Question

【题目】About 25 million people play soccer in the U.S.,【1】is almost 10% of the total population. Many of these players are young people, and soccer’s【2】(popular) has grown over the years in part because children as young as five years old can play on【3】(organize) teams.【4】contrast, most baseball and basketball leagues don’t start until ages seven【5】eight. Also, most parents want to sign their kids up for soccer teams because the sports【6】(consider) very sage,【7】(like) baseball and basketball. Most【8】(importance), the culture of youth soccer in America places greater importance on teamwork than being【9】(compete). Because of this, players of all skill levels are able to be part of【10】team.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】which

【2】popularity

【3】organized

【4】In

【5】or

【6】is considered

【7】unlike

【8】importantly

【9】competitive

【10】a

【解析】本文介绍足球受欢迎的原因。

【1】此处About 25 million people做先行词，这里指的是踢足球的人数，而不是人，所以后面是which引导的非限制性定语从句，故填which。

【2】句意：足球的普及已经经过多年的成长。ｐopular受欢迎的（形容词），popularity受欢迎（名词）。根据句意此处用名词，故答案为popularity。

【3】此处是过去分词做前置定语，故答案为organized。

【4】固定词组：ｉｎ　contrast与此相反，比较起来。故答案为Ｉｎ。注意大写开头。

【5】句意：直到七岁或八岁。答案为or。

【6】句意：大多数家长希望让他们的小孩去报名足球队因为这项运动被认为是明智的，不像棒球和篮球。可知用一般现在时态的被动语态，故答案为is considered。

【7】句意：不像棒球和篮球。答案为介词ｕｎｌｉｋｅ。

【8】此处是副词修饰整个句子/，可知答案为importantly。

【9】句意：在美国地方比起竞争更重视青年足球的团队精神培养。ｂｅ　动词后面用形容词做表语，故答案为competitive具有竞争力的。

【10】句意：因为这个，所有技能水平的玩家都能够成为团队的一部分。根据句意可知答案为a。