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__3__this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a__4 _chance. Bannister had been__5__hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real__6_to him. Describing the__7__ later, Bannister said, "On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I__8__ for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved__9_ now. This was the moment when I made my decision. "
"The gun fired. My legs__10_ to meet no resistance, as if I was__11_ forward by some unknown
force. The noise from the faithful _12_ gave me greater strength. I felt the_13_ of a lifetime had come."
"I was driven on by a _14__ of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy__15_ 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__16_ could have done in previous years. When I leapt at (冲向 ) the
_17_tape, l fell, almost __18_ .
"I knew I had done it, even before I_19_ the time. The announcement came, "Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…" the rest was _20_ in the noise of excitement. " |
( )1. A. passed along
( )2. A. coach
( )3. A. defeat
( )4. A. real
( )5. A. competing
( )6. A. eagerness
( )7. A. accident
( )8. A. did up
( )9. A. safely
( )10. A. seemed
( )11. A. dragged
( )12. A. mass
( )13. A. moment
( )14. A. concentration
( )15. A. so
( )16. A. never
( )17. A. .starting
( )18. A. unconcerned
( )19. A. offered
( )20. A. stuck | B. passed down
B. athlete
B. move
B. lucky
B. training
B. pleasure
B. event
B. made up
B. heavily
B. used
B. drawn
B. residents
B. period
B. collection
B. but
B. ever
B. lasting
B. unconscious
B. told
B. involved | C. went by
C. captain
C. beat
C. serious
C. fighting
C. relief
C. issue
C. put up
C. thinly
C. happened
C. pulled
C. crowd
C. while
C. combination
C. or
C. even
C. finishing
C. unknown
C. announced
C. lost | D. went over
D. judge
D. break
D. false
D. attending
D. worry
D. topic
D. lined up
D. gently
D. had
D. pushed
D. team
D. date
D. classification
D. as
D. still
D. running
D. unnoticed
D. heard
D. spread |
| 1-5: CBDAB 6-10: DBDDA 11-15: DCACB 16-20: ACDDC |
核心考点
试题【完形填空 Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than f】；主要考察你对 题材分类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 阅读理解 | Jim suffered heart problems. In conversation he expressed little joy and it seemed that his life was
drawing to a close.
When his heart problems led to operation, Jim went through it successfully, and a full recovery was
expected. Within days, however, his heart was not beating properly. Jim was rushed back to operation,
but nothing was found to explain the cause of his illness. He died on the operating table on the day before
his 48th birthday.
Dr. Bruce Smoller, a psychologist (心理学家), had had many conversations with him, and the more
he learned, the stranger he realized Jim"s case was. When Jim was a child, his father,a teacher, suffered a
heart attack and stayed home to recover. One morning Jim asked his father to look over his homework,
promising to come home from school at noon to pick it up. His father agreed, but when Jim returned his
father had died. Jim"s father was 48.
"I think all his life Jim believed he killed his father, "Dr. Smoller says. "He felt that if he had not asked
him to look at his homework, his father would have lived. Jim had been troubled by the idea. The
operation was the trial(判决) he had expected for forty years. "Smoller believes that Jim willed himself
not to live to the age of 48.
Jim"s case shows the powerful role that attitude (态度) plays in physical health, and that childhood
experiences produce far-reaching effect on the health of grownups. Although most cases are less direct
than Jim"s, studies show that childhood events, besides genes, may well cause such midlife diseases as
cancer, heart disease and mental illness. | | 1. Jim was sent back to operation because . | A. his heart didn"t work well
B. he expected a full recovery
C. his life was drawing to a close
D. the first one wasn"t well performed | | 2. What made Dr. Smoller feel strange about Jim"s case? | A. Jim died at a young age.
