The
United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of
forms: organized competitive struggles, which draw huge crowds to cheer their
favorite team to victory; athletic games, played for recreation anywhere
sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal, so
that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are
called spectator sports, as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number
playing in the game. Baseball is the most popular sport in the
US. It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball
teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball,
perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.
Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a
college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college
and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest
universities seat as many as 80000 people. The game is not the same as European
football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players in each team, and
they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and
injuries are likely to occur. Basketball is the winter sport in
American schools and colleges. Like football, basketball originated in the US
and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football
because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster
game. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states,
state-wide high school matches are held yearly. Other spectator
sports include wrestling, boxing, and horse-racing. Although horse-racing fans
call themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of the term is questionable, as only the
jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The
so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do "not assemble" primarily to see
the horses race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the
attraction of horse racing.
单选题
Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old, in the US
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 利用题干中的核心结构hunting and fishing和并列结构men，young and old作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句为首段第二句。句中并没有提到men，young and old，根据该相关句及相邻句子的句意不能推导出题干但也不能反驳题干的句意，所以选择C。
单选题
Professional baseball teams can continue to play for a long period of
time in the fall after the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 利用题干中的关键词professional baseball teams和the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer作为答案线索，发现答案相关句为第二段首句。该句句意与问题句一致，该题主要是考查well into the fall(一直到秋季)结构的含义。
单选题
Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.