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1、新概念三课文语法填空练习Lesson 21 Daniel Mendoza一、【Text】课文Boxing matches _(be) very popular in England two hundred years ago. In those days, boxers _(fight) with bare fists for Prize money. Because of this, they were known as prizefighters. However, boxing was very crude, _ there were no rules and a prizefighte

2、r could be_( serious) injured or even killed during a match. One of _ most colourful figures in boxing history was Daniel Mendoza _ 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 prizefight

3、er, Mendoza did much to change crude prizefighting into a sport, for he brought science to the game. In his day, Mendoza enjoyed tremendous popularity. He _(adore) by rich and poor alike.Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxing match when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attenti

4、on of Richard Humphries _ 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 _ Humphries turned against him. The two men quarrelled bitterly and it was clear _ the argument could only _(settle) by

5、 a fight. A match was held at Stilton _ 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 _ he finally beat Humphries and bec

6、ame 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 _ a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always _ debt. After he was defeated by a boxe

7、r called Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing _(pay) his debts and died in poverty in 1836.Lesson 22 By heart 熟记台词一、【Text】课文Some plays are so successful _ they run for years on end. In many ways, this is unfortunate for the poor actors _ are required to go o

8、n repeating the same lines night after night. One would expect them _(know) their parts by heart and never have cause to falter. Yet this is not always the case.A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat _ had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty year

9、s. In the last act, a gaoler would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke _ his col

10、league to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed _(learn) the contents of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler appeared with the precious letter in his hand

11、s. He entered the cell and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in full as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, anxious to see _ his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared _ the blank shee

12、t of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting his eyes, he said: The light is dim. Read the letter to me. And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. _(find) that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied: The light is indeed dim, sire. I must get my glasses.

13、 With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrats amusement, the gaoler returned a few moments later with _ pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.Lesson 23 One mans meat is another mans poison各有所爱一、【Text】课文People become quite illogica

14、l_ they try to decide what can be eaten _ what cannot be eaten. _ you lived in the Mediterranean, for instance, you would consider octopus a great delicacy.You would not be able to understand _ some people find it repulsive. On _ other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in

15、animal fat-the normally accepted practice in many northern countries. The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our lives.No creature has received _(many) praise and abuse than the common garden snail. _(cook) in wine, snails are a great luxu

16、ry in various parts of the world. There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food. My friend, Robert, lives in a country _ snails are despised. As his flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own. For years he has been asking me to col

17、lect snails from my garden and take them to him. The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden_ I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my prize plants. Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put

18、 them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert. Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased _ my little gift. I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room _ we talked for a couple of hours. I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay

19、 to dinner. Snails would, of course, be the main dish. I did not fancy the idea and I reluctantly followed Robert out of the room. To our dismay, we saw that there were snails everywhere: they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then.学科网（北京）股份有限公司