In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw (扔) the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards (码). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down (持球触地).
It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football . They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven s each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another after the season ends. The best teams play again on January lst. Many people go to see these s and many others watch them on TV.
小题1:In America, football players can _______.A．only kick the ballB．only throw the ballC．only carry the ballD．kick, throw and carry the ball小题2:There are _______ on each team.A．ten playersB．eleven playersC．twelve playersD．thir players小题3:If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team has to _______.A．go homeB．carry the ball ten yardsC．run with itD．kick the ball to the other team小题4:The best teams play again _______.A．on ChristmasB．after the season endsC．on New Year’s DayD．on Sunday小题5:The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.A．shout (喊) loudlyB．jumpC．talk loudlyD．sing