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 be might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954 , when Bannister knew be 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 lifetimes 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 test 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. beard

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

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light,I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”。

 I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer,In fact I dared not.

 The clock struck twelve. “ Oh,dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures(生物) in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

 The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的)now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed,“Oh,God,please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards,Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later,with my head on the desk,I fell asleep.

49.The underlined word “wretched”in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .

A.very happy.    B.disappointed.   C.very unhappy.    D.hopeful.

50.Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because        .

A.it was too late at night.

B.he was very tired.

C.his eye lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open.

D.he hadn’t studied hard before the examination.

51.What do you suppose happened to the author?

A.He went to a church to pray again.

B.He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C.He failed in the exam.

D.He was punished by his teacher.

52.The best title for the passage would be __________ .

A.The Night Before the Examination.

B.Working Far into the Night.

C.A  Slow Student. 

D.Going Over My Lessons.

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome  stuff  they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.

    The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.”

    The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

1.When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A. asleep               B. working in bed            C. outside            D. quietly laughing at him

2. Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because ________.    .

A. it was too late at night

B. he was very tired

C. his eyes l ids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

3.The best title for the passage would be __________ .

A. The Night Before the Examination               B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student                              D. Going Over My Lessons

 

I was loading (装载) my truck to go to the market when I hurt my left eye. The pain was like a hot sword(剑) being shoved through my head. I fell down on my hands and knees, and I knew it was bad.

I was taken to the Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, and the doctors operated on me several times but couldn’t save my left eye. When they told me the news, I wanted to die.

Even after I got my fake(假的) eye, I couldn’t shake the sadness. To make matters worse, I lost my job as a transportation officer because of my lost eye. But one morning, I woke up and the TV was on, and there was a 16-year-old girl who had been badly burned on her face and legs. Her situation was much worse than mine. She wore a big smile and seemed to look right at me and said, “You can’t ever give up.” At that moment, I thought, “This is just an eye. Get over it.” And I did.

It’s been almost 12 years since my accident, and there’s nothing I can’t do now that I used to do. And although I didn’t get my old job back, I got my license again.

I read a story once. In that story, a man was feeling bad because he had no shoes until he met a man who had no feet. No matter how terrible your problem is, remember there’s always someone somewhere who’s worse off. So cheer up and smile at life!

1.Because of the accident, the writer _______.

A.lost both of his hands.

B.lost one of his eyes

C.was paid a lot of money

D.knew he was not a good driver

2.According to Paragraph 2, when the writer heard the bad news, _______.

A.he decided to refuse the fake eye

B.he accepted the fact immediately

C.he decided to live a happier life

D.he felt extremely sad

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The writer got his old job back

B.The writer can’t see things clearly

C.The writer is not strong-minded

D.The writer has got over the accident

4.By writing his story, the writer most probably wants to _______.

A.tell us his unusual experience

B.ask people to help the disabled

C.advised us to be positive(积极乐观的) about life

D.tell us that accident can happen anytime

 

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