Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整正确。

Soccer is the world’s favorite sport. In America people call it football. It has around 3 billion fans — nearly half the world’s population! 【1】 That’s 4 percent of the world’s population!

【2】 Many people in old days played early forms of this modern game. Cu ju (蹴踘), a ball-kicking game in China, was reported as early as 2,500 B.C. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playing a similar ball game without using their hands.

But modern soccer didn’t become official (官方的) until 1863. An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a football association (联盟). 【3】 From then on, other associations in countries were set up. They came together to make up the FIFA, which organizes the World Cup. Thirty-two national teams play in the World Cup every four years.

It’s not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular. 【4】 Soccer needs only two feet and a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play. Some of the sport’s best players come from these poor nations.

【5】 The sport’s no-hands rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field. What’s more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few times each match, so matches can turn around suddenly.

No one knows which country will win at the next World Cup. But one thing is certain: The world will be watching.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】F

【3】A

【4】C

【5】E

【解析】这篇短文讲述了足球这项运动。它是世界上最受欢迎的运动，有很多来自不同国家和俱乐部的队员参加每四年一次的世界杯。足球是欧洲和南美的古老运动，亚洲也有很多人喜欢，并且到欧洲的俱乐部参加比赛。

【1】D

句意：大约3亿人玩这个运动。根据下文中的句子“That’s 4 percent of the world’s population!” 是世界人口的百分之四！前面一定会出现有关数字，介绍踢足球的人数，故答案为D。

【2】F

句意：很难说足球的发源地在哪里。后面提到了在同一时期，中国和希腊都有类似足球的运动，很难说哪个地方是足球的发源地，故答案为F。

【3】A

句意：他还写了这项运动的官方规则。结合上文中的句子“But modern soccer didn’t become official (官方的) until 1863.”可知，直到1863年，足球才有了官方的比赛规则，故答案为A。

【4】C

句意：其中一个原因就是运动的简单性。根据下文中的句子“Soccer needs only two feet and a ball.” 足球只需要两只脚和一个球。说明从事这项运动简单方便，故答案为C。

【5】E

句意：足球表演令人赏心悦目。根据下文中的句子“The sport’s no-hands rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field. What’s more, this sport excites the heart.”可知，踢足球就像跳舞一般，足以说明这项运动令人赏心悦目。故答案为E。