Due to better equipment, training and diet, the records have been broken, but recently, improvements 1.have_begun (begin) to slow down.Some experts predict a ceiling for many events.In order to enhance performance, some athletes take the drugs which can get people more excited and 2.energetic (energy) than normality and which are 3.originally (original) developed to help people with illnesses. 4.Taking (take) these drugs is known as "doping" and although they improve performance, they also cause serious health problems in later life for those 5.who abuse them.

The Olympic spirit - the spirit of competition which emphasises taking part rather than winning - has been violated by the desire 6.to_succeed (succeed) at all 7.costs (cost). So the sports world does not tolerate 8.doping (dope) as it is a fundamental form of cheating. However, it appears as if all efforts are 9.in vain.

Anyway, the fight will and must fiercely go on and we all hope the word "hero" won't lose 10.its meaning.

Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达

起初，李华的父母反对(be opposed to)她的婚姻，因为他们不能容忍(tolerate)她嫁给一个外国人。因此，他们试图说服她放弃，但是却徒劳一场(in vain)。李华无论如何(at all costs)都要坚持自己的选择，但她不想为此违背(violate)父母。她寻找到了(seek for)一个办法，让她的父母相信她不是胡乱(at random)决定的，最后她成功了(make it)。现在他们都生活得很幸福。

At_first_Li_Hua's_parents_were_opposed_to_her_marriage,_because_they_couldn't_tolerate_her_marrying_a_foreigner._Therefore,_they_tried_to_persuade_her_to_give_up_but_in_vain._Li_Hua_determined_to_insist_on_her_own_choice_at_all_costs,_but_she_wouldn't_violate_her_parents'_will._She_sought_for_a_way_to_make_her_parents_believe_that_she_didn't_decide_her_marriage_at_random,_and_she_made_it_in_the_end._Now_they_all_lead_a_happy_life.

二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧

Ⅰ.完形填空

In the past, people used to make clothes a nd do repairs on things in the house more than nowadays.I think the difference between then and now has been __1__ by a number of __2__ such as the quantity of other __3__， the differences in jobs and in lifestyles, etc.

In the past, after people finished their workdays, it was still __4__ and they didn't have too many other activities to do, __5__ they spent their free time doing some repairs and many women used to make __6__ (most of them didn't even have a job)．Nowadays, __7__， a large number of women work and both men and women have to __8__ the pressures of work and they usually work __9__ hours, so they have little time to do repairs or make clothes themselves.

Another reason that has led to this __10__ is that people have less and less t ime for a __11__ that requires a lot of time.And when their hobby needs some knowledge, they have little time to learn it.Because everything that you want to __12__ is more technical and complicated (复杂的) than before, doing repairs takes up too much __13__ and people nearly always have to turn to a qualified technician.

Besides, traditions are being __14__ because people learn traditions from their