2022-2022学年高中英语阅读强化训练九牛津译林版必修.doc
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2022-2022学年高中英语阅读强化训练九牛津译林版必修.doc

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阅读强化训练(九)(建议用时:15分钟)eq\a\vs4\al(Ⅰ)阅读理解In1905,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltcalledcoachesandathleticadvisersfromHarvardUniversity,YaleUniversityandPrincetonUniversitytotheWhiteHousetodiscusshowtoimprovethegameoffootball.ThechangescausedbyRooseveltwerethefirststepsinalonglineofreforms(改革)tomakeAmericanfootballsafer.Footballatthetimewasverydangerousandviolent.In1905alone,atleast18peoplediedandmorethan150wereinjuredplayingfootball.AccordingtoTheWashingtonPost,atleast45footballplayersdiedfrom1900toOctober1905.Rooseveltlikedfootballandthoughtbeingviolentwasn’tnecessarilyabadthing.ButhissonwasinjuredwhileplayingasafreshmanatHarvard,bleedingbadlyfromacutoverhiseye,andthenationwasshockedatthenumberofyoungmenwhodiedorwereseriouslyinjuredplayingthegame.PeoplewereespeciallyshakenbytheNovember1905deathofUnionCollegeplayerHaroldMoore,whodiedafterbeingkickedinthehead.Amovementroseuptobanthesport,whichwasledbythepresidentofHarvardandanumberofotherwell-knownpeople.Theythoughtfootballhadnoplaceincivilized(文明的)societyandwantedtothrowitaway.AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,HarvardPresidentCharlesEliotsaidthatfootballwascruelerthanfighting.Otherschoolsdidn’tevenallowstudentstoplayfootball.RooseveltwantedtoreformthegamebutcomplainedinaletterthatEliotwantedtokillit.RooseveltagaincalledHarvard,YaleandotherfootballcoachesandofficialstotheWhiteHouseinDecember1905,withaviewtotakingawayitsdangerousfeatures.Acommitteewasformedafterthe1905seasontolookatchangingtherules.Theruleswerechangedforthe1906season,buttherewerestillsomedoubts.TheheadcoachatSwarthmoreCollegewroteaseriesofarticlescalled“HowtoPlayFootball〞.Andittookafewyearsfortherulestoshakeout.Themostimportantsafetyfeaturewenowhave—helmets(头盔)—wasnotrequireduntilmuchlater.【解题导语】文章介绍了罗斯福总统下令改变美式足球比赛规那么,才使得此项运动没有灭亡。1.WhatwasRoosevelt’sattitudetowardsfootball?A.Hehateditbecauseofhisson’sinjury.B.Helikeditthoughitwasviolent.C.Hethoughtitabadsport.D.Hewantedtokillit.B解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中“Rooseveltlikedfootballandthoughtbeingviolentwasn’tnece