题目内容
Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life. One such expression is fall guy. A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.
The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money. At the end of the 19th century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States. Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities but also at country fairs and traveling shows. However, as the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport, as many of the matches were operated. The wrestlers knew—before the match—which one of them would be the winner.
The goal in wrestling is to hold the shoulders of your opponent down against the floor. This is called a fall. Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall. He would agree —the fall guy.
Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else. There are fall guys in many situations—people who publicly take the blame when something goes wrong.
A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal. He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did. He may have something to do with the situation, but is not the person who should be blamed.
The word rap has meant blame for several hundred years. The expression to take the rap was first used about one hundred years ago. Another similar expression is bum rap. A person receives a bum rap if he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent.
76. What is the main idea of the passage ？(no more than 15 words)
77. Please complete the sentence according to the meaning of the original one of the passage.(within 6 words)
As wrestling gained in popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were ________________.
78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (no more than 8 words)
79. What does it mean if someone receives a bum rap? (no more than 15 words)
80. What does the word “them” (paragraph 2 ) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)
76. the origin of fall guy and its widely use in modern life
77. arranged in advance
78. to be the loser\ to act as a failure \ to pretend to be a loser
79. It means he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent
80. the wrestlers.
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Last week I went on an eco-travel with a travel agency. All the way we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and f air. But a few of us picked flowers going sightseeing. Some even tried to catch some birds. What was , many tourists t rubbish here and there. I don’t think this is an eco-travel. A true eco-travel is a tour that not only a us to express our love for nature, but needs our (责任) as well. As we enjoy the beauty of nature, we should try our best to protect . And we should also try to protect wildlife. A true eco-travel should be this: take nothing away but your good (记忆); leave nothing b but all the green trees and the clean water. |
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I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.
After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.
After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!
So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.
1.The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means .
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A．increased |
B．occurred |
C．disappeared |
D．changed |
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online. |
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B．There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line. |
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C．The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games. |
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D．It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online. |
3.The writer believes that instant messaging is .
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A．full of fun but time-consuming |
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B．widespread but unnecessary |
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C．quick but difficult to do |
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D．common, used and cheap |
4.Which might be the main idea of the passage?
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A．Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging? |
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B．Why is instant messaging so popular? |
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C．Chatting online is good for your typing skill. |
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D．Chatting on QQ is natural for people. |