American football is one of the most popular sports in the US.
The American football playing-field (场地)of today is about ll0 meters long and about 50 meters wide. The game has four quarters, fifteen minutes long each. The first two quarters are the first half. The players usually have twelve minutes to relax between the two halves.
In an American football game, each team has eleven players. They wear helmets (头盔) to keep their heads and faces safe and pads (软垫) to keep their arms and legs safe. Players must wear these things because they may touch each other in the game. To keep the game going on, every player must follow the rules of the game.
The football in the game is brown in color. It isn't as round as a soccer ball. There are eight stitches (针脚) on the top of the football. These stitches help the players to take the ball in hand in the game.
The most famous American football game of the year is the Super Bowl in January or February.Lots of people all over the world watch it.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.Which of the following looks like the playing field of American football?
2.In an American football game, the players can relax after playing for________ minutes.
A. 15B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
3.The underlined word "safe" in Paragraph 3 means“________” in Chinese.
A.灵活的 B.安全的 C.强壮的 D.柔软的
4.Why are there stitches on the top of the ball?
A. Because the ball is very old.
B. Because the ball is easy to break.
C. Because they can make the ball easy to see.
D. Because they can make the ball easy to take.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. My favorite sports
B. Rules of American football
C. Facts about American football
D. The most popular sports in the world
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先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选出中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
Last Saturday, my daughter and I went shopping together. When we left home, we saw a in front of the house. I picked it up, and found to contact (联系) the person who lost it. My daughter wondered if we' d get a reward (酬金), and I said it was just right to do it. We shouldn' t a reward. We returned the wallet, and the person was thankful.
Only 5 days later, I took a business trip and had a very happy ride. The taxi driver' s home was very far from mine. We our different cultures, and shared our common experiences different places. He said it was to be a taxi driver with the slowing economy. But I thought the taxi ride was interesting. However, I my phone in the taxi that day. He called my home to send me the phone. Then knowing his friend would come to my town, he gave it to his friend.
His friend and I ,and I got phone back. I remembered something when I was a child. My morn was saved when she fell down in the road, and my dad helped someone whose car broke down at night. We all benefit (受益) from even the simplest acts of caring.
1.A. ticket B. wallet C. phone D. notebook
2.A. howB. whereC. when D. why
3.A. expect B. chooseC. order D. describe
4.A. busB. subway C. taxi D. train
5.A. cared about B. talked about C. thought about D. wondered about
6.A. with B. on C. for D. in
7.A. impossible B. fresh C. difficult D. comfortable
8.A. brought B. left C. reached D. got
9.A. disagreed B. changed C. caredD. met
10.A myB. his C. her D. Your
—Did the reporter say________?
—Yes,from Yunnan.
A.how did the beautiful flowers come
B.where did the beautiful flowers come from
C.how the beautiful flowers came
D.where the beautiful flowers came from
We will go to the park________the weather is good.
A.as long as B.as much as
C.as good as D.as well as
—Why don’t you get Lucy a dress?
—Oh,I think it’s too________.We are not so close.
A.cheap B.personal C.beautiful D.serious
—What do you think of playing games?
—I think it is_______.We should spend more time on our schoolwork.
A.less important than schoolwork
B.more important than schoolwork
C.as important as schoolwork
D.the most important thing
