【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ion the referee39。s (裁判員) decisions or pretend to be injured when they are not. “Football could learn a lot from rugby, said Brian Moore, a former England rugby player The wonderful spirit of rugby is: there is a gentlemanly code to it. You play hard on the pitch, but you always respect your opponent.. Rugby is mainly played in Europe. Australia, New Zealand and parts of Africa. It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game, said Peter, a Welsh rugby coach. Rugby is also a far superior test of strength, stamina (耐力) and determination. Most professional rugby players are large, strong and weigh over 90 kilograms. People who play the sport need to be tough and be prepared to get hurt. Black eyes, broken bones, lost teeth and being knocked unconscious—all these are mon injuries. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is blind in one eye thanks to a rugby accident at school. In England, children begin playing the game at school at the age of 8. When they enter high school, many begin to play full contact rugby. Children are taught to play for around one hour a week during their PE lessons. Most schools have a rugby team. Children who play for the school team are usually the sportiest kids, and are seen as brave and athletic.（1）What can be concluded from the first three paragraphs?A.Football players are not real gentlemen.B.There is a better spirit in playing rugby than football.C.Football players are not as athletic as rugby players.D.Brian Moore thinks that rules should be stricter in football.（2）According to the passage, Peter thinks ______.A.rugby players pretend to be injured when they are notB.rugby is not very popular in America and AsiaC.rugby makes people enjoy sports better than soccerD.rugby needs players39。 strong will rather than strength（3）The example of Gordon Brown is mentioned in order to .A.prove that playing rugby can earn people fameB.explain why Gordon Brown is blind in one eyeC.support the point that rugby players often get hurtD.warn teenagers against playing rugby at school（4）What can we infer from the passage?A.Teenagers will lose interest in football.B.English children have a talent for rugby.C.Playing rugby doesn39。t involve skills.D.Rugby is not suitable for everyone.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了英式橄欖球，并且將它與足球進行了對比。英式橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運動，玩這項運動的人身體一定要強壯才行呢。（1）歸納總結(jié)題。前三段都在介紹英式橄欖球并且將其與足球比較，人們認(rèn)為橄欖球是暴徒們的紳士運動，而足球是紳士的暴徒運動。并且說足球應(yīng)該學(xué)習(xí)橄欖球。故選B（2）細(xì)節(jié)題。第四段第二句It is more enjoyable to play than soccer because you are always involved in the game玩英式橄欖球比完足球更有趣，因為你總是被卷入游戲之中的。故選C（3）細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段最后一句Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is blind in one eye thanks to a rugby accident at 學(xué)校的一場橄欖球賽中瞎了一只眼睛。所以是來支持橄欖球運動會使人受傷。故選C（4）細(xì)節(jié)題。倒數(shù)第二段第二句 People who play the sport need to be tough and be prepared to get hurt. 玩這項運動的人們要強壯并且要做好受傷的準(zhǔn)備。從這里可以得出橄欖球這項運動不適合所有人，故選D5．閱讀理解 BEIJING/SAO PAULOChinese traditions like cockfighting likeflying and fireworks have been quite mon in Brazil for many years. Despite the thousands of kilometers between them, China39。s historical and artistic mark on Brazil has existed for about 300 years, said Brazilian sinologist (漢學(xué)家) Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite in his book China in Brazil. Influences from China can date from the colonial period, even up to the time after after Brazil39。s independence. The mercial relationship between the two countries has existed for a long time, he noted, adding that ining ships would fill up Brazilian cities like Salvador, Rio de Janeiro and Recife with Chinese products like porcelain (瓷器), silk and fans He also found Chinese influence not only in the arts and architecture of Brazil but also in the most diverse areas of Brazilian society, like the economy, medicine and popular culture. At the end of the 19th century, in Pernambuco, (a state in northeastern Brazil), there was a custom that children slept with clothes decorated with Chinese dragons. Teixeira added. The book took him about 15 years to finish. The impact of the book surprised me, though it was published by a university publisher and it had a print run of just 1,000 copies, he said. Some have said that the book represents a turning point in Chinese studies in Brazil. Besides, the sinologist did research on the mark and presence of China in the architecture and arts of Brazil. It was through art that China awoke in me, first, curiosity, after that, interest, and finally, passion, Teixeira said. In 1992, the sinologist visited Macao to do research for his doctoral thesis about the marks and presence of China in Brazil, and that trip impressed him a lot. In 2013, Teixeira had a chance to visit the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and got to know the past and present of the great country culturally, as well as its incredible material development.（1）What does the underlined sentence imply? children39。s love for dragons as Chinese children. development of ChinaBrazil frequent trade cooperation. further understanding of the cultures of the two countries.39。s influence on most diverse areas of Brazilian society.（2）What marks a new stage of Chinese studies for Brazilian? 39。s clothes. sinologist39。s traveling. sinologist39。s book.39。s porcelain.（3）What fired the sinologist39。s passion for Chinese studies? art. customs. history of China.39。s development.（4）What is the best title for this passage? Impression of China on Sinologist. and Brazil in Eyes of Sinologist Introduction to Sinologist39。s New Book Future of ChinaBrazil Trade Relations【答案】 （1）D（2）C（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了巴西漢學(xué)家Jose Roberto Teixeira Leite眼中的中國和巴西。 （1）考查句義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Influences from China can date from the colonial period, even up to the time after after Brazil39。s independence.”可知中國的影響可以追溯到殖民地時代，甚至到巴西獨立之后。從畫線句所在的句子“At the end of the 19th century, in Pernambuco,（a state in northeastern Brazil）, there was a custom that children slept with clothes decorated with Chinese dragons．可知19世紀(jì)末，在巴西東北部的一個州，伯南布哥，有一個習(xí)俗，孩子們睡在裝飾有中國龍的衣服上。因此，劃線句子顯示的是中國對巴西社會各個領(lǐng)域的影響。故選D。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段中的‘The impact of the book surprised