阅读理解，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind．A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives．Wherever you go in this country, you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?

　　Taking all amateur(业余)and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list．It is called soccer in the United States．The game originated(起源于)in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an organized game, or“association football”, it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century．

　　The next is rugby, which is called“football”in the United States．It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players than eleven．In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked．It is a pretty rough game．

　　In summer, cricket is the most popular sport．In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game．Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British．

　　Tennis rates high on the list, too．It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world．

　　Table tennis, or“ping-pong”, surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan．Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity．Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people．

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阅读理解

阅读短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　It seems that the Englishmen just cannot live without sports of some kind．A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives．Wherever you go in this country , you will see both children and grown - ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something , as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still , it can never be bad to get exercise , can it?

　　Taking all amateur (业余) and professional sports in Britain into consideration , there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list．It is called soccer in the United States．The game originated (起源于) in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier , though as an organized game , or "association football" , it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century．

　　The next is rugby (橄榄球) , which is called "football" in the United States．It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players than eleven．In rugby , an oval - shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked．It is a pretty rough game．

　　In summer , cricket (板球) is the most popular sport．In fact , it has sometimes been called the English national game．Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring , but it enjoys great popularity among the British．

　　Tennis rates high on the list , too．It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century , but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world．

　　Table tennis , or "ping - pong" , surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or Japan．Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity．Horse - back riding , swimming , rowing and golf all attract a lot of people．

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