Ruth stopped playing baseball in 1935.After he retired as a player,he wanted to be manager of a baseball team.But no such position was offered to him.Ruth died in 1948 of throat cancer at the age of 53.

　　47.It is suggested in the passage that 　. 

　　A.Babe Ruth made a lot of money in his life

　　B.Babe Ruth lived a hard life in his childhood

　　C.fans hardly stood the excitement when seeing Ruth at play

　　D.Babe Ruth made money by making candy bars

　　答案:C

　　解析:推理判断题。文章第四段后半部分提及竟有观众在观看Ruth的比赛时过于紧张和兴奋而猝死,因此选C项。

　　48.What does the underlined words mean in the passage?

　　A.Babe Ruth’s performance was more important than anything else.

　　B.Babe Ruth’s performance took up most of people’s time.

　　C.Baseball competitions were most attractive to them.

　　D.His fans wouldn’t do anything but watch him play.

　　答案:A

　　解析:词义猜测题。根据第四段的语境判断,Ruth的粉丝因为观看他的比赛而兴奋猝死,因此larger than life 意为“比生命还重要,大于生命”。

　　49.What is the right order of the passage?

　　①in Saint Mary’s industrial school　②a man died of excitement

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