题目内容
【题目】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 (争论) 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 word "shoo". That is not the shoewe 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 onechosen horse would win the race. All 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. Thepublic soon learned about such races. They began to call the winner of such a race a "shoo-in".
These days, people use shoo-into describe any athlete or competitor that seems certain towin, even without cheating.American runner Edwin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the nineteen-eighty-four Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lose. And they were
right. He won the gold medal.
【1】One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because ________.
A. the other riders had agreed to fail in the race
B. be used to be the best in riding
C. the public had belief in him
D. he could not control his horse easily
【2】Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. "Shoo-in" came from the word "shoo".
B. The public did not know they were being cheated.
C. Some runners bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.
D. US runner Moses was worthy of a shoo-in.
【3】The main idea of the passage is that "shoo-in" ________.
A. is used to admire a person who seems to be sure to win a race
B. is a word used to describe a dishonest person
C. is used for any athlete or competitor that seems too clever to be cheated
D. is used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game
【4】This passage can best be titled_______.
A. Be Sure to Win B. Shoo-in, a Sure Winner
C. Winner in a Competition D. The Birth of Shoo-in
【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】D
【4】B
【解析】这篇文章主要讲了“常胜将军”指的是,必定会经常赢得这场比赛的人或物。
【1】根据The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win.可知一个不诚实的骑手一定会赢得这场比赛,是因为其他骑手同意在这次比赛中输掉。
【2】根据Thepublic soon learned about such races. They began to call the winner of such a race a "shoo-in".可知公众是知道自己被欺骗的,所以B的表述不正确。
【3】根据The American expression "shoo-in" means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition. 可知这篇文章主要讲了“常胜将军”指的是,必定会经常赢得这场比赛的人或物。
【4】这篇文章主要讲了“常胜将军”指的是,必定会经常赢得这场比赛的人或物。所以这篇文章最好的题目是,常胜将军——一个确定的获胜者。