1 . Soccer, basketball, baseball, and the like are popular all around the world, However, do you look for something a bit different? There may be some new sports that you want to try out!
One of the new sports is regball. It is a Russian sport adding basketball, wrestling (摔跤) and rugby. As in basketball, the players have a ball that they try to shoot through a hoop (篮筐) . But nobody will be calling “that’s a travel” while watching this sport, because there is no need to dribble (运球) . Players also wrestle with each other during the game.
Another kind of sport you don’t see every day is soapbox racing. Handmade vehicles are pushed down a hill, and competitors have to drive their vehicles through a course with different kinds of things in their way. Not all competitors are engineers, so the vehicles are easy to break apart. Competitors are judged for their soapbox’s creativity. Therefore, speed is not everything, and creativity plays the most important role. Competitors often design their vehicles based on themes from pop culture or history. Of course, the competitors dress up to play the role, too.
Cheese rolling race is not seen very often, but it is exciting. This is a game that is extremely funny for audience, but painful for competitors. During the game, competitors race down a very steep (陡峭的) hill, chasing after a round of Double Gloucester cheese that can weigh up to nine pounds and can travel some 70 miles per hour. Whoever gets to the bottom first wins the cheese.
1. What can we know about regball?| A．It mixes three kinds of sports. |
| B．Its competitors race down a hill. |
| C．Wrestling is not allowed during the game. |
| D．Its rules are exactly the same as basketball. |
| A．A lesson. | B．A track. | C．An action. | D．A period of time. |
| A．Their speed. | B．Their clothes. |
| C．Their creativity. | D．Their driving experiences. |
| A．A new study about sports. |
| B．A presentation of sports skills. |
| C．An introduction to three new sports. |
| D．The difference between traditional and new sports. |
2 . For almost 100 years, the Winter Olympics has been a celebration of ice and snow sports around the world. It is a special event that only takes place once every four years.
Although the Winter Olympics started with just five sports across nine disciplines (分项) in France in 1924, it has grown to include seven sports across 15 different disciplines and has been hosted in 12 countries across three continents. In 2022, for the first time ever in the games’ history, Beijing became the first city to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
China has come a long way and achieved many goals since it took part in the Winter Olympics for the first time in 1980. In this short period of time, China’s athletes have won medals in six of the sports events. Short track speed skating (短道速滑) has been an area of expertise (专长) for China.
China’s love for winter sports has been growing. The Ministry of Education has set a goal of building 5,000 special schools by 2025 to improve winter sports education. The government has also been encouraging primary and secondary schools to add winter sports to their courses. Many provinces and cities have already acted on this suggestion. Classes will be set up in schools in northern China to boost interest in winter sports. In southern China, schools can partner with ice rinks (溜冰场) and winter sports clubs.
Beijing has already set a good example. China News Agency reported that nearly 840,000 students in the city have begun taking winter sports lessons, including skating and skiing lessons.
1. When was the second Winter Olympic Games held?| A．In 1925. | B．In 1926. | C．In 1927. | D．In 1928. |
| A．the 1924 Winter Olympics was not popular |
| B．the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in Beijing in 2022 |
| C．Beijing set a record in the Olympic Games’ history |
| D．12 countries have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics |
| A．Attack. | B．Improve | C．Reduce. | D．Review. |
| A．China’s athletes are not good at short track speed skating. |
| B．Schools in southern China can’t add winter sports to their courses. |
| C．Many students in Beijing have taken skating and skiing lessons. |
| D．Nearly 840,000 students across China have taken winter sports lessons. |
| A．A sports report. | B．A storybook. |
| C．A science magazine. | D．An advertisement poster. |
3 . At first I was not quite willing to sit down and watched the 90minute football match. Usually I just checked the results because I thought that was dull to watch a game in that players kicked a ball each other. Therefore, my father loves football. During the World Cup in 2006, my dad stays up late just to watch his favourite sport.Seeing him strong interest in this game of 22 men run after a ball, I decided to sit down to watch the game. I found game excited, and my dad explained for the rules. We shared our joy. Football is not too badly as long as I watch it with my dad!
