Question

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in winter and summer. Swimming is fun in warm weather, but skating is good in winter.

Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for（从事）them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. 3 What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China or Australia! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many people love to skate in Japan or Canada.

4 Some sports or games go back to thousands of years ago, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is 120 years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace (体面).

请务必将 1---5 小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！

（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.In what kind of countries do you think swimming is popular?

 

2.How long is the history of basketball?

 

将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

3.

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(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

5.

 

Answer 1

1.Swimming is popular in the countries near the sea or in those with many river/ The countries near the sea or the countries with many river

2.The history of basketball is less than 120 years

3.无论是在中国还是在澳大利亚，跳到池塘或湖中游泳是多么的有乐趣呀。

4.有些运动或比赛可以追溯到几千年前，像跑或者跳。

5.Sports/ Sports and games

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了全世界的人们都喜欢运动，运动帮助人们健康，使人们精神愉悦，活的更长久。运动随着季节而变化。不同的季节人们做不同的运动。由于地域的限制，人们的运动选择也有所不同。

1.Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers 可知在沿海或靠近江河的地方游泳受欢迎，故填Swimming is popular in the countries near the sea or in those with many river/ The countries near the sea or the countries with many river

2.But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is 120 years old yet.可知他们都没有超过120年的历史，故填The history of basketball is less than 120 years

3.…or,无论……还是……，故填无论是在中国还是在澳大利亚，跳到池塘或湖中游泳是多么的有乐趣呀。

4.…追溯到···，故翻译为有些运动或比赛可以追溯到几千年前，像跑或者跳。

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考点：体育运动类短文阅读。