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   For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 【小题1】   Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

The disease, known as “March Madness”, refers to the yearly 65­team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛). 【小题2】   Teams compete against each other in a single­elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends.   【小题3】   Colleagues against bosses.

Big­name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little­known universities.

This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little­known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. 【小题4】

College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 【小题5】   About $4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post- season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.

A.Husbands against wives.
A.The players will go all out for the games.
B.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.
C.College students will ignore piles of homework.
D.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.
E.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.
F.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.
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同类题1

   SPORTS EVENTS

BASKETBALL:

Central Sports Centre. City Road.

All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8: 30 p.m. $12

Northerners vs Tigers, Sunday noon $14

BUSHWALKING (越野走):

Meet at Wanda Station, Saturday 9:00 a.m. sharp for 3-hour walk to Canary Mountains. $7, ph 341-5432 Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 a.m. sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $5, ph 341-8643. Bring your own lunch.

FOOTBALL:

St Martins Sports Centre

St Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $8

Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $8

Neill Park Recreation Centre

Neill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 p.m. $11

Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 p.m. $11

LAWN BOWLS(草坪滚木球):

Tans Town B.C

Tans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 p.m. $10

Wake Hill B.C.

Wake Hill vs Colls, Saturday 2: 00 p.m. $9

【小题1】According to the passage, the most popular time for the sporting events may be ____.
A.Sat 8:30 pmB.Sun noon
C.Sun 2:00 pmD.Sat 2:00 pm
【小题2】The purpose of the passage is to let people ____.
A.compare the prices of the matches
B.find the nearest place to watch a match
C.know the sport matches and come to watch them
D.spend their money on these matches wisely
【小题3】You may find the passage most probably in a ____.
A.handbookB.newspaper about match reviews
C.magazine about ball matchesD.notice
【小题4】If you have $18, you can go to watch both ____.
A.Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood
B.All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley Station
C.Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill
D.St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers

同类题3

   It was a Sunday morning. I got out of bed as quick as a bunny _____ it was the final of my soccer tournament. I got _____, ate the breakfast my mom had made for me and headed to the car. On my way, I wondered what it would be like to _____ the shiny gold medal in my hands. As I got closer, I saw my team _____ on the field, so once I finally got there, I started rushing towards them.

When the _____ was about to begin, I was already sweating like a pig because it was so _____. When both teams were on the field, the referee blew the whistle which was a _____ of the start of the game. As my teammates passed the _____ down the field, I heard the cheers from the parents in the bleachers (露天看台) _____. The score was zero to zero at half-time and I had a rest by drinking water to get ready for the second half. We ______ the second half but still couldn’t put the ball in the net. The game score was ______ at the end of the second half which meant that we had to go to extra time. Towards the end of extra time, the other team’s defender ______ one of my teammates, which ______ a free kick (任意球). I went up to take the kick. I shook with ______ as the ball went out of the net. It was the end of ______ time, which meant that we had to go to penalties (点球).

I went up to take the first penalty. I was ______ I would miss again, but once I ______ it, I was relaxed as I made it in the top left corner. The final ______ was 4-3 on penalties but we ______. After they gave me the silver medal, I went home and was happy that it was all over and that second place wasn’t that ______.

【小题1】
A.beforeB.becauseC.untilD.though
【小题2】
A.confusedB.surprisedC.preparedD.dressed
【小题3】
A.holdB.coverC.touchD.win
【小题4】
A.fightingB.quarrelingC.practicingD.competing
【小题5】
A.gameB.performanceC.speechD.ceremony
【小题6】
A.crowdedB.hotC.fierceD.warm
【小题7】
A.pointB.secretC.problem.D.signal
【小题8】
A.ballB.messageC.flagD.order
【小题9】
A.in excitementB.in fearC.in silenceD.in patience
【小题10】
A.joinedB.controlledC.endedD.entered
【小题11】
A.differentB.similarC.equalD.clear
【小题12】
A.surroundedB.defeatedC.protectedD.attacked
【小题13】
A.called forB.held backC.broke intoD.carried on
【小题14】
A.doubtB.angerC.anxietyD.delight
【小题15】
A.longB.ordinaryC.extraD.present
【小题16】
A.nervousB.confidentC.carefulD.aware
【小题17】
A.sentB.tookC.threwD.shot
【小题18】
A.numberB.scoreC.recordD.vote
【小题19】
A.succeededB.missedC.lostD.quitted
【小题20】
A.greatB.badC.specialD.precious

同类题4

   At 7a.m.on October 2,2016,I got up,feeling excited and nervous. The first thought in my mind was,"Today's game is my first _____ football game." I'd played before but not like this,not in pads(防护垫),not with a helmet on my head and my heart started beating faster. I _____ finished breakfast and left for the field.

The whole time on the bus,I felt sick and nervous. Finally,I reached the field. ____that white numher7 jersey(运动套衫)for the first time made me feel ____ .I felt like football was my fortune.

We stood there. By the look on our faces,you could see who had _____ before and who hadn't. To me,it felt like a war. I was a(n)_____ soldier going into battle. Now I know that feeling was fear. We had _____ ,but not the real game. In training,we took a form and knew each other. In the _____ you don't know your opponent's strength. Everything just happened _____ you know it was happening.

We did warm-ups and some of us couldn't ______ to play,jumping around and yelling. Others stood still waiting for the direction. The referees(裁判)came out. We knew the game ______ came. As a captain,I went out for the coin toss to see which team would get the ball first. Campus Magnet won the coin toss. They ______ to receive.

Soon the game ______ and I caught up with the ball carrier and ran at a full speed. I lowered my shoulders and ran to his side with all my _____ ,knocking him down and at the same time knocking my ______ out. I rose to my feet and ______ what I had done. I'd made my first tackle(阻截).I was ______ my dream,feeling renewed. That tackle encouraged me,giving me strength,______ and the desire to go on.

We ______ that game--8 to 6. That year we went undefeated, ______ every team on our schedule, and I was rated the best receiver in our division.

【小题1】
A.usualB.significantC.excellentD.informal
【小题2】
A.calmlyB.patientlyC.elegantlyD.quickly
【小题3】
A.Taking offB.Giving upC.Putting onD.Showing off
【小题4】
A.strangeB.shockedC.sadD.great
【小题5】
A.playedB.travelledC.changedD.applied
【小题6】
A.activeB.freshC.strongD.experienced
【小题7】
A.pretendedB.expectedC.improvedD.practiced
【小题8】
A.gameB.testC.partyD.end
【小题9】
A.onceB.untilC.beforeD.though
【小题10】
A.tryB.waitC.wantD.continue
【小题11】
A.resultB.showC.timeD.chance
【小题12】
A.struggledB.choseC.refusedD.failed
【小题13】
A.startedB.pausedC.completedD.Lasted
【小题14】
A.mindB.strengthC.wealthD.trust
【小题15】
A.awardB.hopeC.fearD.courage
【小题16】
A.admittedB.regrettedC.deniedD.realized
【小题17】
A.achievingB.imaginingC.formingD.rewarding
【小题18】
A.valueB.directionC.confidenceD.assistance
【小题19】
A.wonB.organizedC.recordedD.missed
【小题20】
A.comparingB.judgingC.joiningD.beating