2013年职称英语综合类的阅读理解模拟试题4
<p> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>-<span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>: <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="struggles">struggles</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="victory">victory</span>; <span word="athletic">athletic</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="recreation">recreation</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="found">found</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunting">hunting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seasonal">seasonal</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="spectator">spectator</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spectators">spectators</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="exceeds">exceeds</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p> <span word="Baseball">Baseball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cricket">cricket</span>.</p><p> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 75 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> 80,000 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> 11 <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="padded">padded</span> <span word="uniforms">uniforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helmets">helmets</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="occur">occur</span>.</p><p> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span>. <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="originated">originated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winter">winter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 20 <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span>.</p>
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