综合类B级：完形填空Sport or Spectacle?
Muhammad Ali is probably the most famous sports figure on earth: he is recognized on ever3r. continent and by all generations. The____ (51) of his illness as Parkinsons disease after his retirement fuelled the debate about the dangers of boxing and criticism (52) the sport. That， plus his outspoken opposition (53) womens boxing， made people wonder how he would react when one of his daughters decided to _ (54). up the sport. His presence at Lailas first professional fight， however， seemed to broadcast a fathers support. Of course Muhammad Ali wanted to (55) his daughter fight. The ring announcer introduced him as the "the greatest" and as he sat down at the ringside the crowd chanted.
Twenty-one-year-old Lailas debut.fight(首次亮相) was a huge success and there was as much publicity for the __ (56) as her fathers fights once attracted Lailas opponent was much weaker than she was and the fight lasted just 31 seconds. Since then， Laila has won most of her fights by knocking out her opponent “She knows (58) shes doing，" said one referee about her. "She knows about moving well. You can see some of her dads moves.
Laila Ali would rather not(59) herself to her father. She prefers to make (60). Her father supports her decision to enter the sport but he has not spared her the details of what can happen. Laila to understand the worst possible scenario(局面) to see (61) that her father wants her (62) she st川 wants to go forward with it. She knows shes going to get hit hard at times， that she may get a broken nose or a swollen(肿 P胀的) face， but at least she is prepared for it.
Lailas decision to start boxing despite her fathers (63) with the symptoms of Parkinsons disease has of course sparked a mixture of praise and_ (64).But Laila is a determined indMdual and it is her famous last name that has made her a magnet for worldwide media attention， Of course， the(65) on the boxing scene of a woman with her family history attracts even more questions about whether womens boxing is sport or spectacle.
51. A.discover B.recovery C.prevention D.diganosis
52. A.of B.on C.for D.at
53. A.in B.on C.to D.by
54. A.set B.cheer C.look D.take
55. A.help B.watch C.have D.make
56. A.stage B.summit C.fight D.dight
57. A. Unfortunately B. Obviously C.Similarly D.Suddenly
58. A. that B. what C.how D.why
59. A. compare B. keep C. turn D.want
60. A. appearance B.name C.show D.sport
61. A. realizes B. suggests C. proposes D. hopes
62. A. if B. since C. because D. when
63. A. feeling B. struggle C. sense D. anger
64. A. argument B. quarrel C. criticism D. decision
65. A. arrival B. birth C. departure D. attention
参考答案：
51.D
【解析】句意：阿里被诊断患有帕金森综合症。
根据文中“of his illness as Parkinson’s disease(他的病为帕金森)”，很明显应选D项diagnosis诊断。另外，diagnosis of…as(把某种疾病诊断为……)是一种常用搭配。
52.A
【解析】句意：……，这激起了社会上对拳击运动危险性的争论和对这项运动的批评。
根据文中…dangers of boxing and criticism the sport(……拳击的危险性和对这项运动的批评)，从and并列角度看、结构一致，故应选0f.
53.C
【解析】句意：……再加之阿里坦言反对女性从事拳击运动，……。
根据文中0pposition与to是固定搭配，意思是“反对”。与之有关的搭配还有：in opposition to反对，反抗；offer opposition to反对。
54.D
【解析】句意：……当他的一个女儿决定跨入体坛时，……。
根据文中的decided(决定)和up the sport来看，很明显应选D项take从事。take up是固定搭配，在此句中的意思是“从事”。不过，take up还有许多含义，如：“拿起，举起，拾起”；“开始，动手(工作等)”；“承接，接受”，等。