江苏省扬州市江都区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷汇编：阅读理解

江苏省扬州市江都区2019-2021年三年中考一模英语试卷精选汇编

阅读理解专题

江苏省扬州市江都区2021年九年级英语第一次模拟试题

三、阅读理解（共15小题；•每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Grain（谷物）Rainfallsbetweentheendofspringandthebeginningof

summer,andthetemperaturerisesmuchhigherthanitdoesinMarch.With

drysoilandheavywinds,sandstormsmayhappenmoreoften.

ThereisanoldcustominsouthernChinathatpeopledrinkteaonthe

dayofGrainRain.SpringteaduringGrainRainisgoodfortheeyes.Itis

alsosaidthatdrinkingteaonthisdaywouldpreventbadluck.

PeopleinnorthernChinahavethetraditiontoeatthevegetabletoona

sinensisduringGrainRain.AnoldChinesesayinggoes“toonasinensis

beforetherainisastenderassilk".Thevegetableisgoodforthestomach.

TheGrainRainFestivaliscelebratedbyfishingvillagesinnorthern

China.GrainRainmarksthestartofthefishermen'sfirstvoyageofthe

year.Thecustomdatesbacktomorethan2,000yearsago.

31.WhatseasonstartswhenGrainRainends?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Fall.D.Winter.

32.WhatdothepeopleinsouthernChinadoonthedayofGrainRain?

A.Theyoftenflyakite.B.Theyofteneattoonasinensis.

C.Theyoftendrinktea.D.Theyoftenstartthefirstvoyage.

33.Wecaninferthat"toonasinensis,^mustbeakindofvegetablewhich.

A.canbringgoodluckB.isatypeofmedicine

C.growsattheseasideD.isdeliciousandhealthy

B

Asasayinggoes,“Yourtonguehasthepoweroflifeanddeath.^^Thismeansthatyour

wordshavepowertofinallycausethingstohappen,evenlifeordeath.

Wemayallexperiencethepowerofwordsinourlife,evenwhenwewereveryyoung.A

childisshoutedatbyteachersorparents,andafterthat,hemightprobablythinkofhimselfasa

badchild.Mostkidshavethatexperience.Shoutingatthemwillmakethingsworse,whilegood

wordsarehelpfulespeciallywhenbeingintroubleorinneed.Whenwefailtheexam,

encouragingwordsfromourteachers,parentsorevenfromourselvesmakeusworkharderatour

lessons.

Encouragingwordscangoquitealongway.Theyliftpeopleup.Forexample,encouraging

wordstosomeonewhoissadcanhelpthemmakeitthroughtheday.Wordscanhaveapowerful

effectonyourbrainandwillthenhaveagreatinfluenceonyouraction.

Everythingyoudodependsonwhatyouchoosetodo.It'snotyourparents,yourpast

relationshipsoryourjob,butyouandonlyyouthatareresponsible（负责认的）foryourdreams.If

youhavedreamsinlife,writethemdownandspeakthemout.Yourwordsarelikelytobringout

somethingamazing.

34.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat“yourtongue“means.

A.whatyousayB.whatyouhearC.whatyouseeD.whatyoufeel

35.Whenstudentsfailexams,canmakethemworkharderontheirlessons.

A.shoutsB.encouragementC.punishmentD.experience

36.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Ouractioncanbegreatlyinfluencedbywords.

B.Everythingyoudodependsonwhatyouhavetodo.

C.Ourparentsandteachersareresponsibleforourdreams.

D.Wecanonlyexperiencethepowerofwordsaftergrowingup.

37.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellsus?

A.Wordsarepowerful.B.Wordsarepale.

C.Actionspeakslouderthewords.D.Easiersaidthandone.

C

Oneday,whilehismotherwasouthunting,thegraycub（幼兽）foundthewayoutofthecave.

Atfirst,hewasafraid.Buttheneedtoknowandunderstandwasgreaterthanhisfear,sohewent

out.Hesoondiscoveredthattheflooroftheworldwasnotflatlikethefloorofthecave.Andhe

fell,screaminginfear.

Buthesoonsatup,andstartedwalkingandlookingaroundhim.Hemetasquirrel,anda

woodpecker,bothofwhichmovedawayfromhim.Sohelearnedthattheworldhadthingsthat

stayedinoneplace,andotherthingsthatmoved.

Hehadbeginner'sluckwhenhefellintoaptarmigan'snest.Inthenestweresevenchicks.

