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 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.

1.	A.came from	B.came about	C. came out	D.came round
2.	A. in	B. against	C. for	D. with
3.	A. call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. called
4.	A. in	B. with	C. by	D. because
5.	A. taken	B. made	C. driving	D. driven
6.	A. player	B. runner	C. soldier	D. officer
7.	A. in	B. by	C. on	D. at
8.	A. far	B. distant	C. away	D. off
9.	A. to	B. from	C. in	D. at
10.	A. above	B. across	C. through	D. over
11.	A. sadness	B. joy	C. anger	D. surprise
12.	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. with
13.	A. dead	B. death	C. died	D. dying
14.	A. remember	B. front	C. honour	D. the hope
15.	A. by which	B. from which	C.through which	D. in which

 

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 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
【小题2】	A．in B．against C．for D．with
【小题3】	A．call B．calling C．to be called D．called
【小题4】	A．in B．with C．by D．because
【小题5】	A．taken B．made C．driving D．driven
【小题6】	A．player B．runner C．soldier D．officer
【小题7】	A．in B．by C．on D．at
【小题8】	A．far B．distant C．away D．off
【小题9】	A．to B．from C．in D．at
【小题10】	A．above B．across C．through D．over
【小题11】	A．sadness B．joy C．anger D．surprise
【小题12】	A．on B．in C．from D．with
【小题13】	A．dead B．death C．died D．dying
【小题14】	A．remember B．front C．honour D．the hope
【小题15】	A．by which B．from which C．through which D．in which

 

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 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.

	A.came from	B.came about	C. came out	D.came round
	A. in	B. against	C. for	D. with
	A. call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. called
	A. in	B. with	C. by	D. because
	A. taken	B. made	C. driving	D. driven
	A. player	B. runner	C. soldier	D. officer
	A. in	B. by	C. on	D. at
	A. far	B. distant	C. away	D. off
	A. to	B. from	C. in	D. at
	A. above	B. across	C. through	D. over
	A. sadness	B. joy	C. anger	D. surprise
	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. with
	A. dead	B. death	C. died	D. dying
	A. remember	B. front	C. honour	D. the hope
	A. by which	B. from which	C.through which	D. in which

When the Greeks had _____ the Persians, a soldier ran from Marathon to Athens.

   A. won                       B. bitten                           C. beaten            D. hit

Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps  36   is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest  37   of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in  38  . A famous battle was 39  there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier  40   all the way  41   Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to  42   people the good  43  . When the modern Olympic Games  44   in 1896, the organizers knew this  45  . The marathon has been a race  46  that time.

In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held  47   four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the  48   Games we try to copy their  49   . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place   50   at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51  money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is  52  that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of  money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a  53  . They have to  54   a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55  they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

1.                A．something      B．everything      C．anything  D．nothing

 

2.                A．run            B．race           C．game D．match

 

3.                A．Greece         B．England         C．America  D．France

 

4.                A．broken out      B．fought          C．happened D．taken place

 

5.                A．went           B．drove          C．ran  D．walked

 

6.                A．in             B．of             C．with D．from

 

7.                A．tell            B．say            C．talk  D．show

 

8.                A．story           B．film            C．result    D．news

 

9.                A．held           B．broke out       C．had  D．started

 

10.               A．news          B．soldier         C．story D．race

 

11.               A．at             B．from           C．after  D．since

 

12.               A．in             B．each           C．every D．after

 

13.               A．modern        B．exciting        C．interesting D．important

 

14.               A．plans          B．diaries         C．ideas D．programs

 

15.               A．and           B．but            C．where D．or

 

16.               A．some          B．any            C．a little D．much

 

17.               A．true           B．false           C．a lie  D．interesting

 

18.               A．country        B．lesson          C．game D．sport

 

19.               A．use            B．take           C．spend D．cost

 

20.               A．as             B．because        C．since D．if