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閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36-55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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. Describing 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.”
36. A. passed along B. passed down
C. went by D. went over
37. A. coach B. athlete
C. captain D. judge
38. A. defeat B. move
C. beat D. break
39. A. real B. lucky
C. serious D. false
40. A. competing B. training
C. fighting D. attending
41. A. eagerness B. pleasure
C. relief D. worry
42. A. accident B. event
C. issue D. topic
43. A. did up B. made up
C. put up D. lined up
44. A. safely B. heavily
C. thinly D. gently
45. A. seemed B. used
C. happened D. had
46. A. dragged B. drawn
C. pulled D. pushed
47. A. mass B. residents
C. crowd D. team
48. A. moment B. period
C. while D. date
49. A. concentration
B. collection
C. combination
D. classification
50. A. so B. but
C. or D. as
51. A. never B. ever
C. even D. still
52. A. starting B. lasting
C. finishing D. running
53. A. unconcerned B. unconscious
C. unknown D. unnoticed
54. A. offered B. told
C. announced D. beard
55. A. stuck B. involved
C. lost D. spread