Herealizedthiswasmeat,likehismothergavehim.Soheatethemall.Ashewalkedawayfrom

thenest,themotherptarmigan（‘看鸟）attackedhim.Hefoughtback,bitingherwingwithhissmall

teeth.Hewasexcitedandhappy.Hewasfightingformeat,fightingtokill.Itwaswhatwolves

did.

Thenhelefttheptarmiganfreeandrested.Ashewatchedher,somethingrusheddownfrom

abovehim,pickeduptheptarmiganandflewbackupintothesky.Itwasaneagle.

Hewaslearning.Livethingsweremeat,butiftheywerebigenough,livethingscouldalso

hurt.Itwasbettertoeatsmalllivethings.

Latersomethingsmalljumpedinfrontofhim,soheputhispawonit.Itwasayoung

weasel（鼬鼠）.Itmadestrangenoises,andsoonthemotherweaselappeared.Shejumpedathis

neckandbithimwithsharpteeth.Shewasn'tbig,buthedidn'tknowhowdangerousweasels

were.

Suddenlyshejumped,andbitintohisthroat.Hetriedtofight,buttheweaselheldon.Thecub

wassuretodie,butluckilyhismother,theshe-wolf,heardhisfrightenedcallsandcametosave

him.

38.Thegraycublearntlessonsinthestory.

A.1B.2C.3D.4

39.Whichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedtothegraycub?

a.Hefelldownandfeltquiteafraid.

b.HemetasquiiTel,andawoodpecker.

c.Hewasbitinthethroatandwasdying.

d.Hesawsomethingpickuptheptarmigan.

e.Hehadafightwiththemotherptarmigan.

A.a-b-e-d-cB.b-a-e-f-cC.a-b-d-e-fD.a-c-b-d-e

40.Whichchartcanbestdescribethegraycub'sfeelingsinthestory?

41.Thebesttitleforthestoryis.

A.TheLawofMeatB.TheGrayCub'sFirstAdventure

C.TheGrayCubinDangerD.Mothers5FightsforChildren

D

Plasticisoneofthebiggestpollutersinourenvironment.AndCoca-Colawas.

namedtheworld'snumberoneplasticpolluterin2020.TheCoca-Colacompanyisfinally像

takingactiontodealwiththisgrowingproblem.

Thoughplasticisveryuseful,itisalsoan“alien“materialtoEarth,becausethesoilB

cannotturnplasticbackintoCO2andwater.Andthisisnottheonlyproblem.Whenplasticfinally

doesdegrade（降解）,thankstothesun,itproducesgreenhousegasemissions（排放物）andharmful

chemicalsintotheenvironment,onlymakingtheclimateevenworse.

TheCoca-ColacompanyisworkingwithaDanishcompanytocreate100%recyclablesoda

bottlesinsteadofplasticones.

Creatingapaperbottleischallenging.Thepaperbottlemuststillfollowthesamesafety

standardsastheplasticbottles.Thecarbonatedliquid（碳酸液体）inthepaperbottleneedstobe

testedindifferentenvironments.Moreover,thepaperhastomeettheneedsofdifferentshapesand

sizesfordifferentbrands.

ThefirstpaperbottlewillbetestedinHungarythissummer.Thebottleismadeofasingle

pieceofmaterialinsteadofseparateparts,whichwouldmakethebottleweaker.Becausepaper

cannotcomeintodirectcontactwiththedrink,thebottlestillincludesa（recyclable）plasticinside

andcap.However,howtomakethepapercapisstillunclearyet.

Evenifthepaperbottlesaresuccessful,itwillbesometimebeforecompaniesusethem

insteadofplasticthatischeapandeasy-to-produce.However,Coca-Cola'sstepsarestillsteps

towardsabrighterfuture.

42.Whatcanweknowaboutplasticaccordingtothepassage?

A.Plasticisakindofspecialalienmaterial.

B.Plasticbottlesarelessusefulthanpaperbottles.

C.TheCoca-Colacompanymadeplasticthebiggestpolluter.

D.Plasticcan'tbeturnedbackintoCO2andwaterinthesoil.

43.Thefirsttwoparagraphsaimsto.

A.telluswhattheenvironmentislikenow

B.explainwhyCoca-Colaismakingpaperbottles

C.recommendusnottouseplasticbottlesanymore

D.introducethesituationofenvironmentin2020tous

44.WhichisTRUEaboutpaperbottlesbytheCoca-ColaCompany?

A.Theyfollownewsafetystandards.B.Theywillbeputintousethissummer.

