Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the U.S.A. Children play baseball in sports field or in parks.
At summer picnics, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, the young and the old, take turns to beat. Each team has 9 players.
The baseball season goes from April to September. During this time, baseball matches are on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes. At the end of season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans go along to watch the game. Millions of others listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players.
American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the U.S.A. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. More people are interested in football than baseball when there is an important game. Thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set to hear or watch the result.
1. According to the passage, ____ may be the most popular sport in the U.S.A.| A．baseball | B．soccer |
| C．American football | D．volleyball |
| A．9 | B．18 | C．10 | D．16 |
| A．Americans always become heroes in September. |
| B．Some baseball players become famous during the match time. |
| C．Americans enjoy baseball the best. |
| D．It seems that people have no interest in sports. |
| A．watching game |
| B．listening to the radio |
| C．watching TV |
| D．all above |
| A．in spring | B．in summer |
| C．in autumn | D．in winter |
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【推荐1】Do you often play football? Many people in the world like playing football. They often call British soccer football. But they are different games. Do you know the differences between them?
A soccer ball is round, but an American football is oval, like an egg. Soccer teams have eleven players on the field. American football teams have forty players. But only eleven players are on the field at one time. In a soccer team, there is a goal keeper. He is the only player to stop and pick up the ball with his hands. In American football, players can catch the ball with their hands. They can run with it and throw it to another player.
Both (两者都) British soccer and American football are very interesting. They can help us to become strong and clever.
1. Are British soccer and the American football the same game?| A．Yes, they are. | B．Yes, they do. | C．We don't know. | D．No, they aren't. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．The goal keeper | B．The coach | C．Some players | D．All the players |
| A．British soccer is interesting, but American football is not |
| B．a soccer team has the same players as an American football team |
| C．all the forty players in American football team play in the match at one time |
| D．soccer and American football are both good for people's health |
Basketball is popular all over the world. But in Australia, people like to play netball(无挡板篮球), too. It is one of the most popular sports in Australia. The players are often girls. The sport is like basketball, but its rules are a little different. If a player gets the ball, she will only hold it for three seconds before shooting(投篮) or passing it to her teammates. There are seven players in each team. Each player has her own area to move in.
Girls at my school love the sport. We often had netball games this term. Something happened this month touched me deeply.
I was the defender(后卫). My job was to block the attacker(主攻手) from the other team. At the beginning, I wanted to win so much that I almost forgot my job. And it gave the other team a chance to get and pass the ball. During the break, our team leader gave me a serious talk, “If you really want to win, you should work with your teammates.”
And I did. In the second half of the game, I always stood in front of the attacker from the other team to block her sight. As a result, she missed the best time to attack. Our teammates got great long shots in. The score was 143 in the end. We won!
The game made me know the importance of teamwork and team spirit(精神). If everybody does what he or she likes and doesn't care about the whole team, the team will not work well.
1. As for the netball, the passage tells us that ________.| A．Australian people don't like to play netball |
| B．it's more popular among boys than girls |
| C．playing netball is much like playing basketball |
| D．each team needs five players on the field |
| A．stop, | B．catch, | C．help, | D．serve |
| A．She didn't see the ball coming her way. |
| B．She missed the chance to get the ball. |
| C．She passed the ball to the other team. |
| D．She forgot to do her own job well. |
| A．Pay full attention and do your job well. |
| B．Working as a team is important in games. |
| C．Don't be afraid to get hurt during a game. |
| D．Losing a game is not losing face. |
| A．News., | B．Holidays., | C．Sports., | D．Cultures. |
Choose the best topic from A to F according to the meaning of the passage.
| A．Self-reading every day. |
| B．Fighting. |
| C．Shorter expressions. |
| D．That way you won’t forget. |
| E．My favorite cartoon character. |
| F．Try at least one kind of team sport. |
【推荐1】In almost every big university (大学) in the USA, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards（码）. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touchdown.
It is hard to move the ball. Eleven men in the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Each university wants its team to win. Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell(欢呼) for their favorite team. Young men and women called cheerleaders come on the field to help the people yell more. They dance and jump when they yell.
Each team plays ten or eleven games each season(赛季). The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season end. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1. In American,football players can ________.| A．Only kick the ball | B．only throw the ball |
| C．kick, throw and carry the ball | D．only carry the ball |
| A．To the other end | B．away from its own end | C．to the cheerleaders | D．10 yards |
| A．In September | B．On Christmas | C．On New Year’s Day | D．Before the season ends |
| A．Universities in the USA | B．American Football |
| C．American Football Seasons. | D．Sports in the USA |
At the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, people cheered when China’s Tong Xin finished her taijijian moves. On Sept 24, she won the women’s taijiquan and taijijian all-round gold. The Asian Games have more events than the Olympic Games. These events, like taijijian, are from different countries and cultures across Asia. This makes the Asian Games interesting. Here are some of the special sports.
