完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55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 36 ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English 37 , began to believe he might 38 this almost magic barrier. It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a 39 chance. Bannister had been 40 hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real 41 to him.Describing the 42 later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I 43 for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved 44 now.This was the moment when I made my decision. “The gun fired.My legs 45 to meet no resistance,as if I was 46 forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful 47 gave me greater strength.I felt the 48 of a lifetime had come.” “I was driven on by a 49 of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy 50 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 51 could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the 52 tape,I fell,almost__53_____.” “I knew I had done it,even before I 54 the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was 55 in the noise of excitement.” 36.A.passed along B.passed down C.went by D.went over 37.A.coach B.athlete C.captain D.judge 38.A.defeat B.move C.beat D.break 39.A.real B.lucky C.serious D.false 40.A.competing B.training C.fighting D.attending 41.A.eagerness B.pleasure C.relief D.worry 42.A.accident B.event C.issue D.topic 43.A.did up B.made up C.put up D.lined up 44.A.safely B.heavily C.thinly D.gently 45.A.seemed B.used C.happened D.had 46.A.dragged B.drawn C.pulled D.pushed 47.A.mass B.residents C.crowd D.team 48.A.moment B.period C.while D.date 49.A.concentration B.collection C.combination D.classification 50.A.so B.but C.or D.as 51.A.never B.ever C.even D.still 52.A.starting B.lasting C.finishing D.running 53.A.unconcerned B.unconscious C.unknown D.unnoticed 54.A.offered B.told C.announced D.heard 55.A.stuck B.involved C.lost D.spread |