题目内容

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 31 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    32  , began to believe he might  33  this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a   34  chance. Bannister had been  35  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  36 to him. Describing the   37   later, Bannister said,” On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  38  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  39  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired. My legs  40  to meet no resistance, as if I was  41  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  42 gave me greater strength. I felt the  43  of a lifetimes had come.”
“I was driven on by a  44  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   45   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  46  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the    47  tape, I fell, almost   48  .
“I knew I had done it, even before I  49  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  50  in the noise of excitement.”
小题1:
A．passed alongB．passed downC．went byD．went over
小题2:
A．coachB．athleteC．captainD．judge
小题3:
A．defeatB．moveC．beatD．break
小题4:
A．realB．luckyC．seriousD．false
小题5:
A．competingB．trainingC．fightingD．attending
小题6:
A．eagernessB．pleasureC．reliefD．worry
小题7:
A．accidentB．eventC．issueD．topic
小题8:
A．did upB．made upC．put upD．lined up
小题9:
A．safelyB．heavilyC．thinlyD．gently
小题10:
A．seemedB．usedC．happenedD．had
小题11:
A．draggedB．drawnC．pulledD．pushed
小题12:
A．massB．residentsC．crowdD．team
小题13:
A．momentB．periodC．whileD．date
小题14:
A．concentrationB．collectionC．combinationD．classification
小题15:
A．soB．butC．orD．as
小题16:
A．neverB．everC．evenD．still
小题17:
A．startingB．lastingC．finishingD．running
小题18:
A．unconcernedB．unconsciousC．unknownD．unnoticed
小题19:
A．offeredB．toldC．announcedD．heard
小题20:
A．stuckB．involvedC．lostD．spread

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:C

试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，主要描述了Roger Bannister打破一英里田径赛跑记录的过程及感受。
小题1:C。as time went by 随着时间的推移。
小题2:B 由下文可知,Bannister是一位田径运动员。
小题3:D  break the barrier 打破这一障碍。
小题4:A  Bannister知道真正的机会来了。 real 真的，真实的，符合语境。
小题5:B 承接上文。Bannister 为此机会一直在进行辛苦的训练。
小题6:D 由but 表转折可知，天气状况是他所担心的一件事。
小题7:B  event指具有重要意义的“历史事件”，也可引申为一般的“重大赛事”。
小题8:D  line up排队等候；do up包扎,重新整修；收拾齐整make up化妆，虚构；put up搭建，.举起，抬起。
小题9:D 根据下文，“这是我下定决心的时刻”可知风现在应该是轻轻地吹拂着。与上文“在去跑道的路上风刮得很猛”形成对比，现在风平静下来，是比赛的好时机。
小题10:A 由下文as if 可知，我的双腿看起来没有遇到任何阻力。
小题11:D 好像我被一种无形的力量推着往前跑。
小题12:C 从上文noise可知，应该是人群中发出来的呼声。crowd  n.人群, 群众,一伙
小题13:A 我感到一生中期盼的时刻来了，moment时刻。
小题14:C 由下文fear and pride可知，应用combination。
小题15:B 根据语境“我已经用光身体所有的能量，但我还在同样地奔跑。”，可知此处应为转折的逻辑关系。
小题16:A 与首段首句相呼应，可知：以前从来没有人打破这一纪录。
小题17:C  the finishing tape终点线，为固定短语。
小题18:B 从文章的语境可知，此处应用unconscious意为“无知觉，毫无意识”。
小题19:D 在我听到时间之前我就知道我做到了。
小题20:C  be lost in sth沉浸在；消失在……之中。 该句话意为“其他的人沉浸在兴奋的欢呼声当中”。
点评：本文是一篇记叙文，主要描述了Roger Bannister打破一英里田径赛跑记录的过程及感受。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
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The last day of the final examination arrived. In a large eastern university, on the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam that was going to begin in a few 26. On their faces was confidence. This was their 27 exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
　　Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they 28 get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt 29 and able to take control of the world.
　　The coming exam, they knew, would be a(n) 30 task, as the professor had said they could bring 31books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not 32 each other during the test.
