It seems that the Englishman just cannot live without sports of some kind. A famous French humourist once said that this is because the English insist on behaving like children all their lives. Wherever you go in this country you will see both children and grown-ups knocking a ball about with a stick or something, as if in Britain men shall always remain boys and women girls! Still, it can never be bad to get exercise, can it?

Taking all amateur（業(yè)余）and professional sports in Britain into consideration, there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. It is called soccer in the United States. The game originated in Britain and was played in the Middle Ages or even earlier, though as an organized game, or “association football”, it dates only from the beginning of the 19th century.

The next is rugby, which is called “football” in the United States. It is a kind of football played by two teams of fifteen players rather than eleven. The rugby, in which an oval-shaped ball is used can be handled as well as kicked. It is a pretty rough game.

In summer, cricket is the most popular sport. In fact, it has sometimes been called the English national game. Most foreigners find the game rather slow or even boring, but it enjoys great popularity among the British.

Tennis rates high on the list, too. It was introduced into England from France in the 15th century, but it was from England that it spread to practically every country in the world.

Table-tennis or “ping-pong” surely is not played on a great scale as it is in China or in Japan. Basketball and volleyball were introduced into Britain during the late 19th century from America and are gaining popularity. Horse-back riding, swimming, rowing and golf all attract a lot of people.

The main purpose of paragraph one is to tell us that the English_______.

   A. are all sports lovers               B. behave like children

   C. like to kick a ball around           D. can remain young all their lives

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true about football and rugby?

   A. They differ in the shape of the ball

   B. They are played by different numbers of players

C. They both can be handled

D. They both can be kicked

From the second and the third paragraph, we know that_____.

   A. Americans love football most of all

   B. British people love rugby most of all

   C. Americans and British people may call the same thing differently

   D. football originated in Britain in the 18th century

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　2010年央視春晚的廣告收入創(chuàng)新高，節(jié)目中的植入廣告引發(fā)了熱議。最近，某網(wǎng)站舉行了一次題為“對今年春晚植入廣告的態(tài)度”的調(diào)查，請根據(jù)以下餅圖(pie chart)所示信息用英語寫一篇短文，并提出你自己的看法。

注意：    

1. 對所給提示，不要簡單翻譯，可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。

2. 詞數(shù)150左右。開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

3. 植入廣告: product placement

The 2010 Spring Festival Gala has set records for TV commercial rates, which accordingly has caused heated discussions due to product placement in the programmes.

Each contestant of the English Talent Competition is allowed 90 seconds to make an introduction to themselves ______.

   A. in need          B. in addition       C. in advance     D. in brief

------You are lucky that she is very thoughtful and devoted to you.

------ In fact, I don’t want to ____ her with my problems all the time.

A. hire                        B. strike                              C. bear                 D. bother

  27Whenever I ask him for help, he doesn’t      me, which moves me a lot.

     A．hesitate helping                 B．hesitate to help

C．bend down to help               D．doubt to help

I’m sure your suggestion will _______ the problem .

A. contribute to solving              B. contribute to solve  

C. be contributed to solve            D. be contributed to solving

（2010·安徽師大附中高三第二次模擬考試） 26. —I’m going to Appleby tomorrow.

—______! I’m going up there too.

A. What a coincidence       B. Good luck     

C. Congratulations          D. Good idea

（2010·安徽師大附中高三第二次模擬考試） 27. I just wonder ______ that makes him so excited.

A. why it does      B. what he does          C. how it is            D. what it is

（2010·黑龍江哈三中高三10月月考）27. ---Mum, I failed the test again.

  --- Oh, I knew it. How can you learn anything ____ you spend all your free time watching television.

A. while              B. as      C. when            D. unless  

（2010·福建莆田九中高三上第二次月考）    23. This is the house _________ windows face the south.

A. which       B. what’s     C. where      D. whose