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1、中考英语分类阅读及讲解汇编（五）体育天地7P第7二8教D育H资X源网　　中考英语分类阅读及讲解汇编（五）体育天地7　　Chess　　Chessmustbeoneoftheoldestgamesintheworld.AnArabtravelerinIndiaintheyear900wrotethatitwasplayed‘long,longago’.ChesswasprobablyinventedinIndia,andithasbeenplayedeverywherefromJapantoEuropesince1400.Thena

2、me‘chess’isinteresting.Whenoneplayerisattackingtheother’sking,hesays,inEnglish,‘check’.Whenthekinghasbeencaughtandcannotmoveanywhere,hesays‘checkmate’.ThesewordscomefromPersian.Itmeans‘thekingisdead’.Thatiswhenthegameisover,andoneplayerhaswon.　　Suchanoldgamechangesvery

3、slowly.Theruleshavenotalwaysbeenthesameastheyarenow.Forexample,atonetimethequeencouldonlymoveonesquareatatime.Nowsheisthestrongestpieceontheboard.Itwouldbeinterestingtoknowwhythishashappened!Chesstakestimeandthought,butitisagameforallkindsofpeople.Youdon’thavetobeawinn

4、erinordertoenjoyit.Itisnotalwaysplayedbytwopeoplesittingatthesametable.ThefirsttimetheAmericansbeattheRussianswasinamatchplayedbyradio.Somepeopleareabletoplaymanypeopleatthesametime.Onemanplayed400games!Itissaidthatsomepeopleplaychessbypost.Thismustmakechesstheslowestg

5、ameintheworld.　　1.Chess______.　　A.isanoldIndiangamefortravel　　B.istheoldestgameintheworld　　C.wasplayedinIndialongbefore900　　D.wasplayedinJapanandEuropebefore1400　　2.‘Atonetimethequeencouldonlymovedonesquareatatime.Nowthequeenisthestrongestpieceontheboard.’Thisexampleis

6、usedtoshow______.　　A.chessisaninterestinggame　　B.chesschangesveryslowly　　C.howthisrulehashappened　　D.therehavebeensomechangesofrulesinchess　　3.Youdon’thavetobeawinnerinordertoenjoyit.　　A.onlyawinnercanenjoychess.　　B.youcanenjoychessonlywhenyouloseagame　　C.youcanenjoych

7、essevenifyouarenotawinner　　D.youcanenjoychesswhenyouplaywithawinner　　4.Thewritertriestotellus_____.　　A.someinterestingfactsaboutchess　　B.howtherulesofchesshavechanged　　C.howtoplaychess　　D.howpeopleenjoychess　　5.ThefirsttimetheAmericansbeattheRussianswasinamatchplayedby

8、radio.ForthefirsttimetheAmericans______thematch　　A.beatB.gotC.hadD.won　　Key:1.c2.d3.c4.a5.d　　P第7二8教D育H资X源网　　中考英语