　　33 they entered the classroom. The professor handed out the papers. And smiles 34 on the students’ faces as they found there were only five questions.
　　Three hours had passed 35 the professor began to collect papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.
　　He looked at the 36 faces before him, and then asked, “How many completed all five questions?” 37 a hand was raised.
　　“How many answered four?” Still no hand.
　　“Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats.
　　“One, then? Certainly somebody finished 38 .”But the class remained silent.
　　The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I 39 ,” he said. “I just want you to know that, although you have completed four years of study, there are 40 many things about the 41 you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are relatively common in 42 practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all 43 this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education had just 44 .”
The years have weakened the name of the professor, but not the 45 he taught.
小题1:
A．secondsB．minutesC．hoursD．days
小题2:
A．onlyB．firstC．veryD．last
小题3:
A．wouldB．mustC．had toD．used to
小题4:
A．gladB．readyC．sorryD．nice
小题5:
A．interestingB．necessaryC．easyD．unusual
小题6:
A．noB．eitherC．anyD．some
小题7:
A．listen toB．look atC．care forD．talk to
小题8:
A．HardlyB．HappilyC．QuicklyD．Carefully
小题9:
A．appearedB．changedC．failedD．stopped
小题10:
A．thenB．asC．beforeD．after
小题11:
A．pleasedB．worriedC．surprisedD．moved
小题12:
A．NotB．OnceC．OnlyD．Even
小题13:
A．allB．noneC．oneD．it
小题14:
A．wonderedB．enjoyedC．hatedD．expected
小题15:
A．evenB．alreadyC．soD．still
小题16:
A．examB．subjectC．questionD．college
小题17:
A．every dayB．yearlyC．everydayD．monthly
小题18:
A．passB．failC．takeD．start
小题19:
A．begunB．completedC．failedD．succeeded
小题20:
A．subjectB．thingsC．wordsD．lessons
Very far away from the city lived a poor farmer and his wife. In front of their house was a small dirt road. Very few cars drove on this road because it was so far from the city. On the dirt road, there was a big hole filled with water. The hole was very deep, but drivers on the road didn't know just how deep. Drivers always drove into the hole, but they never drove out.
One day, a man in a new car was driving down the road. He saw the hole with the water, but he didn't think it was very deep. He drove into the hole, but he couldn't drive out. The man saw the farmer on his tractor working in the field, and he signaled to the farmer. The farmer drove over to the man in the new car.
“Is there a problem?”asked the farmer.
“Yes,”said the man.“My car is stuck in this hole. Can you help me?”
“Maybe,”said the farmer.“But I'm very busy.”
“lf you help me, I'll pay you,” said the man.
“OK,”said the farmer. The farmer pulled the car out of the hole with his tractor, and the man paid him a lot of money. The man looked at the farmer and said,“You must. make a lot of money pulling cars out of this hole day and night.”
“Actually, no,”said the farmer.
“Why not?”asked the man.
“The hole is very deep, and a lot of people get stuck and ask for help. But I don't make money day and night because I don't pull cars out at night.”
“At night I'm busy filling the hole with water,” answered the farmer.
小题1:The reason why few cars drove on the small dirt road was that __________ .
A．there was a big and deep holeB．the couple was not polite enough
C．it had a long distance from the cityD．drivers were afraid of being in the hole
小题2:According to paragraph 2, we can know about the man in a new car __________ .
A．he just learned to drive a carB．it was the first time that he passed there
C．he knew how deep the hole wasD．he knew the farmer in the field
小题3:What did the farmer usually do at night?
A．He helped pull out cars.B．He made money.
C．He filled water to the holeD．He slept at home.
Abraham Lincoln was born into poverty 200 years ago. At any other time and place, this lowly origin would have dictated his future, but in Lincoln’s case, his self-determination and force of will made it possible for him to secure his seat in his country's history. He has become a role model in the self-made America.
