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1、 第 页12018 届高三（上）课外阅读届高三（上）课外阅读 2017.11.27Always a soccer fanWorld Football Day is coming up on Dec 9. In football, known as soccer in the US, two teams of 11 players fight for possession of a ball. They score by putting the ball in the other teams goal. The team that scores the most goals wins at th
2、e end of 90 minutes. Its fun, but nothing more. Its not a matter of life and death. Its just a game. Or is it?Well, although it really isnt a matter of life and death, for its billions of fans around the world, soccer is far from just a game. When a fans club suffers a failure, it can feel as painfu
3、l as the death of a family member.On a national level, it can even be an “apocalypse (大灾难)”. Just take a look at Italy. When they failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup on Nov 13, it was one of the biggest shocks in soccer for years. “Its an intolerable footballing disgrace (耻辱) . Its the end. Apo
4、calypse, tragedy, catastrophe. Call it what you want, but our football is in a serious crisis,” commented Italian sports newspaper Corriere dello Sport-Stadio.But why does soccer create such strong feelings? To answer the question, we need to understand how fans grow to love the game.Soccer fans lea
5、rn about the sport at a young age. They likely have family members who are fans, a father or a big brother, or even mother or big sister. Soccer fans are of both sexes and all ages. Soccer takes over such fans lives.They pick a team, most likely their local club. They cover their bedroom walls with
6、photos of the teams players. They go to games whenever they can. In fact, the biggest fans never miss a game. Many will play soccer themselves, with friends at the local park, or in the school playground.Its a passion that will be lifelong. Marriage wont kill their passion for soccer, and when they
7、have kids, theyll become fans too.Indeed, being a soccer fan is something that only ends with the grave.Read and answer the following questions:1. What happened to Italy? And what words can you use to describe it?_第 页22. Why fans show a great passion for football?_3. Is football just a game? Why?_Ef
8、forts made to prevent smokingEmojis have become an indispensable part of our social networking communications.And many of us may have used the “smoking emoji” a character wearing a green army helmet and dark glasses, apparently enjoying a cigarette. This emoji is used to convey a sense of leisure an
9、d ease. However, it may soon become a thing of the past.On Nov 6, popular Chinese instant messaging platform QQ removed the smoking emoji from its mobile app, reported Beijing Youth Daily. Instead, its been replaced with another emoji that has a green leaf between its lips.QQ isnt the only Chinese s
10、ocial media platform to have done this. In September, Sina Weibo, another popular Chinese social networking platform, also got rid of the smoking emoji from its website and app.The move came after the Beijing Tobacco Control Association (BTCA) asked for the emoji to be withdrawn from Chinese social
11、media, saying it might mislead young people.“Its not appropriate to define smoking as something of leisure and ease. And that emoji would mislead people about leisure, especially young people,” Zhang Jianshu, director of the BTCA, told China Daily. “They may get the idea that smoking is a symbol of
12、fashion and handsomeness.”Indeed, about two-thirds of young Chinese men smoke and most of them begin to light up in their 20s, according to a report published by medical journal The Lancet in 2015. The study was conducted by scientists from Oxford University, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
13、and the Chinese Center for Disease Control. The study also noted that if the phenomenon isnt controlled, about one-third of young Chinese men could die from smoking-related diseases such as cancer.第 页3Luckily, recent years have seen increased efforts to prevent young people in China from picking up
14、this bad habit.w Since September 2015, advertising tobacco products in mass media or public places in China has been banned.“Stopping young people from starting smoking is almost like a vaccine (疫苗) it is protecting them for life,” Bernhard Schwartlander, WHO Representative in China, told China Daily.请根据要求完成以下任务：1.五个新词；_2.四个短语：_3.在文中划
