Ⅲ.阅读理解。(40分,36-45每题2.5分，46-50每题3分)

　　(A)

　　Are Sports Important?

　　Sports are all around us. We watch and read sports news. There are also sports clubs, and even sports-only channels (频道) on TV. In many countries, players make millions of dollars every year.

　　But why are sports so important? They’re only games, right?

　　Our readers answer:

　　Vlad (Ukraine乌克兰)

　　Sports bring people together. In 2006, our team was able to play in the 2006 World Cup for the first time. Everyone was happy. Rich and poor, old and young, men and women—everyone was in the streets together!

　　Mike (U.S.A.)

　　Sports bring people together, but they divide them too. Fans of different teams fight all the time—they shout and hit each other. And here’s another example: My brother plays high school baseball. Last week, his team played an important game. At the game, two parents fought about a call. Come on … baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive (有竞争力的) these days. It’s all about winning. Then the game isn’t fun.

　　Oba (South Africa)

　　Right now, some of the world’s best soccer players are from African countries, and the 2010 World Cup games will be held in South Africa. Yes, some players make a lot of money—maybe too much, but sporting events (like the World Cup) bring tourists to the countries where sporting events are held and money to the people in these countries. And that is good for Africa.

　　( )36.What’s the idea of Vlad to the sports?

　　A.They make people rich.

　　B.They bring people happiness all the time.

　　C.They make people younger.

　　D.They bring people together.

　　( )37. What does Mike think of a game when players and fans only think about winning?

　　A.It’s important. B.It’s exciting.

　　C.It’s not fun. D.It’s not necessary.

　　( )38.Why are sports important for Oba?

　　A.Because sports a re competitive these days.

　　B.Because sports can make money for a country.

　　C.Because sports can make players rich every year.

　　D.Because sports can make people happy.

　　( )39.What does the underlined word“call”mean?

　　A.Decision. B.Telephone. C.Suggestion. D.Seat.

　　( )40.What is the main idea of this passage?

　　A.Sports are popular all over the world.

　　B.Sports divide people from different countries.

　　C.People have different opinions about sports.

　　D.Sports bring tourists and money to Africa.

　　(B)

　　In China, many young people like playing soccer. It’s very popular. But the Chinese don’t call it soccer. They call it football. Are they different?

　　In fact, there are two kinds of football games. One is American football, and the other is soccer. There are 11 players in a soccer team. And the soccer is round. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands. The others can’t play the ball with hands, and they can only play it with their feet.

　　In the U. S. A. , soccer is not very popular. They prefer American football to soccer. There are also 11 players in an American football team. The ball is not round. It’s oval. All the players can play the ball with hands and feet. And the goal is bigger than the one of soccer games. American football is quite different from soccer.

　　根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

　　( )41. An American football team has the same number of players as a soccer team.

　　( )42. Most Americans like soccer.

　　( )43. The two kinds of balls look the same.

　　( )44. Only the goal-keeper can play the ball with hands in an American football match.

　　( )45. The goal of soccer games is smaller than that of American football games.

　　(C)

　　There are many kinds of ball games in the world, basketball, volleyball, football, baseball…In my opinion (观点), the most popular game is football. When the important matches begin, all the audience cheer for one side or the other.

　　Football started in England. Now it’s very popular in many countries, such as France, Germany, Italy and so on. It is surprising that very small kids in England know a lot about football. They can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. They can show you the photos of their favorite players. They can remember clearly the results (结果) of the most important matches. They can even expect (预料) which team will win or which team will lose. Can you believe it?

　　However, in China, Chinese students work hard for higher grades and they have no time for sports. The schools should arrange (安排) some games and matches for their students. It’s good for children.

　　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

　　( )46. Which sport does the writer think is the most popular in the world?

　　A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Baseball. D. Table tennis.

　　( )47. From the passage, we know .

　　A. it’s surprising that Chinese students know much about football

　　B. all the audience only cheer for one side in a match

　　C. in fact (事实), no one knows for certain (确切的) who will win

　　D. in China, students don’t like football

　　( )48. The underlined (画线的) word “audience” in the first paragraph means .

　　A. 体育馆 B. 成年人 C. 观众 D. 小孩子

　　( )49. According to (根据) the passage, football comes from _______.

　　A. China B. England C. France D. Germany

　　( )50. What’s the passage about?

　　A. Music. B. Movie. C. Sport. D. Play.