Question

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years went by, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister，a young English athlete, began to believe he might __11__ this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a __12__ chance.Bannister had been __13__ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real __14__ to him.Describing the __15__ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I __16__ up for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved __17__ now.This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired.My legs seemed to meet no resistance，as if I was __18__ forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful __19__ gave me greater strength.I felt the __20__ of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a __21__ of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy but 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 never could have done in previous years.When I leapt at (冲向) the __22__ tape, I fell, almost __23__.”

“I knew I had done it, even before I __24__ the time.The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile...Time，three minutes...’ the rest was __25__ in the noise of excitement.”

1.                A．defeat         B．move          C．take D．break

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

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

4.                A．root           B．pleasure        C．relief D．worry

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

6.                A．did            B．made          C．put  D．lined

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

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

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

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

11.               A．concentration   B．collection       C．combination    D．satisfaction

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

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

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

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

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一名英国的年青人是如何打破纪录的事情。

1.考查动词：A.defeat击败B．move移动C．take带走D．break打破，根据动词和宾语的逻辑搭配的解题方法得知，“障碍”应该搭配“打破”D

2.考查形容词：A.real真的B．lucky幸运C．serious严肃D．false假的，修饰“机会”的形容词，符合上下文的应该是“真正的”。选 A

3.考查动词：A.competing竞争B．training训练C．fighting争吵D．attending参加，Bannister 一直在刻苦训练，身体很健康。选B

4.考查名词：A.root根源B．pleasure快乐C．relief宽慰D．worry担心，天气状况是他担心的事情。选D

5.考查名词：A.accident 事故B．event事件，赛事C．issue问题D．topic话题，因为Bannister描述的是体育赛事，event表示体育赛事，体育项目。如。The next event will be the 100 yards race. 下一个比赛项目是100码赛跑。选B

6.考查动词：A.did做B．made制作 C．put放 D．lined排队，根据常识提供的信息：运动员在起点处准备起跑时是排成直线站（lined up for the start）准备起跑。别的选项不合上下文。选D

7.考查副词：A.safely安全的B．heavily 重的C．thinly稀薄的D．gently温柔的，根据常识提供的信息：旗子正在风中应该是（gently）轻柔地飘着D

8.考查动词：A.dragged拖B．drawn拉C．pulled拉D．pushed推，根据情景提供的信息：枪刚响，在起点处的运动员比较拥挤，所以说“好像被往向前（pushed）推一样”。选 D

9.考查名词：A.mass大众B．residents居民C．crowd人群D．team队伍，忠实的群众的声音给我更大的力量。选C

10.考查名词：A.moment时刻B．period阶段C．while一段时间D．date日期，我感到终身的时刻就要到了。选A

11.考查名词：A.concentration集中B．collection收集C．combination结合D．satisfaction满意，根据后面fear and pride的提示，可以得知是一种恐惧和自豪相结合的感觉。选C

12.考查动词：A.starting开始B．lasting持续C．finishing完成D．running跑，当我冲过终点线。选C

13.考查形容词：A.unconcerned不关心B．unconscious无意识的C．unknown不知道的D．unnoticed不注意的，根据情景描述，“冲动终点，摔倒了”，几乎失去（unconscious）知觉符合逻辑。

选B

14.考查动词：A.offered提供 B．told告诉C．announced宣布D．heard听见，在我听见计时前我就知道自己做到了，选D

15.考查动词：A.stuck卡住B．involved涉及C．lost 失去D．spread传播，指计时的声音消失在兴奋的声音中。选C

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