Question

    Many Americans like basketball. In many places, people have basketball ________ every year. NBA is the most famous match and many young people have their own ________ players too, such as James Harden and Stephen Curry.Golf is also very popular. Although golf came from Scotland, it is probably more popular in the United States ________ in other places. It is often played by the rich people when they can talk with each other ________ their work.

Swimming is much more popular than golf. In most states, even in the north, summer is very ________. So many people like to ________. Hundreds and thousands of people swim in ________ or rivers from July to early September every year.

Then you have tennis, skating, cycling, fishing, hunting and so on. Today, bowling is becoming more and more popular. People think playing bowling ________ them excited because it is easy. People can play bowling in all the four ________ of the year. And both the young ________ the old like it.

1.A.matches B.football C.volleyball D.badminton

2.A.best B.good C.favourite D.new

3.A.when B.than C.till D.to

4.A.about B.to C.with D.so

5.A.windy B.cold C.cool D.hot

6.A.swim B.walking C.to walk D.swimming

7.A.mountains B.homes C.lakes D.forests

8.A.make B.makes C.is making D.to make

9.A.days B.months C.times D.seasons

10.A.with B.and C.or D.by

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要介绍了在美国人们喜爱的各种体育运动：篮球，高尔夫，游泳，保龄球等。

1.句意：在许多地方，人们每年举行篮球比赛。

matches比赛；football足球；volleyball排球；badminton羽毛球。根据下文NBA is the most famous match NBA是最著名的比赛，可知此处句意是人们每年举行篮球比赛，故答案选A。

2.句意：NBA是最著名的比赛，许多年轻人也有他们最喜欢的球员。

best最好的；good好的；favorite最喜爱的；new新的。根据下文such as James Harden and Stephen Curry. 比如James Harden和Stephen Curry，结合语境，可知此处句意是许多年轻人也有他们最喜欢的球员，故答案选C。

3.句意：虽然高尔夫球起源于苏格兰，但它在美国可能比在其他地方更受欢迎。

when何时；than比；till直到；to去……。空格前使用了more popular更流行的，比较级形式，所以空格处应填than比，故答案选B。

4.句意：当富人相互谈论关于他们工作的时候，他们经常玩这个游戏。

about关于；to去……；with和；so因此。根据It is often played by the rich people when they can talk with each other __4__ their work.可知句意为：当富人相互谈论关于他们工作的时候，他们经常玩这个游戏。所以用about，故答案选A。

5.句意：在大多数州，即使在北方，夏天也很热。

windy有风的；cold冷的；cool凉爽的；hot热的。根据下文Hundreds and thousands of people swim…成千上万的游泳……，可知此处句意是即使在北方，夏天也很热，故答案选D。

6.句意：因此许多人喜欢游泳。

swim游泳，动词原形；walking散步，动名词；to walk去散步，动词不定式；swimming游泳，动名词。根据语境，可知本句是因此许多人喜欢游泳。like to do sth.喜欢做某事，故答案选A。

7.句意：成千上万的人在湖里或河里游泳。

mountains山；homes家；lakes湖；forests森林。根据前面的关键词swim和后面的rivers，可知此处句意是成千上万的人在湖里或河里游泳，故答案选C。

8.句意：人们认为打保龄球使他们兴奋。

make使、让，动词原形；makes第三人称单数；is making现在进行时；to make动词不定式。根据People think playing bowling __8__ them excited，可知句意是打保龄球使他们兴奋，动名词作主语谓语动词使用三单形式，故答案选B。

9.句意：人们一年四季都可以打保龄球。

days天；months月；times次数；seasons季节。根据People can play bowling in all the four __9__ of the year. 可知句意是人们一年四季都可以打保龄球。故答案选D。

10.句意：年轻人和老年人都喜欢它。

with和……一起；and和；or或者；by由、被。根据And both the young __10__ the old like it.可知句意是年轻人和老年人都喜欢它。both...and...，两者都……，故答案选B。