The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice. Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was   36   to send off his report to Britain    37     the victory and Nelson’s death.

         He chose   38    the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle,   39   by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of    40   winds and rough seas. Pickle made the    41   of more than 1, 000 miles in just over eight days,   42    Falmouth on the morning of November 4.

         From there, Captain Lapenotiere   43   a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling    44   for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6-less than 11 days after he had    45   Collingwood.

         Most of the officials had gone to bed    46   , but the secretary was still      47      in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and    48   the report with the simple words; “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have    49   Lord Nelson.”

        Copies of the report were quickly made and    50   to the Prime Minister and King Ceorge III. A special edition of a   51   was rushed out and delivered all over the country.

         The atmosphere of public    52   for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow the   53    of Nelson. As one poet later wrote; “The victory of Trafalgar was   54   ,indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆)，   55   they were without joy.”

36.A.eager                          B.anxious             C.able                                D.sure

37.A.announcing          B.telling               C.mentioning                      D.warning

38.A.with                    B.from                C.for                                  D.among

39.A.seated                         B.brought            C.owned                          D.led

40.A.strong                         B.weak                C.warm                              D.light

41.A.distance               B.flight               C.voyage                         D.march

42.A.leaving for           B.arriving at         C.staying in                            D.sailing  for

43.A.made                   B.took                  C.kept                                D.sat

44.A.freely                  B.simlessly           C.slowly                             D.continuously

45.A. seen                   B.found                C.told                                 D.left

46.A.long before          B.long ago            C.before long                   D.long after

47.A.on leave               B.on business         C.at work                           D.at sea

48.A.took over            B.handed over        C.gave out                       D.turned out

49.A.defeated                      B.beaten                   C.missed                        D.lost

50.A.sent                            B.carried                     C.suggested                         D.written

51.A.book                   B.newspaper          C.weekly                            D.magazine

52.A.hope                    B.search               C.desire                              D.happiness

53.A.return                  B.failure                      C.death                            D.injury

54.A.congratulated      B.celebrated          C.gained                             D.reported

55.A.and                     B.so                     C.for                                  D.hut

    The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn't until October 26 that Vice-Admiral(海军中将）Collingwood was  36  to send off his report to Britain  37  tile victory and Nelson' s death.

    He chose  38  the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle.  39  by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of  40  winds and rough seas, Pickle made the  41  of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days,  42  Falmouth on the morning of November 4.

    From there, Captain Lapenotiere  43  a fast post chaise (轻便马车) to London, traveling   44   for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6 -- less than 11 days after he had.  45   Collingwood.

    Most of the officials had gone to bed  46  , but the secretary was still  47  in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and  48   the report with the simple words:" Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have  49  Lord Nelson."

    Copies of the report were quickly made and  50   to the Prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a  51  was rushed out and delivered all over the country.

    The atmosphere of public  52  for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow for the   53   of Nelson.  As one poet later wrote: "The victory of Trafalgar was  54  . indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (欢庆),  55  they were without joy."

The battle was followed by a terrible slorm. Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice. Admiral(海军中将)Collingwood was   1   to send off his report to Britain    2     the victory and Nelson’s death.

He chose   3    the task one of the smallest ships in his flect. Pickle,   4   by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of    5  winds and rough seas. Pickle made the    6  of more than 1, 000 miles in just over eight days,   7   Falmouth on the morning of November 4.

From there. Captain Lapenotiere   8  a fast post chaise(轻便马车)to London, traveling    9  for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a. m. on Wednesday, November 6-less than 11 days after he had    10 Colingwood.

Mest of the offieials had gone to bed    11 , but the seeretary was still      12    in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiete hurried in and    13 the report whit the simple words; “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have    14 Lord Nelson.”

Copies of the report were quickly made and    15 to the prime Minister and King Ceorge 111. A special edition of a   16 was rushed out and delivered all over the country.

The atmosphere of public    17 fot the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow the   18  of Nelson. As one poet later wrote; “The victory of Trafalgat was   19 ,indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing(欢庆)，   20 they were without joy.”
1.A.eager        B.anxious             C.able                D.sure
2.A.announcing   B.telling              C.mentioning          D.warning
3.A.with         B.from               C.for                 D.among
4.A.seated        B.brought            C.owned              D.led
5.A.stong         B.weak              C.warm               D.light
6.A.leaving for    B.arriving at           C.staying in           D.sailing for
7.A.leaving for    B.arriving at           C.staying in           D.sailing  for

8.A.made         B.took               C.kept                D.sat
9.A.freely         B.nimlessly           C.slowly              D.contimously
10A. seen         B.found               C.told               D.left
11A.long before    B.fon ago              C.tokl               D.left
12A.on leave      B.on business           C.at work            D.at sea
13A.took over      B.handed over         C.ave out             D.turned out
14A.defeated       B.beaten              C.missed             D.lost
15A.sent           B.carried             C.suggested           D.written
16A.book          B.newspaper          C.weekly             D.magarine
17.A.hope          B.search             C.desire              D.happiness
18.A.return         B.failure             C.deats               D.injury
19.A.congratulated   B.celebrated          C.gained             D.reported
20.A.and           B.so                 C.for                D.hut

The battle was followed by a terrible storm. Therefore, it wasn’t until October 26 that Vice Admiral (海军中将) Collingwood was   1   to send off his report to Britain   2   the victory and Nelson’s death.

He chose   3   the task one of the smallest ships in his fleet. Pickle,   4   by Captain Lapenotiere. In spite of   5   winds and rough seas. Pickle made the   6   of more than 1,000 miles in just over eight days,   7   Falmouth on the morning of November 4.

