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【题目】Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.

Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.

【1】 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

【2】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

【3】 In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.

A. three or four times better than that of adults

B. worse than that of adults

C. as good as that of adults

D. worth considering three or four times than adults

【4】 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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要说明了在英国足球十分流行，连孩子对足球也有很好的理解。同时告诉我们在英国的学校里十分重视孩子的性格教育，尤其是通过足球教会孩子团队精神。

【1】C 词义猜测题。根据第一句Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this.句中的代词this指代前半句中的Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England。人们只有去了球场才能理解“足球是英国最流行的运动”。故C正确。

【2】B 细节理解题。根据第一段后三句To a stranger, ..... will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.可知在英国孩子们很了解足球以及与足球有关的知识，孩子对足球也有很深的理解。故B正确。

【3】C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.说明孩子的足球知识和是他们年龄三到四倍的成年人差不多。故C正确。

【4】B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句In England.........where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone.可知在英国教育不仅意味着学习知识，还要学会塑造性格。尤其是团队精神。故B项说法正确。