【題目】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 (爭論) 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】這篇文章主要講了“常勝將軍”指的是，必定會經(jīng)常贏得這場比賽的人或物。

【1】根據(jù)The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win.可知一個不誠實的騎手一定會贏得這場比賽，是因為其他騎手同意在這次比賽中輸?shù)簟?/span>

【2】根據(jù)Thepublic soon learned about such races. They began to call the winner of such a race a "shoo-in".可知公眾是知道自己被欺騙的，所以B的表述不正確。

【3】根據(jù)The American expression "shoo-in" means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition. 可知這篇文章主要講了“常勝將軍”指的是，必定會經(jīng)常贏得這場比賽的人或物。

【4】這篇文章主要講了“常勝將軍”指的是，必定會經(jīng)常贏得這場比賽的人或物。所以這篇文章最好的題目是，常勝將軍——一個確定的獲勝者。

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