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教材主题语篇练·河南英语
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九年级(全)Units7~8
(建议用时:30分钟)
一、选择型阅读
Ifyouhaveeverplayedinorwatchedasoccer
game,youhaveseenthereferee(裁判)pointtoplayers
andholdupyeloworredcards.Therefereeusesthese
coloredcardstoshowanofense(犯规)bytheplayer.
Therefereedoesnothavetouselanguage.Thecolorof
thecardexplainsthepunishment.
Thissystemisbased(以……为基础)onthetrafic
light.Theyelowcoloronatraficlightmeansbeing
carefulandtheredcolormeansstop.Insoccer,ayelow
cardreferstoawarningtoaplayer.Aredcardmeans
thataplayerisout.Theplayermustleavethefieldat
onceandmaynotreturntoplayerinthegame.Butfor
whatreasonsareredandyelowcardsusedinsoccer?
Thissystemofusingcoloredcardswascreatedin
1966.Duringthequarterfinalsofthe1966WorldCup,
EnglandwasplayingagainstArgentina.Twoplayerson
Englandsteamhadbeenpointedoutbytherefereefor
seriousofense.OneofArgentinasplayerswassentof
thefield.However,therefereedidnotmakethesecals
(判决)clearduringthegame.Somepeopleatthegame
didntevenrealizewhathappeneduntiltheyreadreports
abouttheminthenewspaperlater.Therewasnosystem
inplacetoannouncethecalsduringthematch.Oftenin
amatch,theoficialsandtheplayersweretheonlyones
thatknewaboutacal.
AnEnglishrefereewasatthe1966gamethoughta
betersystemwasneededtomaketheteamsandevery
oneclearlyknowaboutcalsastheyhappened.Healso
wantedasystemthatdidnotuselanguage.Soccerplay
erscamefromcountriesaroundtheworld.Hemodeled
theredandyelowcardsystemonthetraficlight.This
systemworkedsowelthatothersportsalsousedit.
1.Howdoesthewriterleadintothetopic“redand
yelowcardsystem”inParagraph1?
A.Byaskingaquestion.
B.Bytelingajoke.
C.Byusinganoldsaying.
D.Byshowinganexample.
2.Whatwasthesystemofusingcoloredcardsbasedon?
A.Thesoccermatch.
B.Thetraficlight.
C.Theothersports.
D.Thecardgames.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto(指的
是)?
A.Theplayersonthefield.
B.Thefootbalmatches.
C.Thereportsaboutmatches.
D.Thecalsfromthereferee.
4.WhichofthefolowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.SoccerplayersneedtospeakEnglish.
B.Thesystemisnowusedinalthesports