高级休闲英语合练综习题1.docVIP

ENGLISH AT LEISURE (I) Section I: Reading Test Instructions: 1 There are three parts to the test, each including one reading passage. 2 The test will take approximately 50 minutes. There will be NO extra time to transfer answers to the Answer Sheet; therefore, you should write ALL your answers on the answer sheet as you do each task. Part 1: Questions 1-5 are based on the following passage. Passage 1 Women’s Ice Hockey Takes off in Beijing By Lorraine Clissold ( adapted ) Why would a group of women travel across Beijing on a freezing evening , struggle into ugly gear and, balancing on two knife blades, fight each other for a small black dish? Ice hockey has found a devoted group of fans among Beijing’s foreign females. “When you put on that face mask, it’s like you become someone else,” says Angelika Dahmen, current team captain.” You shut out the hassles of the day and become absorbed in the game.” A normal practice session starts with a few practice drills, moves on to skillfully using the stick to shoot the puck, and ends with a match. Once the excitement starts, there is no time to worry about falling on your backside or behaving like a lady. Players range in age from early teens to “it’s not polite to ask”; students compete with executives for control of the puck. The team also has an international character, with British, German and Icelandic women playing alongside Americans and Canadians. With skilled coaching, great patience and a sense of humor, Team Tai Tai launched into its first season. A group of women , who in January were concentrating on learning to skate backwards, boldly boarded a plane to Hong Kong in April for a friendly match against the Hong Kong Welcome Women. While Team Tai Tai was borrowing missing pieces of kit, they were a little overwhelmed to see the Hong Kong team changing from one set of designer shirts to another. Th