In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (碼). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球觸地).

It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

1.In America, football players can _______.

A. only kick the ball????????????? B. only throw the ball

C. only carry the ball????????????? D. kick, throw and carry the ball

2.There are _______ on each team.

A. ten players????????????? B. eleven players????????????? C. twelve players????????????? D. thirteen players

3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.

A. go home　B. carry the ball ten yards

C. run with it　D. kick the ball to the other team

4.The best teams play again _______.

A. on Christmas????????????? B. after the season ends　C. on New Year’s Day　D. on Sunday

5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

A. shout (喊) loudly????????????? B. jump????????????? C. talk loudly????????????? ????????????? D. sing

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要介紹了美國大學校園內(nèi)美式足球的廣泛流行。重點介紹了比賽中的一些游戲規(guī)則、獲勝隊的慶�；顒臃绞降�，還包括人們對待足球的熱愛程度等。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it.和They can carry it or throw it.可知，在足球場上選手們踢球、扔球以及帶球等現(xiàn)象都是存在的；故選D。

2.推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第三段第二句Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball.可知，每個球隊的隊員有11人；故選B。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.可知，答案為D。

4.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第四段The best teams play again on January lst.可知，比賽中最優(yōu)秀的球隊在1月1日還要打場比賽，即在新年伊始；故選C。

5.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)短文第四段Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game.和They dance and jump while they are yelling.可知yell的意思應該是大喊；故選A。

考點：社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀。

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