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It seems that the Englishmen just can’t live without sports of some kind.【小题1】 ____ Whenever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?
Taking all amateur (业余的) and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list.【小题2】 ___. The game originated (起源于) in Britain and was played in he Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an originated game, or “association football”, it dates only from the beginning of the 19^th century.
【小题3】___. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.
In summer, cricket is the most popular sport. In fact, is has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.
【小题4】____. It was introduced into England from France in the 15^th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.
Table tennis, or ping-pong, surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan. 【小题5】_____.Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.

A．It is called soccer in the United States.

B．The next is rugby, which is called “football” in the United States.

C．Tennis rated high on the list, too.

D．Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity.

E.People often work out to build up their bodies.
F.Not everyone likes ball games.
G. famous French humorist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives.

Answer 1

【小题1】G
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】C
【小题5】D

解析试题分析：
【小题1】考查上下文衔接It seems that the Englishmen just can’t live without sports of some kind.能起到承上启下的作用，选G
【小题2】前面说的no doubt that football is at the top of the list.可知是和soccer有关。选A
【小题3】接下来作者提到：In rugby,可知选 B
【小题4】下文的Table tennis, or ping-pong, 是很好的暗示。选C
【小题5】后面提到了受人们喜爱的几个运动。选D
考点：考查信息匹配
点评：在答题中，应首先略读一下短文，了解一下短文的大致意思，然后把几个选项含义理解透，尤其注意意思相近，表达有交叉的选项之间的区别。然后再细读短文，把答案填入合适位置。答题时可以把含义相近的几个选项轮流填入同一处位置，反复阅读，反复体会，找出最佳选项，对于实在没有把握的小题可以留待最后完成。完成短文后，再认真通读一遍全文，看看上下语意是否通顺，是否符合逻辑关系。