C.It'smoreexpensivetousepaperbottles.D.Eachpartofthebottlesismadeofpaper.

45.Theunderlinedword“steps"refersto______________.

A.differenttestsonpaperbottlesB.hightechnologyinmakingpaperbottles

C.effortsinprotectingtheenvironmentD.confidenceindealingwithplasticpollution

三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)

31—33BCD34—37ABAA38—41CADB42—45DBCC

江苏省扬州市江都区2020届九年级一模英语试题

三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

(1)(2)

Holdfasttodreams.Forgetaboutthedayswhenit'sbeencloudy.

Forifdreamsdie,Butdon'tforgetyourhoursinthesun.

Lifeisabroken-wingedbirdForgetaboutthetimesyouhavebeendefeated.

Thatcannotfly.Butdon'tforgetthevictoriesyouhavewon.

Holdfasttodreams.Forgetaboutthemisfortunesyouhaveencountered.

Forwhendreamsgo,Butdon'tforgetthetimesyourluckhasturned.

LifeisabarrenfieldForgetaboutthedayswhenyouhavebeenlonely.

Frozenwithsnow.Butdon'tforgetthefriendlysmilesyouhaveseen.

Forgetabouttheplansthatdidn'tseemtoworkoutright.

Butdon'tforgettoalwayshaveadream.

31.Thereisacommonsubjectinthesetwopoems,thatis.

A.dreamsB.daysC.thetimesD.thesun

32.Howmanypairsofrhymes（韵脚）arethereinthefirstpoem?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

33.Afterreadingthesecondpoem,doyouknowwhatisthepurposeofthepoettowriteit?

A.Totellreaderstoforgetthepasttheyusedtoexperience.

B.Toaskreadersnottoforgetthefailuretheyexperienced.

C.Toaskreaderstocheerforthepasttheyusedtoexperience.

D.Totellreaderstocheerupfromthefailuretheyexperienced.

B

TheHuaweiMateXsseemslikethefirsttrulymodeloffoldable（可折叠的）

phones.It'sahuge-screenedsmartphonethatfoldwiththescreenontheoutside.

Unlikethecompetition,thisisakillerphone.①

Thisphonecatchesalotofattention-unfolditandpeoplewillbeamazed.

②We'vebeenstoppedinthestreet,interruptedonatrainandwatchedbyawaiterwhile

usingit.

Withabatteryineachhalf,theMateXshave4500mAhofpowerandchargesveryquickly—

over80%in30minutes.OpentheMateXsoutandyoucanmultitask（多任务）acrossthree

differentappsonthescreenatonce.Withthehelpofasidebar,youcandragonetotherightand

onetotheleft.

③First,thescreen.Ifsplastic,asonmostfoldablephones,somorefragile（易碎的）

thanglassones.Next,thesoftware.AsitwasnotallowedtouseGoogle,manyappsyouusein

yourdailylifemayjustdon'tworkproperlyontheMateXs.④There'salottoweighup

here,especiallythatprice—£2299,butthere'snodoubtthetechinthisthingisgreatand

surprising.

34.WhichisTRUEaboutMateXsaccordingtothepassage?

A.MateXshasonlyabatteryof45oomAhofpower.

B.AlltheappswelikecanworkverywellontheMateXs.

C.ThehugescreenontheMateXsismadeofglassandhardtobreak.

D.MateXsallowsustowatchvideosandsendmessagesatthesametime.

35.Thesentence“ButthreethingsputtheMateXsinquestion.^^shouldbeputin.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

36.WhatdoestheauthorthinksoftheMateXs?

A.Itiswellworthbuying.B.Itissurprisingbuttooexpensive.

C.Itrunsoutofpowerquickly.D.Itisjustaphonewithahugescreen.

37.Thepassageismostprobablyfrom.

A.atechnologymagazineB.aleaflet

C.afashionmagazineD.anadvertisement

C

Lotsoftimes,Papwouldlockmeinthewoodenhouseandgoaway.Papwasprettycareful

nottoleaveaknifeoranythinginthecabinwhilehewasgone.ButIfinallygotsomething-a

saw,andstartedsawinghardtohelpmyselfout.AssoonasIheardPapcomingupfromtown,I

hidthesawandwaited.Hecameinangrily,"GetouttotheboatandgetwhatIbroughtfrom

town.”

