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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.
Afterthe1844congress,the"
candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"
Theinventionofthedarkhorsewasinitselfaremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."
Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresentednothingandhaddevelopedfewenemies.
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
PartIIVocabulary&
Structure
Thispartistotestyourabilitytousewordsandphrasescorrectlytoconstructmeaningfulandgrammaticallycorrectsentences.Itconsistsof2sections.
SectionA
Thereare10incompletestatementshere.Youarerequiredtocompleteeachstatementbychoosingtheappropriateanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
16.Pleasekeepadetailed________oftheworkthatyouhavedone.
A)paperB)ideaC)exerciseD)record
17.________ourgreatsurprise,thenewsecretarycanspeakfourforeignlanguages.
A)OfB)InC)ToD)For
18.Thedepartmentmanager________anewplantopromotesalesatthemeeting.
A)tookawayB)putforwardC)lookedafterD)goton
19.Whathetoldmetodowas________Ishouldgetfullypreparedbeforetheinterview.
A)whatB)ifC)whichD)that
20.Whendealingwitha________task,Alicealwaysasksforhelpfrompeoplearoundher.
A)difficultB)wonderfulC)funnyD)simple
21.Locationisthefirstthingcustomersconsiderwhen________tobuyahouse.
A)planningB)plannedC)toplanD)havingplanned
22.Softdrinksalesinthiscityhave________by8%comparedwithlastyear.
A)pickedB)movedC)increasedD)pushed
23.IfIhadn’tattendedanimportantmeetingyesterday,I________toseeyou.
A)willhavecomeB)wouldhavecomeC)havecomeD)hadcome
24.Toobtainavisatoenterthatcountryforthefirsttime,youneedtoapply________.
A)inpartB)inpersonC)inturnD)inplace
25.Thenewmodelofthecarwasputintoproductionin2007,________helpedtoprovideanother1400jobs.
A)thatB)whenC)whatD)which
SectionB
Therearealso10incompletestatementshere.Youshouldfillineachblankwiththeproperformofthewordgiveninbrackets.WritethewordorwordsinthecorrespondingspaceontheAnswerSheet.
26.Myimpressionisthatthesalesofthiscompanyhave(great)________increasedthisyear.
27.Thispicture(take)________byayoungreporterinBeijinglastmonth.
28.Tomhasmadethe(decide)________toapplyforajobinthecompany.
29.Noreaderisallowed(take)_________anyreferencebookoutofthereadingroom.
30.Althoughyoumaynot(success)________inthebeginning,youshouldkeepontrying.
31.Becauselighttravels(fast)________thansound,lightningisseenbeforethunder(雷)isheard.
32.ThedoctorrecommendedthatMary(start)________thehealthprogramassoonaspossible.
33.Ittookmeseveralweekstogetusedto(drive)________ontheleftsideoftheroadinLondon.
34.Thismedicineishighly(effect)_______intreatingskincancerifitisappliedearlyenough.
35.NowthenumberofpeoplewhoareworkingathomeontheInternet(be)________stillverysmall.
PartIIIReadingComprehension
Thispartistotestyourreadingability.Thereare5tasksforyoutofulfill.Youshouldreadthereadingmaterialscarefullyanddothetasksasyouareinstructed.
Task1
Afterreadingthefollowingpassage,youwillfind5questionsorunfinishedstatements,numbered36to40.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushouldmakethecorrectchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
Fallsarethenumberonecauseofdeathtooldpeopleathome.Mostoldpeoplecanlivesafelyathomeiftheymakeafewchanges.Fallsarecommonaspeoplearegettingolder.Uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbepreventedbymakingsomeverysimplechanges.Hereareafewsuggestions:
Marktroublespotswithbrighttapes.Thefirstandlaststepsonstairsareusuallyhigh-riskaccidentareas.Applyingbrighttapesandusingbrightlightintheseareaswouldmakethesespotseasiertosee.
Putgrabbars(扶手)inthebathroom.Alargenumberoffallsoccurinthebathroom.Thisisunfortunate(不幸的)becauseit’seasytomaketheareasafefromaccidents.Puttinggrabbarsinthebathroomgivespeoplesomethingtohangonto.
Investinapersonalalarm.Apersonalalarmcanbestartedifapersonfallsorotherwisegetsintrouble.Withthepushofabutton,thealarmautomaticallysendsasignal,whichgetssomeonetocallandseeifthepersonneedshelp.
36.Bymakingsomeverysimplechangesathome,oldpeople________.
A)arefreefromhomeaccidentsB)canimprovetheirhealth
C)arelikelytolivelongerD)canlivemoresafely
37.Laststepsonstairsmaybecomeahigh-riskaccidentareaiftheyare________.
A)notpaintedinadifferentcolorB)notmarkedwithbrighttapes
C)fixedwithgrabbarsD)verybrightlylit
38.Fallsinthebathroomareconsideredtobeunfortunatebecause________.
A)theycaneasilybeavoidedB)oldpeopleseldomfallinbathrooms
C)grabbarsdonothelptopreventfalls
D)bathroomaccidentsaredifficulttoprevent
39.Apersonalalarmisdesignedforoldpeopleto________.
A)detectsafetyconditionsathomeB)avoidfallsinthebathroom
C)sendoutsignalsforhelpD)makephonecallseasily
40.Thepurposeofthispassageistotellpeoplethat________.
A)mostoldpeoplediefromaccidentsathome
B)uptohalfofhomeaccidentscouldbeprevented
C)fallsathomecanbeavoidedbytakingsomesimplemeasures
D)protectionofoldpeopleshouldbethefirstconcernforthepublic
Task2
ThistaskisthesameasTask1.The5questionsorunfinishedstatementsarenumbered41to45.
Wehavecreatedaspecialratethatwillletyoutravelactuallythousandsofmilesonyourvacationatnoextracost.
InmostofourUSandCanadianoffices,we’llrentyoucarsofhighqualityforsevendaysfor$99.
Youcandriveasfarasyoulikewithoutpayingusapennyoverthe$99aslongasyoureturnthecartothecityfromwhichyourentedit.Insurance(保险)isincluded,gasisnot.
IfyourentthecarinFloridaorinCalifornia,therateisthesame,butyoucanreturnthecartoanycityinthestate.
Ifyou’dlikesomesuggestionsonwhattodowiththecaronceyou’vegotit,wehavedrivingandtouringguidesforalmosteverypartofthecountry.Nomatterwhichrateyouchoose,thecompanycomesatnoextracost.Youdon’tjustrentacar.Yourentacompany!
41.Accordingtotheadvertisement,$99istherateofferedfor________.
A)travelingalimiteddistanceB)rentingacarforsevenda