2023年浙江省十校联盟高考英语第三次联考试卷-普通用卷.docxVIP

第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2023年浙江省十校联盟高考英语第三次联考试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分） A Earliest Record The earliest written evidence of a soccer-like game comes from China.During the second and third centuries B.C.，Chinese soldiers took part in an activity that involved kicking a ball into a small net.Historians think the game was a skill-building exercise for the soldiers. Years of Development In ancient Greece and Rome，teams of up to 27 players played a soccer-type game.In Britain hundreds of years later，during the thirteenth century A.D.，whole villages played against each other.With hundreds of people playing，these games were both long and rough.Kicking，punching，and biting were common and allowed. In1331，English King Edward II passed a law in an attempt to put a stop to the popular but violent game.The king of Scotland spoke against the game a hundred years later.Queen Elizabeth I，during the late1500s，passed a law that called for a week of jail for anyone caught playing football，or soccer，as we call it.But the game could not be stopped. The Modern Game Emerges Two hundred and fifty years later，people in Britain were still playing a game we would recognize as soccer.A well-known English college Eton developed a set of rules in 1815.A number of other colleges soon agreed to use the same rules，and those schools played against each other.Finally，50 years later，a formal association was formed to oversee the playing of the game and its rules.In 1869，a rule against handling the ball with the hands transformed the game into the sport of soccer that is wildly popular all around the world. 1. What do historians think that soccer might have started out as？ ______ A. A leisure activity. B. A political issue.C. A skill-building activity. D. A military strategy. 2. According to the text，which emperor was not against soccer？ ______ A. English King Edward III. B. The king of Scotland.C. Queen Elizabeth I. D. The Roman Emperor. 3. What was the authors purpose for wri