Question

Americans are         about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest women's soccer         in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as         . And more and more Americans are learning to       it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become        in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,         American boys and girls love to play soccer.

The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer        in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that        Americans play soccer than any other sport.

        , more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Women's World Cup games that are         in several American cities. 460,000         have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.

Women's soccer teams from 16 nations are        . Americans are closely         the progress of the United States' Women's World Cup team. And the team is already setting         . On June 19, the American team         Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record.

One of the most popular players         the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer         medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than         woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a         to many young American girls. Television         say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television.

1.A. careless B. worried C. excited D. anxious

2.A. happiness B. event C. team D. incident

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

4.A. hate B. love C. give up D. played

5.A. interested B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised

6.A. and B. although C. so D. but

7.A. player B. event C. game D. organization

8.A. more B. less C. many D. fewer

9.A. In the past B. In the future C. just now D. At present

10.A. played B. to be played C. being played D. playing

11.A. tickets B. teams C. records D. players

12.A. taking place B. taking off C. taking part D. taking in

13.A. seeing B. watching C. thinking D. hoping

14.A. marks B. records C. points D. scores

15.A. beat B. hit C. won D. lose

16.A. in B. from C. on D. at

17.A. gold B. silver C. copper D. \

18.A. others B. the other C. other D. any other

19.A. player B. writer C. hero D. singer

20.A. broadcasters B. directors C. players D. spokesman

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了足球这项运动在美国很受欢迎，并且介绍了世界杯的一些情况，特别指出Mia Hamm踢球很棒，对于许多年轻女孩来说，她是一位英雄。

1.根据It is the biggest women's soccer         in the world, the World Cup.可知这里想说美国人对于正在美国举行的国际体育运动项目非常的激动，careless粗心的 worried担心的 excited兴奋的 anxious焦急的，故选C。

2.         about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States.可知这里想说它是世界上最大的女子足球运动项目。故选B。

3.         .可知这里想说这项运动美国人叫作soccer，而世界上称为football。故选B。

4.根据Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become        in soccer.可知这里想说越来越多的美国人学着爱上它，故选B。

5.        American boys and girls love to play soccer.可知这里想说大量的美国年轻人对足球感兴趣，故选A。

6.连词。根据Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,         American boys and girls love to play soccer. 可知这里是转折关系，and和 although尽管 so所以 but但是，故选D。

7.。故选D。

8.这里想说这就意味着更多的美国人踢足球，超过其他的体育项目。故选A。

9.这里想说目前，更多的美国人也正在观看足球。In the past在过去 In the future未来just now刚才 At present目前，故选D。

10.这里应该用现在进行时的被动语态，故选C。

11.故选A。

12.这里想说来自16个国家的女球员参加了比赛。taking place发生 taking off飞机起飞 taking part参加 taking in吸收，故选C。

13.

14.。Set records创纪录，故选B。

15.

16.这里想说在美国队中，最受欢迎的球员之一就是27岁的Mia Hamm。故选C。

17.

18.故选D。

19.。故选C。

20.    30    say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television. 可知电视广播员在报道，故选A。

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