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Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life. One such expression is fall guy. A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.

The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money. At the end of the 19th century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States. Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities but also at country fairs and traveling shows. As wrestling gained in popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were arranged in advance. The wrestlers knew -----before the match ----- which one of them would be the winner.

The goal in wrestling is to hold the shoulders of your opponent down against the floor. This is called a fall. Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall. He would agree ____________ ---the fall guy.

Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else. There are fall guys in many situations --- people who publicly take the blame when something goes wrong.

A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal. He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did. He may have something to do with the situation, but is not the person who should be blamed.

The word rap has meant blame for several hundred years. The expression to take the rap was first used about one hundred years ago. Another similar expression is bum rap. A person receives a bum rap if he is found guilty of a crime but is really innocent.

1.What does the expression “ a fall guy” refer to according to Paragraph 1? (within 15 words)

  ___________________________________________________________________________

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

   However, as the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport, as many of the matches were fixed.

      ________________________________________________________________________

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words. (within 5 words)

   ___________________________________________________________________________

4.What does it mean if someone receives a bum rap? (within 15 words)

   ___________________________________________________________________________

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

   ___________________________________________________________________________

 

【答案】

 

1.it refers to the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.

2.As wrestling gained in popularity, it became less like a sport because the winners of the matches were arranged in advance.

3.to be the loser

4.It means he is found quilty of a crime but is really innocent.

5.他也許真與事件有關(guān)聯(lián)，但絕不是那個(gè)應(yīng)該承擔(dān)責(zé)任的人。      

【解析】略

 

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