速测(十三) 完形填空A+B+阅读理解D+还原短文
(限时:30分钟)
Ⅰ.完形填空
A)阅读下面短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
One of the most important events in the modern Olympic Games is the marathon(马拉松) race. The race 1 one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 BC, about 10,000 Greeks 2 against the Persian army at a place called Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as 3 as the Greeks. However, where there is a will, there is a way. 4 the brave attack of the Greeks, the Persians were badly beaten and 5 away from the plain of Marathon. When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous 6 in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city and he was also asked to march at full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and 7 many wounds, the soldier at once started off toward the distant city. 8 was twenty-six and a quarter miles from the plain of Marathon to the Marketplace of Athens, 9 there the elders of Athens had gathered 10 for news. He ran and ran over 11 and across plains. As he went on, his lips became 12 and his breathing hard, but when he thought of the 13 of the people of Athens on hearing the news, he 14 harder than ever.
At last the elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering(蹒跚) toward them. “Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!” said the soldier, and fell down 15 .
In honor of this noble soldier and athlete, we have in the modern Olympic Games the marathon race, where the athletes run this same distance.
( )1.A.came across B.came on C.came out D.came from
( )2.A.beat B.competed C.fought D.hunted
( )3.A.little B.few C.many D.much
( )4.A.In B.To C.Before D.By
( )5.A.taken B.driven C.got D.rolled
( )6.A.player B.officer C.soldier D.runner
( )7.A.accepted B.harmed C.received D.formed
( )8.A.This B.That C.There D.It
( )9.A.and B.but C.or D.so
( )10.A.asking B.calling C.waiting D.looking
( )11.A.railways B.hills C.rivers D.highways
( )12.A.fancy B.wet C.red D.dry
( )13.A.joy B.sadness C.disappointment D.surprise
( )14.A.walked B.ran C.pretended D.volunteered
( )15.A.crazy B.anxious C.angry D.dead
B)阅读下面短文,用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。
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To learn a foreign language well, four things 16. necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves with confidence. Thirdly, we must do much reading. 17. , we must be able to 18. it. We must be able to make correct 19. in grammar.
There are no quicker 20. to success in language learning. A good memory is a great help, but it is not 21. only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is not much use memorizing long lists of words and 22. meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by 23. the language. If we are satisfied with a few rules that we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “learn
24. use”. Practice is important. We must practice 25. and writing the language whenever we can.
