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阅读下面短文， 从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United State and other parts of the world. It has a history of over a      . The inventor of basketball, James Naismith, came from Canada. He invented basketball for his students in 1891.      , it was an indoor game so that students could play in bad weather.

Basketball soon became very popular. In 1946 the NBA came      being. There were       great basketball stars in the NBA. For many years they were all Americans. But now many good players come from other countries.

Basketball is both an indoor and outdoor game. It is a team sport with two teams of five players each. The goal is to throw the ball      the other side’s basketball, and to      the other team from doing so. You can throw it from any part of the court with one hand or both hands. You can      pass the ball to your teammates. But you must follow the rules. For example, you      hold the ball and run with it. To win basketball games, you should have good      . But it is more important for you and the other players to play as a team. You are sure to enjoy      this popular sport.

1.A. year          B. month        C. century

2.A. At last        B. At first    C. At least

3.A. into         B. to           C. in

4.A. many           B. few          C. much

5.A. across         B. over         C. through

6.A. make         B. stop         C. let

7.A. also          B. either     C. too

8.A. needn’t      B. can’t     C. may

9.A. skills         B. chances     C. looks

10.A. played        B. plays        C. playing

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了篮球的的历史，并说明篮球是一项很受欢迎的运动。

1.C考查名词辨析及语境分析。句意：它有超过100年的历史了。A. year年；B. month 月；C. century世纪。根据后文中“He invented basketball for his students in 1891.”可知，篮球是在1891年发明的，因此有100多年历史。century世纪，指100年。故选C。

2.B考查介词短语辨析及语境分析。句意：起初，它是室内游戏以便学生在天气不好时也能玩。A. At last最后；B. At first起初；C. At least至少。根据“Basketball is both an indoor and outdoor game.”可知，篮球是经过100多年才发展为户内户外运动，最初始，是在户内玩。故选B。

3.A考查介词辨析及语境分析。句意：在1946年美国篮球职业联盟诞生了。come into being是固定搭配，意为“诞生，产生”。故选A。

4.A考查形容词辨析及语境分析。句意：在NBA中有许多伟大的篮球运动明星。A. many许多，修饰可数名词；B. few很少，修饰可数名词，但表示否定含义；C. much许多，修饰不可数名词。basketball stars是可数名词。故选A。

5.C考查介词辨析及语境分析。句意：把球扔进对方的篮筐就得分了。A. across 穿过，指平面内穿过；B. over 越过，一般指从物体正上方经过；C. through穿过，指从立体空间中穿过。球从篮筐中穿过属于物体从立体空间中穿过。故选C。

6.B考查动词辨析及语境分析。句意：并且阻止对方一队这样做。A.make使，制造；B. stop停止；C. let让。在篮球赛中应尽量阻止对方得分才能获胜。stop sb. from doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”。故选B。

7.A考查副词辨析及语境分析。句意：你也可以把球传给你的队员。A. also同样，一般用于句中；B. either 两者都，用于否定句中；C. too同样、也，一般位于句尾，用逗号隔开。根据前一句可知，你可以用一只或两只手把球传到场上任何地方，那么，你也可以传给队友，两者是并列关系。故选A。

8.B考查情态动词辨析及语境分析。句意：例如，你不能手拿着球并带着它跑。A. needn’t不必；B. can’t不能；C. may也许。篮球场上犯规是不能发生的事。故选B。

9.A考查名词辨析及语境分析。句意：你应该有高超的技巧。A. skills技巧；B. chances机会；C. looks样子。要想赢得比赛，必须有好技术。故选A。

10.C考查动词及语境分析。句意：你一定喜欢这项流行运动的。enjoy喜欢、享受，是动词，后接动词ing形式，表示“喜欢做某事”。故选C。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。