Question

A game of “catch” is just two people throwing a ball back and forth (来回地). They might have baseball               , or they might use their hands.In fact, playing catch is part of baseball          to make you get used to using a ball and a glove. But any American kid will tell you it’s much more than that.

Playing catch is a time for kids to be with their          . It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about besides catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as smoothly as the ball itself back-and-forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an excuse to spend time          .When you ask some adults(成年人) to          the good memories of their dads, they nearly always say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very          with their work. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has his or her dad’s attention. There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away          you. For the time of playing a game of catch—your dad is all          .

1.A. gloves      B. yards      C. skills      D. caps

2.A. team       B. practice  C. match      D. club

3.A. fathers     B. mothers    C. friends   D. classmates

4.A. alone     B. once again C. as usual   D. together

5.A. talk about  B. looked for  C. point out D. hear of

6.A. strict      B. busy       C. bored     D. careful

7.A. off         B. to         C. for       D. from

8.A. his         B. hers       C. yours     D. theirs

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了一个简单的接球游戏对于孩子生活的意义，这通常是孩子们关于父亲的回忆的内容的一部分，因为只有这个时候，你的父亲才完全属于你自己。

1.Gloves手套；yards院子；skills技能；caps 帽子。联系下文a ball and a glove.可知此处指的是，他们可以戴着棒球手套。故选A。

2.Team队，团队；practice练习，惯例；match比赛，竞赛；club 俱乐部。结合语境可知此处指的是，玩接球是棒球比赛的一部分。故选B。

3.Fathers父亲们；mothers母亲们；friends朋友们；classmates同学。根据下文This is a time when a kid has his or her dad’s attention. 描述，可知此处指的是，和他们的父亲在一起。故选A。

4.Alone独自；once again再一次；as usual像往常一样，通常；together在一起。结合语境可知此处指的是，这是一个共度时光的借口。故选D。

5.talk about谈论某事；looked for寻找；point out指出；hear of听说。结合语境可知此处指的是，谈论他们父亲们的美好回忆。故选A。

6.Strict严格的，严肃的；busy忙碌的；bored无聊的，烦人的；careful仔细的，细心的。结合语境可知此处指的是，父亲们通常是忙于他们的工作。故选B。

7.Off离开，脱落；to到，向；for为了，对于；from 从，来自。结合语境可知此处指的是，把你的父亲从你的身边带走。故选D。

8.His他的；hers她的；yours你的，你们的；theirs 他们的。结合语境可知此处指的是，你的父亲完全是你的。故选C。

考点：考查人生百味类短文