2009年新人教版高二英語完形填空專項練習

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　　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 (候選人) 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 (看臺)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 States as 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   support among those Democrats who supported slavery.

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