7．The word"sport"first meant something that people did in their free time．Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds．About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games．This is the usual meaning of the word today．People spend a lot of their spare time playing football，basketball，tennis and many other sports．Such people play because they want to．A few people are paid for the sport they play．These people are called professional sportsmen．They may be sportsmen for only a few years，but during that time the best ones can earn a lot of money．For example，a professional footballer in England earns more than 30，000dollars a year．The stars earn a lot more．International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500，000dollars a year．Of course，only a few sportsmen can earn as much money as that．
Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports．An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply say"Buy our things"．It says"Buy the same shirt and shoes as …"．Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food．They allow the companies to use their names or a photograph of them and they are paid for this．Sport is no longer just something for people's spare time．
41．The word"sport"now usually meansA．
A．organized games
B．hunting wild animals and birds
C．what people do in their spare time
D．something people are paid to do
42．According to the passage，an international golf champion can makeA in a year．
A．more than 500，000dollars
B．more than 30，000dollars
C.500，000dollars
D.30，000dollars
43．What surprises people most is thatB．
A．the word"sport"meant hunting animals
B．the stars get more money from advertising than from sports
C．professional sportsmen are paid for what they do
D．only a few sportsmen can earn $ 500，000a year．
分析 這篇短文主要講述了sport這個詞的發(fā)展史，"體育"這個詞首先意味著人們在他們的空閑時間做的事．后來這個詞經(jīng)常用來指獵獲野生動物和鳥類．大約一百年前這個詞第一次被用于組織游戲．這是通常的今天這個詞的含義．
解答 41．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games．This is the usual meaning of the word today．描述，大約一百年前這個詞第一次被用于有組織的游戲．這是現(xiàn)在這個詞的普遍含義．故選A．
42．A．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500，000dollars a year可知一個國際高爾夫冠軍可以一年超過500000美金；故選A．
43．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports．可知最讓人驚訝的是明星得到更多的錢從廣告比運動；故選B．
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
