Many contemporary amateur 1 (athlete)would have broken world records if they 2 (take)part in the first Olympic Games. Since then, records have fallen in track and field year after year.
If records fall, it is usually due to better 3 (equip), training and diet, but recently, improvements have begun to slow down. At the 2000 Olympics, only three runners achieved Olympic bests with no world records. Some experts predict 4 ceiling for many events, such as 9.5 seconds for the 100 metres—Maurice Greene’s current record is 9.79 seconds.
Talking about breaking records, we come across the issue of performance-enhancing drugs. These drugs are originally developed 5 (help)people with illnesses, but in the wrong hands, they create supreme athletes. Taking these drugs is known as “doping” 6 although they enhance performance, they also cause health problems for those 7 abuse them.
8 (unfortunate), it is not easy to catch athletes using illegal drugs. New drugs are developed all the time and drug tests for sporting events are often one step behind.
The Olympic spirit, which emphasises taking part rather than winning, has been violated by the desire to succeed 9 all costs. In today’s world, winners 10 (treat)as heroes, but if doping continues to affect the outcomes of major sporting events, the word “hero” will have lost all meaning.
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6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
答案
1.athletes 根据修饰词Many可知,空格处应填复数名词。
2.had taken 该句是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气,从句应用过去完成时“had done”。
3.equipment 空格处作介词宾语,结合定语形容词比较级better可知,应填名词。
4.a ceiling为可数名词,在句中表示泛指,故空格处填不定冠词a。
5.to help 此处为不定式短语作目的状语,且与主语是主动关系。
6.and 空格处前后是两个并列的分句,第二个分句含有一个状语从句,结合语境可知,and符合题意。
7.who 先行词those指人,且空格处在从句中作主语,故用who引导定语从句。
8.Unfortunately 空格处在句中作状语,故填提示词的副词形式。
9.at at all costs为固定介词短语,意为“无论如何,不管多大代价”。
10.are treated 主语是动作的承受者,结合语境可知,空格处应用一般现在时的被动语态。
