無錫市英語中考閱讀d篇含解析

1、DAn early form of a game in which a ball was kicked around a field is recorded in 1004 B.C. Japan. Some sports historians believe that the game of soccer began in England in the third century, however. They say that early English warriors （武士） kicked around the head of a killed enemy. This may or ma

2、y not be true, hut it is certain that soccer is an ancien時老的 sport.Without doubt 懷疑 , the Englishplayed soccer during the times of King Edward I in the 1300s. In fact, the king passed a law against playing it. The law said, "There is great noise . caused by kicking large balls from which many g

3、hosts may appear." Anyone caught playing soccer at that time was put into prison. Two hundred years later, Queen Elizabeth I still had people put into prison for playing this "vulgar" sport.Although there were such laws, soccer grew more popular. In 1681 it became an official（ 正式 的 ）

4、sport in England. By the 1800s, people throughout the country played soccer. By the 18th century, upper-class boys played it at schools. Its popularity grew among all English people.At a meeting held in an English school in 1843, the first rules were suggested. In 1863 the heads of English soccer te

5、ams met in London to agree on some official rules. They organized an English football association （協(xié)會）.By 1871 all of the English clubs were following these rules. Today all soccer teams play by them.Soccer is called "football" everywhere but in the United States. The game is played mostly

6、 with feet. No players except the goalie （守門員） maytouch the ball with their hands. They may control the ball with any part of the body except their hands.Soccer is by far the world's most popular sport. Every four years, nearly every country in the world tlghts for the World Cup. Tens of billion

7、s of soccer fans from around the world watch the World Cup on television.34.According to the passage, a "vulgar" sport probablyA. appears to be rudeB. appears to be oldC. requires lots of energyD. requires good teamwork35.Which of the following shows the right order of the development of t

8、he game?a. Upper-class boy students played it at schools.b. An English football association was organized. c. It became a popular sport throughout England.d. The rules were accepted by all English clubs.e. Playing the game was considered to be guilty. A.e-c-a-b-d. B.e-c-a-d-b.C.e-a-c-b-d. D.e-a-c-d-

9、b.36 .What can we learn from the passage?A. It is certain that soccer has a history of over l,800 years.B. The English had to play soccer in secret for two centuries.C. Football is called "soccer" in the US because of the rules.D. The king passed the law against the game for a stupid reaso

10、n.37 .This passage is mainly aboutA. why the game is so popularB. how the game has developedC. what the game is likeD. where the game first began答案： A C D B試題分析：本文講述的是足球的歷史，特別是足球在英國從禁止踢球到全國普及的發(fā)展史， 以及足球運(yùn)動的特點(diǎn)及足球世界杯。34 .A推理判斷題。題意：一項“ vulgar的運(yùn)動 可能怎么樣？ " A appears to be rude表現(xiàn)粗魯； B appears to be old

11、 表現(xiàn)陳舊；C requires lots ofenergy 需 要 很 多 的 體 力 ； D requires good teamwork 需要好的團(tuán)隊協(xié)作。由短文第2 段，英國國王愛德華以 “運(yùn)動產(chǎn)生大量噪聲”為由，把踢足球者關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄；200 年后的英國女王伊麗莎白一世還因為人們做這項vulgar 的運(yùn)動而把人關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，可以推測出，運(yùn)動劇烈，發(fā)出 較大的聲音，表現(xiàn)粗魯，故選A。35 .C 推理判斷題。題意： 下面哪一個表示了足球運(yùn)動的正確順序？a.Upper-class boy studentsplayed it at schools中學(xué)男生在學(xué)校踢球；b. An English foo

12、tball association was organized英國的足球協(xié)會成立；c. It became a popular sportthroughout England.成為全英國一樣流行的運(yùn) 動； d. The rules were accepted by all English clubs.規(guī)則被全英俱樂部接受；e. Playing thegame was considered to be guNty.做這項運(yùn)動被 認(rèn)為有罪。 A.e-c-a-b-d;B.e-c-a-d-b;C.e-a-c-b-d;D.d-a-c-b-d. 結(jié)合短文，英國足球的發(fā)展史，其實就是足球的解放史，故正確選C

13、.36 .D.推理判斷題。題意：從短文中我們可以了 解到什么？A. It is certain that soccer has a history of over l,800 years 足球有 1800 多年的歷史了； B. The English had to play soccer in secret for two centuries.兩個世紀(jì)里，英國人必須秘密 地踢足球；C. Football is called "soccer" in theUS because of the rules.因為規(guī)則不一樣，足球 在英國被稱為 soccer; D. The king passed the law against the game for a stupid r