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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(沖向) 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

36-55 CBDAB DBDDA DCACB ACBDC


解析:

36.答案:C

解析:go by 意為“(時間)經(jīng)過”,as years passed by表示“隨著許多年過去”。pass along意為“沿……走,路過”;pass down意為“往里面走,代代相傳”;go over意為“轉(zhuǎn)變,仔細檢查,潤色,復(fù)習”。

37.答案:B

解析:athlete意為“運動員”。根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可判斷出Roger Bannister是一位英國年輕的體育運動員。coach意為“教練”;captain意為“隊長”;judge意為“裁判員”。

38.答案:D

解析:break意為“打破”,根據(jù)其賓語barrier可判斷出他開始相信可以會越過這個幾乎是不可思議的障礙,故選D項。defeat意為“打敗(敵人),使受挫折”;move意為“感動,鼓動,激動;引起(人)……的興致,打動,發(fā)動,刺激,鼓勵”;beat意為“打敗(敵人等),勝過,超過”。

39.答案:A

解析:real意為“真正的”,根據(jù)下文中他參加測試的情況可判斷出他知道這是一次真正的機會。lucky意為“運氣好的,僥幸的”;serious意為“嚴肅的,一本正經(jīng)的”;false意為“虛偽的,虛假的,捏造的,撒謊的,不誠實的,錯誤的”。

40.答案:B

解析:train意為“訓(xùn)練”,作為體育運動員在測試前都要參加訓(xùn)練。compete意為“比賽”;fight意為“戰(zhàn)斗,奮斗,斗爭”;attend意為“出席,到場,參加,上,到”。

41.答案:D

解析:worry意為“苦惱”。根據(jù)下文中的“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.”可判斷出由于天氣很糟糕,而引起B(yǎng)annister的苦惱。eagerness意為“渴望,殷切,熱忱,熱情”;pleasure意為“愉快,快樂,滿意,愉快的事情”;relief意為“慰藉,安慰,安心”。

42.答案:B

解析:event意為“運動項目”。根據(jù)下文的內(nèi)容可判斷出他參加了測試,所以是在后來描述那次測試的情況。 accident意為“故障,事故,偶發(fā)事件,偶然”;issue意為“結(jié)果,結(jié)局,成績,論點,爭論問題,商討”;topic意為“論題,題目,話題,標題”。

43.答案:D

解析:line up意為“排隊”。根據(jù)下文中“The gun fired.”可判斷出在即將開始測試時,運動員列隊在起跑線上。do up意為“束起,重新整修,收拾齊整,疲乏,包好”;make up意為“彌補,虛構(gòu),縫制,整理,包裝,和解”;put up 意為“舉起,抬起,進行,提供,表現(xiàn)出,建造,提名,推舉”。

44.答案:D

解析:gently意為“輕輕地”。根據(jù)句意選D項。safely意為“安全地,確實地”;heavily意為“很重地,沉重地”;thinly意為“稀疏地”。

45.答案:A

解析:seem意為“似乎”。根據(jù)下文中的as if可判斷出他的兩腿幾乎沒有任何阻力。use意為“用,使用,利用,應(yīng)用”;happen意為“發(fā)生”。

46.答案:D

解析:push意為“推”,因為是在進行賽跑,所以他感覺到一種未知的力量在把他向前推進。drag意為“拖,曳,拖動,拖著,硬拖”;draw意為“拉,牽,曳”;pull意為“拉,拖,牽,曳”。

47.答案:C

解析:crowd意為“人群”,這里指賽場上的觀眾,表示觀眾的歡呼聲給了他更大的力量。mass意為“群眾,集團”;resident意為“住戶,居民”;team意為“(運動比賽的)隊,團”。

48.答案:A

解析:moment意為“片刻,瞬息”,指一生中最重要的時刻來到了。period意為“期間,階段”;while意為“一段時間,一會兒”;date意為“日期”。

49.答案:C

解析:combination意為“結(jié)合”。根據(jù)下文中的fear and pride可判斷出Bannister感到既害怕又驕傲。concentration意為“集中”;collection意為“收集,采集,集團,收集品,珍藏”;classification 意為“選別,分等,分級,分選”。

