上海市十校2017届高三上学期第一次联考英语试卷Word版含答案.docxVIP

2017 届上海市英语十校联考试卷 听力（略） Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. Lightning Bolt Usain Bolt is the world ’ s fastest man. He first came to the public ’ s attention at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, where he won three gold medals. During that race, he reached a top speed of 43.9 kmph. So, we ask, how does the man (21)______ nickname is “ Lightning Bolt ” run so fast? Usain Bolt was born in Jamaica on 21 August 1986. He was running around at primary school, when a teacher noticed (22)______ talent for sprinting （短跑） . He became one of the best sprinters at his high school even though he didn ’ t train very hard. At the age of fifteen, Bolt was 196 cm tall and he dominated the 2002 World Junior Championships, becoming the youngest person ever (23)______ (win) the 200 metres. He turned professional when he left high school, (24)______ (age) seventeen. During the first couple of years of Bolt ’ s professional life, he got a few injuries, but his health soon improved and he began to win all the major championships. He went from strength to strength, (25)______ (amaze) the world with his speed. So, how does he do it? Bolt says that he is naturally fast — just something he was born (26)______. He ’ s also got a number of people looking after him and one of the main reasons for his success is Norman Peart, his manager. Peart (27)______(look) after Bolt since he was fifteen, working hard to keep him focused. (28)______ you explain it, Bolt ’s performances in Beijing were truly marvellous. What’s more marvellous is (29)______, since then, he has continued to get even faster. In August 2009, he broke his own record by running the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds. At the (30)______ (fast) point in this