College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and【C1】______millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions【C2】______as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit【C3】______from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities【C4】______each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly【C5】______crowds of over 20, 000. Basketball"s national collegiate championship game is a TV【C6】______on a par with any other sporting event in the United States, 【C7】______perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can 【C8】______one"s TV set and see the top athletic programs — from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford —【C9】______in front of packed houses and national TV audiences. The athletes themselves are【C10】______and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify【C11】______teen-agers and then go into high schools to【C12】______the country"s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about【C13】______coaches can recruit — no recruiting calls after 9 p. m. , only one official visit to a campus — but they are often bent and sometimes【C14】______. Top college football programs【C15】______scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive【C16】______campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc. In return, the players【C17】______the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges 【C18】______two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it"s back to strength and agility training four days a week until mid-August, when camp【C19】______and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins【C20】______During the season, practices last two or three hours a day from Tuesday to Friday. Saturday is game day. Mondays are an officially mandated day of rest.
【答案解析】解析:惯用衔接题。此处需与句中宾语each other搭配的短语,选项[C]compete against“与某人竞争”,符合文意,且在结构上能够衔接。其他选项搭配分别为:compete for sth.;compete in a race;compete over sth.。
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【C5】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析:语义衔接题。前文提到,各个大学通过电视转播等能够挣回数百万美元。那么,肯定是通过比赛来吸引观众,才能挣回钱,故选[A]draw“吸引”,draw与crowds搭配。[B]amuse意为“消磨时光(常指无目标的,轻松愉快的)”,如:amuse oneself by doing sth.;[C]govern意为“管理,掌控”;[D]handle意为“应付,处理”。
【答案解析】解析:逻辑衔接题。on a par with说明此处意为全美大学生篮球锦标赛同美国几乎所有体育赛事都不相上下,接着又提到了超级杯(美国国家橄榄球联盟的冠军赛)比赛,很明显意为全美大学生篮球锦标赛可能只逊色于一年一度的全美橄榄球超级杯赛,也就是说Super Bowl不被包括在相比拟的范围之内,故需要选择表示排除的意项,只有[A]可选,save此处用作介词“除了”。[B]、[C]、[D]均与上下文的逻辑不符。
【答案解析】解析:惯用衔接题。所填词需符合…sb.to do sth.结构,四个选项中只有[B]符合,convince sb.to do/of sth.意为“劝服某人”。[A]contrive“图谋,设法”,如:contrive a way of escaping;[C]convert意为“使改变(形式、形状等)”,常与介词into/to/for等连用;[D]convict意为“判某人有罪”。
【答案解析】解析:语义衔接题。文章要表达的意思是:八月中旬,橄榄球训练营正式开营,即把队员召集到一起,[C]convenes=calls to meet/gather意为“召集”,符合题意。[A]recalls意为“回忆起,想起”;[B]enlists意为“从军,赞助,登记”;[D]collects意为“收集,征集”,均不符合语境。