高考英语百日训练之七选五(91)含答案解析

高考英语百日训练之七选五（91）含答案解析

【题文】

Sports offer kids the ability to exercise while having fun, the chance to learn how to play as a team, and a good way to develop athletic skills. Despite these benefits, 70% of kids quit sports by the age of 13. ___16___.

◆___17___.

Have you ever watched kindergarteners play soccer against another team of kindergarteners? It is both enjoyable and amusing. No matter what the score, all the kids have a good time and are happy.

___18___. The focus changes from having fun to practicing skills. Only the pre-teens with the best skills can get the most time in the game. What was a fun activity at age 5 becomes a source of stress and pressure for a pre-teen. Those who are not among the most talented players tend to quit and find something else they might be good at.

◆ It costs more.

___19___. Parents of a pre-teen are going to need to purchase a uniform, gear, and equipment. Teams need to travel to compete against teams from other schools or districts. Parents who want to watch the games now have extra gas costs to deal with.

Therefore, when an activity becomes expensive, parents start pushing their pre-teen to do well in it. Perhaps the parents complain that if their pre-teen is sitting on the bench, or isn’t the star player, the money wasn’t worth it. This adds extra pressure on a pre-teen who might quit the

team.

◆ It’s the age.

Parents need to remember that pre-teens are going through a lot of changes. Their bodies are changing School has become more challenging (and requires them to manage a lot of homework). ___20___ If your pre-teen’s friends quit playing soccer, your pre-teen might quit as well.

A. Their peers are becoming more important to them than their family is.

B. The more money in a sport, the less participation in it.

C. As kids get older, the experience of playing sports changes.

D. The older a player gets, the more expensive the participation in a sport becomes.

E. It stops being fun.

F. Here are some reasons why that happens.

G. Their friends are becoming bored of some sport.

【答案】16. F 17. E

18. C 19. D

20. A

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。体育运动给孩子们提供了运动的能力，同时玩得开心，有机会学习如何作为一个团队，以及发展体育技能的好方法。尽管有这些好处，70%的孩子在13岁之前就放弃了运动。文章叙述了其中的一些原因。

【16题详解】

上文提示“尽管有这些好处，70%的孩子在13岁之前就放弃了运动。”承接上文，F项Here are some reasons why that happens.（以下是其中的一些原因）切题。故选F。

【17题详解】

此空是小标题。结合下文标题结构可知E项有可能对。再根据下文提示“你看过幼儿园的孩子和另一队幼儿园的孩子踢足球吗?它既有趣又有趣。”可知，E项 It stops being fun.（它不再有趣。）切题。故选E。

【18题详解】

下文提示“重点从玩乐转向练习技巧。”承接下文，C项As kids get older, the experience of playing sports changes.（随着孩子年龄的增长，运动的体验也会发生变化。）切题。故选C。

【19题详解】

下文提示“未成年人的父母需要购买制服、装备和设备。”承接下文，D项The older a player gets, the more expensive the participation in a sport becomes.（运动员年龄越大，参加一项运动的费用就越高。）切题。故选D。

【20题详解】

下文提示“如果你十几岁前的朋友不踢足球了，你也可能就不踢了。”承接下文，A项 Their peers are becoming more important to them than their family is.（对他们来说，同龄人比家人更重要。）切题。故选A。

【标题】安徽省黄山市2019届高三第三次质量检测英语试题

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