4．The seventh-inning stretch is one baseball tradition that helps make the game one of America's favorite pastimes．In the middle of the seventh inning（局）fans ritualistically stand and stretch before the home team comes to bat．
No one really knows the origin of the custom，but there are theories on how it started．Baseball historian Dan Daniel provided this explanation："It probably began as an expression of fatigue．That would explain why the stretch comes late in the game instead of at the halfway point．"
A more popular story involves President William Howard Taft and the birth of two baseball traditions．According to the account，Taft attended the first game of the 1910baseball season．On the spur of the moment，plate umpire（裁判） Billy Evans gave Taft the ball．He asked him to throw it over the plate．Taft did so，and the custom of having the president launch the baseball season with the first pitch was born．
The story continues that later that same day，President Taft，who weighed well over 300pounds，became uncomfortable in his small chair．In the middle of the seventh inning，he stood up to stretch his legs．The crowd thought that the president was leaving，so they stood up out of respect．A few moments later，Taft sat down again．The fans followed，and the seventh-inning stretch was born．What a day for traditions!
No matter how the tradition began，fans have since added to the fun．Now，as they stand to stretch during the seventh inning，they can sing along to Jack Norworth's 1927version of the song"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"after the visiting team has batted．

65．Which of the following best defines the word"ritualistically"in Paragraph 1？C
A．Attracting attention．
B．Showing excitement．
C．Continuing a custom．
D．Releasing anxiety．
66．The seventh-inning stretch is celebrated with the song"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"B．
A．a(chǎn) few moments after the beginning
B．a(chǎn)fter the visiting team has batted in the seventh inning
C．between the sixth and seventh innings
D．a(chǎn)fter the home team has batted in the seventh inning
67．In the more popular story，C．
A．Billy Evans attended the first game of the 1910baseball season
B．Taft asked Billy Evans to throw the ball over the plate
C．President Taft stood up to stretch his legs to relax himself
D．the crowd thought the president didn't respect the players．
68．How did the custom of following the"seventh-inning stretch"begin？
A
A．No one knows for sure where or when the custom began．
B．Jack Norworth started the tradition with the song in 1927．
C．Fans used it as a time to stand and stretch their legs after sitting for the first six innings．
D．William Howard Taft stood up and the rest of the fans stood in honor of the president．

分析 本文是一篇關(guān)于棒球的文化類文章，作者通過若干故事講述了The seventh-inning stretch 的傳統(tǒng)的由來，盡管人們都不知道它具體來源于什么，但是它給球迷帶來了歡樂．

解答 65-68 CBCA
65C猜測詞義題．根據(jù)文章第一 段The seventh-inning stretch is one baseball tradition可知在第七局中間，觀眾們一般會站起來伸展身體，這里應(yīng)該是指傳統(tǒng)，而全文也都在說明這個傳統(tǒng)如何而來．故選C．
66B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章最后一段的they can sing along to Jack Norworth's 1927version of the song"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"after the visiting team has batted．
可知在客場球隊開始擊球后，球迷才開始唱Take Me Out to the Ball Game這首歌，故選B．
67C細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段可以得知應(yīng)該是總統(tǒng)站起來舒展身體放松自己，ABD與文意不符，故選C．
68A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段的No one really knows the origin of the custom可知沒有人真的知道這個風(fēng)俗的根源，BCD都只是幾種來源的猜測，故選A．

點(diǎn)評 這是一篇?dú)v史文化類文章，題材涉及歷史地理、傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗、價值觀念和生活方式等．體裁以說明文為主，包含部分議論文和少量記敘文，側(cè)重考查學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語言的能力．考查方式主要為選擇題，涉及主旨大意、細(xì)節(jié)識別、推理判斷和詞匯猜測等多項技能．

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