2009年10月自学考试英语(二)模拟题及解析(2)

　　Naismith studied current games. He found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided.But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors . So he put two peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer ball into them, Naismith then made thirteen rules for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today.Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.

　　And that's how basketball was born.

　　31. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A.The Birth of Basketball.

　　B.YMCA and Basketball.

　　C.Basketball – an Indoor Game.

　　D.A Winter Sports Program.

　　答案：A

　　[解析]本题是主旨题，这篇文章主要讲述了篮球的由来，根据这篇文章的最后一句And that's how basketball was born.这就是篮球怎样产生的。因此可以判断出答案是A。

　　32.The YMCA training school officials asked Naismith to invent a new game because ______.

　　A. people didn't have enough outdoor exercise in the winter

　　B. basketball would become popular among the young students

　　C. they hoped that would attract more people to their school

　　D. kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoors

　　答案：C

　　[解析]本题是细节题，根据文章第二段，基督教青年会培训学校担心在冬天来上课的人少，因为学校在冬天没有一个很好的运动项目，所以他们让Naismith帮忙，想出来一个新的室内运动——篮球。