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【题目】 Ice hockey’s beginning is a little uncertain. It has been tracked back to an Irish game known as hurley by some experts. Others consider ice hockey as having come from lacrosse and field games that were played by Micmac Indians. Still others say that hockey evolved in Northern Europe. At any rate, it is quite likely that ice hockey came into being from different early games played with a stick and a ball.

In the 1850s, the first recorded games of ice hockey were played, and in the 1870s, the first set of ice hockey rules were written by a group of students at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. These rules set up the use of a puck (冰球) replacing a ball and decided the number of players to be nine per team. The year 1880 brought the organization of the first amateur hockey league. Over the next several years, ice hockey’s popularity spread across Canada. It was around 1893 that ice hockey was first played in the United States. There have been several ice hockey leagues. The best known is the National Hockey League, which came into being in 1917 in Canada.

Ice hockey has the oldest sports trophy(奖杯）in North America. It had become so widespread in Canada that a trophy was presented by the Governor General of Canada to be awarded to the top hockey team. Lord Stanley of Preston was the name of the Governor General, and the trophy became Known as the Stanley Cup.

Not many changes have been made to the initial rules set forth in the 1870s. The main ones have been the decrease from nine players to six and the progression of new and better equipment. In 1910-11, the game changed from two 30-minute periods to three 20-minute periods. In 1943-44, the red line at center ice was introduced to speed up the game. In 2005-06, goalkeeper equipment was downsized.

【1】When was the first amateur hockey league formed?

A.In the 1850s.B.In the 1870s.

C.In 1880.D.In 1893.

【2】Where did the name of the Stanley Cup come from?

A.The top hockey team captain.

B.The Governor General of Canada.

C.The oldest sports trophy maker.

D.The leader of the first hockey league.

【3】How has the ice hockey sport changed?

A.Its initial rules have been given up.

B.It has fewer players on a team.

C.Its total match time has been reduced.

D.It needs much less equipment.

【4】What’s the text mainly about?

A.The rules of the ice hockey sport.

B.The great changes of the ice hockey sport.

C.The history of the ice hockey sport.

D.The development of the National Hockey League.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了曲棍球的发展历史，它从过去到现在的一些变化。

【1】

细节理解题。根据第2段The year 1880 brought the organization of the first amateur hockey league（1880年，第一个业余曲棍球联盟成立）可知，第一支业余曲棍球联盟成立于1880年。故选C项。

【2】

细节理解题。根据文章倒数第2段Lord Stanley of Preston was the name of the Governor General, and the trophy became Known as the Stanley Cup（当时总督的名字是Lord Stanley of Preston，这个奖杯后来被称为Stanley Cup）可知，奖杯的名字来自于当时的加拿大总督的名字。故选B项。

【3】

细节理解题。根据最后一段The main ones have been the decrease from nine players to six and the progression of new and better equipment（主要的变化是球员从9人减少到6人，以及新的更好的装备）可知，此处提到的主要变化包括了球员和设备的变化。故选B项。

【4】

主旨大意题。按照文章的叙事顺序。文章第一段在阐述曲棍球的起源；第2段在说冰球早期的比赛和规则的制定以及在加拿大成立的第一个业余曲棍球联盟；第3段告诉读者曲棍球奖杯名字的来源；最后一段重点讲述了曲棍球在人数，规则和设备上等的一些变化。综合分析可知，文章主要讲述的曲棍球的历史。故选C项。