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【题目】When children play games, they don’t need a referee(裁判). They have their own rules in playing games. They seldom find it necessary to keep scores because they don’t worry about who wins or loses. They even don’t c【1】 if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their a【2】 are not so important. They also enjoy games that move in stages in which they choose leaders and pick up sides.

Grown-ups r【3】 find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for some important r【4】. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a u【5】 partner to someone who is more popular in real life. When it is his turn to be the leader, everyone follows his orders. This makes him feel more c【6】.

It seems that when children play a game, they i【7】 a situation under their control. Unlike real life, in this situation they make the rules themselves, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.

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【答案】

【1】care

【2】abilities

【3】rarely

【4】reasons

【5】useful

【6】confident

【7】imagine

【解析】本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述孩子们在玩游戏时，有自己的规则，他们很少需要裁判，很少去计分，他们喜欢玩运气的游戏，而成年人对这样的游戏感到无聊。

【1】句意“如果游戏还未结束，他们也不会在意”。care关心。根据句意以及首字母可知，故填care。

【2】句意“然而他们喜欢取决于运气的游戏，这样的话，他们的能力就不是那么的重要了”。ability能力，空后有are，用复数。根据句意以及首字母可知，故填abilities。

【3】句意“成年人几乎不能发现孩子们的游戏令人振奋”。根据and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again可知，成年人对于孩子们一遍一遍地玩某个游戏感到困惑，成年人几乎不能发现孩子们的游戏令人振奋。rarely几乎不，副词修饰动词find，故填rarely。

【4】句意“然而人们发现孩子们玩游戏有一些重要的理由”。根据He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a u_____5_____ partner to someone who is more popular in real life可知，讲的是一些理由。reason理由，且空前有some，用复数，故填reasons。

【5】句意“他能发现自己变成一个有用的同伴”。根据who is more popular in real life可知，指的是有用的，useful有用的。故填useful。

【6】句意“这会让他们更加有自信”。根据When it is his turn to be the leader, everyone follows his orders可知，孩子们可以当领导，领导其他人会让他们更有自信。confident自信的。根据句意，故填confident。

【7】句意“他们会在控制下想象一个场景”。根据Unlike real life, in this situation they make the rules themselves, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules可知，不是真实的生活，是想象中的生活。imagine想象。根据句意，故填imagine。