Itwasgoodtobeoutsideagain,evenifitwasforjustafewminutes.IfIwantedto,Icould

takeoffrunningrightnow.I'djustrunaway,butthat'swhenPapyelled,“Boy,areyouasleepor

drowned?^^

Atdinnertime,Pap'ddranktoomuchandfellasleeponthefloor.Ithoughtabouttakingthe

keyfromhispocketquietly,buthewashavingarestlesssleep.Iwaitedforhimtosettledown,but

thenIgottootiredandfellasleep.

ItwasaftersunupwhenPapwokeme."Getoutthereandcatchussomefish,“heordered.I

headedoutandsawsomethingelsefloatingtowardmeintheriver.Itwasacanoe（独木舟）.I

jumpedinandswamovertoit.Itwasemptyinside,thenIhadagoodidea.Ipulledthatcanoeup

andhiditbehindsomebushes.WhenIhadmychance,I'dgodowntheriverinthecanoe.Noone

wouldeverfindme.

Papgotangrywhenhesawmeback,wetallover.SoIgotlockedinsidethecabinagain.

OncePapsetofffbrtown,Ihadmychance.

WhenIwasreadytorunoffthroughtheholeIcutwiththesaw,IrealizedPapwouldknow

rdrunaway.SoIsmashedthedoorwithanax.ThenIfoundawildpiglyingdeadinthewoods

anddrippedsomeofitsbloodonthecabinfloor.Ipulledoutsomeofmyhairanddroppediton

thefloor,too.

38.Accordingtothestory,Papis.

A.rudeandimpatientB.carelessandselfish

C.seriousandhardworkingD.lazyandforgetful

39.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.'T'wasquitegoodathuntingwildpigs.

B.Tplannedtoescapewiththehelpofthecanoe.

C.Papleftnothingsharpinthecabintoprotect“me”.

D.Papasked"me”towaitfbrhimtowakeupafterdinner.

40.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restless"mean?

A.打鼾的.B.辗转反侧的.

C.香甜的.D.平躺的.

41.ItissuggestedinParagraph6thatTdidallthesethingsbecause.

A."I"wasverynaughtyandwasplayingatrick

B.'T'wantedtomakePapworriedandcarefor“me"

C.Papwouldthink“me”deadandstoplookingfor“me”

D.Papwouldbeafraidandnotlock“me"inthecabinanymore

D

DayZeroisatopicyoumighthearinaHollywooddisasterfilm,butinAustraliantowns

influencedbydrought（干旱），DayZerocomeswhenthegovernmentfinallyshutdownthelocal

watersupplyafteryearsofdrought.TosomeAustraliantownsunderTheBigDry,thatday

arrivedearlierinthelastyear.

Australiaisnottheonlycountrythathassuchwaterproblems.Morewaterisusedallover

theworldanddroughthappensmoreoftenandlastsfbrlongertime.Australia,SouthAfricaand

Indiaareallinfluencedseriously.AccordingtotheUN,morethanfourbillionpeopledon'thave

enoughwaterforatleastonemonthayearbecauseoftheworld'srisingpopulationincitiesanda

warmerclimate.Andtheproblemwillbeevenworseinthecomingyears.

TherearetoomanydryriversinAustraliantownsnow.InNewSouthWales,the32months

fromJanuary2017toAugust2019werethedriestonrecord.Thesituationissoseriousthatin

August2019,thegovernmentpreparedtospendtenmilliondollarssavingfish.Theyearbefore

thattheyhadrelaxedrulesforshootingkangaroosbecauseincreasingnumbersofkangarooscame

tofarmlandtolookforwaterandfood.

IthappenedonMonday13January2020.ThewaterranoutinStanthorpe.Tosatisfythe

waterneedsintown,truckscarriedwaterfromanotherdam（水坝）nearWarwickeveryday,which

cost$800,000amonth.Butthiscouldn'tsolvetheproblem.

“Thisistheworstdroughtonrecord,9,saidTracyDobie,whohasbeenMayorofthe

SouthernDownsRegionsince2016.“Whenyouseeablueskywithoutclouds,dryland,anddead

plants,itishardtobepositive.^^

Scientistsaretryingtofindwaystosolvetheproblem,developingnewtechnologiesthat

couldgetdrinkingwaterfromeventheworld'sdriestwatertaps.

42.Droughthappenedmainlybecause.

A.thegovernmentshutdownwatersupply

B.thegovernmentdidn'tstoreenoughwaterindams

C.seriouspollutionleadstodroughtallovertheworld

D.increasingpopulationandwarmerclimatecostsmorewater

43.WhatdoestheAustraliangovernmentdotodealwiththewaterproblem?

