Question

Cricket(板球) is Australia’s most popular summer sport. It is so popular that many people say summer does not start until Australians play their cricket game of the season. It is known as the “Summer of Cricket”. Most Australians will watch games on TV, listen to the commentary(評論) on the radio or play games themselves.

Many even go to the gym and watch games in person. Two teams of 11 people play against each other. They take turns hitting a leather(皮革) ball with a wooden bat. The batsmen(擊球手) hit the ball to score goals. The team that scores the most goals wins.

Some of Australia’s biggest celebrities(名人) are cricket players. The sport is also very popular in the UK, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

There are more and more cricket competitions starting in China. China has its own men’s and women’s cricket teams that are gradually getting better.

任務(wù)1: 閱讀短文(B), 根據(jù)英文釋義及首字母提示拼寫單詞。

1.p________ being liked or enjoyed by a large number of people

2.a________ disagreeing with sb./sth.

任務(wù)2: 閱讀短文(B), 進行同義句轉(zhuǎn)換，每空一詞。

The team that scores the most goals wins.

The team that scores the most goals is _______ _______.

3.________

4.________

任務(wù)3: 根據(jù)短文(B)內(nèi)容回答問題。

5.What is the most popular summer sport in Australia?

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6.How many players are there in each cricket team?

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7.Where is cricket very popular?

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Answer 1