Wushu Chinese wushu first came about in the Shang and Zhou dynasties (16th century—256 BC). It is an important part of Chinese culture. Modern wushu has two parts: taolu and sanda. Wushu was included in the Asian Games in 1990. |
Kabaddi Kabaddi (卡巴迪) is a folk sport from India. It has a history of more than 4,000 years. The sport looks like the game “eagle (鹰) catching chickens”. You only need a place to play it, nothing else. The place should be 13 meters long and 10 meters wide. |
Sepak takraw Sepak takraw (藤球) first became popular in Southeast Asia. It is like the traditional Chinese game of shuttlecock kicking (踢毽子). Players need to use their feet, head, knees and chest to move the ball. It is also called “kick volleyball”. |
1. Are there less events in the Asian Games than in the Olympic Games?
| A．Yes, there are. | B．No, there aren’t | C．We don’t know. |
| A．In 1990. | B．In the 16th century. | C．In the Shang and Zhou dynasties |
| A．We need nothing. |
| B．We need eagles and chickens. |
| C．We need a place which is 13 meters long and 10 meters wide. |
| A．taolu and sanda | B．eagle catching chickens | C．shuttlecock kicking |
| A．Chinese wushu | B．Special Asian sports | C．Asian Games in Hangzhou |
【推荐3】The 31st Summer World University Games—also known as the Chengdu Universiade(世界大学生运动会) was held in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province. It started on July 28th and ended on August 8th.
The opening ceremony(开幕式) began at 8 o’clock on the evening of July 28th at the Dong’an Lake Sports Park with two key words: sunshine and dreams. The Golden Sun Bird, the city logo of Chengdu, which stands for the sun, shines for the young sports players and their dreams. President Xi Jinping declared ( 宣 布 ) the Chengdu Universiade open.
There were 6,500 sports players from 113 countries and regions (国家和地区) around the world competing in 269 events of 18 sports. Of those, 3,512 were men and 2,988 were women. China had 411 sports players, 206 in the men’s events and 205 in the women’s events.
Chengdu is the first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy (联合国教科文组织 “美食之都”) in Asia. Food is an important part of life and culture in the city. During the Summer Universiade, there were many foreigners in Chengdu. They tasted many delicious foods both at the players’ restaurant and on the streets.
1. The Universiade lasted for ________.| A．10 days | B．11 days | C．12 days | D．13 days |
| A．sunshine | B．young players | C．dreams | D．sun |
| A．6500 sports players. | B．113 countries and regions. |
| C．269 events. | D．18 sports. |
| A．Art. | B．Sports. | C．Food. | D．History. |
【推荐1】Migration(迁徙) is common: butterflies fly across the Americas, birds migrate south in winter…but did you know that forests migrate, too?
In his new book The Journeys of Trees, science writer Zach St. George explores an extremely slow migration, as forests move inch by inch to more pleasant places.
“The migration of n forest is just many trees sprouting(发芽) in the same direction,” St. George writes. “Through the fossils(化石) that ancient forests left behind, scientists can track(追踪) their movements over thousands of years. They move back and forth across lands, sometimes following the same route more than once, like migrating birds or whales.” This has happened over thousands of years, and climate change is likely to be the driving force. Take California for example: it’s getting hotter and dryer and scientists say that before too long. Sequoia National Park may not be able to keep “giant sequoias”—a kind of valuable ancient trees.
“The scientists there had never seen anything like it,” St. George says. “They are worried, and I think at some point we will lose these ancient trees and we will have to think about what we do with the places, and do we plant new trees where they are easy to grow?”
This is known as “assisted migration”—humans plant trees in other places where they’re more likely to grow. But this process carries risks—people can accidentally introduce insects and diseases to new places, where they may destroy the whole native populations completely. So, St. George writes, there’s a hot topic today: Should humans help the trees escape?
“There may be cases where people are probably going to step in and help trees move to places where they’ll be more suitable in the future,” St. George says. “And that is one kind of vision(构想) of the future that I hope to see.”
