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高考英语阅读范例--倔强的马

  The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding out a novel. Finally, he pronounced it completed and brought the book to his psychiatrist, who eagerly began reading it aloud:
  "General Jackson leaped upon his faithful horse and yelled, 'Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap, giddyap"' The doctor thumbed through the rest of the manuscript." There's nothing here but 500 pages of giddyaps! " he exclaimed."
  "Stubborn horse," explained the writer.
Notes:
  (1) go mad 发疯
  (2) pound v.连续重击;砰砰地打
  (3) pronounce v.宣称;宣布
  (4) psychiatrist n.精神病专家
  (5) leap upon跃上(马)
  (6) thumb through以拇指翻动(书页)
  (7) manuscript n.草稿
Exercises:
根据短文填空:
  ① The great novelist had______ mad.
  ② But now there seemed to be some hope for his______ .
  ③ For six months, he had been sitting ______his typewriter ______ out a novel.
  ④ Finally, he pronounced it______ and brought the book to his psychiatrist.
  ⑤ The doctor _______the rest of the manuscript.
倔强的马
  大作家疯了,但现在似乎还有恢复的希望。六个月以来,他都坐在打字机旁用力地敲一部小说。终于,他宣称书已写好并把它拿到精神病医生那里。医生急切地大声朗读起来:
  杰克逊将军跨上他的忠实的马,喊道:‘驾,驾,驾,驾’医生翻了翻剩下的手稿。五百页纸竟全是‘驾,驾’!他惊奇地说。
  是匹倔强的马,作家解释道。
练习参考答案:
① gone ② recovery ③ at; pounding ④ completed ⑤ thumbed through
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