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How long can a person live?How tall can a human being grow?The Guinness(吉尼斯)World Records book lists many of the greatest records1.the greatest potentials(潜能).But it's a fossil record.It speaks only to what has been done,not how much can2.(do),which is why it has to be constantly updated(更新).

Take the3.(surprise )case of the British middle-distance runner Roger Bannister for example.In the 1950s, experts said4.the human body could not run a mile in less than four minutes.Then Bannister came along in 1954 and proved it could5.act be run in 3:59.4.Once Bannister broke the imaginary barrier,6.(sudden )the floodgates opened;scores of runners started besting(击败)the four-minute mark every year,each one7.(fast) than the last. How fast does a human have the ability8.(run)the mile today?We honestly don't know.That is why we hold our 9.(breathe )during every Olympics.

All we know10.(be)that this kind of change is possible.Keep this in mind the next time you feel stuck or challenged.Just because it hasn't been done before doesn't mean it's impossible.

 

1.and 2.be done 3.surprising 4.that 5.in 6.suddenly 7.faster 8.to run 9.breath 10.is 【解析】本文讲述了吉尼斯纪录是如何被打破的,讲述了运动员Bannister打破专家结论的过程,说明记录会被不断的打破,才会有创新的过程。 1.此句意为吉尼斯世界记录的书中列出的许多最伟大的记录和最大伟大的潜能。此处前后为并列的两个最高级词汇,所以之间用and连接,故填and。 2.此句意为它只说做了什么,没有多少可以被做。此处为被动语态,故填be done。 3.此句意为以令人惊喜的英国中长跑运动员Roger Bannister为例。此处令人惊喜的意为surprising,用于形容事物,故填surprising。 4.此句意为在上世纪50年代,专家称4分钟内人体不能跑一英里。此句为宾语从句,从句部分不缺任何成分,所以引导词要用that,故填that。 5.此句意为然后,Bannister在1954年出现了,并证明了它可以在3:59.4中运行。此处考查固定搭配,in act 意为完成,进行。故填in 。 6.此句意为一旦Bannister打破了想象的障碍,突然打开了闸门;此处的突然修饰整个句子,所以要用副词形式,故填suddenly。 7.此句意为运动员们每年都有人打破四分钟 ,而且每一个都比之前的快。此句中有than所以要用比较级,故填faster。 8.此句意为一个有能力的人跑一英里的速度有多快?此处是动词不等式表示目的,故填to run。 9.此句意为这就是为什么我们在每届奥运会期间都保持呼吸的原因。保持呼吸意为keep breath ,故填breath。 10.此句意为众所周知这种改变是可能的,考查固定搭配,all we know is ....意为众所周知,故填is。
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