题目内容
Football--called soccer in the United States--is probably the most popular sport in the world today, It has been popular for a long time.But many years ago each country had different rules for its own football game.
In 1863 a group of people met in England to change this.They wrote a set of rules for all countries to follow.They also planned for soccer teams from different countries to play against each other.The idea worked.These rules are the same today, more than 100 years later. Now teams from all the world compete in the famous World Cup.The cup is a series of games which is held every four years.Team from many countries plays to see which is the best.Soccer is so popular today that it is not unusual for 600 million people to watch a World Cup match on television.
How did the World Cup start? The soccer team from Uruguay won the Olympic championship in soccer in 1924 and 1928.That country decided to have the first World Cup games in Montevideo in 1930, These first games were not very successful.Only thirteen teams arrived to play and eight of them were from South America.
It didn't seem like a world championship.The team from Uruguay won the Cup that first year.
1.In 1863 a group of people met in England______.
A.to play for football teams from different countries
B.to learn the rules for football
C.to write a set of rules for football
D.to have matches between teams from different countries
2.The rules written in 1863 are _____.
A.the same as today's B.different from today's
C.changed a lot D.changed a little
3.When did the first World Cup take place?
A.In 1930. B.In 1924. C.in 1928 D.In 1934
4.The first World Cup was not successful because
A.the Olympic champion didn't take place
B.some of the teams arrived too late
C.all teams were from South America
D.it did not seem like a world championship
CAAD
It was the first day of school. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a little old lady smiling at me. She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and said, “Of course!” And she gave me a big hug. “Why are you in college at such an age?” I asked.
She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have kids and then retire and travel.”
“No seriously.”
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”
We became friends at once. Over the course of the year, Rose easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she was happy with the attention given to her from the other students. At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet(宴会). I’ll never forget what she taught us in her speech.
“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one useful thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty-seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything, I will turn eighty-eight. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunity to do productive things. Have no regrets(遗憾;后悔). The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but we regret for things we did not do.”
At the year’s end Rose finished the college degree. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral to honor the wonderful woman!
【小题1】While meeting Rose at the college for the first time, the author was curious about _______.
A.her age | B.her life | C.her purpose | D.her dream |
A.humorous | B.amazing | C.confident | D.smart |
A.“It seems that my young days are over.” |
B.“Don’t do much in order to stay young.” |
C.“The people who fear death are those with regrets.” |
D.“When we are old, we can do nothing.” |
A.it is good to make friends with old people |
B.it is necessary to have a college education for old people |
C.it is important to have a healthy body when people are getting old |
D.it is never too late to be what you can possibly be |
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【小题1】Among all of the above, there is/ are ________ weekly magazine(s).
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
A.Time Out & School Sport Magazine. | B.School Sport Magazine & FourFourTwo. |
C.Time Out & Time. | D.only Time. |
A.Time Out. | B.School Sport Magazine. |
C.Time | D.School Sport Magazine or FourFourTwo. |
A.all of the magazines are intended for adults. |
B.among all the magazines, only School Sport Magazine is about sports. |
C.Time Out & School Sport Magazine might be published in the United Kingdom. |
D.among all the magazines, Time Out will cost you the least. |
A.advertise four best-sellers |
B.introduce four popular magazines to readers |
C.ask readers to decide which of the four magazines is the best |
D.get more people to buy these magazines |
There are many ways to keep kids of all ages physically fit besides sports.
If your child is a natural athlete or ___1____ lover, he or she is probably already active and __2___ easy to get moving. But if, like me, you are the parent of a junior sofa potato, complete with a(n) __3____ controller in one hand and a bag of potato chips in the other, you know what it is like to have your ___4__ to go outside to play met with, at best, silence or at worst, cry and ___5___.
If logic, threats and lectures on health don’t work, turn to __6___: trick him or her into liking by making it into fun. __7____ enjoyment, not pressure or physical fitness or anything that seems to be “good for you”. That is where the dancing and nature walks ___8____. Health experts say that the answer to the question, “Which type of exercise is best for my child?” is “Whichever one he or she likes best.” It doesn’t have to be swimming or soccer or gymnastics. ____9___ play, especially with the rest of the family, will ___10___ the body’s requirements for regular aerobic movement (有氧运动) just well, and won’t ever seem like exercising.
___11____, if nature is an interest, walk vigorously around finding every leaf, insect, and _12___ print in the park. If rock radio is the station of choice, ___13____ to the music. Get the family members playing catch, touch football together. Organize a(n) __14____ science group to walk around your neighborhood and pick your rubbish. Make every trip to the pool an excuse for playing games in the water together.
Remember that the goal is to set a pattern for lifelong fitness. And if you don’t make it _15___, kids are never going to keep it up.
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