单选题
College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (71) millions of dollars each year to sports. Most universities earn millions (72) as well, in television revenues and sponsorships. They also benefit (73) from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (74) each other in the most popular sports. Football games at the university of Michigan regularly (75) crowds of over 90,000. Basketball's national collegiate championship game is a TV (76) on a par with (与……相同或相似) any other sporting event in the United States, (77) perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (78) one's TV set and see the top athletic programs—from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford— (79) in front of packed houses and national TV audiences. The athletes themselves are (80) and provided with scholarships. College coaches identify (81) teenagers and then go into high schools to (82) the country's best players to attend their universities. There are strict roles about (83) coaches can recruit—no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus—but they are often bent and sometimes (84) . Top college football programs (85) scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student athletes, when they arrive (86) campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, and stipends. In return, the players (87) the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (88) two hours a day, four days a week from January to April. In summer, it's back to strength and agility mining four days a week until mid August, when camp (89) and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (90) . 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】
C
【答案解析】语意搭配题。devote (to)意为“奉献,把…专用于”,如:They devote each Saturday to the care of homeless people.故选项C devote正确。其他选项均可与to连用,但意思不符:A attribute (to)意为“归因于”;B distribute意为“分配”;D attach (to)意为“加于…之上”。句意:几乎所有的主要大学都开展橄榄球、棒球、篮球与冰球项目,每年在体育运动上要投入数百万美元。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。indirectly意为“间接地”,此处缺一个副词修饰benefit,说明得到好处的方式,根据句中的 the added publicity可知这并非直接的经济收益而是间接的收益,故选项B indirectly符合题意。其他选项:A directly与题意相反;C apart;D indirect均不符合句意和结构。句意:这些学校通过球队所获得的知名度的提高则是间接的收益。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】语意搭配题。此处需与句中宾语each other搭配的短语,选项C compete against sb.(与某人竞争),符合题意。其他选项:A compete for sth.,B compete in a race和D compete over sth.均属搭配不当。句意:名牌大学之间在大多数流行运动项目上都进行比赛。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】语意搭配题。draw意为“吸引”,此处需要一个动词与crowds连用,故选项A draw正确。选项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;选项C govern意为“管理”;选项D handle意为“应付”。句意:密歇根大学的足球赛事总能吸引9万多名观众。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。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现在分词;C saved过去分词;D to save不定式;均与句意和语法不符。句意:全美大学生篮球锦标赛是电视节日中极精彩的一部分,与美国几乎所有体育赛事都不相上下,可能只逊色于一年一度的全美橄榄球超级杯赛。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。recruit意为“征召新兵(新成员)”,例如:recruit an army,根据原文意思,运动员应是被招募的,因此选项A recruited符合题意。选项B reconcile与介词with连用,意为“与…一致”,例如:How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior?与介词to连用,意为“使接受”,例如:He can't reconcile to the loss of his only son;选项C rectify意为“改正”,例如:rectify the mistakes in my bill;选项 D reserve意为“保留”,例如:These seats are reserved for old and sick people.句意:被招进大学的运动员享受奖学金。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。convince sb.to do/of sth.意为“劝服某人”,根据句意:教练们确认有发展前途的高中生后,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.句意:大学的教练们确认了有发展前途的高中生后,就会到其所在高中说服这些全国最优秀的运动员上他们所在的大学。
【答案解析】语意搭配题。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】语意搭配题。work out意为“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”。句意:从一月到四月,一流大学的橄榄球运动员一周有四天的训练,每天训练两小时。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】语意搭配题。convene=call to meet/gather意为“召集”,根据句意:八月中旬,橄榄球训练营正式开营,即把队员召集到一起,故选项C convenes符合题意。选项A recall=remember意为“想起”,或=call back (sb.)意为“召回(某人)”;选项B enlist意为“从军,赞助,登记”;选项D collects意为“收集,征集”。
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】语意搭配题。in earnest意为“正式地,认真地”,根据题意:训练营的集训以及为九至十二月赛季的开幕所做的准备工作应该是很严肃、正式的,故选项D in earnest(正式地)符合题意。选项A in principle意为“原则上”;选项B in confidence意为“私下里”;选项C in name意为“名义上”。句意:到了夏天,又回到一周四天的体能与灵活性的训练中,一直持续到八月中旬,此时橄榄球训练营正式开营,为九至十二月赛季的开幕所做的准备工作开始了。