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1，分数：

5.00）

TherearepeopleinItalywhocan"

tstandsoccer.NotallCanadianslovehockey.AsimilarsituationexistsinAmerica,wheretherearethoseindividualsyoumaybeoneofthemwhoyawnorevenfrownwhensomebodymentionsbaseball.Baseballtothemmeansboringhourswatchinggrownmeninfunnytightoutfitsstandingaroundinafieldstaringawaywhileverylittleofanythinghappens.Theytellyouit"

sagamebettersuitedtothe19thcentury,slow,quiet,gentlemanly.Thesearethesamepeopleyoumaybeoneofthemwholovefootballbecausethere"

sthesportthatglorifies"

thehit"

.

Bycontrast,baseballseemsabstract,cool,silent,still.OnTVthegameisfracturedintoadozenperspectives,replays,close-ups.Thegeometryofthegame,however,isessentialtounderstandingit.Youwillcontemplatethegamefromonepointasapainterdoeshissubject;

youmay,ofcourse,projectyourselfintothegame.Itisinthisprojectionthatthegameaffordssomuchspaceandtimeforinvolvement.TheTVwon"

tdoitforyou.

Take,forexample,thethirdbaseman.Yousitbehindthethirdbasedugoutandyouwatchhimwatchinghomeplate.Hislegsareapart,kneesflexed.Hisarmshangloose.Hedoesalotofthis.Theskepticstillcannotthinkofanyothersportssostill,sopassive.Butwatchwhathappenseverytimethepitcherthrows:

thethirdbasemangoesuponhistoes,flexeshisarmsorbringstheglovetoapointinfrontofhim,takesastepfightorleft,backwardorforward,perhapsheglancesacrossthefieldtocheckhisfirstbaseman"

sposition.Supposethepitchisaball."

Nothinghappened,"

yousay."

Icouldhavehadmyeyesclosed."

Theskepticandtheinnocentmustplaythegame.Andthisinvolvementinthestandsisnomoreintellectualthanlisteningtomusicis.Watchthethirdbaseman.Smooththedirtinfrontofyouwithonefoot;

smooththepocketinyourglove;

watchtheeyesofthebatter,thespeedofthebat,thesoundofhorsehideonwood.Iffootballisasymphonyofmovementandtheatre,baseballischambermusic,aspaciousinterlockingofnotes,choresandresponses.（分数：

（1）.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith______.（分数：

1.00）

A.thedifferenttastesofpeopleforsports

B.thedifferentcharacteristicsofsports

C.theattractionoffootball

D.theattractionofbaseball

（2）.Thosewhodon"

tlikebaseballmaycomplainthat______.（分数：

A.itisonlytothetasteoftheold

B.itinvolvesfewerplayersthanfootball

C.itisnotexcitingenough

D.itispretentiousandlooksfunny

（3）.Theauthoradmitsthat______.（分数：

A.baseballistoopeacefulfortheyoung

B.baseballmayseemboringwhenwatchedonTV

C.footballismoreattractingthanbaseball

D.baseballismoreinterestingthanfootball

（4）.Bystating"

（paragraph4,lastsentence）,theauthormeans______.（分数：

A.Thethirdbasemanwouldrathersleepthanplaythegame

B.Evenifthethirdbasemanclosedhiseyesamomentago,itcouldmakenodifferenttotheresult

C.Thethirdbasemanissogoodatbaseballthathecouldfinishthegamewitheyesclosedallthetimeanddohisworkwell

D.Theconsequentwastoobadhecouldnotbeartoseeit

（5）.Wecansafelyconcludethattheauthor______.（分数：

A.likesfootball

B.hatesfootball

C.hatesbaseball

D.likesbaseball

三、PassageTwo（总题数：

AmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville"

sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas"

BabyDoe"

.TheirhistoryisfastbecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomestreadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen."

Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere."

hesaid.

Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville"

sfortuneandwealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.Itwashiscustomto"

grubstake"

prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or"

grub"

whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.

Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor"

.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepe