2022中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习46 In1998,WorldCupFootballMatchheldinFrancetookupanewrule.Insteadoftheusualblackandwhiteball,acolorfulballwasusedinthegame.Thenewballwasmadeupof32piecesofthreecolors:red,blueandwhite.Interestinglyenough,theFrenchnationalflaghappenedtobeinthreecolors,too.Besides,32teamstookpartinthecomingWorldCup.Butearlyfootballwasmadeupofeightpiecesofleather.Astimewentby,morepiecesofleatherwereused,from12piecesto18to26andthento32now. Aboutthreemillionsuchnewfootballsweremade.Andthensomeplayerswereplayingthenewballintheirtraining.Themakershavewarnedthegoalkeeperthatthenewballfliesinadirectlineatafastspeed. Aftertryingtheballforsometime,afootballersaidthattheballwasquitedifferentfromthetraditional(传统的)blackandwhiteone,andthatthegoalkeeperwouldfindithardertocatchthem.Anotherfootballersaidthattherewouldbemoregoals.“Fortheplayerontheground,thenewballiseasiertocontrolasitflies.Agoodplayercanshootinmoregoals,”hesaid. 1.Whatwasthenewruleinthe1998WorldCupFootballMatch? A.Thenewballmadeupof32piecesofthreecolorswasused. B.Theflagsoftheteamswereinthreecolors. C.Only32teamstookpartinthegame. D.Thewhiteandblackfootballwasusedinstead. 2.WhatisthecoloroftheFrenchnationalflag? A.Blackandwhite.B.Redandblack. C.Blue,redandwhiteD.Black,whiteandred. 3.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisnottrue? A.Earlyfootballsweremadeupofeightpiecesofleatherintwocolors. B.Eighteenpiecesofleatherwereonceusedtomakeafootball. C.Footballersoftenusedtheblackandwhiteballsinthepast.-2-\n D.Thefootballmadeupoftwelvepiecesofleatherwasjustusedbytwelveteams. 4.Itisnoteasyforthegoalkeeperstocatchthenewfootballs,because______. A.theyarenotasbigastheoldones B.theyflyatafastspeed C.theyaremadeupofmorepiecesofleatherthantheoldones D.thegoalkeepershaven’ttriedthenewfootball 5.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage? A.FootballofNewKindB.98WorldCupFootballMatchC.GoalkeepersandPlayersD.Three-colorFlagofFrance 【答案与解析】这篇短文的大意是：1998年在法国举行的世界杯足球赛实行了新的规则。比赛中使用红、白、黄三色相间的球。这种球由32块皮革缝制而成，十分凑巧的是，当时正好有32支球队参赛。足球制造商在此之前提醒守门员，说这种球沿直线飞行，速度极快。试用一段时间之后，球员发现这种球与传统的黑白相间的二色球有很大不同。这种球更容易控制，但守门员很难抓到，在一场球赛中有可能进更多的球。 1.A。根据短文开头的三个句子并注意理解insteadof的意思，可得]出答案。 2.C。“Interestinglyenough,theFrenchnationalflaghappenstobeinthreecolors,too.Besides,32teamswilltakepartinthecomingWorldCup.”一句是解题之关键。 3.D。由第一段的介绍，我们了解到足球在历史上曾经用过黑白两色球，且由8、12、18、26块皮制成。所以选项A、B、C皆是正确的。文中并没有说由2块皮制成的球恰好被十二支球队首先使用。所以D是错误的。 4.B。“Themakershavewarnedthegoalkeeperwouldfindithardertocatchthem.”是本题答案所在。 5.A。全文围绕这种由32块皮制成的红、白、蓝相间的新式足球作了详细的介绍，故答案非A莫属。-2-
