内容正文:
九年级(全)Units 7~8
(建议用时:30分钟)
河南英语RJ
英语
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一、选择型阅读
If you have ever played in or watched a soccer game, you have seen the referee(裁判) point to players and hold up yellow or red cards. The referee uses these colored cards to show an offense(犯规) by the player. The referee does not have to use language. The color of the card explains the punishment.
This system is based(以……为基础) on the traffic light. The yellow color on a traffic light means being careful and the red color
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means stop. In soccer, a yellow card refers to a warning to a player. A red card means that a player is out. The player must leave the field at once and may not return to player in the game. But for what reasons are red and yellow cards used in soccer?
This system of using colored cards was created in 1966. During the quarter-finals of the 1966 World Cup, England was playing against Argentina. Two players on England’s team had been pointed out by the referee for serious offense. One of Argentina’s players was sent off the field. However, the referee did not make these calls(判决) clear during
the game. Some people at the game didn’t even realize what happened until they read reports about them in the newspaper later. There was no system in place to announce the calls during the match. Often in a match, the officials and the players were the only ones that knew about a call.
An English referee was at the 1966 game thought a better system was needed to make the teams and everyone clearly know about calls as they happened. He also wanted a system that did not use language. Soccer players came from countries around the world. He modeled the red and yellow card system on the traffic light. This system worked so well that other sports also used it.
【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了足球比赛中红黄牌制度的由来。
1.How does the writer lead into the topic“red and yellow card system” in
Paragraph 1?___
A. By asking a question. B. By telling a joke.
C. By using an old saying. D. By showing an example.
【解析】 开篇方式题。根据文章第一段第一句可知,