Question

Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting for one side or the other. To a stranger, one of the most surprising things about football in England is the great knowledge of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.

Most schools in England take football seriously-much more seriously than nearly all European schools, where lessons are all very important and games are left for the children themselves. In England it is believed that education is not only a matter filling a boy’s mind with facts in the classroom: education also means the training of character; and one of the best ways of training character is by means of games, especially team games; where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone. The school therefore plans games and matches for its students. Football is a good team game. It is good both for the body and the mind. That’s why it is every school’s game in England.

1. In passage 1, by “this” the author means ________.

A. people often go to football games.

B. people, rich and poor, young and old, play football

C. football is the most popular game in England

D. people usually shout at each other in a football match

2.In England school boys seem _________ about football games.

A. not to know much         B. to know a great deal

C. know little              D. know nothing

3. In England, a boy’s opinion of a match is often ________.

A. three or four times better than that of adults

B. worse than that of adults

C. as good as that of adults

D. worth considering three or four times than adults

4. In England, education means_______.

A. filling a boy’s mind with stories

B. more than the teaching of knowledge

C. the teaching of knowledge only

D. training character by means of football games

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要说明了在英国足球十分流行，连孩子对足球也有很好的理解。同时告诉我们在英国的学校里十分重视孩子的性格教育，尤其是通过足球教会孩子团队精神。

1.C 词义猜测题。根据第一句Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England: one has only to go to the important matches to see this.句中的代词this指代前半句中的Football is, I believe, the most popular game in England。人们只有去了球场才能理解“足球是英国最流行的运动”。故C正确。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第一段后三句To a stranger, ..... will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.可知在英国孩子们很了解足球以及与足球有关的知识，孩子对足球也有很深的理解。故B正确。

3.C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.说明孩子的足球知识和是他们年龄三到四倍的成年人差不多。故C正确。

4.B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句In England.........where a boy or girl has to learn to work with others for his or her team, instead of working for oneself alone.可知在英国教育不仅意味着学习知识，还要学会塑造性格。尤其是团队精神。故B项说法正确。

【名师点睛】

细节题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，正确答案的根据一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改写往往成为正确选项。

1、直接信息题

对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。

如 5.He will tell you who he expects will win such a match, and his opinion is usually as good as that of men three or four times his age.直接可以推导出英国孩子们很了解足球以及与足球有关的知识，孩子对足球也有很深的理解。

2、间接信息题

做这类题目时，考生需要对原文信息进行加工处理，然后再进行进一步的推理或鉴别，这是介于事实细节题和推理判断题之间的一种题型，对考生来说有一定难度。

3、数字计算题

数字计算题也是近几年高考中常考的内容，此类试题是在文章中直接表现出来细节事实，有的要经过具体的计算才能够得出正确的答案。具体的计算题可以是对年代的计算、月份的计算或比例的计算等。文章中经常会出现许多数字，它们对解题产生一定的影响。解答此类试题的方法是先来理解文章的大意，然后经过对比、分析、计算等就能够得出正确的答案。

4、排列顺序题

这种试题要求考生根据事件发生的先后顺序和句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生的正确顺序。做这种题时可采用“首尾定位法”，即最先找出第一个事件和最后一个事件，迅速缩小选择范围，从而快速选出正确答案。

5、图表图画题

在有图表图画的阅读理解中，有的图表图画出现在阅读理解文章中，有的出现在选项中，这些图片的出现增加了试题的直观性，同时也暗含着和文章内容相关的信息。在解答此类试题的时候，一定要把握图表图画中所暗含的信息，特别是有些事实是通过图片来叙述的，我们可以采用按图寻找正确答案的方法。

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