南京中考英语阅读解读题型练习：足球在社会上的地位

　　Why do people play football? It’s a(n) 1 game and it’s dangerous too. Twenty-two men fight 2 ninety minutes to make 3 many goals as they can. They get 4 black eyes, bruise (擦伤) and broken bones than they 5 points. Football players must be mad.

　　And why do people watch football? They 6 be mad too. They certainly 7 and scream like 8 . I’m afraid 9 near a football field when they are playing a game. The crowds are 10 .

　　I’d 11 stay at home and watch TV. But what happens when I turn it 12 ? They’re showing a football game. So I turn on the radio. What do I 13 ? The 14 football scores. And what do I see when I open a newspaper? Pictures of football players, interview(采访) with 15 players, scores of football games.

　　1. A. stupid B. funny C. exciting D. wonderful

　　2. A. for B. by C. in D. against

　　3. A. so B. to C. as D. very

　　4. A. much B. many C. most D. more

　　5. A. do with B. do C. do for D. did

　　6. A. mustn’t B. must C. can’t D. can

　　7. A. cry B. laugh C. run D. shout

　　8. A. gentlemen B. ladies C. madmen D. madams

　　9. A. of going B. for going C. to go D. to be going

　　10. A. happy B. dangerous C. sad D. tired

　　11. A. rather B. better C. like D. fairly

　　12. A. off B. down C. up D. on

　　13. A. listen B. listen to C. hear D. hear of

　　14. A. late B. latest C. later D. lately

　　15. A. basketball B. volleyball C. tennis D. football

　　名师点评

　　本文用幽默的语气介绍了足球运动在社会上的地位和状况。读完令人感慨，人们真的为足球而疯狂了，足球无所不在。初中完形填空设计选项时，常会用障眼法迷惑学生，如本题中的第8项，解题时一定要小心。

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