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　　Passage 2

　　If you judge by the number of people who go to see the games and by the number of those who actually play it， basketball is probably the most popular sport in the United States today. It is mainly __1__ indoor game， and the season extends from late fall， through the winter， until early spring. There are many professional teams， but for the most part basketball is a __2__ sport. There is hardly a high school or college in the country __3__ does not have its team and its loyal following of fans.

　　In spring and summer， the most popular __4__ is baseball. During the warm weather you can see young men and boys playing this game in any part of the country. Radio and television bring the details of big games to every corner of the land， and the activities of the professional teams are a topic of conversation for Americans __5__.

　　In the fall， the most popular sport is football. __6__ you know， this is not the same kind of game that is so popular in other parts of the world. __7__ basketball and baseball， it is typically American， and those who have never seen it before have difficulty __8__ any sense in it. But for most of the spectator （观众）the game itself is not __9__ important as the music， the cheering and the festive spirit that go with it. On a cool， bright autumn afternoon， there is __10__ so colorful and exciting as football game.

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　　1. A. the B. a C. an D. /

　　选C

　　2.A. campus B. company

　　C. plant D. school

　　选A

　　3. A. who B. why

　　C. when D. that

　　选D

　　4.A. work B. activity

　　C. games D. sport

　　选D

　　5.A. anywhere B. everywhere

　　C. wherever D. however

　　选B

　　6. A. What B. For

　　C. Like D. As

　　选D

　　7. A. Like B. As

　　C. Alike D. Similarly

　　选A

　　8. A. see B. to see

　　C. seeing D. saw

　　选C

　　9. A. that B. such

　　C. so D. most

　　选C

　　10. A. anything B. everything

　　C. something D. nothing

　　选D

　　根据上下文能得到答案的有3道，考语法的有5道