Question

A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth（来回地）. It seems a little _____ and many people may not be interested in it. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they  might use their hands.

In fact, playing catch is part of________  practice—to make you get used to using a ball and glove. But any American kid will teach you it’s much more than that. Playing catch is a time for kids to________ with your father. It’s a time when there’s _________  to worry about except catching a ball. It’s a time when words move asseamlessly（准确不误地） as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to_________ timetogether.

Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. In the suburbs（郊区）, most people have backyards — not________ enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of  catch. Those who have no________can play in the street or in the park.

When adults are asked to talk about the good________of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very _____. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has her dad's ________ . There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.

1.A. interesting    B. boring    C. amazing    D. exciting

2.A. basketball    B. baseball    C. football    D. volleyball

3.A. fight    B. compare    C. have    D. be

4.A. nothing    B. something    C. everything    D. anything

5.A. waste    B. save    C. spend    D. forget

6.A. small    B. large    C. clean    D. tidy

7.A. time    B. money    C. yards    D. friends

8.A. jobs    B. achievement    C. education    D. memories

9.A. busy    B. brave    C. strict    D. kind

10.A. help    B. worry    C. courage    D. attention

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个简单的接球游戏对于孩子生活的意义，这通常是孩子们关于父亲的回忆的内容的一部分，因为只有这个时候，父亲才完全属于孩子们。

1.句意：这似乎有点无聊，许多人可能对它不感兴趣。A. interesting形容词，有趣的；B. boring形容词，无聊的；C. amazing形容词，惊异的；D. exciting形容词，令人兴奋的。 根据后文may not be interested in it.，可知应是“无聊的”。故选: B。

2.句意：事实上，玩接球是棒球练习的一部分——让你习惯使用球和手套。A. basketball名词，篮球；B. baseball名词，棒球；C. football名词，足球； D. volleyball名词，排球。根据第一段的描述可知是“棒球”。故选：B。

3.句意：玩接球游戏是孩子和父亲在一起的时间。A. fight动词，打架；B. compare动词，比较； C. have动词，有；D. be动词，是。be with sb. 与…在一起。故选：D。

4.句意：这是一个没有什么可担心的时候，除了抓住一个球。A. nothing不定代词，没有什么东西；B. something不定代词，某事、物；C. everything不定代词，每件东西；D. anything不定代词，任何事情。对于每个不定代词，要把握每个词的含义，以及其特殊用法。故选：A。

5.句意：这是在一起忘记时间的一个借口。A. waste动词，浪费；B. save动词，节约；C. spend动词，花费；D. forget动词，忘记。顺承上句含义，此处应是“忘记时间”的含义。故选：D。

6.句意：在郊区, 大多数人家有后院——打棒球不够大, 但玩接球游戏就足够了。A. small形容词，小的；B. large形容词，大的；C. clean形容词，干净的；D. tidy形容词，整洁的。根据后文big enough for a game of catch，可知是“大的”意思。故选：B。

7.句意：那些没有院子的人可以在街上或公园里玩耍。A. time名词，时间； B. money名词，金钱；C. yards名词，院子；D. friends名词，朋友。根据前文In the suburbs（郊区）, most people have backyards，…, 可知是“院子”的含义。故选：C。

8.句意：当成年人被要求谈及他们父亲的美好记忆时，他们中的许多人会说到一些关于玩接球游戏的事情。A. jobs名词，工作；B. achievement名词，成就；C. education名词，教育；D. memories名词，记忆。联系下句many of them will say something about playing catch.可知该选D。

9.句意：可能是因为爸爸们通常都很忙。A. busy形容词，忙碌的；B. brave 形容词，勇敢的；C. strict形容词，严格的；D. kind名词，种类。根据文意可推知是“忙碌”之意。故选：A。

10.句意：这是一个孩子得到父亲关注的时候。A. help名词或动词，帮助；B. worry名词或动词，担忧；C. courage名词，鼓励；D. attention名词，关注、注意。根据上下文可知，父亲平时忙碌，只有玩接球游戏时，孩子才能得到父亲的关注。故选：D。

点睛：整体把握语篇大意，揣摩上下文文意，理解语境，选择合适的词汇，补全句意；选择最契合文意的选项，注意掌握重点词汇，如：形容词、名词等，把握其各自含义和用法；注意按照逻辑思维推理，判断选项，选择最佳选项。