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广东省广州市2020年中考英语试卷
Five interestingsports
Our most unusual sports from around theworld
Every country has a national sport and somepopular sports are now played across the world. However, in most countries,people also play unusual sports, with strange or interesting rules. Here areour top five unusual sports from around the planet.
Man vs. Horse Marathon
This race takes place in a small town inWales, about 200 miles from London. It's called a marathon (马拉松),but it's actually 35.4km, not 42.2km like a usual marathon. Peoplerace against horses across the hills and mountains. It started in 1981, but ahuman did not win until 2004.
Camel Wrestling
In Turkey, camel (骆驼) wrestling is a very old sport. The largest camel wrestlingcompetition takes place every year and thousands of people come. In the sport,two camels fight against each other. Sometimes the camels do not want to fightand they run through the crowds, which can be dangerous.
Dragon Boat Racing
Every year in China, thousands of peoplewatch dragon boat races. A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with apainted dragon's head on one end. There can be up to 36 people or more racingin each boat in the water. Dragon boat racing is also popular in some otherAsian countries.
Caber Toss
In this sport, players compete to throw alarge piece of wood called a caber as far as they can. There is no rule aboutthe size of the caber, but it's usually the size of a small tree. It's anancient Scottish sport. Visitors to the UK can check it out.
Chess Boxing
A good chess boxer needs to be both strongand smart. Players play a round of chess, followed by a round of boxing. Thereare eleven rounds in total. Chess boxing was invented in 1992 by an Englishcomic book writer. The sport is more popular in England and Germany.
With the development of science and technology(技术), our daily life is becoming easier and more colorful.
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery(电池) inside the frame(边框). It can do many of the same things as smart phones. The glass has a small camera and a screen. It is to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. | A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. Because of the special material(材料), we can wear this shirt for 100 days without washing and ironing(熨烫)! | An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but in fact it's a hotel in the sea. The whole building is about 18 meters below, and it helps people get closer to the sea world. Remember to ask your coach(教练) to go with you if you plan to swim to it. |
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