Question

Americans are         about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest women's soccer         in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as         . And more and more Americans are learning to       it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become        in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,         American boys and girls love to play soccer.

The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer        in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that        Americans play soccer than any other sport.

        , more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Women's World Cup games that are         in several American cities. 460,000         have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth.

Women's soccer teams from 16 nations are        . Americans are closely         the progress of the United States' Women's World Cup team. And the team is already setting         . On June 19, the American team         Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record.

One of the most popular players         the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer         medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than         woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a         to many young American girls. Television         say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television.

1.A. careless B. worried C. excited D. anxious

2.A. happiness B. event C. team D. incident

3.A. baseball B. football C. volleyball D. basketball

4.A. hate B. love C. give up D. played

5.A. interested B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised

6.A. and B. although C. so D. but

7.A. player B. event C. game D. organization

8.A. more B. less C. many D. fewer

9.A. In the past B. In the future C. just now D. At present

10.A. played B. to be played C. being played D. playing

11.A. tickets B. teams C. records D. players

12.A. taking place B. taking off C. taking part D. taking in

13.A. seeing B. watching C. thinking D. hoping

14.A. marks B. records C. points D. scores

15.A. beat B. hit C. won D. lose

16.A. in B. from C. on D. at

17.A. gold B. silver C. copper D. \

18.A. others B. the other C. other D. any other

19.A. player B. writer C. hero D. singer

20.A. broadcasters B. directors C. players D. spokesman

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.B

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章講述了足球這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)在美國很受歡迎，并且介紹了世界杯的一些情況，特別指出Mia Hamm踢球很棒，對于許多年輕女孩來說，她是一位英雄。

1.根據(jù)It is the biggest women's soccer         in the world, the World Cup.可知這里想說美國人對于正在美國舉行的國際體育運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目非常的激動(dòng)，careless粗心的 worried擔(dān)心的 excited興奮的 anxious焦急的，故選C。

2.         about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States.可知這里想說它是世界上最大的女子足球運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目。故選B。

3.         .可知這里想說這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)美國人叫作soccer，而世界上稱為football。故選B。

4.根據(jù)Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have become        in soccer.可知這里想說越來越多的美國人學(xué)著愛上它，故選B。

5.        American boys and girls love to play soccer.可知這里想說大量的美國年輕人對足球感興趣，故選A。

6.連詞。根據(jù)Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports,         American boys and girls love to play soccer. 可知這里是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，and和 although盡管 so所以 but但是，故選D。

7.。故選D。

8.這里想說這就意味著更多的美國人踢足球，超過其他的體育項(xiàng)目。故選A。

9.這里想說目前，更多的美國人也正在觀看足球。In the past在過去 In the future未來just now剛才 At present目前，故選D。

10.這里應(yīng)該用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)的被動(dòng)語態(tài)，故選C。

11.故選A。

12.這里想說來自16個(gè)國家的女球員參加了比賽。taking place發(fā)生 taking off飛機(jī)起飛 taking part參加 taking in吸收，故選C。

13.

14.。Set records創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄，故選B。

15.

16.這里想說在美國隊(duì)中，最受歡迎的球員之一就是27歲的Mia Hamm。故選C。

17.

18.故選D。

19.。故選C。

20.    30    say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television. 可知電視廣播員在報(bào)道，故選A。

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