Question

根据首字母填单词，完成短文。（10分）

Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States and other parts of the world . It has a h    1.  of over a century. The inventor of basketball ,James Naismiths ,came from Canada . He invented basketball for his students in 1891. At f  2.    ,it was an indoor game so t  3.    students could play in bad weather.

Basketball soon became very popular .In 1946 the National Basketball Association came into being .There were many great basketballs 4.     in the NBA .For many years they were all Americans. But now many good players come from other c  5.   .

Basketball is both an i    6.  and outdoor game . It is a team sport w 7.     two teams of five players each. The goal is to throw the ball t    8.  the other side’s basket, and to stop the other team from doing so . You can throw it from any part of the court with one hand or both hands .You can also pass the ball to your teammates . But you must f  9.    the rules . For example ,you can’t hold the ball and run with it . To win basketball games ,you should have good skills . But it is more important for you and the other players to play as a team .You are sure to e  10.    playing this popular sport .

Answer

1.history

2.first

3.that

4.stars

5.countries

6.indoor

7.with

8.through

9.follow

10.enjoy

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了篮球的发展历史以及篮球比赛规则。篮球有一个多世纪的历史，它是一种户内和室外的运动。篮球运动在美国非常受欢迎。在比赛中把球投进对方的篮筐里就得分，而且要阻止对方进球。要赢得篮球比赛，你应该有很好的技巧。

1. history of“一个......的历史”，故此处为history。句意：它有一个多世纪的历史。

2. first“最初”，故此处为first。句意：最初，它是一个户内运动。

3. that“以便于”，故为that。句意：最初，它是一个户内运动，以便于学生能在恶劣的天气玩。

4. many years they were all Americans. 可知他们是美国人，可知此处是指篮球运动员里优秀的人，因此是明星，故为stars。句意：在美国NBA有很多优秀的篮球明星。

5.

6.f ,it was an indoor game 可知此处是指篮球是一种户内运动，故此处为indoor。句意：篮球是一项户内和室外运动。

7. two teams of five players each作后置定语，修饰名词sport。故此处为with。句意：它是一项团队运动，两个队中每队有五个运动员。

8.

9. the rules“遵守规则”，位于情态动词must之后故用动词原形，故为follow。句意：你必须遵守规则。

10. doing sth“喜欢做某事”，故此处为enjoy。句意：你一定玩这种受欢迎的运动。

考点：短文填空。