第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从41-60各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
Football is, I suppose, the most popular game in England; one has only to go to one of the important matches to see. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see 37_ there, shouting or cheering for one side or _38 _.
One of the most 39 _ things about football in England to a 40_ is the great 41 of the game which even the smallest boy seems to _ 42 _. He can tell you the names of the players in 43 of the important teams. He has 44 of them and knows the results of many matches. He 45 tell you proudly who he expects will 46 a game, and his opinion is 47 right.
Most schools in England _ 48 _ football seriously-- 49 seriously than all the others 50 lessons are the most important. In England, it is 51 that education is not only an activity of filling a boy's _ 52 _ with facts in a classroom, education also 53 character training; and one of the best ways to do this is to play 54 games. The school 55 arranges games and matches for its pupils. Football is a good game for the body, 56 and a quick brain. As a result, it is the school's favourite game in winter.
37. A. all them B. them of all C. all of whom D. them all
38. A. another B. other C. the other D. two
39. A. surprising B. exciting C. moving D. puzzling
40. A. neighbour B. stranger C. native D. relative
41. A. consideration B. invention C. knowledge D. decision
42. A. belong to B. grasp C. hold D. have
43. A. more B. most C. few D. mostly
44. A. faces B. papers C. photos D. records
45. A. will B. may C. should D. must
46. A. have B. win C. defeat D. beat
47. A. ever B. seldom C. usually D. once
48. A. regard B. see C. worry D. take
49. A. much more B. much C. very D. very much
50. A. which B. where C. that D. as
51. A. guessed B. decided C. believed D. made
52. A. mind B. head C. brain. D. thought
53. A. means B. takes C. appears D. proves
54. A. team B. personal C. single D. serious
55. A. still B. therefore C. somehow D. never
56. A. feet B. running C. skill D. sight