If you want to learn about somebody who didn’t quit, look no further. Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures failed, and the second one made him bankrupt, so he had to spend the next 17 years of his life paying for the debt. He also lost 8 different elections. It seemed that he had never done things right at the first time: the first time he ran for state legislature for Congress, for land officer, for Senate, all of these failed, and the first time he sought the vice-presidential nomination, he got less than 100 votes nationally. But he never found it too shameful to carry on his mission. Then later in 1860, on such a rough road, he made it to the White House. He lived up to his famous saying, “Always bear in mind that your own determination to success is more important than any other.”
He could have quit many times-—-but he didn’t and because he didn’t quit，he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of America. One important way Lincoln influences present society is that we look back on his lifeas a role model for future generations. Lincoln’s high character influences us because we compare present-day politicians to the example Lincoln set. A major influence Lincoln has on the united States today is simply through the good example he set when it came to honesty, persistence and leadership.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is true?
A． Lincoln was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
B． Like Lincoln, a poor origin leads to a bright future.
C． America is considered self-made because of Lincoln.
D． Self-determination and will contributed to Lincoln’s success.
小题2:What is Paragraph Two mainly about?
A． How Lincoln made his way to the White House.
B． Lincoln suffered various failures.
C． Lincoln was a man who never quit.
D． Lincoln once lost two business ventures.
小题3:Which is the correct order of what happened to Lincoln?
a. He was paying off his debt.  b. He failed in the run for land officer,
c. He got less than 100 votes nationally. d. he stuck to his mission, e. He went bankrupt.
A．b-c-c-d-aB．e-a-b-c-dC．e-c-a-b-dD．d-c-a-b-c
小题4:What’s the function of Lincoln’s famous saying in Paragraph Two?
A． To tell us that determination is the most important to success.
B． To attract readers1 attention.
C． To show why Lincoln was able to carry on in hard times.
D． To summarize Lincoln’s story.
小题5:Why does the writer consider Lincoln as one of the greatest presidents in America?
A． Because he still influences America as a role model.
B． Because he set a good example to the present politicians.
C． Because of his great personalities.
D． Because he went through diverse difficulties.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 36 water to the runners, I remember being so 37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 38 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 40 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) 41 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 42 because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 43 for a second.
But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 48 .
I 49 that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 51 .
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only 53 . Don’t allow those moments to 54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 55 anything you want in life.
小题1:
A．bring outB．pass out C．take outD．pick out
小题2:
A．excitedB．worriedC．concernedD．anxious
小题3:A gave B. made    C. signed       D. dressed
小题4:
A．achievementB．encouragementC．interestD．experience
小题5:
A．At timesB．In timeC．In allD．At all
小题6:
A．victoryB．decisionC．momentD．conclusion
小题7:
A．embarrassedB．annoyedC．movedD．thrilled
小题8:
A．relaxedB．defeatedC．puzzledD．inspired
小题9:
A．realizedB．lostC．noticedD．remembered
小题10:
A．necessaryB．evidentC．commonD．different
小题11:
A．mottoB．planC．goalD．direction
小题12:
A．worriedB．hitC．reachedD．hurt
小题13:
A．attractionB．devotionC．inspirationD．expectation
小题14:
A．hopedB．promisedC．decidedD．suggested
小题15:
A．slightlyB．hardlyC．clearlyD．properly
小题16:
A．excitementB．accomplishmentC．movementD．judgement
小题17:
A．introduceB．relateC．presentD．compare
小题18:
A．importantB．naturalC．strangeD．ridiculous
小题19:
A．weakenB．woundC．amuseD．cheer
小题20:
A．prevent B．deliverC．achieveD．abandon
One evening I went out and left my 17-year-old son and his girlfriend in charge of his 8-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister. I left with complete confidence that the older children would do a wonderful job of babysitting the younger children. Later, I discovered that I was completely wrong.
I had decided to return home earlier than planned so that my son and his girlfriend could go out. I called home with this happy news．But instead of hearing his cheerful, grateful voice on the other end of the line, all I heard was the sound of a telephone ringing.
