In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards(码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch-down(持球触地).
It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January the first. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
1.In America, football players can _______.
A.only kick the ball B. only throw the ball
C. only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball
2.There are _______ in a game.
A. ten players B. eleven players
C. twenty players D. twenty-two players
3.If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.
A. go home B. carry the ball ten yards
C. run with it D. kick the ball to the other team
4.The best teams play again _______.
A. on Christmas B. after the season ends
C. on New Year’s Day D. on Sunday
5.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.
A . shout loudly B. jump C. talk loudly D. sing
Most people make their living (谋生) with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city of England. His family was poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Kids in the city like playing football very much. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last ,Bob learned how to kick a real football. And after a few years, he could play football very well. m
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1.People usually make their living _____.
A. by learning by themselves B. with their feet
C. with their hands D. by playing football
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bob was born in a small village.
B. Bob’s house was very big.
C. There were eight people in the family.
D. Little Bob played on the street.
3.Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A. Because the family all liked football.
B. Because Bob also liked playing football.
C. Because they had lots of old cloth.
D. Because he didn’t want to throw the sockaway.
4.The word “kick” in the story means_____.
A.踢 B.玩 C.射门 D.弹起
5.From the story we can know_____.
A. Bob’s age
B. it’s about an American boy
C. Bob’s mother’s name
D. the boy became a football player at last
完形填空（10个小题，共10分）
Jimmy lives in London and he began to swim a few months ago. He swimming, and he often goes to the swimming pool near his with his mother and swims there for or two.
One day his mother said, “You quite well now. And you want to see the sea, don’t you? Your father and I are going to you there on Sunday ,and you are going to swim in the .It’s not cold now, and it’s much nicer than a swimming pool.”
Jimmy’s parents took him the sea in their car on Sunday. They at the side of a small harbor(港口). Jimmy got out and the sea for a long time, but he was not very . Then he asked his mother, “Which is the shallow(浅的)end(部分)？”
1.A. likes B. studies C. starts D. begins
2.A. club B. gym C. library D. house
3.A. a day B. a minute C. an hour D. a year
4.A. swims B. swim C. swam D. swimming
5.A. take B. bring C. get D. put
6.A. lake B. sea C. river D. swimming pool
7.A. in B. at C. to D. on
8.A. lived B. stopped C. store D. stop
9.A. found B. watched C. saw D. looked at
10.A. happy B. hungry C. angry D. well
The foreigners arrived _______ Shanghai _______ that night.
A. at; on B .in; at C .in; on D. at; in
That’s very kind _______ you, but I think I can manage it myself.
A .to B .at C .of D. from
He is ill. I don’t know _______ he will come to school.
A. how B. weather C. when D. whether
