高考英语一轮复习 完形填空（三） 系列试题

完型实战训练及精析（第三组）Before the 1950s,running the mile in under four minutes was considered impossible.Gradually though,times for the mile run did 21 .By the early 1950s,it looked as though a four minute mile was indeed 22 .A British 23 ,Roger Bannister,decided to try to break the four minute barrier.The decision to work for this 24 meant hours of painful,boring preparation ahead of him,but to Bannister,the goal was well worth the 25 .In December,1953,his 26 began.It included a series of ten quarter-mile sprints （全速跑）,to be done in sixty seconds each.He 27 himself a two minute rest after each quarter-mile.By early February of 1954,he had gotten his time down to 28 seconds;this meant a 404 mile.Here Roger reached a plateau （停滞）.He couldnt 29 to get his time for the quarter-mile down to 60 seconds. 30 ,he and a friend took time away from training to go mountain climbing in Scotland for three days.This 31 was considered quite reckless （轻率的）,since a sprained ankle （扭伤踝骨） could 32 him weeks of valuable training.However,the mountain climbing 33 gave him the mental advantage he needed.When he 34 training,he ran the ten quarter-miles again;his time was down to 59 seconds for each quarter-mile sprint.When 35 day arrived,strong winds were blowing and running conditions were poor.What a 36 decision! Should he run,going for the 37 ?Or,should he wait for the next race,days later,hoping for the 38 to improve?If he did wait,he risked losing his peak physical and mental 39 .Bannister decided to go ahead.It was the 40 decision.At race time,the wind died somewhat,and Bannister ran effortlessly,the fastest mile in human historyin under four minutes.21.A.come B.begin C.succeed D.improve解析：第一句说20世纪50年代前人们认为4分钟内跑完一英里是不可能的。第二句中用though 一转，说跑完该路程的速度的确逐渐有所提高。答案：D22.A.impossible B.possible C.difficult D.easy解析：顺接前文，到了50年代前期，4分钟内跑完一英里似乎真有可能了。答案：B23.A.girl B.player C.runner D.official解析：首先根据逻辑，可初步判断答案为runner，因全文介绍的是跑步运动；然后根据下文逐个排除其他选项。答案：C24.A.goal B.team C.game D.match解析：为这个目标而奋斗的决定意味着今后长时间单调乏味的训练。据下文的the goal可进一步确定答案。答案：A25.A.time B.money C.attention D.effort解析：这一目标完全值得花费这种努力。答案：D26.A.running B.success C.training D.worry答案：C27.A.allowed B.got C.brought D.enjoyed解析：在每次1/4 英里全速跑之后，他都让自己休息2分钟。allow oneself sth.让自己享受某物。答案：A28.A.sixty B.sixty-one C.fifty-nine D.sixty-two解析：这里谈论的是跑完1/4 英里所用的时间，下文说这意味着4分04秒跑完一英里，据此不难计算出结果。答案：B29.A.go B.try C.have D.seem解析：他似乎无法将时间减少到60秒。答案：D30.A.Finally B.Fortunately C.Suddenly D.Secretly解析：最后，索性暂时放弃，跟朋友去登山！答案：A31.A.business B.friend C.decision D.runner答案：C32.A.spare B.cost C.save D.allow解析：万一扭伤踝骨，就会葬送他数周宝贵的训练时间。cost sb.sth.使某人付出某代价。如：Careless driving cost him his right leg.粗心驾驶使他失去了右腿。答案：B33.A.break B.race C.accident D.training解析：然而，登山的那一段间歇使他获得了他所需要的心理优势。break此处意为“中断，间歇，休息”。答案：A34.A.stopped B.finished C.liked D.restarted答案：D35.A.bad B.windy C.race D.lucky解析：当比赛日到来时，刮起了大风。答案：C36.A.stupid B.hard C.terrible D.pleasant解析：下文说，如果参赛，则可能因天气恶劣导致不能实现目标，若等下次天气好转时参赛，则可能错过最佳身心状态。可见是一次困难的抉择。答案：B37.A.record B.medal C.money D.praise解析：根据全文，Roger Bannister的既定目标是突破一英里4分钟的记录，奖牌、奖金和赞扬都是次要的。答案：A38.A.speed B.ru