自考英语（二）模拟试卷32
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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 really 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 (板球).
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 port 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 (骑师) who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. The so-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not \\
1.Hunting and fishing are mainly favored by men, young and old, in the US.(C)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：喜欢打猎和钓鱼的人群在原文未提及。
2.The professional baseball teams play baseball from spring to fall.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文第二段第二句话，职业棒球比赛会从春季持续到秋季。
3.Baseball shares many features with the English game of cricket.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文第二段最后一句话，英国的板球可能是与棒球最接近的运动项目，故两者应该有很多相似的特征。
4.Football can be classified as a spectator sport.(A)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文最后一段第一句话中的“Other spectator sports include．．·”，说明之前提到的baseball，football和basketball等运动也都是spectator spots，即观众比参加比赛的人多的运动。
5.Many Americans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harsh that players have to wear special uniforms.(B)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：根据原文倒数第二段第三句话，美国人喜欢篮球胜于橄榄球是因为篮球冬天可以在室内打，并且篮球是一项更快的运动，而不是因为打橄榄球必须穿特制的球服。
6.Nation-wide university basketball matches are held yearly in the US.(C)
A. True
B. False
C. Not Given
解析：原文未提到美国大学每年举办国家范围的篮球比赛，只提到了中学每年有州范围(state—wide)的比赛。
7.Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectators whose primary interest is gambling.(A)
A. True
B
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