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 be might 3 this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew be 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 lifetimes 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, I 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 test was 20 in 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
143.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 .beard
20.A. stuck B .involved C. lost D. spread
1—5 CBDAB 6—10 DBDDA 11—15 DCACB 16—20 ACBDC
A. Profits enlarging B. Technology developing C. Education investing D. Benefits transferring E. Dominance disappearing F. A nation rising |
The following is an imaginary diary entry written by US president. This diary is part of Global Trends 2025, which was written by the US National Intelligence Council
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Global wealth and economic power will shift from West to East.
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The transition from old fuels to new will be slow, as will the development of new technologies that present feasible alternatives to fossil fuels or help eliminate food and water problems. All current technologies are inadequate, and new ones will probably not be commercially possible by 2025