Question

通读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从短文后各题所提供的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个可以填入空白处的最佳答案。 　　Basketball is a sport 　　1　　 by millions of people in 　　2　　 100 countries．It's one of the 　　3　　 sports in the world．It all began in 1891． 　　Dr．James Naismith, the 　　4　　 of basketball, was a teacher of a YMCA training 　　5　　．It trained people to work in YMCAs．Officials at the school were 　　6　　 about the 　　7　　 attendance(出席率)during the winter months．They 　　8　　 that people didn't attend them 　　9　　 the school did not have a good winter sports 　　10　　．So they asked Dr．Naismith for help．He came up with a new indoor 　　11　　 Naismith studied games be played at that time． 　　He found that all the most 　　12　　 game used a ball．So a ball would be 　　13　　 of his new game, he decided．But 　　14　　 the ball or hitting it would be too rough for 　　15　　．So he put two baskets up on poles．The players had to try to 　　16　　 a ball into them．Naismith then made thirteen 　　17　　 for the game．Twelve of them are still in use today．Just seven 　　18　　 after the game began, professional basketball teams were 　　19　　．And that's 　　20　　 basketball was born． (1) [　　] A． enjoyed B． invented C． used D． joined (2) [　　] A． least B． at least C． at last D． at most (3) [　　] A． beautiful B． useful C． important D． best-known (4) [　　] A． friend B． official C． father D． discoverer (5) [　　] A． school B． game C． team D． club (6) [　　] A． interested B． worried C． eager D． pleased (7) [　　] A． low B． high C． more D． less (8) [　　] A． expected B． hoped C． talked D． felt (9) [　　] A． that B． because C． so D． though (10) [　　] A． suit B． team C． progress D． programme (11) [　　] A． basketball B． match C． teacher D． game (12) [　　] A． popular B． practical C． excellent D． skilled (13) [　　] A． party B． part C． bit D． practice (14) [　　] A． throwing B． casting C． kicking D． catching (15) [　　] A． young people B． students C． sports D． indoors (16) [　　] A． push B． throw C． send D． kick (17) [　　] A． person B． poles C． rules D． balls (18) [　　] A． minutes B． hours C． days D． years (19) [　　] A． formed B． called C． named D． dismissed (20) [　　] A． how B． why C． when D． where

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．B;3．D;4．C;5．A;6．B;7．A;8．D;9．B;10．D;11．D;12．A;13．B;14．C;15．D;16．B;17．C;18．D;19．A;20．A;
解析：

(1)	篮球被数以百万的人所喜爱。若要说“数以百万的人打篮球”则用动词play，而不是用use或join。
(2)	由于篮球被众多的人所喜爱，所以是“至少”100个国家，而不是用具有贬义色彩的“至多”at most。
(3)	根据前面的内容，应该是说篮球是一项最“广为人知”(即best-known)的运动。
(4)	father在这里作“创始人”讲。
(5)	由后面的提示可知。
(6)	be worried about…担心……，为……着急。
(7)	后文说他们觉得该校因没有一项好的冬季运动项目而人们不愿意来，故出席率低。
(10)	sports programme表示运动项目。
(11)	想出(come up with)一种新的户内游戏。match作“比赛”时等于game，但它没有“游戏”的意思。
(12)	创造一种新的体育游戏的目的是为了改善该校冬季观众出席率低的问题。所以Naismith从所有受欢迎的运动中去寻找共同点。
(13)	受欢迎的运动都有球，所以他的新运动必须也有球。
(14)	对于户内运动来说，踢球和击球都过于粗鲁。
(15)	由第二段的末句可知。
(16)	篮球得分要靠“投掷(throw)”。
(17)	根据句意“十三条规则中有十二项至今仍在被使用”，其他选项都不可能。
(18)	其他各项都不合情理。
(19)	职业篮球队“产生”、“组建”、“形成”。
(20)	上文是谈篮球这项运动产生的由来。