College sports in the United States are a huge deal. Almost all major American universities have football, baseball, basketball and hockey programs, and (1)_____ millions of dollars each year to sports. Most of them earn millions (2)_____ as well, in television revenues, sponsorships. They also benefit (3)_____ from the added publicity they get via their teams. Big-name universities (4)_____ each other in the most popular sports. Football games at Michigan regularly (5)_____ crowds of over 90,000. Basketball"s national collegiate championship game is a TV (6)_____ on a par with any other sporting event in the United States, (7)_____ perhaps the Super Bowl itself. At any given time during fall or winter one can (8)_____ one"s TV set and see the top athletic programs—from schools like Michigan, UCLA, Duke and Stanford— (9)_____ in front of packed houses and national TV audiences. The athletes themselves are (10)_____ and provided with sch61arships. College coaches identify (11)_____ teenagers and then go into high schools to (12)_____ the country"s best players to attend their universities. There are strict rules about (13)_____ coaches can recruit—no recruiting calls after 9 p. m., only one official visit to a campus—but they are often bent and sometimes (14)_____. Top college football programs (15)_____ scholarships to 20 or 30 players each year, and those student-athletes, when they arrive (16)_____ campus, receive free housing, tuition, meals, books, etc. In return, the players (17)_____ the program in their sport. Football players at top colleges (18)_____ 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 (19)_____ and preparation for the opening of the September-to-December season begins (20)_____ 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】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。devote(to)表示"奉献，把…专用于"，如：They devote each Saturday to the care of homeless people．原句意为：在美国，重点大学每年在体育运动上要投入数百万美元，故选项devote正确。其他选项均可与to连用，但意思不符：attribute(to)表示"归因于"；distribute表不"分配"；attach(to)主要表示"加于…之上"，如：No blame attaches to him for the accident．全句可译为：几乎所有的重点大学都开设橄榄球、棒球、篮球与曲棍球课程，每年在体育运动上要投入数百万美元。
【答案解析】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。此处需要与句中宾语each other搭配的短语，选项compete against sb.(与某人竞争)，符合题意。其他选项：compete for+sth.，compete in+a race和compete over +sth.用在此处均属搭配不当。全句可译为：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】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。draw表示"吸引"，此处需要一个动词与crowds连用，故选项draw正确。选项amuse表示"消磨时光(常指无目标的，轻松愉快的)"，如：amuse oneself by doing sth．；选项govern表示"管理"；选项handle表示"应付"。全句可译为：密歇根大学总能吸引9万多观众。
【答案解析】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。save用作动词时表示"救援，拯救"等意；用作介词时表示"除了"，例如；He answered all the questions save one．此处的save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save正确。其他选项为动词save的各种形式：saving现在分词，saved过去分词和to save不定式，均与句意和语法不符。全句可译为：全美大学生篮球锦标赛是电视节目中极精彩的一部分，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。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：此题属于形近词辨析题。flip表示"轻击，轻弹"，根据上下文提示，美国大学间有许多精彩的比赛，打开电视才能欣赏，故与one"s TV set连用的应是选项flip on。选项flap at表示"拍打"；选项fling away表示"扔掉，错过"；选项flush out表示"冲洗(掉)"。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：此题属于语法题，see sb. doing sth. 表示"看到某人正在做某事"，本句意为：能看到一流大学的选手们正展开激战，故选项battling符合题意。全句可译为：在秋冬季节，只要在规定的时间内打开电视，就能看到一流大学的体育比赛—从密歇根大学、洛杉矶加州大学、杜克大学到斯坦福大学—选手们在满场观众和全国电视观众面前展开激战。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：此题属于形近词辨析题。recruit表示"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recruited符合题意。选项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rectify表示"改正"，例如：rectify the mistakes in my bill；选项reserve表示"保留"，例如：These seats are reserved for old and sick people．全句可译为：被招进大学的运动员享受奖学金。
【答案解析】解析：此题属于形近词辨析题。convince sb. to do/of sth.表示"劝服某人"，根据句意：教练们先是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convince正确。选项contrive表示"图谋，设法"，如：contrive a way of escaping；选项convert表示：使改变(形式、形状等)，常与介词into/to/for等连用；选项convict声示"判某人有罪"，如：The criminal was convicted of murder．全句可译为：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】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。commit oneself to表示"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commit themselves to正确。选项commit themselves on sth．表示"表达意见"；选项commute themselves to搭配不当，应为commute for sth.(交换)；选项comply themselves to搭配不当，常用搭配为：comply with(遵守)。全句可译为：作为回报，学生运动员则要投身到他们擅长的体育项目中。
【答案解析】解析：此题属于语意搭配题。convene＝call to meet/gather表示"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convenes符合题意。选项recalls＝remembers表示"想起"，或＝calls back (sb.)表示"召回(某人)"；选项enlists表示"从军，赞助，登记"；选项collects表示"收集，征集"。