①Protectkangaroosfrombeingkilled.

②Carrywaterintruckstoplacesinneed.

③Helptosavefishinriversfromdying.

④Lookformorewaterinfarmland.

A.②③B.②④C,①②③D.②③④

44.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.scientistshavefoundwaystosolvetheproblem

B.thewaterproblemwillbelessseriousnextyear

C.Australiahasthemostseriouswaterproblemintheworld

D.Stanthorpeisstillindroughtthoughmuchmoneyisspent

45.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.DayZeroB.Savingwater

C.DroughtinAustraliaD.Whydroughthappened

答案:

31—33ACD34—37DCBA38—41ABBC42—45DADC

江苏扬州江都区2018-2019学年下学期九年级英语第一次模拟试卷

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Inventionsmaketheworldbetter,smarterand-insomecases-alittlemorefun.

Thefolding（可折叠的）bikehelmet:

Peoplerefusetowearahelmetbecauseit'sthickandheavy.

Morpherisabikehelmetmadefromplastics.Itisjustasstrongasthe

traditionalones,butflexible（灵活的）enoughtofoldalmosttotally

flat.Alsoitismucheasiertocarry.

Shoesthattiethemselves

AfterweseethemovieBacktotheFuture,almosteveryonewants

apairofself-tyingshoes.Now,thankstoNike,theshoedreamcomes

true.Whenyoupressabutton,theshoesthemselvestightenand

loosenaroundyourfeet.

Thesmartalarmclock-HelloSense

Analarmclock,calledHelloSense,canimproveyoursleep.It

cancontrolthetemperature,lightandevenairqualityinyour

bedroomtohelpyouhaveaperfectsleepenvironment.Anditcan

recordyoursleepcycles.

）31.Thefoldingbikehelmetis.

A.thickandheavyB.madefrommetal

C.notasstrongasatraditionaloneD.flexibleenoughtofoldalmostflat

（）32.ThesmartalarmclockcanNOT.

A.improveoursleepB.controlourweight

C.recordoursleepcyclesD.controlthetemperatureinthebedroom

（）33.Youcanfindthepassageina.

A.newspaperB.storybookC.guidebookD.cookerybook

B

Whataresomeofthebeststoriesyouhaveeverread?FairytalesfromDanishwriterHans

ChristianAndersen,ortheSherlockHolmesDoyle?Now,youcanaddanotherpersontoyourlist

offavouriteauthors.HisnameisCaoWenxuan,andheisaChinesewriterwhoiswellknownfor

writingchildren'sfiction.

OnApril4,Caowonthe2016HansChristianAndersenPrize（国际安徒生奖）inItaly.Heis

thefirstChinesewritertoeverwinthisimportantawardforchildren'sliterature."The

unanimous（全体一致的）choiceofthejury（评委会）,Caowritesbeautifullyaboutthecomplex（复

杂的）livesofchildrenfacinggreatchallenges,PatriciaAldana,the2016HansChristian

Andersenjurypresident,saidtoXinhua.

Caowasbominapoorfamilyin1954andlivedtherefor20years.Cao'sbooksaresetinthe

1950sand1960sinthecountrysideofChina,drawingfromhischildhoodexperiences.Manyof

hisbookshavebeenputintodifferentlanguagesforreadersaroundtheworldtoenjoy.

IfyoureadCao'sstories,youwillfindmanybeautifulandpoeticdescriptionsofscenery.For

example,inTheGrassHoused1997,《草房子》），Caowrites,“Thegrassgrowstough.Whenthe

sunshines,thegrassshineslikecopperwire（铜线）.Whenthewindblowsfromthesea,thegrass

makessurprisinglymetal-likesounds.^^

Caoalsousesloveasathemeinhisstories,andhedescribesitwithgreatbeauty.Youcan

findthisthemeinBronzeand叨。wer（2005,《青铜与葵花》）.AcountryboynamedBronzewho

cannotspeakmeetsacitygirlnamedSunflower.HetakesSunflowerashislittlesisterafterher

fatherdiesinanaccident.BronzedoeseverythinghecantomakeSunflowerhappy:Heleaves

schooltomakesurethereismoneyforSunflower'sstudies,hecatchesfireflies（萤火虫）forher

andhemakesalighttohelpSunflowerdoherhomework.Butitseemstheyaredoomed（命中注

定的）tobepulledapart（分离）...

