19. D

根据最后一段可知答案。

18.C

根据第二段最后一句话可以找到答案。

17. B

本题为细节题。根据第二段第一句话可以找到答案。

16. C

文中的this指代上文第一句话。

20. In England, education means_______.

A.　　　 filling a boy’s mind with stories

B.　　　　 more than the teaching of knowledge

C.　　　　 the teaching of knowledge only

D.　　　 training character by means of football games

[答案解析]

19. In almost all European schools, lessons are_______.

A.　　　 left for the children themselves

B.　　　　 what the children like best

C.　　　　 as important as football games

D.　　　 considered the most important

18. In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.

A.　　　 three or four times better than that of adults

B.　　　　 wore than that of adults

C.　　　　 as good as that of adults

D.　　　 worth considering three or four times than adults

17. In England school boys seem _________ about football games.

A. not to know much　　　　 B. to know a great deal C. know little D. know nothing

16. In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.

A.　　　 people often go to football games.　　　

B.　　　　 people, rich and poor, young and old, play football

C.　　　　 football is the most popular game in England

D.　　　 people usually shout at each other in a football match