第8題 What was the first professional baseball team called?

　　A New York Knickerbockers. B Milwaukee Braves. C Cincinnati Red Stockings. D Brooklyn Dodgers.

　　【正確答案】：A

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 細(xì)節(jié)題型。 見文章第二段：Alexander Cartwright 在 1845 年成立了紐約市 Knickerbocker 棒球俱樂部，出臺(tái)了標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的比賽規(guī)則，所以選項(xiàng) A 正確。 第9題 Who first gave baseball a standard set of rules'? A Abner Doubleday. B Alexander Cartwfight. C Albert Spalding. D Babe Ruth. 【正確答案】：B 【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0 分 【答案解析】 [分析] 細(xì)節(jié)題型。 見上題解釋，正確選項(xiàng)為 B。

　　第 10 題

　　Which of the following was NOT a predecessor of baseball?

　　A Rounders. B Town ball. C Cricket. D One old cat.

　　【正確答案】：C

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 是非題型。 見文章第一段倒數(shù)第二句 At first the American game had different rules and different names in various parts of the country — "town ball", "rounders", or "one old cat".

　　第 11 題

　　The tone of the passage is ______. A persuasive B informative C biased D argumentative

　　【正確答案】：B

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 態(tài)度題型。 閱讀全文發(fā)現(xiàn)，本文既沒有就某一觀點(diǎn)展開勸說或論證，也沒有發(fā)表帶有個(gè) 人偏見的主觀看法;只是客觀地講述了棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)的起源及發(fā)展。因此選項(xiàng) A，C、 D 均不對(duì)，選項(xiàng) B 正確。

　　第 12 題 The passage implies that until 1869, baseball was played for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ______.

　　A exercise B leisure C profit D socializing

　　【正確答案】：C

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 推斷題型。 見文章最后一句 The Cincinnati Red Stockings 在 1869 年開始付球員工資， 因此棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)自此除了能起到鍛煉、休閑和社交作用外還有收益。所以在 1869 年前棒球運(yùn)動(dòng)只起到鍛煉、休閑和社交作用，選項(xiàng) C 正確。

　　第 13 題

　　The blue of the sea is caused by the scattering of sunlight by tiny particles suspended in the water. Blue light, being of short wavelength, is scattered more efficiently than light of longer wavelengths. Although waters of the open ocean are commonly some shade of blue, green water is commonly seen near coasts, especially in tropical or subtropical regions. This is caused by yellow pigments being mixed with blue water. Phytoplankton are one source of the yellow pigment. Other microscopic plants may color the water brown or brownish-red. Near the shore, silt or sediment in suspension can give water a brownish hue. Outflow of large rivers can often be observed many miles offshore by the coloration of suspended soil particles. Marine phytoplankton (Greek for "plant wanderers") are microscopic single-celled plants that include diatoms, dinoflagellates, coccolithophorids, green algae, and blue-green algae, among others. The growth of these organisms, which photosynthesize light, depends on a delicate balance of nutrient enrichment via vertical mixing, which is often limited by the availability of nitrogen and light. Diatoms are one-celled plants with patterned glass coverings. Each glass, or silicon dioxide box, is ornamented with species-specific designs, pits, and perforations making them popular with microscopists and, more recently, electron scanning microscopists. Green water near coastlines is almost always caused by ______.

　　A sand color B red pigments in coastal waters C blue pigment D reflected light and yellow pigment from plant life

　　【正確答案】：D

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 細(xì)節(jié)題型。 見文章第一句：The blue of the sea is caused by the scattering of sunlight by tiny particles suspended in the water.藍(lán)色的海水是由于陽 光對(duì)懸浮于水中的微粒造成散射形成的。第四、五句：This is caused by yellow pigments being mixed with blue water. Phytoplankton are one source of the yellow pigment.海水呈綠色是由于藍(lán)色的海水和呈現(xiàn)黃色的浮游生物混合形成 的。所以選項(xiàng) D 正確。

　　第 14 題

　　Phytoplankton are the source of which color pigment?

　　A Red. B Green. C Yellow. D Blue.

　　【正確答案】：C

　　【答案解析】 [分析] 細(xì)節(jié)題型。 見文章第一段第五句，選項(xiàng) C 正確。

　　第 15 題

　　What can give waters a brownish hue near the shore? A Sediment. B Phytoplankton. C Blue pigment. D Diatoms.

　　【正確答案】：A