单选题
Sport or Spectacle?

Muhammad Ali is probably the most famous sports figure on earth: he is recognized on every continent and by all generations. The diagnosis of his illness (51) Parlonson's disease after his retirement fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism (52) the sport. That, plus his outspoken opposition (53) women's boxing, made people wonder how he would react when one of his daughters decided to take (54) the sport. His presence at Laila's first professional fight, (55) _, seemed to broadcast her father's support. Of course Muhammnad Ali wanted to watch his daughter fight. The ring announcer introduced him as the "the greatest" and as he sat down at the ringside the crowd chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Laila's debut fight was a huge success and there was as much publicity for the fight (56) her father's fights once attracted. (57) , Laila's opponent was much weaker than she was and the fight lasted just 31 seconds. Since then, Laila has won most of her fights by knocking out her opponent. "She knows (58) she's doing, all fight, "said one referee about her. "She knows about moving well. You can see some of her dad's moves."
Laila Ali would rather not compare herself (59) her father. She prefers to make her own (60) . Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen. Laila realizes that her father wants her to understand the (61) possible scenario to see (62) she still wants to go forward with it. She knows she's going to get hit hard at times, that she may get a broken nose or a swollen face, but at least she is prepared for it.
Laila's decision to start boxing (63) her father's struggle with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease has of course sparked a mixture of debate and (64) . But Laila is a feisty and determined individual and it is that as much as her famous last name that has made her a magnet for worldwide media attention. Of course, the (65) on the boxing scene of a woman
with her family history attracts even more questions about whether women's boxing is sport or spectacle．

【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】diagnosis of…as把某种疾病诊断为……，类似的短语有regard…as，consider…as和think of...as等。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】此题是对语法的考查，criticize由动词变为名词criticism，其逻辑上的宾语应由介词of引导。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】考查介词短语搭配，be opposed to和opposition to，固定搭配。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】take up：从事某种职业；take atier：与某人长得相像；take over：接手；take along：随身携带。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】根据上下文判断，前面讲拳王阿里反对女子从事拳击运动fhis outspoken opposition wornen’s boxing)，随后又讲他亲自出席女儿的首场比赛，明显对比，故应选however·。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】as much…as属于固定搭配。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】首场比赛备受媒体关注，不料比赛仅持续31秒，难免令人失望，故应选unfortunately，因为观众难以目睹拳王女儿的风采。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】she knows what she's doing，此句型口语中较为常见，如某人说I know what I’m doing或I know what I’m talking about，则表示说话者本人对自己的言行很有信心。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】对介词短语compare Ato B的考查。前者有比作、比拟的意思，后者表示把A和B作比较的意思。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】make one's own name表示成功、成名的意思。其他表示成功的短语还有make it，口语中更常见。答案C make one’s own success有中式英语Chinglish之嫌。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】考查上下文，下文中a broken nose or a swollen face暗示拳击运动员受伤病困扰的苦恼，更不要说拳王本身正受帕金森综合症的折磨。另外，possible一词之前常出现形容词最高级。综合上文两处的解释worst是最佳答案。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】拳王表明拳击运动可能会造成严重的后果，意欲让女儿自己决定“是否”继续从事这项危险的运动。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】此题考查易混淆短语in spite of和介词despite，多一个of或少一个of，都不对。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】对上下文的考查，文中第一段就有fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and CRITICISM of the sport。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】对上下文的考查，文中多次提及拳王女儿是初登拳坛，如第一段中His presence at Laila's FIRST professional fight，如第二段中的Twenty-one-year-o1d Laila’s DEBUT fight，都是暗示莱拉“出现”在拳坛，故arrival最合适。答案B的搭配应该是the birth of，而不是介词on。答案C的departure是离开拳坛。答案D的attention首先介词搭配应该是to，其次意思也不是甚为贴切。