Question

閱讀理解 　　In 1998, World Cup Football Match held in France took up a new rule．Instead of the usual black and white ball, a colorful ball was used in the game．The new ball was made up of 32 pieces of three colors：red, blue and white．Interestingly enough, the French national flag happened to be in three colors, too．Besides, 32 teams took part in the coming World Cup．But early football was made up of eight pieces of leather．As time went by, more pieces of leather were used, from 12 pieces to 18 to 26 and then to 32 now． 　　About three million such new footballs were made．And then some players were playing the new ball in their training．The makers have warned the goalkeeper that the new ball flies in a direct line at a fast speed． 　　After trying the ball for some time, a footballer said that the ball was quite different from the traditional(傳統(tǒng)的)black and white one, and that the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them．Another footballer said that there would be more goals．“For the player on the ground, the new ball is easier to control as it flies．A good player can shoot in more goals,” he said． (1) What was the new rule in the 1998 World Cup Football Match? [　　] A． The new ball made up of 32 pieces of three colors was used． B． The flags of the teams were in three colors． C． Only 32 teams took part in the game． D． The white and black football was used instead． (2) What is the color of the French national flag? [　　] A． Black and white． B． Red and black． C． Blue, red and white D． Black, white and red． (3) Which of the following sentences is not true? [　　] A． Early footballs were made up of eight pieces of leather in two colors． B． Eighteen pieces of leather were once used to make a football． C． Footballers often used the black and white balls in the past． D． The football made up of twelve pieces of leather was just used by twelve teams． (4) It is not easy for the goalkeepers to catch the new footballs, because ________． [　　] A． they are not as big as the old ones B． they fly at a fast speed C． they are made up of more pieces of leather than the old ones D． the goalkeepers haven’t tried the new football (5) What’s the best title for this passage? [　　] A． Football of New Kind B． 98 World Cup Football Match C． Goalkeepers and Players D． Three-color Flag of France

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．D;4．B;5．A;
解析：

(1)	根據(jù)短文開頭的三個句子并注意理解instead of 的意思，可得]出答案．
(2)	“Interestingly enough, the French national flag happens to be in three colors, too．Besides, 32 teams will take part in the coming World Cup．”一句是解題之關鍵．
(3)	由第一段的介紹，我們了解到足球在歷史上曾經(jīng)用過黑白兩色球，且由8、12、18、26塊皮制成．所以選項A、B、C皆是正確的．文中并沒有說由2塊皮制成的球恰好被十二支球隊首先使用．所以D是錯誤的．
(4)	“The makers have warned the goalkeeper would find it harder to catch them．”是本題答案所在．
(5)	全文圍繞這種由32塊皮制成的紅、白、藍相間的新式足球作了詳細的介紹，故答案非A莫屬． 　　這篇短文的大意是：1998年在法國舉行的世界杯足球賽實行了新的規(guī)則．比賽中使用紅、白、黃三色相間的球．這種球由32塊皮革縫制而成，十分湊巧的是，當時正好有32支球隊參賽．足球制造商在此之前提醒守門員，說這種球沿直線飛行，速度極快．試用一段時間之后，球員發(fā)現(xiàn)這種球與傳統(tǒng)的黑白相間的二色球有很大不同．這種球更容易控制，但守門員很難抓到，在一場球賽中有可能進更多的球．