二、阅读理解
Many Americans love sports. This does not really mean that they get any exercise. What they do is watching matches on TV. They watch baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf and tennis matches, which means that for most of the weekends they sit in front of the TV. Sometimes, their friends watch with them.
Baseball, the most popular game, is a great American sport and every team has fans. Almost every big city has a team, and as each team plays 162 games a year, following baseball can take up a lot of time. The playing season begins in spring and finishes in the World Series (世界大赛) in autumn, when two leading (领先的) teams play against each other. The first to win four games wins. Although called World Series, it has only one other country to take part in—Canada.
Football played in autumn and winter is also popular. It is not like the game called soccer at all. There isn't much kicking in American football, which has more to do with running with the ball. Each team only plays 16 games during the season, and these usually take place on Sundays and Monday evenings. Half of people in the country watch the final game on a Sunday, in January.
When there are no good games on TV, Americans watch college sports. Many colleges feel that if they want their former (以前) students to help their old schools, they need a winning football team. To our surprise, this seems to be true.
()1. Which is the RIGHT structure of the passage?
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2, ...)

A. ①②
③④
B. ①
②③④
C. ①
②
③④
D. ②
③
④
()2. How many countries take part in the World Series?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
()3. Which of the following is TRUE about American football?
A. Players run a lot.
B. Players can't kick the ball.
C. The final game is on a Monday.
D. There are only 16 games during the season.
()4. What does the underlined part "this seems to be true" in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. The colleges need sports players most.
B. The former students love their old schools.
C. The colleges always get help from the former students.
D. It's easier to get help if the school team wins.
()5. What is the writing purpose of the passage?
A. To encourage us to join in the games.
B. To show Americans' love for watching sports games.
C. To tell us to exercise more to keep fit.
D. To introduce how people play sport in the US.

1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B

【分析】
1. 第1题：先梳理文章段落逻辑，第一段总述美国人喜爱通过电视观看体育赛事的情况，第二段介绍棒球运动，第三段介绍美式橄榄球，第四段介绍大学体育赛事，整体是总分结构，即第一段总起，后三段分别分述不同的体育赛事内容，据此判断文章结构。
2. 第2题：定位到第二段末尾的细节内容，找到关于世界大赛参与国家的描述，计算参与国家数量。
3. 第3题：逐一核对选项与第三段中关于美式橄榄球的细节描述，排除错误选项，选出符合原文的内容。
4. 第4题：先理解前文句子“Many colleges feel that if they want their former students to help their old schools, they need a winning football team.”，“this”指代的就是这个观点，据此判断句子含义。
5. 第5题：结合全文内容，第一段点明美国人喜欢看体育赛事，后几段围绕他们观看的各类赛事展开，总结文章的写作目的。
【解析】
1. 第1题：文章第一段总述美国人热爱体育但多是观看电视上的赛事；第二段介绍棒球运动，第三段介绍美式橄榄球，第四段介绍大学体育，属于“总-分”结构，即①总起，②③④分述，对应选项B。
2. 第2题：根据第二段最后一句“Although called World Series, it has only one other country to take part in—Canada.”可知，除了美国外，只有加拿大参与，一共2个国家，故选A。
3. 第3题：根据第三段“which has more to do with running with the ball”可知美式橄榄球运动员经常带球奔跑，A选项正确；B选项“Players can't kick the ball”与原文“isn't much kicking”不符；C选项“final game is on a Monday”与原文“watch the final game on a Sunday”不符；D选项“There are only 16 games during the season”错误，原文是“Each team only plays 16 games”，并非总共16场。故选A。
4. 第4题：前文提到“Many colleges feel that if they want their former students to help their old schools, they need a winning football team.”，“this seems to be true”中的“this”指代的就是这个观点，即学校的橄榄球队获胜的话，更容易得到往届学生的帮助，故选D。
5. 第5题：文章开篇点明“Many Americans love sports...What they do is watching matches on TV”，后续段落分别介绍美国人观看的各类体育赛事，所以写作目的是展示美国人对观看体育赛事的喜爱，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.A 4.D 5.B
【知识点】
1. 文章结构判断
2. 细节信息查找
3. 主旨大意归纳
【点评】
这篇阅读理解围绕美国人观看体育赛事展开，考查了文章结构、细节理解、指代含义和主旨大意等常见题型，需要学生准确定位原文信息，理清段落逻辑和指代关系，对学生的阅读理解综合能力有一定要求。
【难度系数】
0.6