綜合類：閱讀判斷American Sports

　　The United States is a sports-loving nation. Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles， which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games， played for recreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Most sports are seasonal， so that what is happening in sports depends upon the time of year. Some sports are called spectator sports， as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game.

　　Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer， and professional baseball teams play well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball， perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.

　　Football is the most popular sport in the fall. The game originated as a college sport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country， and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80，000 people. The game is not the same as European football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on each team， and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur.

　　Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football， basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. It is a very popular game with high schools， and in more than 20 states， state-wide high school matches are held yearly.

　　Other spectator sports include wrestling， boxing， and horse racing. Although horse-racing fans call themselves sportsmen， the accuracy of the term is questionable， as only the jockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators， who do “not assemble” primarily to see the horses race， but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.

　　1.Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men， young and old， in the US.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　2.Professional baseball teams can continue to play for a long period of time in the fall after the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　3.Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　4.Football can be classified as a spectator sport.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　5.Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　6.Basketball in American is so popular with universities that nationwide university matches are held yearly.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　7.Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.

　　A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned

　　解析：

　　1. C. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)hunting and fishing和特征結(jié)構(gòu)men， young and old作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Sports in America take a variety of forms: organized competitive struggles， which draw huge crowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games， played for recreation（娛樂） anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing.發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句中并沒有提到men， young and old，根據(jù)該相關(guān)句及相鄰句子的句意不能“推出”也不能“反駁”問題句的句意，所以該句的說法為“沒提到”。

　　2. A. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)和特征結(jié)構(gòu)（professional baseball teams和the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Baseball is the most popular sport in the US. It is played throughout the spring and summer（對應(yīng)the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.）， and professional baseball teams play well into the fall（對應(yīng)play for a long period of time in the fall）. 判斷該句的句意與問題句的句意一致，該題主要是考察well into the fall（一直到秋季末）結(jié)構(gòu)的含義。

　　3. A. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)（baseball 和cricket）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Although no other game is exactly like baseball， perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket（板球），判斷該句的句意（與棒球運動最接近的就是英國的板球）與問題句的句意一致， 因此該問題句的說法“正確”。

　　4. A. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)（football 和spectator sport）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Some sports are called spectator sports， as the number of spectators greatly exceeds the number playing in the game.（第一段最后一句）…the football stadiums of some of the largest universities seat as many as 80，000 people.該題考察考生的推斷能力：既然最大的足球體育館能容納下80，000觀眾，那么根據(jù)spectator sports（觀賞性運動）的定義，足球應(yīng)該是spectator sports.

　　5. B. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)（basketball 和football）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Basketball is the winter sport in American schools and colleges. Like football， basketball originated in the US and is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to football because it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a faster game. 該相關(guān)句的說法與問題句的說法不一致（主要是“理由”的表述方面不一致），所以判斷問題句的說法“不正確”。

　　6. C. 分析：利用題干中的核心結(jié)構(gòu)（nationwide university matches）作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：It is a very popular game with high schools， and in more than 20 states， state-wide high school matches are held yearly.發(fā)現(xiàn)該句的說法與問題句的說法“不一致”，但又不能因此而判斷問題句的說法“錯誤”。因此判斷該題的說法為“沒提到”。

　　7. A. 分析：利用題干中的horse-racing fans作為答案線索，這樣發(fā)現(xiàn)答案相關(guān)句：Other spectator sports include wrestling， boxing， and horse racing. …… The so-called sportsmen are the spectators， who do “not assemble” primarily to see the horses race， but to bet upon the outcome of each race. Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.根據(jù)相關(guān)句群的句意（賽馬比賽的吸引人之處是賭博， 賽馬迷只是對賭博感興趣）發(fā)現(xiàn)問題句的說法與這些相關(guān)句的說法一致，因此問題句的說法“正確”