Thoughtheendingissad,ithelpsmakethestorymorerealistic."Sadnessisabeautiful

emotion（情感）.Ithelpskidsunderstandtherealworldwhenitisexpressedproperly,Caoonce

toldTheWenHuiDaily.

WhenCaocreatesastory,hedoesnotwritespeciallyforsomeone.Adultscanfindbeautyin

hisstories,andtheplots（情节）heinventstendtoimpresschildren.tellauthentic（地道的）

Chinesestories,buttheyarestoriesthatallhumanscanrelateto（关联）.Thismightbeakey

reasonwhyIwonthisaward,hesaid.

（）34.TheHansChristianAndersonPrizeisanawardfor.

A.detectivestoriesB.historicalstories

C.children'sliteratureD.foreignliterature

（）35.Theunderlinedword“tough“inParagraph4probablymeans""inChinese.

A.艰苦的B.粗暴的C.坚强的D.生动的

（）36.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Thehappyendingmakesthestoryrealistic.B.Caothinkssadnesshelpskidstogrow.

C.Caowritesstoriesfbrsomeone.D.Adultscan'tfindbeautyinCao'sstories.

（）37.Caowonthe2016HansChristianAndersenPrizeprobablybecause.

A.manyofhisbookshavebeentranslatedintodifferentlanguagessofar

B.hisbooksarefullofattractivefairytalesandexcitingdetectivestories

C.inhisbookshetellstrueChinesestoriesthatallhumansareconnectedto

D.hischildhoodexperiencesinthecountrysidearevividlydescribedinhisbooks

C

Anearlyformofagameinwhichaballwaskickedaroundafieldisrecordedin1004B.C.

Japan.SomesportshistoriansbelievethatthegameofsoccerbeganinEnglandinthethird

century,however.TheysaythatearlyEnglishwarriors（武士）kickedaroundtheheadofakilled

enemy.Thismayormaynotbetrue,hutitiscertainthatsoccerisanancientsport.

Withoutdoubt,theEnglishplayedsoccerduringthetimesofKingEdwardIinthe1300s.In

fact,thekingpassedalawagainstplayingit.Thelawsaid,"Thereisgreatnoise...causedby

kickinglargeballsfromwhichmanyghostsmayappear."Anyonecaughtplayingsocceratthat

timewasputintoprison.Twohundredyearslater,QueenElizabethIstillhadpeopleputinto

prisonforplayingthis"vulgar"sport.

Althoughthereweresuchlaws,soccergrewmorepopular.In1681itbecameanofficial(正

式的)sportinEngland.Bythe1800s,peoplethroughoutthecountryplayedsoccer.Bythe18th

century,upper-classboysplayeditatschools.ItspopularitygrewamongallEnglishpeople.

AtameetingheldinanEnglishschoolin1843,thefirstrulesweresuggested.In1863the

headsofEnglishsoccerteamsmetinLondontoagreeonsomeofficialrules.Theyorganizedan

Englishfootballassociation(协会).By1871alloftheEnglishclubswerefollowingtheserules.

Todayallsoccerteamsplaybythem.

Socceriscalled"football"everywherebutintheUnitedStates.Thegameisplayedmostly

withfeet.Noplayersexceptthegoalie(守l'［员)maytouchtheballwiththeirhands.Theymay

controltheballwithanypartofthebodyexcepttheirhands.

Soccerisbyfartheworld'smostpopularsport.Everyfouryears,nearlyeverycountryinthe

worldfightsfortheWorldCup.Tensofbillionsofsoccerfansfromaroundtheworldwatchthe

WorldCupontelevision.

()38.Accordingtothepassage,auvulgar"sportprobably

A.appearstoberudeB.appearstobeold

C.requireslotsofenergyD.requiresgoodteamwork

()39.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightorderofthedevelopmentofthegame?

a.Upper-classboystudentsplayeditatschools.

b.AnEnglishfootballassociationwasorganized.

c.ItbecameapopularsportthroughoutEngland.

d.TheruleswereacceptedbyallEnglishclubs.

e.Playingthegamewasconsideredtobeguilty.

A.e-c-a-b-d.B.e-c-a-d-b.C,e-a-c-b-d.D.e-a-c-d-b.

()40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Itiscertainthatsoccerhasahistoryofover1,800years.

B.TheEnglishhadtoplaysoccerinsecretfortwocenturies.

C.Footballiscalled''soccer"intheUSbecauseoftherules.

D.Thekingpassedthelawagainstthegameforastupidreason.

()41.Thispassageismainlyabout

A.whythe