Question

【题目】 Kids are kids, no matter where they live. On fine spring days, you find them outside looking for games to _____. It’s the nature of being young.

Take the game of marbles(玻璃球) for _____. From villages in deepest Africa to towns along the China Sea, youngsters have been playing this traditional game for thousands of years. There are many reasons why the game of marbles has been so _____. It’s easy to play and doesn’t require any other things.

Perhaps most important of all, the rules are flexible(灵活的). That means that the _____ can be changed by the players. That’s _____ there are no written rules for marbles. You and your friends can get a game going and, as long as you all _____, those are the rules for the game in your neighbourhood.

However, the goal is _____ the same. Players put their marbles on the ground. They try to win their opponents’(对手) marbles by hitting the marbles or by knocking them out of a circle. ______the end of a game, one player goes home with a bag full of marbles. The others go home with bags that are far lighter than _____ they arrived.

Today, there is an International Marble Championship. But as any youngster ______, the best game of marbles is played in the schoolyard. The days are warm, the marbles roll easily, and friends gather around to see who will have the best luck that day.

【1】A.playB.createC.writeD.make

【2】A.exerciseB.modelC.exampleD.method

【3】A.relaxingB.difficultC.wideD.popular

【4】A.rulesB.numbersC.weightD.success

【5】A.howB.whenC.whatD.why

【6】A.agreeB.refuseC.developD.form

【7】A.hardlyB.nearlyC.alwaysD.seldom

【8】A.ForB.AtC.OnD.During

【9】A.ifB.becauseC.sinceD.when

【10】A.knowsB.educatesC.wondersD.throws

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】D

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】D

【10】A

【解析】

本文讲述了弹珠游戏非常受欢迎。它没有成文的规则，但是目标都是通过击打弹珠或将弹珠踢出圆圈来赢得对手的弹珠。

【1】句意：在晴朗的春天，你会发现他们在外面找游戏玩。

play玩，create创造，write书写，make制作。根据动宾搭配play games“玩游戏”，故选A。

【2】句意：以弹珠游戏为例。

exercise练习，model模型，example例子，method方法。take sth for example“以某物为例”，故选C。

【3】句意：弹珠游戏如此受欢迎的原因有很多。

relaxing令人放松的，difficult困难的，wide宽的，popular受欢迎的。根据前文的“From villages in deepest Africa to towns along the China Sea, youngsters have been playing this traditional game for thousands of years.”可知，世界各地，很多小孩在玩它，玩了很多年，因此这个游戏非常受欢迎。故选D。

【4】句意：这意味着规则可以被玩家改变。

rules规则，numbers成员，weight重量，success成功。根据前文的“the rules are flexible(灵活的).”可知，这个游戏的规则是灵活的，可以被玩家改变。故选A。

【5】句意：这就是为什么弹珠游戏没有成文的规则。

how如何，when何时，what什么，why为什么。根据前文的“the rules are flexible(灵活的). That means that the ___4___ can be changed by the players.”可知，此处介绍为什么弹珠游戏没有成文的规则。故选D。

【6】句意：你和你的朋友可以开始一场游戏，只要你们都同意，这就是你所在社区的游戏规则。

agree同意，refuse拒绝，develop发展，form形成。根据“That means that the ___4___ can be changed by the players.”可知，玩家可以改变弹珠游戏的规则。根据“those are the rules for the game in your neighbourhood.”可知，你所在社区的游戏规则，应是你们这个社区的玩家都同意的规则。故选A。

【7】句意：然而，目标总是相同的。

hardly几乎不，nearly几乎，差不多，always总是，seldom很少。根据后文的“They try to win their opponents’(对手) marbles by hitting the marbles or by knocking them out of a circle.”可知，他们的目的都是通过击打弹珠或将弹珠踢出圆圈来赢得对手的弹珠。因此目标总是相同的。故选C。

【8】句意：游戏结束时，一个玩家拿着装满弹珠的袋子回家。

For为了，At在，On在……上面，During在……期间。at the end of“在……结束的时候”，故选B。

【9】句意：其他人带着比到达时轻得多的包回家。

if如果，because因为，since自从，when当……时候。结合句意，此处表示弹珠游戏结束时和他来的时候比，他的包轻多了,因为输掉了很多弹球。故选D。

【10】句意：但是，正如每个年轻人都知道的那样，最好的弹珠游戏是在校园里进行的。

knows知道，educates教育，wonders想知道，throws扔。As sb knows“正如某人所知”，故选A。

这篇短文介绍弹珠游戏很受孩子们的喜欢，它没有成文的规则，但是目的是一样的，就是通过击打弹珠或将弹珠踢出圆圈来赢得对手的弹珠。文章主题明确，结构清晰，内容贴近学生们的日常生活，比较容易理解。题型是完形填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文意；然后根据上下文语境做题，注意空前后的搭配，并仔细辨析选项中单词的意思和用法；最后将答案代入原文，再读一遍，检查答案是否正确。例如第3小题，考查了take sth for example“以某物为例”，故选C。再如第5小题，考查副词辨析及语境。how如何，when何时，what什么，why为什么。根据上个小题的句意可知，弹珠游戏的规则是灵活的，那就意味着这些规则可以根据玩家来改变。这是在解释弹珠游戏没有成文的规则的原因。故选D。