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【題目】 Ice hockey’s beginning is a little uncertain. It has been tracked back to an Irish game known as hurley by some experts. Others consider ice hockey as having come from lacrosse and field games that were played by Micmac Indians. Still others say that hockey evolved in Northern Europe. At any rate, it is quite likely that ice hockey came into being from different early games played with a stick and a ball.

In the 1850s, the first recorded games of ice hockey were played, and in the 1870s, the first set of ice hockey rules were written by a group of students at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. These rules set up the use of a puck (冰球) replacing a ball and decided the number of players to be nine per team. The year 1880 brought the organization of the first amateur hockey league. Over the next several years, ice hockey’s popularity spread across Canada. It was around 1893 that ice hockey was first played in the United States. There have been several ice hockey leagues. The best known is the National Hockey League, which came into being in 1917 in Canada.

Ice hockey has the oldest sports trophy(獎杯）in North America. It had become so widespread in Canada that a trophy was presented by the Governor General of Canada to be awarded to the top hockey team. Lord Stanley of Preston was the name of the Governor General, and the trophy became Known as the Stanley Cup.

Not many changes have been made to the initial rules set forth in the 1870s. The main ones have been the decrease from nine players to six and the progression of new and better equipment. In 1910-11, the game changed from two 30-minute periods to three 20-minute periods. In 1943-44, the red line at center ice was introduced to speed up the game. In 2005-06, goalkeeper equipment was downsized.

【1】When was the first amateur hockey league formed?

A.In the 1850s.B.In the 1870s.

C.In 1880.D.In 1893.

【2】Where did the name of the Stanley Cup come from?

A.The top hockey team captain.

B.The Governor General of Canada.

C.The oldest sports trophy maker.

D.The leader of the first hockey league.

【3】How has the ice hockey sport changed?

A.Its initial rules have been given up.

B.It has fewer players on a team.

C.Its total match time has been reduced.

D.It needs much less equipment.

【4】What’s the text mainly about?

A.The rules of the ice hockey sport.

B.The great changes of the ice hockey sport.

C.The history of the ice hockey sport.

D.The development of the National Hockey League.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了曲棍球的發(fā)展歷史，它從過去到現(xiàn)在的一些變化。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2段The year 1880 brought the organization of the first amateur hockey league（1880年，第一個業(yè)余曲棍球聯(lián)盟成立）可知，第一支業(yè)余曲棍球聯(lián)盟成立于1880年。故選C項。

【2】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第2段Lord Stanley of Preston was the name of the Governor General, and the trophy became Known as the Stanley Cup（當時總督的名字是Lord Stanley of Preston，這個獎杯后來被稱為Stanley Cup）可知，獎杯的名字來自于當時的加拿大總督的名字。故選B項。

【3】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段The main ones have been the decrease from nine players to six and the progression of new and better equipment（主要的變化是球員從9人減少到6人，以及新的更好的裝備）可知，此處提到的主要變化包括了球員和設(shè)備的變化。故選B項。

【4】

主旨大意題。按照文章的敘事順序。文章第一段在闡述曲棍球的起源；第2段在說冰球早期的比賽和規(guī)則的制定以及在加拿大成立的第一個業(yè)余曲棍球聯(lián)盟；第3段告訴讀者曲棍球獎杯名字的來源；最后一段重點講述了曲棍球在人數(shù)，規(guī)則和設(shè)備上等的一些變化。綜合分析可知，文章主要講述的曲棍球的歷史。故選C項。