It was, I should point out, after 10 p.m., when the two younger children should have been in bed, and when the two older children should have been answering the phone. “I’ll give him a lesson, ” I said．I decided they must be outside．Why they might be outside at 10:30 on a winter night I had no idea, but it was the only explanation I could come up with.
Finally, in desperation（绝望）, I called his girlfriend’s house. His girlfriend answered．“Yes,” she said brightly, “He’s right here.”
He came on the phone．I was not my usual calm, patient．After all, one of the rules of survival for modern parents is that you can’t trust modern teenagers. “Where are the children?” I said. He said they were with him．They had done nothing wrong．My son had taken the younger children over to his girlfriend’s house just for ice cream and cake． Well, it turns out that I shouldn’t have believed it．It was only part of the truth.
The following Saturday evening we were at my parents’ home, celebrating my birthday．My oldest son gave me the children’s gifts --- a series of lovely color photographs of my children, dressed in their best clothes, and wearing their most wonderful expressions. They are pictures to treasure a lifetime, all taken by the father of my son’s girlfriend.
小题1:The author went out and left her eldest son in charge of the younger children because
_____.
A．she knew that his girlfriend was a good baby-sitter
B．she believed he could take good care of the younger ones with the help of his girlfriend
C．the older children have always loved the younger ones
D．she could not find a baby-sitter on that winter night
小题2:Shortly after the author left home one evening, she discovered that _____.
A．her son had brought his girlfriend home
B．her son had left home with his girlfriend
C．she shouldn’t have completely trusted her son
D．she should have taken the children along with her
小题3:“It was only part of the truth.” implies that the children not only enjoyed ice-cream but also _____.
A．had their pictures takenB．received some gifts
C．had a birthday partyD．showed off their best clothes
Alex Wood began fundraising when he was four years old. He sold lemonade and cookies to raise money for a school in Haiti. Later, Alex sent 15 bags of food he collected from his neighbors to a food store near his home which asked for donations(捐赠).
Alex wanted to help more people. He decided to donate to Heifer International, an organization that gives farm animals and farm training to poor people around the world. His goal: $5,000 for a “gift ark”. That amount would mean that 15 pairs of animals would be given to people in need. Those families would agree to give one of their animals’ young to other needy families.
Alex decided that baking was the best way to raise money. He started a business, named it Clean Hands Bakery, and now sells his baked goods year round. In his family’s kitchen, he created all kinds of cookies and cakes. He says his top sellers are lemon pound cakes and chocolate cupcakes. Alex likes the baking as much as the fundraising. “I like it that you can take so many ingredients(原料) that don’t taste good on their own and come up with something amazing,” he says.
In September 2011, Alex reached his goal of $5,000 and bought a gift ark. “I feel absolutely overjoyed that I got to my goal,” he says. “I can’t help everybody by myself, but I can do my part, which I hope will inspire other people to do their part, too.” One of the people Alex has already inspired is his younger brother. “He had people donate to me, instead of giving him a birthday present.” Alex explains. “In the end he donated $200 toward my goal.”
So now that he’s met his goal of a gift ark, will Alex keep baking and fundraising? He says yes. He wants to end world hunger, one cupcake at a time.
小题1:What did Alex Wood donate to Heifer International?
A．$5.000 in cashB．Farm animals
C．A gift arkD．Lemon Hands Bakery
小题2: According to the passage, Clean Hands Bakery ______.
A．was set up in September 2011
B．uses many unusual ingredients
C．belongs to Heifer International
D．sells food cooked by Alex himself
小题3: What’s Alex’ younger brother’s attitude towards his fundraising idea?
A．DoubtfulB．CuriousC．Supportive D．Uncaring
小题4: What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A charity helping the poor.
B．Feeding the world by baking.
C．The best way to raise money.
D．Cooking with different ingredients.
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The moment happened 30 yours ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had   26  up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first  27  of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a   28 . A few minutes nap（小睡）time before class couldn’t   29 , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my   30  beating wildly trying to find the cause of the   31  . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish（孩子气的）smile on his face. He had   32  dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still   33  . “I am glad to see everyone is   34 . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the   35  of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was instead from the   36  discussion he led. With knowledge and good    37 he made the material come   38  . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he   39  with were contagious（有感染力的）. I   40  the classroom not only wide awake, but a little  41  and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not   42  in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life，do it well，do it with   43  . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work happily and well. Don’t sleepwalk（梦游）your way through  44  then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too   45  not to live it well.
