Why are sports always so popular? Maybe you can get ideas after reading the passage below.
People know why they play sports. It's fun. They enjoy learning skills. They get exercise. ___16___ Why do people watch sports? All over the world, adults love watching sports: football, gymnastics, cycling.... every sport. They aren't learning skills or exercising, so ___17___ do they watch? Psychology has become interesting ___18___. The first is that people watch sports because everyone's still a child inside. The second is that we watch because it's in our nature.
16. A. or B. Till C. But D. Unless
解析：连词，逻辑关系，前一句说的是人们玩运动的原因。后一句问人们看运动的原因，从玩转到看，是转折关系
17. A. why B. what C. when D. where
解析：疑问词，开头Why do people watch sports，以及后面回答The first is...because，可知问理由
18. A. examples B. answers C. challenges D. standards
解析：名词，相关内容，前面问为什么，后面给出答案
Life as a child is mostly fun. You play games. You spend time with friends. Life seems fair and simple. But life as an adult can be ___19___. Because we work, many of us spend time with people we don't choose to be with. Even if people can't choose who they work with, they can choose sport and a team to watch or ___20___.
19. A. active B. simple C. pleasant D. different
解析：形容词，描述描述事物性质，But表转折，前面是fair and simple，后面要不一样
20. A. form B. behave C. follow D. control
解析：动词，动词名词搭配，看比赛，支持队伍，其余动作不合理
In some ways, ___21___ sports is like being a child again. You spend time with people you like. You follow rules. The rules are the same for everyone. They help make life simple and fair for ___22___. For example, in soccer, the rules do not allow players, except for the goalkeeper, to touch the ball with their hands.
21. A. watching B. reporting C. organizing D. providing
解析：动词，连续动作，watch sport 是文章主旨，后面的spend time，follow rules也是在描述观众行为
22. A. volunteers B. players C. children D. coaches
解析：名词，相关内容，根据例子allow players，可知是对players的规则
Millions of years ago, life was simple. See danger – run! Watching sports allows us to sometimes use his ___23___ from millions of years ago. Get the ball – run! Sports are exciting. Luckily they're also usually safe, with little ___24___ for spectators.
23. A. feelings B. advantages C. backgrounds D. inventions
解析：名词，相关内容，See danger – run! 看见危险 --- 跑，是人的本能反应
24. A. peace B. hope C. interest D. danger
解析：名词，相关内容，前面说safe，后面是没有危险
Sports can ___25___ us not only to our childhood and our past but also to now. We want our teams to be successful, we enjoy being in a group of fans and we love the stories that sports bring us.
25. A. devote B. compare C. connect D. support
解析：动词，动词名词搭配，把人和过去和现在相联系，呼应开头第一个理由
