(看台)in a sweeping triumph.
From racing to politics was a short step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 16 for the first
第一卷（选择题 110分） time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The "dark horse" was James Knox Polk who became 一．语法和词汇知识（10*1） the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1. —Did you really buy a new house in Beijing? 1835 to 1839. He had 17 been Governor of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was
—___________. considered a political 1 8 . A．How do you feel it? B．That s all right. Nevertheless, he 19 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 20 .Martin Van Buren of C．Believe it or not D．It s up to you. New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory
of Texas part of the United States as mother state. He was 21 it because there was slavery in Texas. 2．—Was it in 1969 the American astronauts succeeded landing on the moon?
Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 22 support among those —Yes, that s right.
Democrats who supported slavery. A．when; on B．that; on C．which; in D．that; in
At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress 3． the north of China, Harbin is famous for its ice and snow.
got into 23 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run
A．Located in B．Being located in C．Locating in D．Located to
a "dark horse ", 24 who could unite the party.
4． his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.
And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won,
A．In spite of B．On account of C．Regardless of D．Instead of
and the party 25 behind him, And he defeated his opponent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party.
5．—Could you tell me you thought of the film we saw last night?
26 the 1844 congress, the "dark horse "candidates became an established fact of national
—Wouderful. In fact we couldn t have seen a film. political life. One historian said, "The invention of the dark horse was 27 a remarkable product A．what; more interesting B．what; interesting of our professional politics. "This made 28 possible for party leaders to choose candidates who C．how; interesting D．how; more interesting were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 29 and had developed 30 enemies. 6．—You were out when I dropped in at your house. 11. A. so B. even though C. so that D. as if —Oh, I for a friend from England at the airport. 12. A. unknown B. famous C. popular D. known A．was waiting B．had waited C．am waiting D．have waited 13. A. accepts B. looks forward to C. refuses D. wins 7．Scientists have made a great in the treatment of cancer. 14. A. be B. being C. been D. have been A．principle B．break through C．conclusion D．introduction 15. A. about B. behind C. asleep D. back 8．—I hear that you will be on travel again. 16. A. happened B. appeared C. used D. was come about
17. A. as well B. either C. also D. too —Yeah. My boss for me to discuss business details with someone from another company.
18. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody A．asked B．arranged C．sent D．called
19. A. difficultly B. successfully C. surprisingly D. easily 9．—Such a mistake could have been avoided.
20. A. President B. a President C. the President D. the governor —Unfortunately, he the mistake again and again
21. A. for B. against C. in favor of D. in favor with A．repeated B．would repeat C．have repeated D．would have repeated
22. A. won B. received C. lost D. wasted 10．—You keep on coughing. What s the matter?
23. A. votes B. help C. efforts D. money —Oh, I ve got a cold. Nothing serious, .
24. A. a horse B. a man C. an animal D. an organization A．yet B．indeed C．though D．anyone
25. A. laughed B. succeeded C. won D. united 二．完形填空（20*2）
26. A. After B. Since C. Before D. Because A "dark horse "is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 11 the experts said
27. A. in itself B. of itself C. for itself D. by itself he had little chance of winning.
28. A. one B. it C. that D. this In politics, an 12 candidate (候选人) for office who 13 a nomination(提名)or election is
29. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything called a "dark horse".
30. A. quite a few B. a lot of C. few D. little British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 14 the first to use the phrase. In his
三．阅读理解(20*3) novel, "The Young Duke ", published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top
Passage 1 choices fell 15 ,while "a dark horse "which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand
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