小题1:
A．tookB．dividedC．stayedD．put
小题2:
A．classB．testC．taskD．lecture
小题3:
A．platformB．pillowC．carpetD．wall
小题4:
A．benefitB．helpC．lastD．hurt
小题5:
A．heartB．mindC．thoughtD．head
小题6:
A．troubleB．noise
C．failureD．reference
小题7:
A．angrilyB．unfortunately
C．deliberatelyD．reasonably
小题8:
A．smilingB．talkingC．complainingD．shouting
小题9:
A．activeB．curiousC．presentD．awake
小题10:
A．soundB．shockC．revolutionD．blow
小题11:
A．fascinatingB．convincing
C．puzzlingD．encouraging
小题12:
A．detail B．senseC．humorD．design
小题13:
A．strangeB．naturalC．handyD．alive
小题14:
A．taughtB．spreadC．combinedD．started
小题15:
A．decoratedB．filledC．leftD．entered
小题16:
A．clearerB．smarterC．quieterD．stronger
小题17:
A．discussingB．speakingC．cheatingD．sleeping
小题18:
A．joyB．speed
C．aimD．qualification
小题19:
A．workB．lifeC．journeyD．college
小题20:
A．hardB．complexC．shortD．simple
I thought my luck had run out at the end of the summer holiday. It was not the   31  of the new term that did it, but the   32  military training. My   33  nightmare(噩梦) had finally come true.
The weather was   34  hot when we were training. Sweat dropped from every part of my body. I   35  as if my mouth was going to catch fire.   36  was the only thing I could think about. It was the first time in my life that I have ever really felt   37 .
However, we had to stand completely   38  all day. The drill-master(教官) were very strict with us. They only   39  us to sit directly on the ground for a few minutes. My heels ached and I had a blister(水泡) on my   40 .
Believe me, this was not the most   41  part. What I couldn’t   42  most of all was the smell of the toilets. It left such a deep impression on me that I can almost smell it right now.I guess most of the other students   43  the same experience that I had. I often thought of giving up and going back home.   44 , I didn’t.
One day, our PE teacher came to watch our   45  for a while. Then he  46  to join the national flag squad(队). “You movement is the best of all,” he praised me. It was so   47 ! I almost couldn’t believe my ears. It was a great honor to be chosen for the squad.
From that day on, I worked much harder than before because I knew I was going to   48  the national flag. Every Monday, thousands of eyes would be   49  on me. Now military training has finished and I have become a flag protector in my school. Every time I raise the flag, I know all my hard work has   50  .
小题1:
A．imagination B．course C．start D．end
小题2:
A．wonderful B．simple C．important D．tough
小题3:
A．most B．worst C．best D．least
小题4:
A．unbearably B．necessarilyC．completely D．regularly
小题5:
A．believedB．supposedC．felt D．considered
小题6:
A．RestB．WaterC．Music D．Fruit
小题7:
A．sleepy B．helpless C．thirsty D．useless
小题8:
A．quietB．silent C．calm D．still
小题9:
A．allowedB．ordered C．kept D．made
小题10:
A．legs B．hands C．feet D．arms
小题11:
A．wonderfulB．exciting C．popular D．painful
小题12:
A．prevent B．need C．handle D．stand
小题13:
A．behaved B．shared C．belongedD．presented
小题14:
A．NaturallyB．GenerallyC．Fortunately D．Especially
小题15:
A．performanceB．practiceC．studentsD．exercise
小题16:
A．took me outB．picked me outC．gave me outD．let me out
小题17:
A．awfulB．rareC．amazingD．interesting
小题18:
A．liftB．protectC．catch D．hold
小题19:
A．focusingB．turning C．changingD．moving
小题20:
A．turned offB．got offC．taken offD．paid off

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