10. 2007·江西卷 完形填空

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years? 36? ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English??? 37?? ,began to believe be might?? 38? this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a?? 39? chance. Bannister had been?? 40? hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real? 41? to him. Describring the?? 42? later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I? 43? for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved? 44? now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs? 45? to meet no resistance, as if I was? 46? forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful? 47? gave me greater strength. I felt the? 48? of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a?? 49? of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy?? 50? 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? 51? could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(沖向)the??? 52? tape, I fell, almost??? 53? .

“I knew I had done it, even before I? 54? the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was? 55 ?in the noise of excitement.”

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答案? 36.C? 37.B? 38.D? 39.A? 40.B? 41.D? 42.B? 43.D  44.D  45.A 

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