第二节 完形填空(每小题2分,共40分)
Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 16 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 17 , began to believe he might 18 this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954,when Bannister knew he had a 19 chance. Bannister had been 20 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 21 to him. Describing the 22 later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I 23 for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved 24 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fried. My legs 25 to meet no resistance, as if I was 26 forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 27 gave me greater strength. I felt the 28 of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a 29 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 30 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 31 could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(冲向) the 32 tape, I fell, almost 33 .”
“I know I had done it, ever before I 34 the time. The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…’ the rest was 35 in the noise of excitement.”
16. A. passed along B. passed down C. went by D. went over
17. A. coach B. athlete C. captain D. judge
18. A. defeat B. move C. beat D. break
19. A. real B. lucky C. serious D. false
20. A. competing B. training C. fighting D. attending
21. A. eagerness B. pleasure C. relief D. worry
22. A. accident B. event C. issue D. topic
23. A. did up B. made up C. put up D. lined up
24. A. safely B. heavily C. thinly D. gently
25. A. seemed B. used C. happened D. had
26. A. dragged B. drawn C. pulled D. pushed
27. A. mass B. residents C. crowd D. team
28. A. moment B. period C. while D. date
29. A. concentration B. collection C. combination D. classification
30. A. so B. but C. or D. as
31. A. never B. ever C. even D. still
32. A. starting B. lasting C. finishing D. running
33. A. unconcerned B. unconscious C. unknown D. unnoticed
34. A. offered B. told C. announced D. heard
35. A. stuck B. involved C. lost D. spread
15. If you come across a key new word in your reading comprehension, you can this dictionary.
A. turn to B. consult C. refer to D. All of the above
14. -- your help, we couldn’t have finished our task in time.
A. But for B. Otherwise C. As for D. As was the case
13. As a teacher, we must the party’s cause of education.
A. insist on B. stick to C. lead to D. keep up
12. He always says what he thinks, others’ feelings
A. Despite of B. regardless of C. in want of D. in case of
11. When I visited her, she was in writing a speech on AIDS prevention.
A. occupied B. taken up C. absorbing D. devoted
10. He spoke in a loud voice in order to make himself .
A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to be heard
9. -- everybody is here, let’s begin our meeting.
A. For B. Now that C. On condition that D. For fear that
8. He came to classroom, only nobody in.
A. found B. finding C. find D. to find
7. When judging your examination, I will your recent illness into consideration.
A. make B. give C. take D. find
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