4.All over the world people enjoy sports.Sports help to keep people healthy,happy and help them to live longer.
Sports change with the seasons.People play different games in winter and summer.
Games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities.The Arabs use horses or camels in much of their everyday life; they use them in their sports,too.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them.Football,for example,has spread around the world.Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years,like running or jumping.Chinese boxing,for example,has a very long history.But basketball and volleyball are rather new.Neither one is a hundred years old yet.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other,but after a game they often become good friends.Sports help to train a person's character.One learns to fight hard but fight fair,to win without pride and to lose with grace.
41.According to this passage we know thatD.
A.people began to play pingpong about one hundred years ago
B.a(chǎn)bout 100 years ago people ran or jumped when they played
C.basketball has a longer history than volleyball
D.not all the games have a long history
42.The writer didn't tell us in this passage thatA.
A.basketball was invented in America
B.sports change with the seasons
C.games and sports often grow out of people's work and everyday activities
D.football is played all over the world
43.According to this passage,which of the following is NOT true?B
A.Sports help to train a person's character.
B.People swim only because there are a lot of rivers in their country.
C.People from different countries may not be able to understand each other before a game.
D.Sports and games can develop the friendship between people all over the world.
44.A lot of people have more free time from their work to enjoy sports becauseA.
A.they like sports very much
B.they want to live longer
C.they want to make a lot more friends
D.they don't have to go to work on Saturday or Sunday as before
45.About the benefit of sports,which one is incorrect?D
A.keep us fit.
B.keep us in a high mood
C.increase the life expectancy (平均壽命)
D.decrease our quality of life.