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-高中英语-n多题

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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.”

小题1:

A．defeat

B．move

C．take

D．break

小题2:

A．real

B．lucky

C．serious

D．false

小题3:

A．competing

B．training

C．fighting

D．attending

小题4:

A．root

B．pleasure

C．relief

D．worry

小题5:

A．accident

B．event

C．issue

D．topic

小题6:

A．did

B．made

C．put

D．lined

小题7:

A．safely

B．heavily

C．thinly

D．gently

小题8:

A．dragged

B．drawn

C．pulled

D．pushed

小题9:

A．mass

B．residents

C．crowd

D．team

小题10:

A．moment

B．period

C．while

D．date

小题11:

A．concentration

B．collection

C．combination

D．satisfaction

小题12:

A．starting

B．lasting

C．finishing

D．running

小题13:

A．unconcerned

B．unconscious

C．unknown

D．unnoticed

小题14:

A．offered

B．told

C．announced

D．heard

小题15:

A．stuck

B．involved

C．lost

D．spread

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