Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years went by, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister，a young English athlete, began to believe he might __
11__ this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a __1
2__ chance.Bannister had been __1
3__ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real __1
4__ to him.Describing the __1
5__ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I __1
6__ up for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved __1
7__ now.This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired.My legs seemed to meet no resistance，as if I was __1
8__ forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful __1
9__ gave me greater strength.I felt the __
20__ of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a __
21__ of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy but 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 never could have done in previous years.When I leapt at (冲向) the __
22__ tape, I fell, almost __
23__.”
“I knew I had done it, even before I __
24__ the time.The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile...Time，three minutes...’ the rest was __
25__ in the noise of excitement.”
| 小题1: | | A．defeat | B．move | C．take | D．break |
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| 小题2: | | A．real | B．lucky | C．serious | D．false |
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| 小题3: | | A．competing | B．training | C．fighting | D．attending |
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| 小题4: | | A．root | B．pleasure | C．relief | D．worry |
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| 小题5: | | A．accident | B．event | C．issue | D．topic |
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| 小题7: | | A．safely | B．heavily | C．thinly | D．gently |
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| 小题8: | | A．dragged | B．drawn | C．pulled | D．pushed |
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| 小题9: | | A．mass | B．residents | C．crowd | D．team |
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| 小题10: | | A．moment | B．period | C．while | D．date |
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| 小题11: | | A．concentration | B．collection | C．combination | D．satisfaction |
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| 小题12: | | A．starting | B．lasting | C．finishing | D．running |
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| 小题13: | | A．unconcerned | B．unconscious | C．unknown | D．unnoticed |
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| 小题14: | | A．offered | B．told | C．announced | D．heard |
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| 小题15: | | A．stuck | B．involved | C．lost | D．spread |
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