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初一英语期末复习之任务型阅读 2015.6 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（每小题2分） （一） BASEBALL. It’s just a word, but for millions of Americans it brings to mind so many images(印象). Hog dogs. Cold beers. Sunny afternoons. Baseball is the game of fathers and sons. Fathers and sons have been playing catch with each other on lawns（草坪）for generations in the US. A father’ s favorite team becomes his son’s. Grandfathers talk to their grandsons, about games played long ago. Many American kids collect baseball cards. The cards have pictures of their favorite players on them. In schools, kids trade baseball cards just like they trade lunches. Players are known as “the boys of summers” because the sport is most often played in the warm months. You don’t need to be of a certain size or shape to play baseball. You don’t have to be tall like a basketball player or strong like an American footballer. You just need to want to have fun. Baseball is not as fast a game as basketball. When you go to see a game, it’s time to relax, talk and get to know other people. Baseball may not be the most popular sport in the US but it is the most traditional（传统的）. It’s not just a game any more, but a key part of American culture, like apple pie and grandma’s house. 1. Who have been playing catch with each other on lawns for generations in the US? ___________________________ 2. Do kids trade baseball cards just like they trade lunches in schools? ____________________ _________ 3. Why are baseball players known as “boys of summers”? _________ ___________________ 4. Which game is faster? Baseball or basketball? ___________________________ 5. What’s the main idea of the passage? ___________________________ （二） We go to sleep at the end of each day to feel relaxed. But have you ever wondered what sleep is like for animals? In fact