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湖南省株洲市荷塘区2020年中考英语一模试卷
Soccer is the world's favorite sport. It hasaround 3 billion fans—nearly half the world's population! And about 300 millionpeople play this game. That's nearly 4 percent of the world's population!
It's hard to say where soccer's birthplace is.Many people in old days played early forms (形式) of this modern game. Cuju(蹴鞠), a ball-kicking game in China, was reported asearly as 2, 500 B.C.. Around the same time in Greece, people were also playinga similar ball game without using their hands. But modern soccer didn't becomeofficial (官方的) until 1863. An Englishmancalled Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association (联盟). He also wrote the sport's official rules. From then on, otherassociations in the countries were set up. They came together to make up theFIFA, which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer sopopular. But one reason is how simple the sport is. Soccer needs only two feetand a ball. This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play.Some of the sport's best players come from these poor nations.
Soccer performances are pleasing to the eyes.The sport's no-hands rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field.What's more, this sport excites the heart. Teams might score only a few timeseach match, so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup.But one thing is certain: The world will be watching.
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