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  Few other nations are so much interested in horseracing as the English.The famous races Ascot are held every year and followed by sports fans all over England.The king or the queen also attends   1   and presents the winner with a gold cup.To   2   this gold cup is the dream of every owner of a race horse.All newspapers, great and small, are full of detailed description of the   3  , and the name of the   4   winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone   5   of a great hero.

  It happened once, however, some seventy years ago, that the gold cup was stolen a few days before the race! The police   6   for it all over the country but could not find it.

  Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer,   7   England.He was   8   by an England Literary Society to be   9   at a dinner given in his honor.After dinner the president of the society rose to   10   a toast to Mark Twain's health and praise   11   the talent of the famous American.Mark Twain   12   started his speech with the following words:

  “Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you   13   me,   14   I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your warm welcome.When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and   15   my foot in ‘Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it,   16   my great surprise, I read two   17   printed in big red letters:

MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!

ASCOT CUP STOLEN!

  These two announcements stood so closely together that it   18   seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country   19   sure that my arrival had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!”This witty② speech of the famous American author   20   a shout of laughter.

(1)

[  ]

A.

them

B.

it

C.

that

D.

this

(2)

[  ]

A.

hold

B.

win

C.

catch

D.

keep

(3)

[  ]

A.

problem

B.

winner

C.

race

D.

nations

(4)

[  ]

A.

brave

B.

good

C.

great

D.

lucky

(5)

[  ]

A.

as this

B.

like that

C.

like those

D.

as it

(6)

[  ]

A.

searched

B.

asked

C.

waited

D.

cared

(7)

[  ]

A.

reached in

B.

went into

C.

arrived in

D.

got in

(8)

[  ]

A.

asked

B.

visited

C.

seen

D.

invited

(9)

[  ]

A.

present

B.

joined

C.

attended

D.

given

(10)

[  ]

A.

raise

B.

life

C.

propose

D.

hold

(11)

[  ]

A.

in this way

B.

in every way

C.

in many methods

D.

in bad manner

(12)

[  ]

A.

in reply

B.

in his question

C.

in his suggestion

D.

in his heart

(13)

[  ]

A.

had done

B.

did

C.

do

D.

have done

(14)

[  ]

A.

as if

B.

as though

C.

though

D.

even if

(15)

[  ]

A.

set

B.

get

C.

go

D.

start

(16)

[  ]

A.

for

B.

to

C.

with

D.

by

(17)

[  ]

A.

articles

B.

passages

C.

paragraphs

D.

headings

(18)

[  ]

A.

really

B.

hardly

C.

mainly

D.

foolishly

(19)

[  ]

A.

may be

B.

must be

C.

are

D.

were

(20)

[  ]

A.

was meeting

B.

meeting with

C.

was met

D.

met with

答案:1.A;2.B;3.C;4.D;5.B;6.A;7.C;8.D;9.A;10.C;11.B;12.A;13.D;14.D;15.A;16.B;17.D;18.A;19.A;20.D;
提示:

(1)

them代指前面提到的the famous races Ascot。

(2)

赢得金杯是每一个赛马选手的梦想。

(3)

大小报纸都充满了对比赛的详细描述。

(4)

获得金杯当然是幸运的。

(5)

这个金杯获得者像大英雄一样被人们所谈论。

(6)

警察在全国搜寻这个被盗的金杯。

(7)

恰巧在这个时候马克·吐温到了英国。

(8)

他受英国文学协会之邀,出席了一个为他举办的宴会。

(9)

present在此是“出席的”意思。

(10)

propose a toast意为“提出为某人的……而干杯”。

(11)

这个文学协会主席对马克·吐温大加赞扬。

(12)

马克·吐温用下面的话作了答辞。

(13)

此处用完成时,强调动作完成。

(14)

even if“即使,纵然,尽管”。马克·吐温用幽默调侃的语调说,尽管他对是否所有的英国国民都欢迎他持怀疑态度,但他还是非常感谢文学协会的盛情款待。

(15)

他讲出了说这一番话的原委。他一踏上英国的国土,第一眼看到的就是报纸上的两行标题。

(16)

to one's surprise为固定搭配。

(17)

从后面看他指的是两行标题:马克·吐温到了!ASCOT杯被盗了!

(18)

好像真的是这么一回事。

(19)

好像确信马克·吐温偷了这个金杯似的。may be表“对现在事情的推测”。

(20)

马克·吐温机智诙谐的答语赢得了满堂喝彩。be met with是“遇到了……”之意。


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       C.markets      

  
  

D.departments      

  
  

(13)A.ordered      

  
  

B.forced      

  
  

       C.performing      

  
  

D.beginning      

  
  

(14)A.research      

  
  

B.effort      

  
  

       C.work      

  
  

D.information      

  
  

(15)A.interest      

  
  

B.sense      

  
  

       C.concern      

  
  

D.progress      

  
  

(16)A.working      

  
  

B.playing      

  
  

       C.sleeping      

  
  

D.relaxing      

  
  

(17)A.recover      

  
  

B.suffer      

  
  

       C.return      

  
  

D.prevent      

  
  

(18)A.Some      

  
  

B.Few      

  
  

       C.None      

  
  

D.All

  
  

(19)A.dust      

  
  

B.midnight      

  
  

       C.darkness      

  
  

D.dawn      

  
  

(20)A.staying      

  
  

B.becoming      

  
  

       C.continuing      

  
  

D.insisting      

  

 

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