ym高二英语完型填空.docx

1、ym高二英语完型填空完形填空专项练习：1A dark horse is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning. In politics, an 2 candidate (候选人) for office who 3 a nomination(提名)or election is called a dark horse. British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believe

2、d to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, The Young Duke , published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while a dark horse which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand (看台)in a sweeping triumph. From racing to politics was a short

3、step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 6 for the first time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The dark horse was James Knox Polk who became the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor

4、 of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was considered a political 8 . Nevertheless, he 9 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10 .Martin Van Buren of New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory of Texas part of t

5、he United States as mother state. He was 11 it because there was slavery in Texas. Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 12 support among those Democrats who supported slavery. At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The co

6、ngress got into 13 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a dark horse , 14 who could unite the party. And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won, and the party 15 behind him, And he defeated his oppon

7、ent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party. 16 the 1844 congress, the dark horse candidates became an established fact of national political life. One historian said, The invention of the dark horse was 17 a remarkable product of our professional politics. This made 18 possible for party leaders to choose c

8、andidates who were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 19 and had developed 20 enemies.1. A. so B. even though C. so that D. as if2. A. unknown B. famous C. popular D. known3. A. accepts B. looks forward to C. refuses D. wins4. A. be B. being C. been D. have been5. A. about B. beh

9、ind C. asleep D. back6. A. happened B. appeared C. used D. was come about7. A. as well B. either C. also D. too8. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody9. A. difficultly B. successfully C. surprisingly D. easily10. A. President B. a President C. the President D. the governor11. A. for B. agai

10、nst C. in favor of D. in favor with12. A. won B. received C. lost D. wasted13. A. votes B. help C. efforts D. money14. A. a horse B. a man C. an animal D. an organization15. A. laughed B. succeeded C. won D. united16. A. After B. Since C. Before D. Because17. A. in itself B. of itself C. for itself

11、D. by itself18. A. one B. it C. that D. this19. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything20. A. quite a few B. a lot of C. few D. little2It is an usual sunny afternoon in the village of Midwich, England. It seems not 1 any afternoon in the village, but all of a sudden, 2 and animals lose con

12、sciousness. 3 they awake, all of the women of child-bearing age have become pregnant (怀孕的). This is an episode from a 1960 science fiction story. The women in the story 4 birth to children that have the 5 appearance. They 6 have blond hair and “strange eyes”. 7 the children grow, they run around the

13、 village in a pack, 8 the same clothing and hairstyles, stating at everyone 9 . 10 one child learns is also known by the others immediately. Villagers begin to 11 their belief that the children all have one mind. In this story, the children are 12 by some unexplained force from outer space. But this

14、 story 13 40 years ago 14 predicted the arrival of a recent method of genetic engineering cloning. Cloning is the genetic process of producing copies of an individual. Will the genetic copies of a human really have one mind as 15 in this story? This situation is so strange 16 us that we do not know

15、what will 17 of it. 18 with this new situation, people have 19 to find out how to 20 it.1. A. dislike B. unlike C. alike D. like2. A. people B. women C. men D. youths3. A. Then B. When C. Since D. And4. A. send B. make C. take D. give5. A. pretty B. same C. ugly D. funny6. A. every B. both C. themse

16、lves D. all7. A. If B. For C. As D. So8. A. having on B. wearing C. in D. with9. A. lonely B. bravely C. impolitely D. patiently10. A. Which B. While C. Where D. What11. A. express B. wonder C. select D. argue12. A. given B. produced C. created D. taken out13. A. written B. being written C. to be written D. writes14. A. sometimes B. anyway C. somehow D. anyhow15. A