From there. Captain Lapenotiere   8   a fast post chaise (轻便马车) to London, traveling   9   for 37 hours. He reached the Admiralty in Whitehall at 1 a.m. on Wednesday, November 6—less than 11 days after he had   10   Collingwood.

Most of the officials had gone to bed   11  , but the secretary was still   12   in the famous Board Room. Lapenotiere hurried in and   13   the report with the simple words; “Sir, we have gained a great victory. But we have   14   Lord Nelson.”

Copies of the report were quickly made and   15   to the prime Minister and King George III. A special edition of a   16   was rushed out and delivered all over the country.

The atmosphere of public   17   for the victory was weakened by widespread sorrow the   18   of Nelson. As one poet later wrote; “The victory of Trafalgar was   19  , indeed, with the usual forms of rejoicing (欢庆),   20   they were without joy.”

1. A. eager         B. anxious          C. able             D. sure

2. A. announcing        B. telling              C. mentioning           D. warning

3. A. with              B. from             C. for              D. among

4. A. seated            B. brought          C. owned                D. led

5. A. strong            B. weak             C. warm             D. light

6. A. leaving for       B. arriving at          C. staying in           D. sailing for

7. A. leaving for       B. arriving at          C. staying in           D. sailing for

8. A. made          B. took             C. kept             D. sat

9. A. freely            B. aimlessly            C. slowly               D. continuously

10. A. seen         B. found                C. told             D. left

11. A. long before      B. long ago         C. before long          D. long after

12. A. on leave     B. on business          C. at work          D. at sea

13. A. took over        B. handed over      C. gave out         D. turned out

14. A. defeated     B. beaten               C. missed               D. lost

15. A. sent         B. carried              C. suggested            D. written

16. A. book         B. newspaper            C. weekly           D. magazine

17. A. hope         B. search               C. desire               D. happiness

18. A. return           B. failure              C. beats                D. injury

19. A. congratulated    B. celebrated           C. gained               D. reported

20. A. and          B. so               C. for              D. but

The battle for the leadership of Britain’s Labour Party ended on September 25. Five candidates competed for the top job, but it turned out to be a tale of two brothers. Victory went to Ed Miliband, 40, with his elder brother David, 45, coming a close second. Ed’s Miliband’s job will now be to try to lead his party back into power and oppose Prime Minister David Cameron.
The two Milibands were both ministers in the Gordon Brown government. David Miliband, as Foreign Secretary, held the third most important post in UK politics. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described him as “vibrant and attractive”. Ed, who had a lesser role in government as Minister of Climate Change, was valued for his contribution to policy discussions and for his performance at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change last December.
The Miliband brothers were born to political parents. Their father, Ralph, was a Marxist scholar. He came to Britain from Belgium in 1940, fleeing the Nazis. Ralph Miliband was buried beside Karl Marx in London’s Highgate Cemetery. His wife Marion, the brothers’ mother, remains an active party member at 76.
The two brothers represent different wings of the Labour Party. David supported former Prime Minister Tony Blair; Ed was a follower of Blair’s great rival Gordon Brown, the last Labour PM.
“We’re determined to make sure that family comes before politics, and I don’t think there’s any chance that politics is going to get in the way,” David Miliband said before the vote.
After the result, the two embraced in front of the cameras.
In his acceptance speech, Ed Miliband said to his brother: “David, I love you so much as a brother. And I have such extraordinary respect for the campaign that you ran.”
But some feel their warm words were for the media and for the sake of party unity. There had been reports of anger on David’s part when his younger brother chose to stand against him. David may feel that the leadership was stolen from him-and by his own brother. Ed himself was reported to be concerned that he might have hurt David. According to the Guardian, after the result, Ed’s first reaction was: “what have I done to David?”
Ed suggested that he was prepared to make his brother shadow chancellor. But David has decided it is time to move on. He will not have a role in the Shadow Cabinet in the future.
In effect, he has fallen on his sword for the Party. David Miliband said the priority was to allow his brother to make a success of leading Labour: “I believe this will be harder if there is constant comparison with my comments and position as a member of the shadow cabinet.”

1. 1.

   . Ed Miliband became head of Britain’s Labour Party because ______.

   1. A.
      he played an important role in the previous British government.
   2. B.
      his arguments at political discussions and his performance at an international conference
   3. C.
      Hillary Clinton thought highly of him
   4. D.
      his brother supported him both at home and politics.
2. 2.

   . According to the passage, which is NOT TRUE?

   1. A.
      Ed and David both worked in the government.
   2. B.
      Ralph Miliband came to Britain because of the Nazis.
   3. C.
      Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron are all Labour Party Prime Ministers.
   4. D.
      David Miliband and Ed Miliband’s mother is still alive.
3. 3.

   .What can be inferred from the passage?

   1. A.
      David Miliband and Ed Miliband fought against each other both at home and politics.
   2. B.
      Ed was concerned about David’s feelings after the election.
   3. C.
      David and Ed were born into a political family.
   4. D.
      David and Ed agreed with each other on most of the issues
4. 4.

   .What does the underlined sentence mean?

   1. A.
      David accepted his brother’s invitation to be a shadow chancellor.
   2. B.
      David was determined to fight against his brother.
   3. C.
      David was so upset that he would end his life with a sword for the Party.
   4. D.
      David refused his brother’s offer for him to be a shadow chancellor.
5. 5.

   .Which of the following can best describe the relationship between David and Ed?

   1. A.
      Brothers and political rivals
   2. B.
      Partners in the political campaign
   3. C.
      Partners in public and enemy in private
   4. D.
      Representatives of different wings of Labour Party