Only then
he became
the fact
than
第1题:
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers fought with bare fists for prize money. Because of this, they were known as "prize-fighters". However, boxing was very crude, for there were no rules and a prize-fighter could be seriously injured or even killed during a match.
One of the most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza, who was born in 1764. The use of gloves was not introduced until 1860 when the Marquis of Queensberry drew up the first set of rules. Though he was technically a prize-fighter, Mendoza did much to change crude prize-fighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He was adored by rich and poor alike.
Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing-match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries, who was then the most eminent boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon became so successful that Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight. A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but he was defeated. Mendoza met Humphries in the ring on a later occasion and he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790 that he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly successful Academy and even Lord Byron became one of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and was paid as much as £ 100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.
1. Boxing in the 18th century was crude because _____.
A. boxers fought with bare fists
B. there were no regulations
C. boxers could be seriously injured or even killed during a match
D. All of the above
2. What do you think led to the change of crude prize-fighting into a sport? _____
A. Prize money.
B. The introduction of science to the game.
C. The use of gloves.
D. The first set of rules of boxing.
3. Why did Mendoza enjoy tremendous popularity in his day? _____
A. He had defeated his own coach.
B. He was the first to introduce the use of gloves.
C. He did much to change prize-fighting into a sport.
D. He had drawn up the first set of rules of boxing.
4. Mendoza _____ when he was only a teenager.
A. was seriously injured
B. enjoyed more popularity than Humphires
C. made a great deal of money
D. gained fame quickly
5. Humphries turned against Mendoza because _____.
A. Mendoza refused to be his pupil
B. he was jealous of Mendoza's success
C. Mendoza rose to fame swiftly
D. Mendoza was quick to learn
第2题:
Not only() many cars built in the 1970s ugly and poorly designed, they also became very unreliable after 4050 thousand miles.
A. was
B. are
C. were
第3题:
New technology was used in teaching. As a result, not only _____ , but students became more interested in the lessons.
A. saved was teachers’ energy B. was teachers’ energy saved
C. teachers’ energy was saved D. was saved teachers’ energy
第4题:
第5题:
He is not aware()what he has done.
Afor
Bto
Cabout
Dof
第6题:
is not
is
will probably be
is one of the way by which it is
第7题:
Only then
he became
the fact
than
第8题:
impatience
impulse
incentive
initiative
第9题:
when I became aware of my foolishness
when my foolishness became obvious
that did I realize my own folly
that I became aware of my own foolishness
第10题:
identify
solution
fulfilling
busy
back
unless
prevent
turn
dreams
believe
suspected
struggling
第11题:
on the highway
at home
in a shopping center
in a hospital
第12题:
Sales increased by the middle of the 19th century.
Rough illustrations were now more appealing.
Illustrations told more of the story and were more appealing.
Books became more amusing.
第13题:
A、Oh, it’s such a pity!
B、Oh, it sounds interesting!
C、I’m glad to hear that.
参考答案:A
第14题:
A. more important the way of he did things was
B. the way of he did things was more important
C. more important was the way he did things
D. more important the way were he did things
第15题:
The fact that it has become more onerous or more expensive for one party than he thought ______ sufficient to bring about a frustration.
A.is not
B.is
C.will probably be
D.is one of the way by which it is
第16题:
He said that he was ()aware of the difficulty of being a father.
Ahighly
Bfully
Csoundly
Dfirmly
第17题:
Dream for Better We all have plans and dreams for a better, more ___1___ life. Yet only a small percentage of people actually achieve their ___2___ .A good question is: why? Recently, I was working with a young man who was ___3___ get on his feet. He had written out his goals, and he had powerful reasons why he wanted to achieve these goals. But after weeks of trying, he was still not much further along. So we took some time to try to understand what was holding him ___4___ .As we examined his average day, it became apparent to me that he was much too ___5__ .He was spending lots of time doing lots of different things. I ___6___ that most of what he was doing was not very important in the greater scheme of things. We did some exercises to ___7___ which activities were important, which ones were urgent and which ones was filling (or killing) time. As it turned out, most of the things he was doing throughout the day were filling time. He wasn't comfortable ___8___ he was very busy, so he created things that needed to be done. He was always working on something—yet at the end of the day, he had rarely accomplished any tasks to move him closer to the life he wanted. This behavior is fairly easy for an outside observer to spot but extremely difficult to self-diagnose. The ___9___ is to slow down and get comfortable with being still, with contemplating what we really want and whether our actions are suitable for our goals. Many of our activities are avoidance activities: we do things to fill up the time and thus avoid having to do more difficult tasks. It wasn't easy, but once the young man finally accepted that he needed to do less overall but more of the important things, his life took a dramatic ___10___ for the better. ___3___内的正确选项为()
第18题:
hardly any such incidents were
hardly were any such incidents
hardly were such any incidents
hardly such any incidents were
第19题:
when I became aware of my foolishness
when my foolishness became obvious
that did I realize my foolishness
that I became aware of my foolishness
第20题:
under
ahead
after
off
第21题:
glance
glimpse
look
sight
第22题:
spreading
extending
lengthening
stretching
第23题:
They were nicer and gentler.
They paid more attention to their appearance.
They were willing to spend more money on clothes.
They were more aware of changes in fashion.
第24题:
Not only
he spoke
but
spoke