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sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American
universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and devote
millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions{{U}}
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benefit{{U}} (52) {{/U}}from the added publicity they get via their
teams. Big-name universities{{U}} (54) {{/U}}each other in the most
popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly draw crowds of over 90,000.
Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV (54) on a par
with(与……相同或相似)any other sporting event in the United States,{{U}} (55)
{{/U}}perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter
one can{{U}} (56) {{/U}}one’s TV set and see the top athletic
programs—from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford—{{U}} (57)
{{/U}}in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.
The athletes themselves are recruited and provided with scholarships.
College coaches identify{{U}} (58) {{/U}}teenagers and then go into high
schools to{{U}} (59) {{/U}}the country’s best players to attend their
universities. There are strict rules about{{U}} (60) {{/U}}coaches can
recruit—no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus —
but they are often bent and sometimes{{U}} (61) {{/U}}. Top college
football programs offer scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those
student-athletes, when they arrive{{U}} (62) {{/U}}campus, receive free
housing, tuition, meals, books, etc. In return, the players{{U}}
(63) {{/U}}the program in their sports. Football players at top
colleges{{U}} (64) {{/U}}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{{U}} (65) {{/U}}and preparation for the
opening of the September-to-December season begins. 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.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】此题属于语法题。此处需一个副词与句中的动词earn连用,earn back意为“挣回”,文中上一句提到美国的大学每年花费数百万美元,下一句提到电视转播费、赞助费等均属于收入,因此是挣回的钱,故选项 D back正确。选项B by与动词earn连用,意为“通过某种方式挣钱”;选项A out和选项C in均不符合题意。
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。save用作动词时意为“救援、拯救”等意;用作介词时意为“除了”,例如:He answered all the questions save one.此处的save一词应当作介词,与文中的the Super Bowl连用,意为:除了全美橄榄球超级杯赛,故选项A save正确。其他选项:B saving为现在分词;C saved为过去分词; D to save为不定式均与句意和语法不符。
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。convince sb. to do/of sth. 意为“说服某人”,根据句意:教练们先是确认有发展前途的高中生,随后就会到其所在学校说服这些全国最优秀的运动员,故选项B convince正确。选项 A contrive意为“图谋,设法”,如:contrive a way of escaping;选项C convert意为“使改变(形式,形状等)”,常与介词into/to/for等连用;选项D convict意为“判某人有罪”,如:The criminal was convicted of murder.
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。commit oneself to意为“承诺”,例如:The government claimed to commit itself to improving health care.根据上下文的意思:作为(对奖学金)回报,学生运动员则要按约定投身到他们擅长的运动项目中,故选项A commit themselves to正确。选项B commit themselves on sth.意为“表达意见”;选项C commute themselves to搭配不当,应为commute for sth.(交换);选项D comply themselves to搭配不当。常用搭配为:comply with(遵守)。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此题属于语义搭配题。work out意为“有……结果,运动”,根据句意:学生运动员每天训练2个小时,因此选项B work out正确。选项A work in意为“把……计算在内”;选项C work over意为“把……狠揍一顿”;选项D work off意为“把……清除掉”。