B. Jim died on the operating table.
C. Both Jim and his father died of the same disease.
D. Jim"s death is closely connected with his father"s | | 3. From Smoller"s words, we can infer that . | A. Jim"s father cared little about his study
B. Smoller agreed that Jim did kill his father
C. Jim thought he would be punished some day
D. Smoller believed Jim wouldn"t live to the age of 48 | 4. Which of the following could have strong effect on one"s physical health according to the text?
a. One"s genes. b. One"s life in childhood. c. One"s physical education.
d. The date of one"s birthday. e. The opinions one has about something. | | 完形填空。 | My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the 1 day and I
washed a lot of things. Everything worked 2 , but I couldn"t find 3 of my husband"s socks though I
had looked 4 for it. The next morning, I got ready for 5 as usual, when the bell rang , the students
came in. I greeted them and told them 6 we were going to do 7 .When I 8 back to write on the
blackboard, the class burst out 9 . They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I
was 10 the headmaster would come and see all this.
I asked the class to 11 ,but the more I talked, the more they laughed. 12 I thought I had better
pay 13 attention to them and 14 to write on the blackboard. As I did this, they laughed even harder.
Before long, the teacher who had the room next to 15 came to see what all the laughter was 16 .
When he came in, he started laughing, too.
"Good Heavens! "I said," Will 17 please tell me what is so 18 ?"
"Oh, God, "said the teacher," You have a brown 19 stuck to the back of your shirt."
So that"s 20 I found my husband"s missing sock.
"Oh, well," I said to the class, "Let" s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity
(静电)." | ( )1. A. very
( )2. A. hard
( )3. A. any
( )4. A. nowhere
( )5. A. breakfast
( )6. A. that
( )7. A. today
( )8. A. turned
( )9. A. smiling
( )10. A. afraid
( )11. A. stand
( )12. A. But
( )13. A. further
( )14. A. want
( )15. A. me
( )16. A. for
( )17. A. everyone
( )18. A. funny
( )19. A. handkerchief
( )20. A. why | B. last
B. well
B. both
B. somewhere
B. clothes
B. what
B. this day
B. looked
B. laughing
B. angry
B. write
B. And
B. more
B. continue
B. mine
B. on
B. all
B. wrong
B. sock
B. when | C. next
C. fast
C. either
C. anywhere
C. school
C. how
C. that day
C. came
C. shouting
C. sure
C. stop
C. However
C. hardly
C. begin
C. us
C. with
C. someone
C. pleasant
C. paper
C. how | D. following
D. slowly
D. one
D. everywhere
D. books
D. why
D. now
D. walked
D. quarrelling
D. surprised
D. go on
D. Finally
D. no
D. go
D. his
D. about
D. he
D. unforgettable
D. leaf
D. what | | 阅读理解。 | Mrs. Allen"s husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were still in high school. Mr.
Allen had left some money, and since Mrs. Allen had managed a bookstore before she was married,
she took the money and bought a shop in town. Later she moved the shop out to the shopping center.
She was a pleasant woman; she worked hard and was well-informed about books, and so the
bookstore prospered(生意兴隆) and she was able to hire a friend to help her.
Laura Barnes, Mrs. Allen"s friend and assistant, was also a widow. She had some free time and
the need for a little extra-money, and so she took the job in the bookstore. She was too clever and
friendly, and the two women were well-known in the neighborhood as "Mrs. A" and "Mrs. B" | | 1. How many people in all were there in the two women"s families? ______. | A. At least 8
B. At least 7
C. At least 6
D. At least 4 | | 2. The bookstore prospered ______. | A. after Mrs. Allen lost control of it
B. before Mrs. A got to know Mrs. B
C. because the two women had little housework to do
D. because Mrs. A became expert at management and threw herself into it | | 3. Why did Mrs. A hire Mrs. B? ______. | A. Mrs. B asked for very little pay
B. She believed that Mrs. B was the very person to help her to improve management
C. Mrs. B was a friend of hers
D. She was also that kind of woman like her | | 4. Which of the following is true? ______. | A. Mrs. A set up her bookshop in the shopping center
B. Mr. Allen was dead but Mr. Barnes alive
C. Mrs. A managed to set another bookstore with Mrs. B
D. The two children of Mrs. A were of the same age | | 阅读理解。 | Monty Roberts was the son of a poor family. He liked horses. He had a dream to own a horse ranch
ever since he was a little child.
One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper.  It was about what he wanted to
be and do when he grew up. He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper. In the paper he
described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front
page was a large red F(fail)with a note that read, "See me after class. "
He went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?"
