C
Today I went to a sports museum and one sport interested me. It was Chuiwan. When I saw paintings of people playing Chuiwan, I shouted, “Oh, that’s like golf.” Hearing this, the guide said, “Well, because Chuiwan came out first, we should say golf is similar to Chuiwan!”


As we walked along, the guide told me Chuiwan came from the game Budaqiu in the Tang Dynasty(朝代). Not many people could play Budaqiu well because it was hard and the players usually needed to be strong. So some smart people made some changes to Budaqiu and then Chuiwan came out. When playing Chuiwan, players hit(击打) a ball one by one. If someone got the ball into a hole(洞), he won the game.
Chuiwan was very interesting and was good to play with a group. But it was also fine to play between two friends. It became famous in the Song Dynasty. Even emperors and officials had fun playing it!
On my way home, I thought maybe I could try Chuiwan myself. It would be a good way to know more about Chinese culture.
() 56. Why did the writer shout?
A. Because he wanted to try Chuiwan.
B. Because he didn’t agree with the guide’s words.
C. Because he found a sport similar to today’s golf.
() 57. Which game came out first?
A. Golf. B. Budaqiu. C. Chuiwan.
() 58. How was Chuiwan in the Song Dynasty?
A. Hard to play. B. Fun to play. C. Dangerous to play.
() 59. Which is TRUE about Chuiwan?
A. Players must hit a ball at the same time.
B. Only two players could play in the game.
C. There can be only one winner for the game.
() 60. What may the writer think of his trip to the museum?
A. Meaningful. B. Tiring. C. Boring.

56.C 57.B 58.B 59.C 60.A

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heavy reason salt strong sweet taste
These days, a new study shows that the taste of the food has something to do with the colour of a bowl. The bowl’s colour 61 how people feel about the taste of the food. Scientists gave people potato chips in red, blue and white bowls. People felt the chips in red and blue bowls were 62. But those in white bowls were not.
Why is that? The 63 is related to the brain(与大脑相关). The brain depends(依赖) 64 on what colour people see. Over 50% of the area of the brain is related to seeing, while only 2% is related to taste. The 65 visual impact(视觉冲击) makes people want to eat more food. So for most people, food in 66 bowls seems to be more delicious.
The “taste” also depends on people’s early 67. For example, you may relate white to 68 if you once ate a white-coloured ice cream. In the UK, 69 snacks often go with blue packaging(包装). So that can be the 70 why people think food on blue plates has much salt in it.


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61. affects 62. tasty 63. answer 64. heavily 65. strong
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