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The earliest form of football
The earliest form of football was cuju, a ball game played in China over 2,000 years ago. Early cuju balls were made of leather (皮) and filled in with things like hairs and feathers.
Early football in Britain
Football was a dangerous game in Britain long ago. Early footballs were made of pig bladders (膀胱). They were hard to control. Players wore heavy leather shoes with hard toes. You can imagine how many broken bones that could cause! What’s worse, there were few rules and therefore games were often wild and violent (暴力的). It resulted in many injuries.
The birth of modern football
In 1863, the first football association (协会) was founded (创建) in Britain. This marked the birth of modern football. A set of rules were made and the game became safer and more enjoyable.
The globalisation of the game
The 20th century saw the globalisation of football. In 1904, FIFA (国际足球联合会) was founded to run international games around the world.
Progress in technology has also made a difference. When football was first being played, there were no TVs or internet. Football was first watched on TV in the 1930s in Britain. Today, it is the most watched sport around the world.
2-1 Circle the best title for the article. 圈出最恰当的文章标题。
A. Football: A global sport
B. Football in the digital age
C. A brief history of football
D. Football rules then and now
2-2 Put items (1) to (10) into the table. 将下列信息填入表格。
(1) wild and violent games
(2) a global game
(3) first watched on TV
(4) watched by billions of people
(5) the founding of FIFA
(6) balls made of leather filled in with hairs and feathers
(7) played in nearly every country
(8) the birth of modern football
(9) balls made of pig bladders
(10) the founding of the first football association
The earliest form of football was cuju, a ball game played in China over 2,000 years ago. Early cuju balls were made of leather (皮) and filled in with things like hairs and feathers.
Early football in Britain
Football was a dangerous game in Britain long ago. Early footballs were made of pig bladders (膀胱). They were hard to control. Players wore heavy leather shoes with hard toes. You can imagine how many broken bones that could cause! What’s worse, there were few rules and therefore games were often wild and violent (暴力的). It resulted in many injuries.
The birth of modern football
In 1863, the first football association (协会) was founded (创建) in Britain. This marked the birth of modern football. A set of rules were made and the game became safer and more enjoyable.
The globalisation of the game
The 20th century saw the globalisation of football. In 1904, FIFA (国际足球联合会) was founded to run international games around the world.
Progress in technology has also made a difference. When football was first being played, there were no TVs or internet. Football was first watched on TV in the 1930s in Britain. Today, it is the most watched sport around the world.
2-1 Circle the best title for the article. 圈出最恰当的文章标题。
A. Football: A global sport
B. Football in the digital age
C. A brief history of football
D. Football rules then and now
2-2 Put items (1) to (10) into the table. 将下列信息填入表格。
(1) wild and violent games
(2) a global game
(3) first watched on TV
(4) watched by billions of people
(5) the founding of FIFA
(6) balls made of leather filled in with hairs and feathers
(7) played in nearly every country
(8) the birth of modern football
(9) balls made of pig bladders
(10) the founding of the first football association
答案
2-1
C
2-2
Football in ancient China: (6)
Football in Britain long ago: (1) (9)
Football in 19th-century Britain: (8) (10)
Football in the early 20th century: (3) (5)
Football today: (2) (4) (7)
C
2-2
Football in ancient China: (6)
Football in Britain long ago: (1) (9)
Football in 19th-century Britain: (8) (10)
Football in the early 20th century: (3) (5)
Football today: (2) (4) (7)
解析
【分析】
2-1题需总结全文主旨，文章按时间顺序介绍了足球从古代中国蹴鞠、早期英国足球、现代足球诞生到全球化发展的完整历程，需选择涵盖整体内容的标题；2-2题需先明确各阶段的时间与特征，再将给定信息匹配到对应阶段，解题核心是精准定位文章细节并梳理时间线。
【解析】
2-1题：文章依次介绍古代中国蹴鞠、早期英国足球、19世纪现代足球诞生、20世纪足球全球化及如今的发展，整体围绕足球的发展历史展开。A选项仅强调足球的全球性，B选项仅涉及数字时代的足球，D选项仅聚焦规则变化，均无法概括全文，故选C。
2-2题：根据文章段落内容逐一匹配：
古代中国足球（蹴鞠）：对应第一段“Early cuju balls were made of leather...filled in with things like hairs and feathers”，匹配条目(6)；
早期英国足球：对应第二段“balls were made of pig bladders...games were often wild and violent”，匹配条目(1)(9)；
19世纪英国足球：对应第三段“In 1863, the first football association was founded...marked the birth of modern football”，匹配条目(8)(10)；
20世纪初足球：对应第四段“In 1904, FIFA was founded”和第五段“Football was first watched on TV in the 1930s”，匹配条目(3)(5)；
如今的足球：对应第四段“globalisation of football”和第五段“most watched sport around the world”，匹配条目(2)(4)(7)。
【答案】
2-1 C
2-2 Football in ancient China: (6)
Football in Britain long ago: (1) (9)
Football in 19th-century Britain: (8) (10)
Football in the early 20th century: (3) (5)
Football today: (2) (4) (7)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、主旨大意题、信息匹配题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，分别考察主旨概括与细节定位能力，解题时需梳理文章时间线，明确各阶段特征，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.7
2-1题需总结全文主旨，文章按时间顺序介绍了足球从古代中国蹴鞠、早期英国足球、现代足球诞生到全球化发展的完整历程，需选择涵盖整体内容的标题；2-2题需先明确各阶段的时间与特征，再将给定信息匹配到对应阶段，解题核心是精准定位文章细节并梳理时间线。
【解析】
2-1题：文章依次介绍古代中国蹴鞠、早期英国足球、19世纪现代足球诞生、20世纪足球全球化及如今的发展，整体围绕足球的发展历史展开。A选项仅强调足球的全球性，B选项仅涉及数字时代的足球，D选项仅聚焦规则变化，均无法概括全文，故选C。
2-2题：根据文章段落内容逐一匹配：
古代中国足球（蹴鞠）：对应第一段“Early cuju balls were made of leather...filled in with things like hairs and feathers”，匹配条目(6)；
早期英国足球：对应第二段“balls were made of pig bladders...games were often wild and violent”，匹配条目(1)(9)；
19世纪英国足球：对应第三段“In 1863, the first football association was founded...marked the birth of modern football”，匹配条目(8)(10)；
20世纪初足球：对应第四段“In 1904, FIFA was founded”和第五段“Football was first watched on TV in the 1930s”，匹配条目(3)(5)；
如今的足球：对应第四段“globalisation of football”和第五段“most watched sport around the world”，匹配条目(2)(4)(7)。
【答案】
2-1 C
2-2 Football in ancient China: (6)
Football in Britain long ago: (1) (9)
Football in 19th-century Britain: (8) (10)
Football in the early 20th century: (3) (5)
Football today: (2) (4) (7)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、主旨大意题、信息匹配题
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，分别考察主旨概括与细节定位能力，解题时需梳理文章时间线，明确各阶段特征，难度适中，适合中等水平学生作答。
【难度系数】
0.7
