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1、Unit2 TheOlympicGamesⅠ.阅读理解Polo(马球)isasportwhichhasbeenplayedforcenturiesthroughoutAsiaandtheMiddleEast.However,itspreadslowlyacrossAsia,whereitwasplayedbykingsandpeopleofhighrank.TheWestwasintroducedtothesportwhentheBritishtookpoliticalcontroloverIndia,andtheyquicklyspreadthesportaroundthe
2、world.Numerousformsofpolohaveappeared,includingonbicycles,camels,andforthebraveofheart,elephants.TheoriginsofthesportappeartolieinPersia,andthegamehasbeenplayedthereforatleast2,000years,asartworkandcontemporarywritingsindicate.ThenameoriginatesinPakistan,whereitmeans“ball”inBalti,alanguagen
3、ativetothatarea.Therearetwoteamsofthreetofourpeopleinagameofpolo,dependingonthesizeofthefieldandthestyleofgamebeingplayed.Eachplayerhasalong,flexiblemalletwhichisusedtohitaball.Theaimistodrivetheballthroughtheopposingteam’sgoal.Poloisplayedinbriefperiodscalledchukkas;eachchukkalastssevenmin
4、utes,andplaycanbefierceandviolent.Bytradition,horsesarereplacedateachchukka,ensuringthattheystayfreshandfit.Thehorsesusedinthesportarecalledpoloponies,whichisamisnomersinceponiesaresmallhorses,buttheyarefull-sizedhorses.Inallcases,horsesareselectedforspeed,ability,andobedience(顺从).Agoodhors
5、eiscapableofstoppinginaverysmallarea,workingwithotherhorsesandriders,andmovingquicklywiththeflowofplay;championshiphorsescanbesoldatagoodprice.1.BywhomwaspolomainlyplayedinancientAsiaaccordingtothepassage?A.Artists.B.Writers.C.Theupperclass.D.Peoplelivingontheplain.2.Whereistheprobablebirth
6、placeofpolo?A.India.B.Persia.C.Britain.D.Pakistan.3.What’sParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Therulesofpolo.B.Thedevelopmentofpolo.C.Theequipmentusedwhenplayingpolo.D.Themattersneedingattentionwhenplayingpolo.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“misnomer”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Afunnytale.B.Anoldtradition.C.A
7、differentspecies.D.Anunsuitablename.语篇解读:本文是说明文。文章简单介绍了马球运动。答案及剖析:1.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的itspreadslowlyacrossAsia,whereitwasplayedbykingsandpeopleofhighrank可知,在古代亚洲,马球运动局限于上层阶级。2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的TheoriginsofthesportappeartolieinPersia可知答案。3.A 段落大意题。第三段介绍了马球运动的参
