高中英语阅读理解专项练习及答案Word格式.docx

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Inpolitics,an2candidate（候选人）forofficewho3anomination（提名）orelectioniscalleda"

darkhorse"

.

BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"

TheYoungDuke"

publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"

adarkhorse"

whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand（看台）inasweepingtriumph.

Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,“darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"

wasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8.

Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,AformerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.

Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnotgetenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"

14whocouldunitetheparty.

Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayoftheWhigParty.

16the1844congress,the"

candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"

Theinventionofthedarkhorsewas17aremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."

Thismade18possibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresented19andhaddeveloped20enemies.

1.A.soB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif

2.A.unknownB.famousC.popularD.known

3.A.acceptsB.looksforwardtoC.refusesD.wins

4.A.beB.beingC.beenD.havebeen

5.A.aboutB.behindC.asleepD.back

6.A.happenedB.appearedC.usedD.wascomeabout

7.A.aswellB.eitherC.alsoD.too

8.A.somebodyB.everybodyC.anybodyD.nobody

9.A.difficultlyB.successfullyC.surprisinglyD.easily

10.A.PresidentB.aPresidentC.thePresidentD.thegovernor

11.A.forB.againstC.infavorofD.infavorwith

12.A.wonB.receivedC.lostD.wasted

13.A.votesB.helpC.effortsD.money

14.A.ahorseB.amanC.ananimalD.anorganization

15.A.laughedB.succeededC.wonD.united

16.A.AfterB.SinceC.BeforeD.Because

17.A.initselfB.ofitselfC.foritselfD.byitself

18.A.oneB.itC.thatD.this

19.A.anythingB.nothingC.somethingD.everything

20.A.quiteafewB.alotofC.fewD.little

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ItisanusualsunnyafternooninthevillageofMidwich,England.Itseemsnot1anyafternooninthevillage,butallofasudden,2andanimalsloseconsciousness.3theyawake,allofthewomenofchild--bearingagehavebecomepregnant（怀孕的）.

Thisisanepisodefroma1960sciencefictionstory.Thewomeninthestory4birthtochildrenthathavethe5appearance.They6haveblondhairand“strangeeyes”.7thechildrengrow,theyrunaroundthevillageinapack,8thesameclothingandhairstyles,statingateveryone9.10onechildlearnsisalsoknownbytheothersimmediately.Villagersbeginto11theirbeliefthatthechildrenallhave"

onemind."

Inthisstory,thechildrenare12bysomeunexplainedforcefromouterspace.Butthisstory1340yearsago14predictedthearrivalofarecentmethodofgeneticengineeringcloning.Cloningisthegeneticprocessofproducingcopiesofanindividual.Willthegeneticcopiesofahumanreallyhave"

onemind"

as15inthisstory?

Thissituationissostrange16usthatwedonotknowwhatwill17ofit.18withthisnewsituation,peoplehave19tofindouthowto20it.

1.A.dislikeB.unlikeC.alikeD.like

2.A.peopleB.womenC.menD.youths

3.A.ThenB.WhenC.SinceD.And

4.A.sendB.makeC.takeD.give

5.A.prettyB.sameC.uglyD.funny

6.A.everyB.bothC.themselvesD.all

7.A.IfB.ForC.AsD.So

8.A.havingonB.wearingC.inD.with

9.A.lonelyB.bravelyC.impolitelyD.patiently

10.A.WhichB.WhileC.WhereD.What

11.A.expressB.wonderC.selectD.argue

12.A.givenB.producedC.createdD.takenout

13.A.writtenB.beingwrittenC.tobewrittenD.writes

14.A.sometimesB.anywayC.somehowD.anyhow

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