50.答案:B

解析:but意為“但是”,比較“My body had long since used up all its energy”和“it went on running just the same”可判斷出它們是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,表示雖然身體用完了能量,但這種能量仍然像過去一樣釋放著。so意為“因此”;or意為“或,或者,還是,亦或是”;as意為“當……的時候,因為”。

51.答案:A

解析:never意為“從來沒有”。根據(jù)上文中的“This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards”可判斷出Bannister的腿從來沒有像現(xiàn)在那么有力。ever意為“曾經(jīng)”;even意為“甚至”;still意為“還,仍是”。

52.答案:C

解析:finishing line意為“終點線”。根據(jù)上文中的the last few yards可判斷出Bannister沖向了終點線。starting line意為“起跑線”。

53.答案:B

解析:unconscious意為“失去知覺的”。根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容可判斷出Bannister以飛快的速度沖向終點線,摔到了,失去了知覺。unconcerned意為“漫不經(jīng)心的,不關(guān)心的,冷淡的,滿不在乎的”;unknown意為“未知的,未詳?shù),未被發(fā)覺的”;unnoticed 意為“不受人注意的;沒有受到注意的,不觸目的,沒人理睬的”。

54.答案:D

解析:hear意為“聽見”。根據(jù)下文中的Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...可判斷出Bannister聽見了自己賽跑所用的時間。offer意為“提供,提出,提議,伸出”;tell意為“告訴,吩咐”;announce意為“宣布,宣告,發(fā)表”。

55.答案:C

解析:lose意為“輸?shù)簟;stick意為“堅持,堅守,忠實,不變心,不離開,留住不動”;involve意為“包括,涉及,引起,包含,含有……的意義”;spread意為“散布,流傳,傳播,普及”。根據(jù)句意選C項。

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42.A.speechless             B.sharp     C.a(chǎn)ctive                   D.hopeless

43.A.known             B.referred    C.thought                 D.a(chǎn)dmired

44.A. taking on            B.taking up  C.taking over         D.taking in

45.A.put                       B.cause   C.bring                    D.serve

46.A.win              B.take      C.wish                D.finish

47.A.industry           B.discovery  C.progress           D.development

48.A.promise                B.discourage       C.demand                 D.excite

49.A.chance             B.space     C.world              D.career

50.A.force                    B.company       C.organization        D.department

51.A.of                         B.on         C.in                       D.for 

52.A.rich                      B.a(chǎn)ttractive       C.handsome           D.uncool

53.A.how                     B.that          C.what                D.how much

54.A.opportunities           B.dangers     C.possibility           D.question

55.A.punishment           B.a(chǎn)rgument C.competition         D.employment

 

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科目:高中英語 來源:江蘇省2009-2010學年高三下學期高考模擬英語試題(5) 題型:完型填空

完形填空(共20小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis(幼兒類風濕性關(guān)節(jié)炎).

She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.

All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever

___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.

Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.

She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.

So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.

She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.

When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”

36. A. trials                  B. examinations                   C. experiments              D. treatments

37. A. control        B. power                             C. strength                    D. pressure

38. A. through              B. across                      C. over                         D. above

39. A. expressed            B. wore                               C. took                         D. made

40. A. love                   B. admiration                C. envy                        D. desire

41. A. speaking             B. talking                            C. sharing                     D. voicing

42. A. nothing        B. all                                  C. none                        D. some

43. A. would                 B. could                              C. should               D. might

44. A. ears                    B. legs                                C. arms                        D. mouth

45. A. see                     B. learn                               C. read                         D. hear

46. A. never                  B. totally                      C. occasionally              D. seldom

47. A. struggle              B. lose                                C. stop                         D. ease

48. A. grades         B. relationships                    C. sports                D. communication

49. A. importance   B. difference                 C. chance                     D. choice

50. A. begged        B. demanded                        C. required                   D. managed

51. A. gave out             B. gave in                            C. held up                    D. held on

52. A. turned over  B. turned out                C. turned up                 D. turned in

53. A. sight                   B. fear                                C. risk                          D. face

54. A. looked down       B. looked in                         C. looked up                 D. looked out

55. A. different             B. worth                              C. difficult                   D. unimportant

 

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