Sports in the past and at present
过去的运动和现在的运动
主题: 人与社会/运动穿着 难度星级: ★★★★☆ 用时: /8分钟 KEY→D16
Some sports have been played for hundreds of years. Some of these sports have changed a lot. The rules have changed. The clothes have changed. The equipment has changed too.
When people first played golf, they wore very formal clothes. They wore long trousers and skirts. They wore formal hats and shoes. Today, people wear casual clothes. They wear trousers and shirts, or even shorts and T-shirts. They also wear special golf shoes with thin spikes(防滑鞋钉) on the bottom. The spikes stop the golfers' feet from slipping.
Women’s tennis clothes have changed a lot over the years. In the early 1900s, women had to wear white clothes. Tennis skirts were long. The first short skirt was not very short! Today, tennis skirts are very short. They are close-fitting. Players can wear coloured clothes in most tournaments.
There have been many changes in swimming costumes over the years too. In the past, costumes were made of thick and heavy wool. Men wore swimming costumes that covered their chests. Today, swimming costumes are made of thin and light fabrics. Some of these fabrics are stretchy(有弹性的).

词汇积累
equipment /ɪ'kwɪpmənt/ n. 设备 tournament /'tʊənəmənt/ /'tʊrnəmənt/ n. 锦标赛
Read and complete the sentences. 根据文章内容,补全句子。
1. When people first played golf, they wore .
2. The spikes the golfers' feet .
3. Tennis skirts were long in .
4. The first short skirt was .
5. Today, the swimming costumes are .

1. very formal clothes 2. stop; from slipping 3. the early 1900s 4. long 解析由“The first short skirt was not very short!”可知，第一条(网球)短裙不是很短，是长的。 5. thin and light 解析由“Today, swimming costumes are made of thin and light fabrics.”可知，现在的游泳服装都是用轻薄的面料制成的，又薄又轻。