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
—Ouch!You hurt me!
—I am sorry.But I ___ any harm.I ___ to drive a rat out.
A.didn’t mean;tried
B.don’t mean;am trying
C.haven’t meant;tried
D.didn’t mean;was trying
I don’t mind her criticizing me,but ___ is how she does it that I object to.
A.it B.that
C.this D.which
Experts have been warning ___ of the health risks caused by passive smoking.
A.at a time B.at one time
C.for some time D.for the time
After graduation she reached a point in her career ___ she needed to decide what to do.
A.that B.what
C.which D.where
—I have got a headache.
—No wonder.You ___ in front of that computer too long.
A.work B.are working
C.have been working D.worked