Until1954itwasthoughtthatnomancouldrunonemileinlessthan...

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Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years  41 the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 42 , began to believe he might 43  this almost magic barrier.

   It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 44 chance. Bannister had been 45 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 46 to him. 47 the event later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track, the wind blew 48. As I 49 for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved gently now. This was the moment  50  I made my decision.”

  “The gun fired. My legs 51 to meet no resistance, as if I was 52 forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 53 gave me greater strength. I felt the 54 of a lifetime had come.”

  “I was driven on by a 55 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 56 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 57 could have done in previous years. When I leapt(冲向) at the finishing tape（跑道终点的细绳）, I fell, almost 58.”

“I knew I had done it, even before I 59 the time. The announcement came, “Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…” the rest was 60 in the noise of excitement.”

41. A. went over    B. went by          C. passed down     D. passed along

42. A. coach                B. captain           C. athlete             D. judge

43. A. move       B. defeat          C. break                   D. beat

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

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

46. A. eagerness     B. pleasure          C. worry         D. relief

47. A. Talking        B. Speaking           C. Saying               ribing

48. A. gently        B. strongly         C. heavily        D. lightly

49. A. lined up       B. did up              C. made up           D. put up

50. A. while        B.               C. before         D. when

51. A. had             B. used                C. happened       D. seemed

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

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

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

55. A. concentration B. collection       C. classification     D. combination

56. A. but          B. so              C. or             D. as

57. A. even         B. ever            C. never          D. still

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

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

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

【回答】

41-45 BCCBA 46-50 CDBAD 51-55 DADBD 56-60 ACCAD

知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类

题型：完型填空