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.
閱讀上面的短文，從每題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案
小題1:One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.
A．be used to be the best in riding
B．the pubic had belief in him
C．he could not control his horse easily
D．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race
小題2:The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a
“Shoo-in” is _________.
A．due to his honest in the races he ran in
B．duo to his great effort(努力) shown in more than one hundred races
C．that he won over 100 competitions before the 1984 Olympic Games
D．that the old meaning of “shoo-in’ had changed
小題3:Which is the following statement is not true?
A．“Shoo-in” came from the word “shoo”.
B．The US runner Moses was worthy of (配得上 ) a shoo-in.
C．The public did not know they were being cheated
D．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse.
小題4:The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.
A．used for anyone or anything that is certain to win a game
B．used to admire( 欽佩 ) a person who seems to be sure to win a race
C．A word used to describe a dishonest person
D．used for any athlete or competitor that too clever to be cheated
小題5:In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.
A．who Edewin Moses was
B．Moses won a lot of races
C．Moses was the best runners in America
D．We can use “shoo-in” to describe an excellent runner.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

小題1:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“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.”理解可知。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.”理解可知。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知。
小題5:理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知。
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