题目内容
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从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
1,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English
2, began to believe he might 3this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a 4chance. Bannister had been 5hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real 6
to him.Describing the 7later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I 8for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved 9now.This was the moment when I made my decision.
“The gun fired.My legs 10to meet no resistance,as if I was 11forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful 12gave me greater strength.I felt the 13of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a 14of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy 15it 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 16could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(冲向) the 17tape,I fell,almost__18____.”
“I knew I had done it,even before I 19the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was 20in 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.A.so B.but C.or D.as
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
1.C
解析:go by 意为“(时间)经过”,as years passed by表示“随着许多年过去”。pass along意为“沿……走,路过”;pass down意为“往里面走,代代相传”;go over意为“转变,仔细检查,润色,复习”。
2.B
解析:athlete意为“运动员”。根据下文的内容可判断出Roger Bannister是一位英国年轻的体育运动员。coach意为“教练”;captain意为“队长”;judge意为“裁判员”。
3.D
解析:break意为“打破”,根据其宾语barrier可判断出他开始相信可以会越过这个几乎是不可思议的障碍,故选D项。defeat意为“打败(敌人),使受挫折”;move意为“感动,鼓动,激动;引起(人)……的兴致,打动,发动,刺激,鼓励”;beat意为“打败(敌人等),胜过,超过”。
4.A
解析:real意为“真正的”,根据下文中他参加测试的情况可判断出他知道这是一次真正的机会。lucky意为“运气好的,侥幸的”;serious意为“严肃的,一本正经的”;false意为“虚伪的,虚假的,捏造的,撒谎的,不诚实的,错误的”。
5.B
解析:train意为“训练”,作为体育运动员在测试前都要参加训练。compete意为“比赛”;fight意为“战斗,奋斗,斗争”;attend意为“出席,到场,参加,上,到”。
6.D
解析:worry意为“苦恼”。根据下文中的“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.”可判断出由于天气很糟糕,而引起Bannister的苦恼。eagerness意为“渴望,殷切,热忱,热情”;pleasure意为“愉快,快乐,满意,愉快的事情”;relief意为“慰藉,安慰,安心”。
7.B
解析:event意为“运动项目”。根据下文的内容可判断出他参加了测试,所以是在后来描述那次测试的情况。 accident意为“故障,事故,偶发事件,偶然”;issue意为“结果,结局,成绩,论点,争论问题,商讨”;topic意为“论题,题目,话题,标题”。
8.D
解析:line up意为“排队”。根据下文中“The gun fired.”可判断出在即将开始测试时,运动员列队在起跑线上。do up意为“束起,重新整修,收拾齐整,疲乏,包好”;make up意为“弥补,虚构,缝制,整理,包装,和解”;put up 意为“举起,抬起,进行,提供,表现出,建造,提名,推举”。
9.D
解析:gently意为“轻轻地”。根据句意选D项。safely意为“安全地,确实地”;heavily意为“很重地,沉重地”;thinly意为“稀疏地”。
10.A
解析:seem意为“似乎”。根据下文中的as if可判断出他的两腿几乎没有任何阻力。use意为“用,使用,利用,应用”;happen意为“发生”。
11.D
解析:push意为“推”,因为是在进行赛跑,所以他感觉到一种未知的力量在把他向前推进。drag意为“拖,曳,拖动,拖着,硬拖”;draw意为“拉,牵,曳”;pull意为“拉,拖,牵,曳”。
12.C
解析:crowd意为“人群”,这里指赛场上的观众,表示观众的欢呼声给了他更大的力量。mass意为“群众,集团”;resident意为“住户,居民”;team意为“(运动比赛的)队,团”。
13.A
解析:moment意为“片刻,瞬息”,指一生中最重要的时刻来到了。period意为“期间,阶段”;while意为“一段时间,一会儿”;date意为“日期”。
14.C
解析:combination意为“结合”。根据下文中的fear and pride可判断出Bannister感到既害怕又骄傲。concentration意为“集中”;collection意为“收集,采集,集团,收集品,珍藏”;classification 意为“选别,分等,分级,分选”。
15.B
解析:but意为“但是”,比较“My body had long since used up all its energy”和“it went on running just the same”可判断出它们是转折关系,表示虽然身体用完了能量,但这种能量仍然像过去一样释放着。so意为“因此”;or意为“或,或者,还是,亦或是”;as意为“当……的时候,因为”。
16.A
解析:never意为“从来没有”。根据上文中的“This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards”可判断出Bannister的腿从来没有像现在那么有力。ever意为“曾经”;even意为“甚至”;still意为“还,仍是”。
17.C
解析:finishing line意为“终点线”。根据上文中的the last few yards可判断出Bannister冲向了终点线。starting line意为“起跑线”。
18.B
解析:unconscious意为“失去知觉的”。根据上文的内容可判断出Bannister以飞快的速度冲向终点线,摔到了,失去了知觉。unconcerned意为“漫不经心的,不关心的,冷淡的,满不在乎的”;unknown意为“未知的,未详的,未被发觉的”;unnoticed 意为“不受人注意的;没有受到注意的,不触目的,没人理睬的”。
19.D
解析:hear意为“听见”。根据下文中的Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...可判断出Bannister听见了自己赛跑所用的时间。offer意为“提供,提出,提议,伸出”;tell意为“告诉,吩咐”;announce意为“宣布,宣告,发表”。
20.C
解析:lose意为“输掉”;stick意为“坚持,坚守,忠实,不变心,不离开,留住不动”;involve意为“包括,涉及,引起,包含,含有……的意义”;spread意为“散布,流传,传播,普及”。根据句意选C项。