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1、完形填空专项练习：1A"darkhorse"isonethatshowsunexpectedracingspeedandcomesinfirst,1theexpertssaidhehadlittlechanceofwinning.Inpolitics,an2candidate(候选人)forofficewho3anomination(提名)orelectioniscalleda"darkhorse".BritishPrimeMinisterBenjaminDisraelisbelievedto4thefirsttousethephrase.Inhisnovel,"TheYoungDuke"
2、,publishedin1831,Disraeldescribedahorseraceandtoldhowthetwotopchoicesfell5,while"adarkhorse"whichhadneverbeenthoughtofrushingpastthegrandstand(看台)inasweepingtriumph.Fromracingtopoliticswasashortstep.Asapoliticalphrase,“darkhorse”6forthefirsttimeinthenationalDemocraticPartycongressof1844.The"darkho
3、rse"wasJamesKnoxPolkwhobecamethellthPresidentoftheUnitedStates.PolkhadbeentheleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1835to1839.Hehad7beenGovernorofthestateofTennessee.Butasanationalleader,hewasconsideredapolitical8.Nevertheless,he9wontheDemocraticnominationandwaselected10.MartinVanBurenofNewYork,Afo
4、rmerPresident,seemedsureofgettingthenomination.ButheopposedmakingtheterritoryofTexaspartoftheUnitedStatesasmotherstate.Hewas11itbecausetherewasslaveryinTexas.VanBurendidnotwantanotherslavestateintheUnion.Asaresult,he12supportamongthoseDemocratswhosupportedslavery.Atthe1884congress,VanBurencouldnot
5、getenoughvotestowinthenomination.Thecongressgotinto13.Therefore,theDemocraticleadersdecidedthattheonlywisethingwouldbetoruna"darkhorse",14whocouldunitetheparty.Andso,oneofthepartyleaders,GeorgeBancroft,proposedthenameofJamesKnoxPolk.Hewon,andtheparty15behindhim,Andhedefeatedhisopponent,HenryClayof
6、theWhigParty.16the1844congress,the"darkhorse"candidatesbecameanestablishedfactofnationalpoliticallife.Onehistoriansaid,"Theinventionofthedarkhorsewas17aremarkableproductofourprofessionalpolitics."Thismade18possibleforpartyleaderstochoosecandidateswhowerenottiedtocertainideas.Therefore,theyrepresen
7、ted19andhaddeveloped20enemies.1.A.soB.eventhoughC.sothatD.asif2.A.unknownB.famousC.popularD.known3.A.acceptsB.looksforwardtoC.refusesD.wins4.A.beB.beingC.beenD.havebeen5.A.aboutB.behindC.asleepD.back6.A.happenedB
