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(51)请根据短文的内容，回答题。
Sport or Spectacle?
Muhammad Ali is probably the most famous sports figure on earth: he is recognized on
every continent and by all generations. The __________ (51) of his illness as Parkinson's
disease after his retirement fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism
__________ (52) the sport. That, plus his outspoken opposition __________ (53) women's
boxing, made people wonder how he would react when one of his daughters decided to
__________ (54) up the sport. His presence at Laila's first professional fight, however,
seemed to broadcast a father's support. Of course Muhammad Ali wanted to __________
(55) his daughter fight. The ring announcer introduced him as "the greatest" and as he sat
down at the ringside as the crowd chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Laila's debut fight (首次亮相) was a huge success and there was as
much publicity for the __________ (56) as her father's fights once attracted. __________
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(57),Laila's opponent was much weaker than she was and the fight lasted just 31 seconds.
Since then,Laila has won most of her fights by knocking out her opponent. "She knows
__________ (58)she's doing," said one referee about her. "She knows about moving well.
You can see some of her dad's moves."
Laila Ali would rather not __________ (59) herself to her father. She prefers to make her
own __________ (60). Har father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not
spared her the details of what can happen. Laila __________ (61) that her father wants her
to understand the worst possible scenario (局面) to see __________ (62) she still wants to
go forward with it. She knows she's going to get hit hard at times, that she may get a broken
nose or a swollen (肿胀的) face, but at least she is prepared for it.
Laila's decision to start boxing despite her father's __________ (63) with the symptoms of
Parkinson's disease has of course sparked a mixture of debate and __________ (64). But
Laila is a determined individual and it is her famous last name that has made her a magnet
for worldwide media attention. Of course, the __________ (65) on the boxing scene of a
woman with her family history attracts even more questions about whether women's boxing
is sport or spectacle.
__________
A: discovery
B: recovery
C: prevention
D: diagnosis
答案:D
解析:这里考查词汇。句意 ：退休后，他被__________ 患有帕金森病，这刺激了大家对拳击危险性的考虑和对运动的批评。四个选项：discovery“发现”，recovery“恢复”，prevention“ 阻止，妨碍”，diagnose“诊断”，分别带入，diagnose比较贴合语境，所以答案为D。
(52) ____________
A: of
B: on
C: for
D: at
答案:A
解析:
这里考查介词。句意 ：退休后，他被诊断患有帕金森病，这刺激了大家对拳击危险性的考虑和对运动的批评。criticism of“对……的批评”，所以选择A。
(53) ____________
A: in
B: on
C: to
D: by
答案:C
解析:
这里考查介词。句意 ：加上他对女性拳击的公开反对。opposition后面的介词固定搭配是to，因此C为正确选项。
(54) ____________
A: set
B: cheer
C: look
D: take
答案:D
解析:
这里考查短语。句意 ：许多人会猜想当他的一个女儿想要__________拳击这个职业的时候他会有何反应。四个选项：set up“建立”，cheer up“高兴，振奋”，look up“查阅，看望”，take up“开始，从事”，很显然，take up最贴合语境，故答案为D。
(55) ____________
A: help
B: watch
C: have
D: make
答案:B
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 ：穆罕默德•阿里当然想__________ 自己女儿的比赛。四个选项：help“帮助”，watch“观看”，have“使……”，make“做”，分别带入，可知watch比较贴合语境，所以答案为B。
(56) ____________
A: stage
B: summit
C: fight
D: sight
答案:C
解析:
这里考查名词。句意 ：21岁的莱拉•阿里首次亮相就获得了巨大成功，这次__________也获得了如同她爸爸比赛时一样的关注度。四个选项：stage“舞台”，summit“定点”，fight“争斗”，sight“景物，视线”，根据上下文可知答案为C。
(57) ____________
A: Unfortunately
B: Obviously
C: Similarly
D: Suddenly
答案:A
解析:
这里考查副词。句意 ：__________ ，莱拉的对手比她弱很多，因此比赛只持续了31秒。四个选项：unfortunately“不幸的是”，obviously“ 明显地”，similarly“相似地”，suddenly“突然地”，分别代入原文，可知unfortunately符合语境，故答案为A。
(58) ____________
A: that
B: what
C: how
D: why
答案:C
解析:
这里考查宾语从句。句意 ：她知道她在做。此处引导这个宾语从句的关联词在从句中要做宾语，只能选what，所以正确答案为B。
(59) ____________
A: compare
B: keep
C: turn
D: want
答案:A
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 ：莱拉不会选择将自己与父亲__________。四个选项：compare“比较”，keep“保持”，turn“转向”， want“需要”，根据上下文可知compare最贴合语境，所以答案为A。
(60) ____________
A: appearance
B: name
C: show
D: sport
答案:C
解析:
这里考查名词搭配。句意 ：莱拉喜欢打出自己的__________。四个选项：appearance“外貌，外表”，name“名义，名字”，show“表演”，sport“运动”。 make one’s ownname是固定搭配，意为“成功，成名”，所以正确答案为B。
(61) ____________
A: realizes
B: suggests
C: proposes
D: hopes
答案:A
解析:
这里考查动词。句意 ：她__________到父亲想让她了解最惨的局面是怎么样的，通过这样来看看她还是愿意继续走下去。四个选项：realize“意识”，suggest“建议”，propose“提出”，hope“希望”，通过上下文可知A为正确答案。
(62) ____________
A: if
B: since
C: because
D: when
答案:A
解析:
这里考查逻辑关系。句意 ：她意识到父亲想让她了解最惨的局面是怎么样的，通过这样来看看她__________还是愿意继续走下去。这里应该填“是否”，因而答案为A。
(63) ____________
A: feeling
B: struggle
C: sense
D: anger
答案:B
解析:
这里考查词汇。句意 ：考虑到她父亲跟帕金森的病症在__________ ，莱拉要打拳击的决定当然引起了广泛的赞许和——。四个选项：feelin9“感受”，struggle“斗争”，sense“感觉”，anger“愤怒”。很显然，父亲是同疾病做斗争，因此答案为B。
(64) ____________
A: argument
B: quarrel
C: criticism
D: decision
答案:C
解析:
本题考查名词。旬意 ：尽管父亲还在挣扎于帕金森的折磨中，但是莱拉仍然决定以拳击为职业，这必然引起了争论和__________。四个选项：argument意为“争论”，quarrel意为“争吵，吵架”，criticism意为“批评，批判”，decision意为“决定”。四个选项分别代入，可知criticism 比较符合语境。
(65) ____________
A: arrival
B: birth
C: departure
D: attention
答案:A
解析:
本题是对名词的考查。句意 ：当然，一个女性，还是有拳击家族背景的女性，在拳击台上的__________ 引起了有关女性拳击是比赛还是风景的讨论。四个选项：arrival意为“到来，到达”，birth意为“ 出生”，departure意为“离开”，attention意为“注意”,分别代入，A项比较符合语境。从搭配来看，一般是the birth of，the departure from，the attention from/to。
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