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 3  this almost magic barrier．

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 4  chance．Bannister had been 5  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 6  to him．Describing the  7  later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly．As I  8 for the start I glanced at the flag． It moved 9  now． This was the moment when I made my decision．”

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

“I was driven on by a  14  of fear and pride．My body had long since used up all its energy   15  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 16  could have done in previous years． When I leapt at（冲向）the  17  tape, I fell, almost 18  ．

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

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 31 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    32  , began to believe he might  33  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a   34  chance. Bannister had been  35  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  36 to him. Describing the   37   later, Bannister said,” On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  38  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  39  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs  40  to meet no resistance, as if I was  41  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  42 gave me greater strength. I felt the  43  of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a  44  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   45   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  46  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the    47  tape, I fell, almost   48  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  49  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  50  in 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