新概念英语二习题Lesson-72.docVIP

新概念英语2 Lesson 72 A Car Called Bluebird “蓝鸟”汽车 I. 语法与词汇知识 1. Simon had great difficulty in ______ this word. pronounce B. pronouncing C. pronounces D. pronounced 2. Linda set up a new world ______ last year in diving. A. record B. text C. records D. text 3. The car is 30 feet in ______. long B. longitude C. a length D. length 4. Susan was told that a mistake had been ______ by the judge. A. make B. done C. made D. do 5. ______ in his father’s footsteps many years later, Donald also set up a world record. Following B. Followed C. Follows D. Follow 6. The car ______ a speed of 300 miles per hour on the highway. A. gets B. reaches C. have D. starts 7. I’ll tell you the answer three days ______. A. later B. late C. lately D. in late 8. Tim was ______ to learn the news, so we are worry about him. A. happy B. disappointed C. excited D. pleased 9. Kane is the best ______ driver this year. A. race B. racing C. running D. speeding 10. Wendy didn’t come to school ______ her headache. A. because of B. because C. due of D. thanks for II. 完型填空 The great racing driver, Sir Malcolm Campbell, was the first man to d????11???? at over 300 miles per hour. He set up a new world r????12???? in September 1935 at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. Bluebird, the car he was driving, had been s????13???? built for him. It was over 30 feet in length and had a 2,500 horse-power e????14????. Although Campbell reached a speed of over 304 m????15???? per hour, he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre b????16????during the first run. After his attempt, Campbell was disappointed to learn that his average speed had been 299 miles per hour. However, a few days later, he was told that a m????17???? had been made. His average speed had been 301 miles per hour. Since that time, racing drivers have r????18???? speeds over 600 miles an hour. F????