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完形填空

A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth (来回地). It seems a little ___1._____  . The two people are close enough to talk,   ___2._____too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their hands.

In fact, playing catch is part of baseball practice—to make you   3.  using a ball and glove. But ___4.___ American kid will teach you it’s much more than that.

Playing catch is a time to ___5._____  with your father. It’s a time when there’s nothing to worry about ____6.____ catching a ball. It’s a time when words move as seamlessly (准确无误地) as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It’s an ___7._____  to spend time together.

Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American ____8.____ activity. In the suburbs (郊区), most people have backyards—not  ___9._____ enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those ___10._____  yards play in the street.

When adults are asked to talk about the good ___11._____ of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very___12._____  . 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 __13.______. There is no work, no phone and no __14.______ people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it ___15._____  to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.

16.A. interesting         B. boring            C. amazing         D. exciting

17.A. however             B. and             C. so              D. but

18.A. get used to         B. used to           C. remember       D. keep

19.A. an                 B. the               C. any             D. a

20.A. fight              B. compare           C. share           D. be

21.A. except               B. besides           C. like          D. by

22.A. chance             B. excuse            C. sport          D. hour

23.A. children            B. mom              C. parents         D. dad

24.A. large               B. small             C. clean           D. tidy

25.A. with               B. without           C. outside         D. in

26.A. memories          B. experience      C. part    D. activities

27.A. serious            B. brave             C. busy            D. kind

28.A. help               B. love              C. attention       D. ball

29.A. another            B. others            C. all             D. other

30.A. brings             B. takes             C. starts          D. spends

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.B

【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. too far to touch.可推知该选B。

2.，却远得不能触摸。However然而；and和；so所以； but但是。空白前后句之间是转折关系，所以选D。

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8.，是美国的一个重要部分，接球是全美爸爸的活动。 children 孩子们；mom妈妈；parents父母亲；dad爸爸。联系上文中Playing catch is a time to with your father.可知该选D。

9.，大多数人有后院但没有足够大得可以打棒球。large打的；small小的；clean干净的；tidy整洁的。根据to play baseball in可推知该选A。

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11.，他们中的许多人会说一些关于玩的事。memories记忆； experience经历； part 部分； activities活动。联系下句many of them will say something about playing catch.可知该选A。

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14.，没有电话，没有其他的的人让你爸爸远离你。 Another另一；others别人；all 全，都；other其他的。根据句意结合语境可知该选D。

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考点：故事类短文。