The teacher answered. "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor
family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land .
There"s no way you could ever do it. "Then he added, "Write this paper again. If you write it with a
realistic plan, you may receive a better grade. "
After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the
teacher, "You can keep the F and I"ll keep my dream. "
Monty kept his dream and worked very hard. Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house on
it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room.
Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving, he said, "Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of
children"s dreams. It was lucky that you hadn"t given up yours. "
Don"t let anyone steal(偷) your dream. Follow your dream, no matter what. | | 1. What was Monty Roberts" dream when he was very young? | A. To write a seven-page paper.
B. To learn to ride a horse.
C. To own a horse ranch.
D. To receive a better grade. | | 2. The underlined sentence"There"s no way you could ever do it. "means"______" | A. Your dream can never come true.
B. You should find a way to let your dream come true.
C. You have to work hard or you"ll lose your dream.
D. I "ll show you a way to help your dream come true.  | | 3. After Monty heard his teacher"s advice, he __________. | A. changed his dream
B. received a better grade
C. turned in a different paper
D. turned in the same paper | | 完形填空。 | There was a time when I thought my dad didn"t know a thing about being a good father. I couldn"t 1
him ever saying the words "I love you." It seems to me his only purpose in life was to say " 2 " to
anywhere I wanted to go and anything I wanted to do, including getting a 3 . Some parents bought their
kids cars when they got their driver"s licenses. Not my dad -he said that I"d have to get a job and buy my
own.
So that is what I did. I got a job at a very nice restaurant and 4 every penny I could and 5 I had
enough to buy my car, I did! The day I brought that car home, my dad was the first one I wanted to 6
to. "Look, dad, a car of my own. If you ever want a ride, I"ll only 7 you five dollars." I offered with a
smile.
"I see," was all he said.
One day, there was something wrong with my father"s truck. So he needed a 8 to work. The sun
wasn"t even up when we left the house , 9 it was already getting warm out. It was going to be a(n) 10
day. As I dropped my dad off, I 11 him, dressed in his work clothes, getting his 12 from the truck
(车尾箱) of my car. Watching his sun-weathered face, and even from a distance I could tell there were
13 lines than I ever remembered being there before. I realized how hard my dad works for the family.
My father is a cement finisher(水泥修整工).
At that moment, it 14 to me that he actually got down on his hands and knees to sweat over hot
concrete(混凝土) to make a living for his family. And he did this day in and day out, 15 hot it got.
Never, not once, had I heard him 16 about it. To him we were "worth" it. And never once did he
"charge" us for it.
When he closed the trunk, his tools set off to the side, he walked over to my window to 17 me
five dollars. I rolled down the window and said "Good-bye, dad. Keep your five dollars. It"s my 18_ .
Don"t work too hard. I love you."
His 19 met mine, then glanced away in the direction of his waiting tools, he 20 his throat(喉咙,
嗓子) and said, "Oh, and… | ( )1. A. like
( )2. A. Sorry
( )3. A. car
( )4. A. spent
( )5. A. when
( )6. A. pay it back
( )7. A. pay
( )8. A. ride
( )9. A. as
( )10. A. ordinary
( )11. A. helped
( )12. A. tools
( )13. A. fewer
( )14. A. happened
( )15. A. whatever
( )16. A. talk
( )17. A. hand
( )18. A. help
( )19. A. hands
( )20. A. cleaned | B. remember
B. Yes
B. friend
B. earned
B. if
B. hand it over
B. charge
B. leave
B. although
B. hot
B. followed
B. clothes
B. more
B. seemed
B. whenever
B. complain
B. bring
B. advice
B. smile
B. wiped | C. forget
C. No
C. job
C. kept
C. because
C. turn it up
C. offer
C. trip
C. but
C. work
C. left
C. luggage
C. longer
C. occurred
C. wherever
C. ask
C. lend
C. treat
C. voice
C. cleared | D. care
D. Well
D. present
D. saved
D. though
D. show it off
D. provide
D. hurry
D. since
D. special
D. watched
D. bag
D. deeper
D. appeared
D. however
D. speak
D. take
D. reply
D. eyes
D. felt |
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