Question

Volleyball is a team sport played with a ball and a net.There are teams on each side of the net.Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court(球场)．

There are two main kinds of competitive(竞技性的) volleyball played in the world right now.They are team volleyball and beach volleyball.Both are Olympic sports.Team volleyball is played indoors on a hard court with 6 people per team.Beach volleyball is played outdoors on the sand with 2 players per team.

Volleyball can be a lot of fun to play.To play with friends，you can play with any number of people and anyone can join in.To be a competitive player takes lots of practice.Good height and jumping ability help a lot.

Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1895.He worked for the YMCA(基督教青年会)and was trying to think up a game that would be fun，like basketball.Of course the rules have changed some since then，but it quickly became a popular sport at the YMCA.The name volleyball came about when a man named Alfred Halstead noticed how the game had a volleying nature.

Volleyball was first played as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Olympics.Japan won the first gold medal in women's volleyball and the USSR(苏联)won the first gold in men's volleyball.

1.What does the underlined word “grounding” mean in Chinese?

A. 给……以底色    B. 把……种在地下

C. 把……接地    D. 使……碰到地面

2.Which of the following about team volleyball and beach volleyball is NOT true?

A. Both are team sports.

B. Both are Olympic sports.

C. Both are played indoors.

D. Both are competitive volleyball.

3.Volleyball was invented     .

A. in 1985

B. 122 years ago

C. in 1964

D. by Alfred Halstead

4.     won the first Olympic gold medal in women's volleyball.

A. Japan    B. The USA

C. The UK    D. The USSR

5.The last two paragraphs of the article are mainly about     .

A. the history of volleyball

B. how volleyball rules have changed

C. basic volleyball rules

D. how the name volleyball came about

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】排球是一个很受欢迎的运动，它分成两种：团队排球和沙滩排球。这篇短文给我们介绍了这项运动的起源、比赛规则、历史等等。

1.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子There are teams on each side of the net. Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court可知，这句话解释了排球比赛的规则。ground这个词我们知道是地面的意思，再结合文意，我们可以猜到这里是球在对方场地落地就可以得分，因此D选项的意思合适。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中Team volleyball is played indoors on a hard court with 6 people per team. Beach volleyball is played outdoors on the sand with 2 players per team可知，团队排球是在室内进行的，而沙滩排球是在室外的沙滩上进行的。故C选项不对。

3.细节理解题。根据短文中Volleyball was invented by William Morgan in 1895.可知，排球是在1895年由William Morgan发明的。结合选项可知正确的是B选项，可以通过简单的计算得到答案。

4.细节理解题。根据短文中Volleyball was first played as an Olympic sport in the 1964 Olympics. Japan won the first gold medal in women's volleyball可知，在1964年，奥运会上首次有了排球比赛，是日本队获得了女子排球比赛的金牌。故应选A。

5.细节理解题。短文的最后两段介绍了排球从1895年发明，不断的完善规则，再到1964年成为了奥运会的比赛项目，因此它介绍的是排球这项运动的历史。故应选A。