College sports in the United States are
a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball,
basketball and hockey programs, and{{U}} (1) {{/U}}millions of dollars
each year to sports. Most of them earn millions{{U}} (2) {{/U}}as well,
in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit{{U}} (3)
{{/U}}from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name
universities{{U}} (4) {{/U}}each other in the most popular sports.
Football games at Michigan regularly{{U}} (5) {{/U}}crowds of over 20,
000. Basketball’s national collegiate championship game is a TV{{U}} (6)
{{/U}}on a par with any other sporting event in the United States,{{U}}
(7) {{/U}}perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall
or winter one can{{U}} (8) {{/U}}one’s TV set and see the top athletic
programs — from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford —{{U}} (9)
{{/U}}in front of packed houses and national TV audiences.
The athletes themselves are{{U}} (10) {{/U}}and provided with
scholarships. College coaches identify{{U}} (11) {{/U}}teenagers and
then go into high schools to{{U}} (12) {{/U}}the country’s best players
to attend their universities. There are strict rules about{{U}} (13)
{{/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}} (14)
{{/U}}. Top college football programs{{U}} (15) {{/U}}scholarships
to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive{{U}}
(16) {{/U}}campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books,
etc. In return, the players{{U}} (17) {{/U}}the program
in their sport. Football players at top colleges{{U}} (18) {{/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}}
(19) {{/U}}and preparation for the opening of the
September-to-December season begins{{U}} (20) {{/U}}. 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] 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。
[点拨] save 一般都作动词,意为“援救;节省”,但也有介词“除…之外”的用法。这种熟词生义的用法,经常会考到。
【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”。
[点拨] convince意为“使相信,使信服”。常用结构为convince sb. to do /of sth.“劝服某人做某事/使某人信服某事”也可以直接说convince sb.。
【答案解析】[解析] 语义衔接题。所选词用于...sth. to sb.结构,而且根据上文:中学生被招进大学时都享受奖学金,本句主语是football programs,显然橄榄球队提供奖金给球员,所以应选[A]offer“提供”。[B]afford意为“(能)负担得起”,通常是afford sb. sth.的形式;[C]prize意为“珍视,珍爱”,不符合文意;[D]reward意为“报酬,奖励”,常用结构为reward sb. with/for sth.。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 结构衔接题。此处需要一个介词与动词arrive连用,其宾语为campus,因此介词on符合语法,故选[B]。选项[A]in和选项[C]at均有到达某地之意,但不能与campus搭配;[D]around意为“到处,四周”,与语义不符。
[点拨] arrive一般与In和at连用,arrive in 到达(大地方);arrive at 到达(小地方)。本题的宾语是campus,而campus前一般用介词on。
【答案解析】[解析] 语义衔接题。根据上下文意思可以判断:学生运动员每天训练2个小时,四个选项中,只有workout有“训练”的意思,因此选[B]。[A] work in意为“把…计算在内”;[C]work over“修理”;[D]work off意为“把…清除掉”。
[点拨] work out的意思很多。比如“算出;弄懂;理解”,还有“锻炼”的意思。这就提醒考生,需要扩大自己对短语的掌握范围,平时记忆时,全面掌握其意思。
【正确答案】
C
【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]convene=call to meet/gather意为“召集”,符合题意。[A]recall意为“回忆起、想起”;[B]enlist意为“从军,赞助,登记”;[D]collects意为“收集,征集”,均不符合语境。