Question

【题目】

IG, a Chinese esports club, won the world championship title in LOL (League of Legends) in 2018. It beat European team 3:0 in South Korea. It was the first time that a club from China’s LPL (League of Legends Pro League) won the title in the world championship’s eight-year history. So what is esports?

Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players. It is not only a simple game in a sense, but a sport in which players use electronic equipment to play against each other in intelligence. It can improve the players’ thinking ability, heart-to-eye coordination (协调), willpower and develop team spirit.

In 2003, esports became the 99th sport in China. However, esports is different from traditional sports and online games. Traditional sports athletes mainly train their physical ability and skills, such as muscle memory, exercising and dieting; while esports athletes’ training is mostly about the mind, such as studying strategies (策略) and new updates for the game.

The industry has been developed for more than 10 years, but the public usually hold the opinion that playing online games has no benefit but taking one’s attention away from their duties. In fact, there are several differences between esports and online games：

First, the basic features. Online games are entertainment games while esports is a sport. Esports is an intellectual competition between people in an organized environment created by information technology.

Second, the game rules. Esports has clear game rules. Its biggest feature is strict time and round limitations. However, online games are lack of clear rules of the game. Without time limit, it’s easy for people especially teenagers to be addicted to (沉迷于) it.

Third, the sports spirit. Esports competitions between athletes pay great attention to fair sports spirit. Some online games only need to recharge (充钱) to gain advantages, which is the main difference between esports and online games.

In the upcoming 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, esports will officially become a medal event. Esports is a new sporting activity. It will take a long time to grow into a mature industry like NBA (the National Basketball Association of the US). Let’s have a better understanding of esports and expect its bright future.

【1】Which club won the world championship title in LOL in 2018?

【2】What is esports?

【3】When did esports become the 99th sport in China?

【4】What is esports athletes’ training about?

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 Club IG./ A Chinese esports club.

【2】 Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players.

【3】 In 2003.

【4】 It’s mostly about the mind (such as studying strategies and new updates for the game).

【5】 What is esports; the differences between esports and online games.

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要介绍什么是电子竞技以及电子竞技与普通的在线游戏的区别

【1】细节理解题。根据IG, a Chinese esports club, won the world championship title in LOL (League of Legends) in 2018可知，IG，一个中国点睛俱乐部赢得了2018年的比赛，故填Club IG./ A Chinese esports club。

【2】细节理解题。根据Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players可知，电子竞技指的是专业运动员使用电子游戏进行比赛的形式，故填Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players。

【3】细节理解题。根据In 2003, esports became the 99th sport in China可知，电子竞技在2003年成为中国第99个运动，故填In 2003。

【4】细节理解题。根据while esports athletes’ training is mostly about the mind, such as studying strategies (策略) and new updates for the game可知，电子竞技运动员训练的是思想，例如学习策略和游戏的新的更新，故填It’s mostly about the mind (such as studying strategies and new updates for the game)。

【5】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍什么是电子竞技以及电子竞技与普通的在线游戏的区别。故填What is esports; the differences between esports and online games。