1. In Paragraph 1, the writer develops his idea by ________.| A．offering advice | B．listing numbers |
| C．explaining differences | D．raising a question |
| A．fossils | B．sprouts | C．directions | D．books |
| A．To introduce a kind of valuable ancient trees. |
| B．To prove that the assisted migration carries risks. |
| C．To explain why the climate is getting hotter and dryer. |
| D．To show climate change may have great effects on giant sequoias |
| A．Negative | B．Doubtful | C．Supportive | D．Worried |
| A．Climate Change | B．Trees on the Move |
| C．Animal Migration | D．A Vision of the Future |
【推荐2】Do you know the “four treasures of the study” in ancient China? They are the writing brush, ink, paper, and the inkstone (砚台) . Among all the inkstones, the Chengni inkstone is one of the most famous inkstones and is widely loved.
The Chengni inkstone first appeared during the Western Han Dynasty, but the skills of making it were lost during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. Thankfully, today the traditional skills have been revived (复习) with the help of Lin Yongmao and his son Lin Tao.
In 1984, Lin Yongmao began working at the museum in Xinjiang, Shanxi Province. There he read some books about the Xinjiang Chengni inkstone, and then decided to revive the lost skills.
It was easier said than done. It took the father and son two years to find proper materials to produce the Chengni inkstone. That was just the first step. After failing many times, they finally succeeded in making two Chengni inkstones in 1991. Three years later, their Chengni inkstones won a gold prize at an expo (博览会) on China’s famous inkstones.
But the father and son didn’t stop there. While improving the skills of making the Chengni inkstone, they set up a workshop in the hope of passing the skills on to young people. They also worked with universities and colleges to make the Chengni inkstone more popular. At the same time, Lin Tao has created special Chengni inkstone products and brought them to competitions at home and abroad to expand the influence of the Chengni inkstone.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1. How does the writer start the text?
| A．By giving an example. | B．By asking a question. |
| C．By telling a story. | D．By showing a saying. |
| A．In 1984. | B．In 1986. | C．In 1991. | D．In 1994. |
| A．To tell readers how to produce the Chengni inkstone. |
| B．To explain how hard it was to revive the Chengni inkstone. |
| C．To encourage readers to learn about China’s famous inkstones. |
| D．To help readers understand the importance of the Chengni inkstone. |
| A．Clear. | B．Increase. | C．Avoid. | D．Accept. |
| A．Different inkstones in ancient China | B．Best inkstone-makers in China |
| C．Bringing Chengni inkstones back to a new life | D．The history of Chengni inkstones |
【推荐3】Think about how much time you spent outside last week. Really “outside.” Walking from the car into the mall doesn’t count.
Now think about how much time you spent indoors—on the Internet or playing video games or watching TV.
You may say, “I play inside more than outside and I like to play games on the computer.”
If so, it’s likely that you spent more time inside four walls than outside in fresh air. Kids today spend two fewer hours per week on sports and outdoor activities than kids did 20 years ago. That’s according to a University of Michigan study. Non-moving activities are more popular. The costs “include overweight, greater stress, higher rates of physical and emotional illness and less joy…,” says Richard Louv, writer of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder.
Play is important, even for adults. 
Outdoor activity betters your senses. The next time you sit down to message your friends, take note of your senses during and after your texting. Then do the same experiment after you’ve done something outside. You will find being outdoors brings the senses to life. “Hiking, exploring, and fishing help hone all of your senses,” says Betsy Keller. She’s a professor of exercise and sports sciences at Ithaca College in New York. “Smell, sight... all of your senses are in use when you’re outside.”
Outdoor play frees your mind. Are you stressed out? Having trouble devoting your mind to what you’re doing? Too much time indoors — away from the natural world — may be a cause. Louv uses a term to describe the set of problems caused by too much time indoors: nature deficit disorder. He says, “I use it to describe the price we pay for being so separated from nature.”
Spending time outdoors brings you closer to the environment. When you’re out, breathe in fresh air, hear the leaves crackle underfoot and search cool birds and plants in the woods. It can help you feel more connected to the natural world. No woods nearby? Nature can be found right outside your back door or in your local park.
So the next time you sit down to spend quality time with a video game, consider treating yourself to a little outdoor play instead.
1. How does the writer first introduce the topic of outdoor play?| A．By presenting the results of a recent study. |
| B．By introducing different kinds of outdoor play. |
| C．By inviting the reader to think about his or her own case. |
| D．By telling the reader outdoor play is good for body and mind. |
| A．Outdoor play helps form relationships. |
| B．Just getting outdoors does wonders. |
| C．Nature can remind us of life beyond our worries. |
| D．The outdoors is the best place to practise physical skills. |
| A．improve | B．limit | C．produce | D．organize |
| A．Walking from your car into the mall. |
| B．Spending your quality time with TV drama series. |
| C．Playing a video game of making sandcastles by the beach. |
| D．Watching in your local park how fast the clouds are moving. |
