2 . 完形填空(共20小题)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~20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 _______ , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English _______ , began to believe he might _______ this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a _______ chance. Bannister had been _______ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real _______ to him. Describing the _______ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I _______ for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved _______ now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired. My legs ________ to meet no resistance, as if I was ________ forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful ________ gave me greater strength. I felt the ________ of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a ________ of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy ________ 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 ________ could have done in previous years. When I leapt at (冲向) the ________ tape, I fell, almost ________ .”
“I knew I had done it, even before I ________ the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile...Time, three minutes...’ the rest was ________ in 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. 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 |