《2025年小题狂做九年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

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(2024·南京玄武期中) Most people who visit the Colosseum know something about the bloody fights between gladiators(角斗士), men who often fought to death in front of fifty thousand screaming fans.
It is important to remember that 1Dof the gladiators were volunteers. They were prisoners of war, slaves(奴隶) or criminals(罪犯). Very few men, however, did choose to become gladiators. Why would anyone decide to do this? Usually they were men who wanted regular meats and a roof 2Ctheir head. And there's a slim chance of surviving and winning some money.
Providing 3Dfor gladiators became a profitable(有利润的) business. "Schools" were founded for gladiators to learn how to fight and kill. All the gladiators needed to be examined by a doctor before the training began. The school wanted to be sure that a new man was 4Aenough to go through the hard process.
In the afternoon, gladiators marched into the arena wearing purple cloaks(斗篷). Purple was the emperor's colour. One thing you probably don't know about the fighting is that when one fighter was extremely tired out or 5Ahurt, he'd throw down his shield and raise a finger of his left hand. This was a sign 6Cmercy(仁慈). The emperor decided whether the man lived or died. But he also let people in the crowd give their 7D. The audience voted with their thumbs. If they made one gesture, the gladiator 8A. If they gave another, the emperor gave a sign to the winner to cut his opponent's throat.
Most gladiators did not survive for very long. 9Csuccessful gladiators were the rock stars of the Roman empire. Children played with clay gladiator "action figures". There were posters with their pictures around the city. And women loved them. If a skillful and lucky fighter won enough fights, he was 10Bto retire(退休). He was given a wooden sword, called a rudis, as a symbol of his freedom.

答案： 1. D 提示:根据下文“They were prisoners of war, slaves or criminals.”可知句意:重要的是要记住，没有一个角斗士是自愿的。
2. C 提示:句意:他们通常是男人，想要有固定的食物和栖身之所。a roof over one's head 意为“栖身之所”。
3. D 提示:skill 意为“技能”;food 意为“食物”; doctor 意为“医生”;training 意为“训练”。根据下文“‘Schools’ were founded for gladiators to learn how to fight and kill.”可知句意:为角斗士提供培训成为一门有利可图的生意。
4. A 提示:healthy 意为“健康的”;lucky 意为“幸运的”;happy 意为“快乐的”;brave 意为“勇敢的”。句意:学校希望确保一个新人足够健康，能够经受这一艰苦的过程。
5. A 提示:badly 意为“严重地”;hardly 意为“几乎不”;completely 意为“完全地”;simply 意为“简单地”。句意:关于这场战斗，你可能不知道的一件事是，当一名角斗士筋疲力尽或受重伤时，他会放下盾牌，举起左手的一根手指。
6. C 提示:look for 意为“寻找”;leave for 意为“动身去”;ask for 意为“请求”;reach for 意为“伸手去拿”。句意:这是一个请求宽恕的标志。
7. D 提示:reply 意为“回复”;right 意为“权利”; meaning 意为“意思”;opinion 意为“意见”。句意:但他也让人群中的人们发表意见。
8. A 提示:live 意为“存活”;die 意为“死”;lie 意为“说谎”;try 意为“尝试”。句意:如果他们做了一个手势，角斗士就活了下来。
9. C 提示:根据上文“Most gladiators did not survive for very long.”可知句意:但成功的角斗士相当于罗马帝国的摇滚明星。
10. B 提示:ask 意为“问;要求”;allow 意为“允许”;find 意为“发现”;force 意为“强迫”。句意:如果一个技术娴熟且幸运的角斗士获胜的次数足够多，他就被允许退休。