Question

Few other nations are so much interested in horse racing 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______and presents the winner with a gold cup. To______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______, and the name of the______winner of the Ascot cup is pronounced by everyone______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______for it all over the country but could not find it.

Just at the time, Mark Twain, the witty American writer,______England. He was______by an England Literary Society to be______at a dinner given in his honor. After dinner the president of the society rose to propose a toast to Mark Twain's health and______in every way the talent of the______American. Mark Twain______started his speech with the following words:

“Gentlemen, I thank you for the great honor you have done me,______I very much doubt whether all your countrymen join you in your______welcome. When I arrived at Dover yesterday, and______my foot in “Merry Old England', the first thing I saw was a newspaper poster and on it,______my great surprise, I read two______printed in big red letters:

MARK TWAIN ARRIVES!

ASCOT CUP STOLEN!

“These two announcements stood so closely together that it______seemed, gentlemen, as if some people in this country may be sure that my______had something to do with the disappearance of the gold cup!” This witty speech of the famous American author was met with a shout of______.

1.A. it    B. them    C. that    D. this

2.A. hold    B. keep    C. catch    D. win

3.A. race    B. winner    C. problem    D. nations

4.A. good    B. lucky    C. great    D. brave

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. seen    B. visited    C. invited    D. forced

9.A. present    B. late    C. absent    D. free

10.A. suggest    B. praise    C. check    D. understand

11.A. tiring    B. selfish    C. famous    D. shy

12.A. in reply    B. in cash    C. in short    D. in time

13.A. as soon as    B. as though    C. even if    D. in case

14.A. indifferent    B. warm    C. violent    D. cold

15.A. set    B. got    C. went    D. started

16.A. for    B. to    C. with    D. by

17.A. articles    B. passages    C. paragraphs    D. headings

18.A. suddenly    B. hardly    C. really    D. mainly

19.A. arrival    B. principle    C. expression    D. attitude

20.A. interest    B. breath    C. anger    D. laughter

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】马克•吐温到英国，正逢赛马选手丢失金杯，警察在全国搜寻这个被盗的金杯。他看到报纸上的两行标题：马克·吐温到了！ASCOT杯被盗了！马克•吐温认为这容易让人确信是他偷了金杯。马克•吐温机智诙谐的答语赢得了满堂喝彩。

1.B考查代词。them代指前面提到的the famous races Ascot。故选B。

2.D考查动词。A. hold拥有； B. keep保持； C. catch 抓住； D. win赢得。赢得金杯是每一个赛马选手的梦想。故选D。

3.A考查名词。A. race 比赛； B. winner获胜者； C. problem 问题； D. nations国家。大小报纸都充满了对比赛的详细描述。故选A。

4.B考查形容词。A. good 好的； B. lucky 幸运的； C. great 伟大的； D. brave勇敢的。获得金杯当然是幸运的。故选B。

5.B考查句意理解。这个金杯获得者像大英雄一样被人们所谈论。故选B。

6.A考查动词。A. searched 搜索； B. asked问； C. waited等待； D. cared关心。警察在全国搜寻这个被盗的金杯。故选A。

7.C考查动词短语。A. reached in前进； B. went into 进入； C. arrived in 到达； D. got in获得。恰巧在这个时候马克·吐温到了英国。故选C。

8.C考查动词。A. seen 看见； B. visited 访问； C. invited邀请； D. forced强迫。他受英国文学协会之邀，出席了一个为他举办的宴会。故选C。

9.A考查形容词。A. present 在场的，出席的； B. late 迟到的； C. absent缺席的； D. free自由的。出席为他举行的晚宴。present在此是“出席的”意思。故选A。

10.B考查动词。A. suggest 建议； B. praise 表扬； C. check 核对； D. understand理解。这个文学协会主席对马克•吐温大加赞扬。故选B。

11.C考查形容词。A. tiring累人的； B. selfish自私的； C. famous 著名的； D. shy害羞的。这个文学协会主席对这位著名的美国人的才华大加赞扬。故选C。

12.A考查词组。A. in reply作为回答； B. in cash 现金； C. in short 简而言之； D. in time及时。马克·吐温用下面的话作了答辞。故选A。

13.C考查状语从句引导词。A. as soon as一---就； B. as though 好像； C. even if 即使； D. in case万一。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。故选C。

14.B考查形容词。A. indifferent 漠不关心的； B. warm温暖的； C. violent 暴力的； D. cold冷的。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。故选B。

15.A考查动词。A. set树立，点燃； B. got 得到； C. went去； D. started开始。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。set one’s foot in踏上---，故选A。

16.B考查固定搭配。to one's surprise“使某人惊讶的是”，为固定搭配。故选B。

17.D考查名词。A. articles文章； B. passages短文； C. paragraphs段落； D. headings标题。从后面看他指的是两行标题：马克·吐温到了！ASCOT杯被盗了！故选D。

18.C考查副词。A. suddenly突然； B. hardly几乎不； C. really 真正地； D. mainly主要地。好像真的是这么一回事。故选C。

19.A考查名词。A. arrival到达； B. principle原则； C. expression 表现，表达； D. attitude态度。好像确信马克·吐温的到来，金杯丢失。故选A。

20.D考查名词。A. interest 兴趣； B. breath呼吸； C. anger 生气； D. laughter笑声。马克·吐温机智诙谐的答语赢得了满堂喝彩。故选D。