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2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题(八)

2004年5月英语三级笔译综合能力试题(八)预览_试题下载  Questions 57-62 are based on the following passage.

  There has been much speculation about the origin of baseball. In 1907 a special commissiondecided that the modern game was invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839. One hundred years laterthe National Baseball Museum was opened to honor Doubleday. Historians, however, disagreeabout the origin of baseball. Some say that baseball comes from bat-and-ball games of ancienttimes. It is a matter of record that in the 1700s English boys played a game they called “baseball”.Americans have played a kind of baseball since about 1800. At first the American game haddifferent rules and different names in various parts of the country — “town ball”, “rounders”, or“one old cat”. Youngsters today still play some of these simplified forms of the game.

 

  Baseball did not receive a standard set of rules until 1845, when Alexander Cartwrightorganized the Knickerbocker Baseball Club of New York City. The rules Cartwright set up for hisnine-player team were widely adopted by other clubs and formed the basis of modern baseball.The game was played on a “diamond” infield with the bases 90 feet apart. The first team to score21 runs was declared the winner. By 1858 the National Association of Baseball Players wasformed with 25 amateur teams. The Cincinnati Red Stockings began to pay players in 1869.57. Which of the following is true about the origins of baseball?

  A. Historians agree that baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday.

  B. Baseball, as played in the early 19th century, differed very little from  today’s game.

  C. As early as the 1700s, English boys played a game called “baseball.”

  D. The first standard set of baseball rules was established at the turn of the  century.

 

  58. What was the first professional baseball team called?

  A. New York Knickerbockers.

  C. Cincinnati Red Stockings.

  D. Brooklyn Dodgers.

 

  59. Who first gave baseball a standard set of rules?

  A. Abner Doubleday.

  B. Alexander Cartwright.

  C. Albert Spalding.

  D. Babe Ruth.

 

  60. Which of the following was not a predecessor of baseball?

  A. Rounders.

  B. Town ball.

  C. Cricket.

  D. One old cat.

 

  61. The tone of the passage is .

  A. persuasive

  B. informative

  C. biased

  D. argumentative

 

  62. The passage implies that until 1869, baseball was played for all of the following reasonsexcept .

  A. exercise

  B. leisure

  C. profit

  D. socializing

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