The game of curling

题目与答案

1. The four players on the team are called the 11_____, the third and the skip.

   答案：lead

   原文定位：Now, there are four people in each of the two teams. The first is called the lead, the next is called the second, the next, surprise, surprise, is called the third, and the final player, who is absolutely key, functions as the captain, but is always called the skip

   同义替换：「players」↔「people」

2. The length of ice on which curling is played is called the 12_____ .

   答案：sheet

   原文定位：The area of play on the ice, whether it be on a rink or on a frozen lake or a stream, is called the sheet

3. The target area is called the 13_____ .

   答案：house

   原文定位：At either end of this are the two zones for the targets. Each one is known as a house

   同义替换：「area」↔「zones」，「is called」↔「is known as」

4. The main pieces of equipment used are stones and brushes.

   Scottish brushes are usually made from 14_____ .

   答案：horse hair

   原文定位：There are two main types, Scottish and Canadian. The former are normally made out of horsehair

   同义替换：「Scottish brushes」↔「The former」，「usually」↔「normally」，「made from」↔「made out of」

5. One shoe needs to have a sole made of 15_____ .

   答案：rubber

   原文定位：Now, apart from stones and brushes, the only other piece of equipment you would need as a beginner is a rubber sole on one of your shoes

6. The captain of the team often carries a 16_____ .

   答案：stopwatch

   原文定位：The captain will often carry a stopwatch to gauge when the ice needs to be changed

7. 17 Montreal Curling Club is famous as
   • the champion club of the local league
   • the oldest sports club in the region
   • the most influential club in winter sports

   答案：the oldest sports club in the region

   原文定位：It's renowned, not only because it often wins championships, but because it was the first club for any sport in the whole of the North American continent

   同义替换：「famous」↔「renowned」，「the oldest sports club in the region」↔「the first club for any sport in the whole of the North American continent」

8. 18 The Caledonian Curling Club was formed in order to
   • attract interest in the sport
   • train young players
   • fix regulations for the game

   答案：fix regulations for the game

   原文定位：the Caledonian Curling Club, which had been set up in the early nineteenth century to create standard rules for the game

   同义替换：「was formed」↔「had been set up」，「fix regulations」↔「create standard rules」

9. 19 In the 16 century, curling avoided being banned because
   • it was already so popular
   • it was good training for battle
   • it was only played by children

   答案：it was good training for battle

   原文定位：They felt that local men should spend any free time practicing archery for self-defense against their enemies. But the less popular game of curling wasn't included in the ban. The art of throwing stones was thought to be just as useful as shooting arrows

   同义替换：「avoided being banned」↔「wasn't included in the ban」，「good training for battle」↔「practice for self-defense against enemies」

10. 20 Early curling games in Canada used implements made of
    • local material
    • imported stone
    • cast iron

    答案：cast iron

    原文定位：Because of the difficulty in importing granite stones from Scotland, cast iron was used instead, obtained from melted-down cannonballs, which had originally been brought over from Europe

    同义替换：「implements」↔「stones」，「made of cast iron」↔「cast iron was used instead」