完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It
_ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought
_ 17_ the Persian army at a place
_18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However ,
__19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and
_20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was
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the most famous
_ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city
_22_ full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the
_23_ city. It was twenty-six miles
_24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran
__25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the
_26__ of the people of Athens
__27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.
The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚)towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down
__28__ .
In
__29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race
_30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.
小题1:
| A.came from | B.came about | C.came out | D.came round |
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小题2:
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小题3:
| A.call | B.calling | C.to be called | D.called |
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小题4:
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小题5:
| A.taken | B.made | C.driving | D.driven |
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小题6:
| A.player | B.runner | C.soldier | D.officer |
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小题7:
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小题8:
| A.far | B.distant | C.away | D.off |
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小题9:
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小题10:
| A.above | B.across | C.through | D.over |
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小题11:
| A.sadness | B.joy | C.anger | D.surprise |
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小题12:
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小题13:
| A.dead | B.death | C.died | D.dyin g |
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小题14:
| A.remember | B.front | C.honour | D.the hope |
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小题15:
| A.by which | B.from which | C.through which | D.in which |
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