【英語六級閱讀練習體育休閑】

【英語六級閱讀練習體育休閑】

Dependingonwhichplayeryouask,the"Fevernova"ballthatsportsequipmentmakerAdidassaysprovidestheultimatesoccerexperienceisUncontrollable,toobigorjustsimply"stupid".Theballalsohasitsfans,likeEngland'sDavidBeckham.butsofartheyseemtohavebeenoutnumberedbycritics.

Adidassaystheball.splashedwithgoldcoloring.isquitesimplythebestaround-25percentmoreaccuratethantheballusedatFrance98thankstometiculoustestingbyscientistsinGermany.

Thetongue-twistingnatureofitscontentsconfirmsthattheWorldCupballhascomealongwayfromtheleather-and-lacesvarietythatwascommonasrecentlyasthe1960s.

TheFevernova'ssecret.Adidassays.isitsradicallyimprovedSyntacticfoamanduniqueknittedRaschelfabric.

GiventhatthisissupposedtomaketheballfasterandprovidethefreekickspecialistslikeBeckhamwithmorepower,itmaynotbesurprisingthatgoalkeeperslikeBuffonareunhappy.SpaingoalkeeperPedroContrerassaidthebailacts"strangely",whileDanishkeeperThomasSorensenadmittedgloomilythatitwouldprobablyresultinmorespectaculargoals."Asagoalkeeper,youhavetolivewiththefactthatthemakerscreateballsforthebenefitofstrikers."hesaidbeforeleavingCopenhagenforSouthKorea.

Butoutfieldplayershavealsoweighedinwithcriticism,manysayingtheballistoolightandthereforehardtocontrol."It’sbigandit'stoolight,"Japan'sJijinewsagencyquotedBrazilianforwardEdilsonassayingearlierthismonth.whilestrikerRivaldosaiditsoaredtoofarwhenkicked.

JournalistsatthemainpresscentreinYokohamahavebeengiventhechancetotryouttheFevernovafromthepenaltyspot,withtheaimofhittingspecialtargetsinthegoal.Sofar.fewhavebeenabletoscoremorethanfiveoutoften,althoughthismayhavelittletodowiththequalityoftheball.

Putz.admitsthattheballisonthelightsideofFIFA's420to445gramweightrequirement.butsaysitisnobiggerthanpreviousballs.

Thecontroversyovertheballalsohasanoff-pitchdimension.IndustryinsiderssayitmaybenocoincidencethatplayersfromBrazil.sponsoredbyAdidasrivalNike,havebeenamongtheball'smostvociferouscritics.

ThesamemightgoforthepraisedishedoutfortheballbyBeckham.oneofthemainplayersusedtopromoteAdidasequipment.

1.HowdoesAdidasdescribethe"Fevernova”ba11?

A)Theexperienceprovidedbytheballisthebestsofar.

B)Theballisalmostimpossibletocontrolbecauseofitslargesize.

C)Theballhasgonethroughalongwayofdevelopment.

D)Theexperienceprovidedbytheballismostwelcomebystrikers.

2.WhatdoestheauthorthinkabouttheSyntacticfoamanduniqueRaschelfabricchatareusedtomaketheball?

A)Thematerialshavelongbeenusedinhistory.

B)ThematerialsdonotsoundFamiliar.

C)Thematerialsarenewandadvanced.

D)Thematerialsimprovecheprecisionoftheball.

3.Thegoalkeeperstendtoadmitreluctantlythat_____________.

A)theballistoostrangetocontrol

B)theballissolightthatitgoestoofast

C)theballmaymakethegamemorethrilling

D)theballmayhelptoenhancethestrikers'skills

4.WhichofthefollowingjstrueaccordingtoPutz?

A)Theballislighterthanbutofthesamesizeasthepreviousones.

B)Theballshouldhavebeenheaviertomeettherequiredweight.

C)Theballshouldhavebeenbiggerthanthepreviousones.

D)Theballislightbutstillmeetstheweightrequirement.

5.Accordingtoindustryinsiders.Beckham'scommentontheball_____________.

A)isjustifiedinhisdailytraining

B)isoutofcommercialpurpose

C)goesasradicalastheBrazilianplayers'

D)issimilartothatbytheBrazilianplayers

答案：

1.阿迪達斯如何形容“飛火流星”球?

A)這個球所帶來的體驗是迄今為止最好的。

B)這個球基本上不可能控制，因為體積太大了。

C)這個球已經(jīng)經(jīng)過了很長時間的開發(fā)。

D)這個球所帶來的體驗最為前鋒所歡迎。

[A]首段首句中的ultimateexperience表明Adidas公司認為“飛火流星”是至今最完美的足球，因此選項A為本題答案。

2.作者怎么看用來制造這個球的復合泡沫塑料以及獨特的拉歇爾經(jīng)編針織物?

A)在歷史上這種材料已經(jīng)使用了很長時間。

B)這種材料聽上去很陌生。

C)這種材料是新型的先進的。

D)這種材料提高了球的精準度。

[B]第3段開頭的tongue-twisting表明人們對于制作“飛火流星”的材料及其功能都并不熟悉，因此選項B為本題答案。第3段表明“飛火流星”的材料經(jīng)過很長時間才研制出來，并非長久以來一直在使用，由此可見。選項A不正確;第4段是Adidas公司的看法，并非作者的看法，因此選項C不符合題意;根據(jù)第2段可判斷選項D也是Adidas公司的看法。而并非作者的看法。

3.守門員會不情愿地承認，______________。

A)這個球很奇怪，很難控制B)這個球很輕，速度太快

C)這個球會讓整場比賽更加精彩D)這個球可以提高前鋒的技藝

[C]本題題干中的reluctantly是關(guān)鍵詞，指出本題要求查找的是“飛火流星”具有的優(yōu)點，而這個優(yōu)點是守門員們不想面對或承認的。選項C與第5段第2句中的gloomilythatitwouldprobablyresultinmorespectaculargoals內(nèi)容相近，符合題意.為本題答案。

4.根據(jù)Putz所說，下列哪一種說法是正確的?

A)相比以前同樣大小的球，這種球更加輕。

B)這種球本應該更重一些，才能達到要求的重量。

C)這種球本應該比以往的球更大一些。

D)這種球很輕，但是仍能達到要求的重量。

[D]本題要求正確理解第8段中的onthelightsideofFIFA's420to445gramweightrequirement，該句應理解為“飛火流星”重量偏輕，但仍屬于要求范圍內(nèi)，選項D是正確的理解，為本題答案。

5.根據(jù)業(yè)內(nèi)人士所稱，貝克漢姆對這種球的評價_________________.