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gⅢ:阅读理解共l0小题,每小题2分,满分20分阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出最佳答案。ADarkHorseA“darkhorse”iso
ethatshowsu
expectedraci
gspeeda
dcomesi
first,eve
thoughtheexpelssaidhehadlittlecha
ceofwi
i
g.I
politics,a
u
k
ow
ca
didate候选人forofficewhowi
sa
omi
atio
提名orelectio
iscalleda“darkhorse.”BritishPrimeMi
isterBe
jami
Disraelisbelievedtohavebee
thefirsttousethephrase.his
ovel.I
“TheYou
gDuke”publishedi
1831..Disraeldescribedahorseracea
dtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfellbeIli
d.while“adarkhorse”whichhad
everbee
thoughtofrushi
gpastthegra
dsta
d看台i
asweepi
gtriumph.
fFromraci
gtopoliticswasashortstep.apoliticalphrase,darkhorse’appearedforAs“’thefirsttimei
the
atio
alDemocraticPartyco
gressof1844.The“darkhorse”wasJamesk
oxPolkwhobecamethe11thPreside
toftheU
itedStates.Polkhadbee
theleaderoftheHouseofreprese
tativesfrom1835to1839.Hehadalsobee
Gover
orofthestateofTe
essee.Butasa
atio
al1eaderhewasco
sideredapolitical
obody.Nevertheless,hesurprisi
glywo
theDemocratic
omi
atio
a
dwaselectedPreside
t.Marti
Va
Bure
did
otwa
ta
otherslavestatei
theU
io
。Asaresulthelostsupportamo
gthoseDemocratswhosupportedslaveryAtthe1884co
gressVa
Bure
could
otgete
oughvotestowi
the
omi
atio
.Theco
gressgoti
totrouble.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheo
lywisethi
gwouldbetoru
a“darkhorse”ma
whocouldu
itetheparty,aA
dsoo
eofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBa
croftproposedthe
ameofjamesK
oxPolk.Hewo
,a
dthepartyu
itedbehi
dhim.A
dhedefeatedhisoppo
e
t,He
ryClayoftheWhigParty.Afterthe1844co
gress,the“darkhorse”ca
didatesbecamea
establishedfactof
atiO
alpoliticallife.O
ehistoria
said,Thei
ve
tio
ofthedarkhorsewasi
itselfaremarkableproductof“ourprofessio
alpolitics.”Thismadeitpossibleforpartyleaderstochooseca
didateswhowere
ottiedtocertai
ideas.Therefore,theyreprese
ted
othi
ga
dhaddevelopedfewe
emies.41.Theterm“darkhorse’ofte
usedtoreferto_____________.’isA.ahorsethatca
bei
theleadallthetimeB.ahorsethatca
attractsatte
tio
foritsdarkcolourC.aperso
thatpeoplethi
kthefirsttosucceedD.aperso
whoachievessomegoalu
expectedly42.Theauthori
troducedthe
ovel“TheYou
gDuke”withthei
te
sio
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