高二英语完形填空专项练习1 A dark horse is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning.In politics, an 2 candidate（候选人）for office who 3 a nomination（提名）or election is called a dark horse.British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, The Young Duke , published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while a dark horse which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand （看台）in a sweeping triumph.From racing to politics was a short step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 6 for the first time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The dark horse was James Knox Polk who became the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was considered a political 8.Nevertheless, he 9 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10 .Martin Van Buren of New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory of Texas part of the United Statesas mother state. He was 11 it because there was slavery in Texas. Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 12 supportamongthose Democrats who supported slavery.At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress got into 13 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a dark horse , 14 who could unite the party.And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of Jameshim, And he defeated his opponent ,Knox Polk. He won, and the party 15 behind Henry Clay of the Whig Party.16 the 1844 congress, the dark horse candidates became an established fact of national political life. One historian said, The invention of the dark horse was 17 a remarkable product of our professional politics. This made18 possible for party leaders to choose candidates who were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 19 and had developed 20 enemies.1.A. soB.even thoughC. so thatD.as if2.A. unknownB. famousC. popularD.known3.A. acceptsB. looks forwardto C. refusesD. wins4.A. beB. beingC. beenD.,have been5.A. aboutB. behindC. asleepD.back6.A.happenedB. appearedC.usedD. was come about7.A. as wellB. eitherC. alsoD. too8.A. somebodyB. everybodyC. anybodyD.nobody9. A. difficultlyB. successfullyC. surprisinglyD. easily10. A. President B.a President C.the PresidentD111. A. forB. againstC. in favor ofD.in favor withthe governor12. A. wonB. received C. lostD. wasted13. A. votesB. helpC. effortsD. money14. A. a horseB. a manC. an animalD. an organization15. A. laughed16. A. AfterB. succeeded C. wonD. unitedB. SinceC. BeforeD. Because17. A. in itselfB. of itself C. for itselfD. by itself18. A. oneB. itC. thatD. this19. A. anythingB. nothing C. something D. everything20. A. quite a few B. a lot of C. few D. little2It is an usual sunny afternoon in the village of Midwich, England. It seems not 1 any afternoon in the village, but all of a sudden, 2 and animals lose consciousness. 3 they awake, all of the women of child-bearing age have become pregnant （ 怀孕的）.This is an episode from a 1960 science fiction story. The women in the story4 birth to children that have the 5 appearance. They 6 have blond hair and “strange eyes ” . 7 the children grow, they run around the village in a pack, 8 the same clothing and hairstyles, stating at everyone 9.10one child learns is also known by the others immediately. Villagers begin to11 their belief that the children all have one mind. In this story, the children are 12 by some unexplained force from outer space. But this story 13 40 years ago 14 predicted the arrival of a recent method of genetic engineering cloning.Cloning is the genetic process of producing copies of an individual. Will the genetic copies of a human really have one mind as 15 in this story? This situation is so strange 16 us that we do not know what will 17 of it. 18 with this new situation, people have 19 to find out how to 20 it.1. A. dislike B. unlike C. alike D. like2. A. people B. women C. men D. youths3. A. Then B. When C. Since D. And4. A. send B. make C. take D. give5. A. pretty B. same C. ugly D. funny6. A. every B. both C. themselves D. all7. A. If B. For C. As D. So8. A. having on B. wearing C. in D. with9. A. lonely B. bravely C. impolitely D. patiently10. A. Which B. While C. Where D. What11. A. express B. wonder C. select D. argue12. A. given B. produced C. created D. taken out13. A. written B. being written C. to be written D writes14.