____ tomorrow, we .won't go to the park.

A. will rain　 B. rains　　　 C. rain　　 D. rained