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玩转古代趣味游戏
People in ancient China worked long hours each day. To relax, they invented many games. Here are some of them.
Shuttlecock(jianzi in Chinese) dates back over 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty. This traditional Chinese game is very simple. It has only one rule: keep the shuttlecock in the air without using your hands. Players try to kick it as many times as possible. Nowadays, some schools have shuttlecock lessons.
The Chinese yo-yo(kongzhu in Chinese) is an hourglass-shaped toy made of wood or bamboo and played with a string. The string connects two hand sticks. This fun game is popular in north China. Players move the hand sticks up and down to make the toy spin. Some skilled players can even throw it into the air and catch it on the string.
Chuiwan was one of the ball games in ancient China and was very popular during the Song Dynasty. "Chui" means "", and "wan" means "ball". This sport was similar to golf. On a large field, players were divided into two groups, usually with 2 to 10 people in each group. Everyone tried to get the ball into holes with a stick. The fewer strokes it took, the better.
First recorded 2,000 years ago, cuju is known as the earliest form of football. The ball was made of leather on the outside and filled with rice bran inside. As a fun and relaxing game, cuju was used in the army to train soldiers. Its rules were similar to modern football's. Each team usually had 12 or 16 players. No hands were allowed. Only feet and the head could be used. The ball had to be kicked into the opposite goal.
阅读短文,选择最佳选项,并回答问题。
()1. 词义猜测 What can be filled in the blank?
A. hold B. blow C. lift D. hit
()2. 推理判断 Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The Chinese yo-yo is made of wood, bamboo or leather with a string.
B. There were no more than 20 players on the field in a game of chuiwan.
C. The history of shuttlecock can be traced back over 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty.
D. The rules in a cuju game were like those in a modern football game.
()3. We can find all the following games in the passage EXCEPT .

4. Which games mentioned above can be played with hands?

1. D 词义猜测题。根据“similar to golf”和“get the ball into holes with a stick”可以推测，chui 对应击球动作，即 hit。故选 D。
2. A 推理判断题。根据“made of wood or bamboo and played with a string”可知，空竹的材料是木头或竹子，没有皮革，选项 A 表述错误。根据“players were divided into two groups, usually with 2 to 10 people in each group”可知，捶丸分两队，通常每队 2 至 10 人，也就是捶丸游戏中，场上参与者总数不超过 20 人，选项 B 表述正确。根据“Shuttlecock(jianzi in Chinese) dates back over 2,000 years to the Han Dynasty.”可知，毽子的历史可以追溯到 2000 多年前的汉朝，选项 C 表述正确。根据“Its rules were similar to modern football's.”可知，蹴鞠的规则和现代足球类似，选项 D 表述正确。故选 A。
3. D 信息整合题。根据文章第 2～5 段可知，分别介绍了毽子、空竹、捶丸和蹴鞠四项游戏。未包含投壶。故选 D。
4. The Chinese yo-yo and chuiwan. 根据“Players move the hand sticks up and down to make the toy spin.”和“Everyone tried to get the ball into holes with a stick.”可知，空竹需用手操作线棍，捶丸需用手拿棍击球。而毽子和蹴鞠都是用脚玩的。