12月英语六级阅读模拟试题带答案.docx

12月英语六级阅读模拟试题带答案

AmericanFootballAmericanfootballisauniquesport-itisagameaboutgainingterritoryasmuchasitisaboutscoringpoints.Whentwoteamsstepontoafootballfield,eachisbattlingforeveryinchitcantakefromtheother.Eachteamwantstodefendthefieldthatisbehinditandinvadethefieldinfrontofit.Ultimately,theywanttogainenoughgroundtoscoreatouchdownorfieldgoal.GroundRulesFootballisagameofinchesplayedonafieldmeasuredinyards-Englishmeasurementsareusedtotrackmovementsonthefield.Teamssucceedbasedonhowmanyyardstheyaccumulateorallow.AnofficialNFL(NationalFootballLeague)footballfieldisarectanglethatis120yards(110m)longand53yards.Ifoot(49m)wide.Mostfieldsarecoveredingrassandsetinanoutdoor(open-air}stadium.Somefieldsaremadeofartificialturf,whichyou'llfindinmanyoftheindoorstadiums.Themostessentialpieceofequipmentinafootballgameistheball.OfficialNFLfootballsarehandmadebyWilsonSportingGoodsCo.Thefootballisanoblong(椭圆形的)sphereandhasalengthwisecircumference(周线)andawidth-wisecircumferenceinthemiddleoftheball.Withtheequipmentidentifiedandthefieldset,wecannowplayagame.AnNFLgameispidedintofourquarterswithanextendedhalftimebreakbetweenquarterstwoandthree.Eachquarteris15minuteslong.lftheteamsaretiedafterfourquartersofplay,theyplayanadditionalovertimeperiodof15minutes.Intheovertime,thefirstteamtoscorewins.Whilethegametimeaddsuptoonehour,itusuallytakesthreetofourhourstoplayagame.Teamscanstoptheclockbyrunningoutofbounds,throwinganincompletepass,orcallingatime-out,ofwhichtheyhavethreeperhalf.Timealsostopsforeachofthetwo-minutewarnings,observedtwominutespriortotheendofthesecondandfourthquarters.Who'sWhoAnNFLrosterallowsfornomorethan53playersonateam.Atanyonetime,only11playersperteamareallowedonthefield.TounderstandanNFLroster,youhavetoidentifythethreeteamswithinateam:theoffense.thedefenseandspecialteams.Eachofthesegroupshasspecializedpositionswithaspecificsetofskills.OffenseAteam'soffenseisresponsiblefortakingtheballdownthefieldtowarditsopponent'sendzone.Todothis.theoffensethrowstheballfromoneplayertoanothe