Unit 2 课时作业7-【红对勾讲与练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语必修第一册(北师大版)

UNIT 2　SPORTS AND FITNESS　　　　　　　 课时作业 7 Ⅰ. 阅读理解 A If you thought the game of football couldn􀆳t get any better, think again. Learn something about bubble football(泡泡足球), a new sport that combines the popular game of football with zorbing(滚人球运动) . Bubble football is the brainchild of Henrik Elvestad and Johan Golden, two wacky Norwegians who thought football would be even more entertaining if players were wrapped in clear plastic zorbing balls. The first ever match was broadcast on Norwegian TV show Golden Goal at the end of 2011, but after being posted on YouTube, the sport spread throughout Europe like wildfire. In the last few years, bubble football matches have been held everywhere from Italy to Latvia, and there are now even online store selling and renting equipment to anyone willing to try it. The rules of the game are almost the same as normal football. But teams struggle to score as many goals as possible, except that in this case they also try to knock down their competitors along the way. Scoring goals is hard enough in normal football matches, but it􀆳s almost impossible when you have an inflatable(可充气的)plastic bubble covering your entire upper-body. Your hands are locked in a fixed position, so you􀆳re not able to use them for balance, but that􀆳s exactly what makes bubble football so fun. Opponents try to knock each other out by bouncing into one another to get possession of the ball but injuries are rare as the balls offer plenty of protection. Bubble football is pretty tough to explain with words, b