The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.
Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.
Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.
The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.
Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.
The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”
These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.
American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.
阅读上面的短文,从每题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案

  1. 1.

    One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.

    1. A.
      be used to be the best in riding
    2. B.
      the pubic had belief in him
    3. C.
      he could not control his horse easily
    4. D.
      the other riders had agreed to fail in the race
  2. 2.

    The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a“Shoo-in” is _____.

    1. A.
      due to his honest in the races he ran in
    2. B.
      duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races
    3. C.
      that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games
    4. D.
      that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed
  3. 3.

    Which is the following statement is not true?

    1. A.
      “Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”.
    2. B.
      The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in.
    3. C.
      The public did not know they were being cheated
    4. D.
      Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.
  4. 4.

    The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.

    1. A.
      used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game
    2. B.
      used to admire( 钦佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race
    3. C.
      A word used to describe a dishonest person
    4. D.
      used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated
  5. 5.

    In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.

    1. A.
      who Edewin Moses was
    2. B.
      Moses won a lot of races
    3. C.
      Moses was the best runners in America
    4. D.
      We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner.

“I spend more time in chat rooms(聊天室)than with my‘real—life’friends.”
Do you know who like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾)called Internet addiction. Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week.The use of the Internet can be an addiction like drug(毒品)use.People lose control(控制)of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days.His friends were worried.and they called the po1ice.The police found the student in the computer lab:he was surfing the net for several days straight.
Studies show that about 6%to 10%of Internet users become addicted.And people worry about the teens because the Internet is changing the playing field for some of them.They spend more time in cyber—space than in the real world of friends and family.
Is“surfing the net”a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have these symptoms(症状)
●You do not go to important family activities or you do not do school work because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
●You can’t wait for your next online time.
●You plan to spend a short time online,but then you spend several hours.
●You go out with your friends less and less.

  1. 1.

    What does the beginning of the passage tell us______ .

    1. A.
      How to become an Internet addict?
    2. B.
      What an Internet addict usually does?
    3. C.
      Where to find an Internet addict?
    4. D.
      Why to write this passage?
  2. 2.

    How does the writer describe the addicts’ use of Internet?

    1. A.
      It is something like keeping drugs.
    2. B.
      It is a way of producing drugs.
    3. C.
      It is like taking drugs.
    4. D.
      It is terrible to imagine.
  3. 3.

    Why do people worry about the teens?

    1. A.
      The teens are wasting too much money.
    2. B.
      They used to work on the Internet.
    3. C.
      The playing field will disappear.
    4. D.
      More and more teens will become addicted to the Internet.
  4. 4.

    The example in the passage shows that         

    1. A.
      Internet problems are more serious among college students
    2. B.
      Internet addicts usually stay in the computer lab without sleep
    3. C.
      Some of the Internet users have already been seriously addicted
    4. D.
      The police often help to find those Internet addicts
  5. 5.

    What is the writer trying to tell us in the passage?

    1. A.
      Don’t be addicted to the Internet.
    2. B.
      Go to family activities more often.
    3. C.
      Do things as you have planned.
    4. D.
      Stay with your parents as often as possible
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