If you like bicycling as much as you like playing ball and can’t seem to decide between the two sports, you may want to consider cycle ball—a fun sport that adopts the key attributes from both activities and transforms it into a totally new game..
Also known as red ball, the game was invented in 1893 by German laborers who wished to play polo(馬球), but could not afford horses. While the sport has not caught on in North America, it is very fashionable in Europe and even Japan.
Played in an indoor court, cycle ball is similar to soccer in many ways—the aim is to score as many goals as possible, and only the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball.
The one big difference? Use of legs is forbidden. Instead, players have to guide the ball across the court, using the front wheels of their bicycles or with their heads. In fact, if a player even touches the floor with his feet during the 14-minute game, it is considered a foul(犯規(guī)) and the opposing team gets a free kick.
While the game was initially(最初) played with normal bikes, things are a little different now. The seats of these specialized bikes are positioned over the back tire and they sport a single fixed gear, making it easier for the rider to control the constant back and forth movement required for the game. The handlebars(車把) also point straight up so that the competitors can sit upright while playing and they are about twice the weight of normal bikes, which helps with the stability.
While cycle ball may sound a little strange, it is a fast-paced sport that requires much training, skill, and, is also really fun to watch.
小題1:What does the passage mainly talk about?
A．The origin and development of soccer
B．The differences between cycle ball and soccer.
C．The most popular sports game in the world.
D．A new and fun sports game—cycle ball
小題2:What does the underlined phrase “caught on” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．turned upB．hung upC．come aboutD．become popular
小題3:What can we know about cycle ball?
A．It is a fast-paced game played in an indoor court
B．It was invented in 1893 by poor British people.
C．It is another name of soccer played by many people.
D．It is a strange game played with normal bikes.
小題4:It can be known from the passage that __________.
A．every player who is playing cycle ball is allowed to touch the ball.
B．the aim of playing cycle ball is to score as many goals as possible.
C．if a player touches the floor with his feet, the opposing team will win
D．heads are not allowed to be used to guide the ball across the court.
小題5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．Cycle ball is popular both in Japan and other Asian countries.
B．The cycle ball game is popular all over the world.
C．A cycle ball game takes 14 minutes.
D．Cycle ball has to be played with heads, legs or the front wheels.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：本文主要介紹的是一種新型的運動cycle ball并詳細描述了這項運動的規(guī)則和其它的詳細信息。
小題1:D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段2,3行you may want to consider cycle ball—a fun sport that adopts the key attributes from both activities and transforms it into a totally new game可知本文主要介紹的是一種新型的運動cycle ball，故D正確。
小題2:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句While the sport has not caught on in North America, it is very fashionable in Europe and even Japan.可知這里的caught on與下句的fashionable是近義詞，故D項正確。
小題3:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第3段和最后一段Played in an indoor court和While cycle ball may sound a little strange, it is a fast-paced sport that requires much training, skill, and, is also really fun to watch.可知這是一項室內(nèi)的運動同時也是一項節(jié)奏很快的運動。故A正確。
小題4:B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段1,2行Played in an indoor court, cycle ball is similar to soccer in many ways—the aim is to score as many goals as possible可知B項正確。
小題5:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第四段最后2行In fact, if a player even touches the floor with his feet during the 14-minute game, it is considered a foul(犯規(guī)) and the opposing team gets a free kick.可知這個比賽只有14分鐘。故C正確。
點評：本文主要介紹的是一種新型的運動cycle ball并詳細描述了這項運動的規(guī)則和其它的詳細信息。文章基本上是考查細節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細閱讀一遍，仔細比較所給選項與文中細節(jié)的細微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。
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