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  3. Baseball was invented in New York City in 1845. Although【C1】______ games exi

Baseball was invented in New York City in 1845. Although【C1】______ games exi

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问题     Baseball was invented in New York City in 1845. Although【C1】______ games existed, it was Alexander Cartwright, an early baseball team leader, who formalized many of the rules that give baseball its distinctive【C2】______ .
    The first baseball teams were【C3】______ and represented businesses and organizations. By the late 1800s several【C4】______ leagues developed. At first blacks played alongside whites, but in the 1880s they were banned from white teams. Blacks formed their own leagues but received little 【C5】______ from the media. More than 400 exhibition games were played between white major league and Negro league players, with the blacks winning close to three-quarters of them. Despite this, baseball had to wait until 1950 to see Jackie Robinson become the first black player to join the major leagues.
    Professional baseball had nearly evolved into the【C6】______ it takes today by 1903, when the year’s two best teams from the two biggest leagues played the first World Series. Baseball players became popular, and their salaries began to【C7】______ their status.
    Baseball’s significance for American culture transcends its【C8】______ as an entertaining spectator sport. It has served as an intergenerational thread of memories and hopes. Most Americans have some memory of baseball: the smell of the glove, the feel Of the ball, the sound of the bat【C9】______ the ball, the first visit to a major league park. These are experiences that will continue to help【C10】______ what it is to be an American.
   A) attention             E) define               I) requirement          M) striking
   B) reflect               F) focus                J) form                 N) local
   C) similar               G) function             K) serious              O) professional
   D) special               H) character            L) beating [br] 【C4】
选项
答案 O：professional。
解析 语法判断为形容词。从内容上看是说到19世纪，出现了哪种联赛，结合前句，应该是“专业的”，故选O)。
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