【Passage3Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheU.S.A,footballisafavoritesport.Americanfootballisnotlikesoccer.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthef】
Passage3
Inalmosteverybiguniversity(大学)intheU.S.A,footballisafavoritesport.Americanfootballisnotlikesoccer.Playerssometimeskicktheball,buttheyalsothrowtheballandrunwithit.Theytrytotakeittotheotherendofthefield(场地).Theyhavefourchances(机会)tomovetheballtenyards(码).Theycancarryitorthrowit.Iftheymoveittootherendofthefield,theyreceivesixpoints(分).Thisiscalledatouchdown(底线得分).
Itisdifficulttomovetheball.Elevenmenontheteamtrytostopthemanwhohastheball.Ifthemandoesnotmovetheballtenyards,histeamkickstheballtotheotherteam.
Eachuniversitywantsitsteamtowin.Thousandsofpeoplecometowatch.Theyallyell(减加油)fortheirfavoriteteam.Youngmenandwomencalledcheerleaders(啦啦队长)cometohelpthepeopleyellmore.
Eachteamplaystenorelevengames.EachseasonbeginsinSeptemberandends(结束)inNovember.Ifateamisverygood,itmayplayanothergameaftertheseasonends.ThebestteamsplayagainonJanuary1,thefirstdayoftheNewYear.ManypeoplegotoseethesegamesandmanyotherswatchthemonTV.
1.InAmericanfootballplayerscan___________.
A.onlykicktheball
B.onlythrowtheball
C.onlycarrytheball
D.kick,throwandcarrytheball
2.Ifateamwantstogetpoints,ithastomovetheball__________.
A.10yardsB.40yards
C.awayfromitsownendD.totheotherend
3.Mostteamsplaygamesin________.
A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter
4.Whendothebestplayagain?
A.AtChristmasB.Beforetheseasonends.
C.OnNewYear'sDay.
D.Onthelastdayoftheseason.
5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AmericanFootball
B.MostPeopleLikeFootball
C.ManyPeopleEnjoyWatchingFootballGames
D.AmericanFootballIsNotLikeSoccer.