5. A. But　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Therefore

　 C. Moreover　　　　　　　　　 D. Otherwise

答案：A　 指导：分析这两个简单句可判断出“在‘赛马’前，人们已经预先对马匹的情况进行了研究”，“与‘赛羊”前人们对参加比赛的羊一无所知”是转折关系。

4. A. behind time　　　　　　　 B. in progress

　 C. in advance　　　 　　　　　D. in time

答案：C　 指导：inadvance预先。在“赛马”前，人们已经预先对马匹的情况进行了研究。behind time在原定的时间之后；in progress在进展中；in time及时。

3. A. showed off　　　　　　　　 B. brought up

　 C. turned up　　　　　　　　 D. looked forward

答案：C　 指导：turn叩来到，到达。在过去的一年里，有100 　000人来观看比赛。showoff炫耀，卖弄；hrightup(使车辆等)突然停下；lookforward期待。

2. A. honestly　　　　　　　　　 B. surprisingly

　 C. completely　　　　　　　　 D. correctly

答案：D　 指导：correctly正确地。这篇短文讲述了农民通过“绵羊比赛”赚钱，这是一件奇怪的事，作者为了强调自己说的是真事，用了Yes，you heard me correctly!这样的句子。

1. A. common　 　B. strange　　　 C. swift　　 D. illegal

答案：B　 指导：strange奇怪的。通常人们通过赛马赚钱，而现在农民通过“绵羊比赛”赚钱。这种赚钱的方式的确出奇。

2.(典型例题

　Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some 　1　 ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes,you heard me 　2　 ! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100 000 people have　 3　 to watch the race. "I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday, "one punder(赛以经纪人)told me,"and I thought I'd have a look. I didn't believe it was serious, to tell you the truth. "According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. "At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse　 4　 　,and there are clear favourites.　 5　 nobody has heard anything about these　 6　 ! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case." I stayed to watch the races, and must admit that I found it quite 　7　 ,In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the　 8　 just to give them some encourage ment,I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast,　 9　 they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd a- round me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, 10　 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.

20．D　 解析：smart除了有“聪明，伶俐”的意思外，还有“滑头，诡”的意思。从上文的内容我们可以看出，作者是一位医生，在部队里的一次智力测验中得过高分，但是，正因为如此，他才会按常规思维。所以汽车修理工说：“因为你受过足够的教育，我知道你不可能很滑头。”goddamned表示褒义时，意思是“十分的，完全的”；表示贬义时，意思是“该死的，讨厌的”。

19．A　 解析：for sure肯定地，有把握地。汽车修理工在下文中所说的话说明他有把握使作者上当受骗。alonce马上，立刻；infact事实上；rightnow就在现在。

18．A　 解析：trysth．。n sb．用某事耍弄某人。修理工讲这个故事的目的是开玩笑。我今天用这个故事和我的所有顾客开玩笑。prove证明；practising作及物动词的意思是“练习，实习”；examine检查，考试。

17．C　 解析：voice说话的声音。盲人会说话，他们买东西时用自己的话语表达自己的意思就可以了。