第6部分：完形填空（第51—65題，每題1分，共15分）

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Sport or Spectacle?

Muhammad Ali is probably the most famous sports figure on earth: he is recognized on ever3r. 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 "the greatest" and as he sat down at the ringside 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 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 (60). Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen. Laila to understand the worst possible scenario（局面） to see (61) that her father wants her (62) she st川 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(腫 P脹的) 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 praise and_ (64).But Laila is a determined indMdual 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.

51. A.discover B.recovery C.prevention D.diganosis

52. A.of B.on C.for D.at

53. A.in B.on C.to D.by

54. A.set B.cheer C.look D.take

55. A.help B.watch C.have D.make

56. A.stage B.summit C.fight D.dight

57. A. Unfortunately B. Obviously C.Similarly D.Suddenly

58. A. that B. what C.how D.why

59. A. compare B. keep C. turn D.want

60. A. appearance B.name C.show D.sport

61. A. realizes B. suggests C. proposes D. hopes

62. A. if B. since C. because D. when

63. A. feeling B. struggle C. sense D. anger

64. A. argument B. quarrel C. criticism D. decision

65. A. arrival  B. birth C. departure D. attention

51 C the diagnosis of his illness Parkinson's disease 他的不適被診斷為帕金森氏病

52 B criticism of something/someone 對某事/某人的批評，這里 of 的賓語表示的是 criticism這個動作的對象;其他三個介詞都不能用。

53 A opposition to 反對……

54 A take up 是個短語，意為"從事……”，take up the sport 從事該項運動，take up filmmaking 從影，take up charity 從事慈善事業(yè)。

55 C 盡管 A1i不主張開展女子拳擊，但他出席女兒的職業(yè)賽似乎傳遞了一個父親的支持，他自然是想看女兒比賽的，故 watch his daughter fight。

56 D 這里有一個比較結(jié)構(gòu) as much …as…，被比較的是女兒的首次比賽和父親以前的比賽吸引公眾的程度，兩個比較的對象理應(yīng)是同一事物，所以選 fight。

57 D 從觀眾的角度來看總是希望比賽緊張一點、精彩一點，雙方勢均力敵才有看點，所以 Laila 的對于明顯比她弱，對觀眾來說就是一件不幸的事了。

58 C to know what one is doing 是一種常見的、相對固定的表達(dá)方式，意思是:知道該怎么做、做得不錯。

59 B compare... to ... 這里是 "和......作比較"的意思，也可以說 "compare ... with..., compare ...to... 的另一種意思是"把……比作為……"。

60 C make her own name 自己成名(不靠她父親)

61 B 這里說的是Laila 已經(jīng)明白的事，所以用 realize。 suggest 和 propose都是建議，hope則是希望。

62 B 這里的 if 相當(dāng)于whether; to see if ( whether) she still wants to go forward with it 看她是否還想繼續(xù)下去。

63 D struggle with the symptoms of Parkinson's disease和帕金森氏病的癥候斗爭。

64 B 對Laila 在那樣一個時刻所作出的那樣一個決定人們的反應(yīng)有贊揚，也有批評。

65 C arrival on the boxing scene of a woman 一名女性出現(xiàn)在拳擊場上，注意這里的詞序，實際上是 the arrival of a woman on the boxing scene。

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