Question

【题目】Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)

Throughout the 1900s, almost everyone knew how to jump, or “skip” rope. And it wasn’t just kids on playgrounds chanting silly rhymes or singing favourite songs. Champion boxes like Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali jumped rope to build stamina (耐力) and develop quick footwork.

The activity of rope-jumping for f 【1】 and exercise has most likely been around for thousands of years. Historians believe children skipping rope, and medieval (中世纪的) European paintings s 【2】 children skipping rope on the cobblestone (鹅卵石) streets.

The earliest jump ropers in North America may have been Dutch immigrants, who brought the game Double Dutch with them in the 1600s. In Double Dutch, two turners h 【3】 the ends of two ropes and turn them in opposite directions as one person jumps between them. When the game was first introduced, girls couldn’t participate, partly because they were c 【4】 weaker, and exercise was thought of as unfeminine (不适合女性的).

Also, girls wore l 【5】 dresses that got in the way.

Once girls did start jumping, however, they really took over. And later, it was m 【6】 girls who were better at this activity. Now, both girls and boys jump rope. Jumping rope has become a worldwide competitive sport in which children and adults compete in both single and t 【7】 events.

So, pick up a rope, find a silly rhyme /span>or your favorite song, and start jumping.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】fun

【2】show

【3】hold

【4】considered

【5】long

【6】mainly

【7】 team

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了跳绳，这种运动的来源以及跳绳运动的发展过程。

【1】fun。句意：源于乐趣和运动的跳绳活动，有很大的可能是大约有数千年。根据句意，故答案是fun。

【2】show。句意：历史学家认为孩子会跳绳，中世纪的欧洲画显示了孩子们在鹅卵石街上跳绳。根据句意，故答案是show。

【3】hold。句意：在双人跳中，有两个人抓住绳子的两端，并且向相反的方向，一个人在中间跳绳。根据句意,故答案是hold。

【4】considered。句意：当第一次引进这个运动的时候，女孩不能参加，一部分原因是她们被认为是软弱的，练习不适合她们，根据句意，被认为是consider的被动式。故答案是considered。

【5】long。句意：还有，女孩儿穿着长裙子。根据句意长的，故答案是long。

【6】mainly。句意：后来，主要是女孩做的很好，在这项运动中。主要是，故答案是mainly。

【7】team。句意：跳绳已经成为世界性的竞技运动，儿童和，成年人，都参加的单人和团队项目。故答案是team。