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上海市2020-2021学年上学期高二英语期中试题精选汇编 选词填空专题 上海师范大学附属中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期期中试题 Section B Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. A 选词填空 A. clouds B. claimed C. outdoor D. opportunity E. string F. potential G. attempt H. benefit I. limit J. heights K. unbeaten Armand Duplantis may only be 20 years old, but he is already a track and field superstar. Duplantis had already earlier broken his own indoor pole vault（撑杆跳）world record in February of this year. Last month, he broke the___21___world record too. At the Diamond League meeting in Rome, he cleared 6.15 meters with his second___22___, beating Sergey Bubkas mark of 6.14 meters set in July 1994. Before Duplantis, the 6.14-meter mark was the most impossible world record known to man. Yes, it was less attainable than any short distance running, distance running, jumping or throwing event record. I hit the mat（垫子）but I havent really fallen back to earth, Duplantis told reporters after breaking the record. I think Im still up in the___23___right now. Nicknamed Mondo, Duplantis has been labelled as the next Usain Bolt（尤赛恩·博尔特） for his___24___to light up the sport. The child prodigy broke age-group records on his way to joining the pole vaulting elite. In fact, he remains___25___since the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. Duplantis sporting story began when he first tried pole vaulting at the age of four. Born to an American pole vaulter father and a Swedish athlete mother, Duplantis had the___26___of growing up with a pole vault pit in his own back garden. It was a childs playground heaven, but also the perfect breeding ground for greatness. Having already set world bests at every age from seven to 12, he won the world youth title in 2015, and then the world junior and European senior titles in 2018. In summer 2019, he___27___his first global medal as an adult with a world silver. In the context of his___28___of achievements, it was somewhat unsurprising that Duplantis was able to brea