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　　Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time lately, and have turned to new ways of earring income from their 1 . This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some 2 ways of making money, the most unusual of 3 has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me 4 ! A farmer now holds sleep 5 on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100,000 people have 6 to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,” one punter(賽馬經(jīng)紀人) 7 ,“ and I thought I'd have a look. I didn't believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.”According to a(n) 8 visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At Proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse 9 , and there arc clear favorite. 10 nobody has heard anything about these 11 ! Most people find it difficult to tell one from 12 in any case. ”I stayed to watch the races, and I must 13 that I found it quite 14 . In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race downhill over a course of about half a mile. Food is 15 for them at the other end of the 16 just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast, 17 they have probably not eaten for a while. 18 , the crowd around me were obviously 19 their day out at the races. 20 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.

1．

[　　]

A．house

B．work

C．land

D．time

2．

[　　]

A．common

B．strange

C．swift

D．illegal

3．

[　　]

A．which

B．what

C．them

D．whom

4．

[　　]

A．honestly

B．surprisingly

C．completely

D．correctly

5．

[　　]

A．run

B．race

C．races

D．event

6．

[　　]

A．showed off

B．brought up

C．turned up

D．looked forward

7．

[　　]

A．spoke

B．told

C．talked

D．said

8．

[　　]

A．regular

B．proper

C．occasional

D．excited

9．

[　　]

A．behind time

B．in progress

C．in advance

D．in time

10．

[　　]

A．But

B．Therefore

C．Moreover

D．Otherwise

11．

[　　]

A．horses

B．sheep

C．races

D．stones

12．

[　　]

A．others

B．the other

C．a(chǎn)nother

D．some other

13．

[　　]

A．a(chǎn)dmit

B．believe

C．know

D．promise

14．

[　　]

A．exciting

B．dangerous

C．boring

D．particular

15．

[　　]

A．served

B．waiting

C．expecting

D．calling

16．

[　　]

A．race

B．hill

C．track

D．field

17．

[　　]

A．if

B．so

C．yet

D．a(chǎn)lthough

18．

[　　]

A．Anyway

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Instead

19．

[　　]

A．enjoying

B．spending

C．taking

D．having

20．

[　　]

A．observing

B．judging

C．considering

D．inferring

Answer 1

答案：C;B;A;D;C;C;D;A;C;A;B;C;A;A;B;C;D;A;A;B
解析：

1．C　導(dǎo)解：從下文“不僅種莊稼”可知還是靠土地賺錢． 　　2．B　導(dǎo)解：還是靠土地，但此時體現(xiàn)了“新”(new kinds of crops)和“奇”，下文有unusual及具體描述． 　　3．A　導(dǎo)解：which引導(dǎo)定語從句，引導(dǎo)詞作介詞賓語． 　　4．D　導(dǎo)解：別感到驚訝，你沒有聽錯． 　　5．C　導(dǎo)解：下文多次提到sheep races，B項要加冠詞． 　　6．C　導(dǎo)解：turn up表示“出現(xiàn)”，此處指來到賽場． 　　7．D　導(dǎo)解：前面的直接引語是say或tell me的賓語． 　　8．A　導(dǎo)解：下文的描述是經(jīng)常來觀看才能悟出的門道．proper表示“正確的，規(guī)范的”，不合上下文． 　　9．C　導(dǎo)解：事先已經(jīng)了解了馬的情況． 　　10．A　導(dǎo)解：連接上下文表轉(zhuǎn)折，“但是”賽羊與賽馬不一樣． 　　11．B　導(dǎo)解：此處講述賽羊而不是賽馬． 　　12．C　導(dǎo)解：one…another指多者的“互相，彼此”． 　　13．A　導(dǎo)解：上文說“我不相信”，看過比賽之后，“我不得不承認”而不是“不得不相信”，表示心態(tài)的變化． 　　14．A　導(dǎo)解：“我不得不承認，這很有趣”． 　　15．B　導(dǎo)解：serve sth. to sb. 或serve sb. sth.表示“供應(yīng)(飯菜)，侍候吃飯，端(菜)”；expect是及物動詞，都不合題意． 　　16．C　導(dǎo)解：在跑道的終點． 　　17．D　導(dǎo)解：盡管它們餓著肚子，但跑得很快． 　　18．A　導(dǎo)解：表示“不管怎么說”，其他三項均表轉(zhuǎn)折意思． 　　19．A　導(dǎo)解：觀眾看得津津有味，可見他們很喜歡看這種比賽． 　　20．B　導(dǎo)解：“從他們的歡快的神色可以斷定”．