# The history of football in Great Britain - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2017.4.10/2012.1.12/2010.4.10 - 题目数：9 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/cd092eda-0743-42d9-b531-8d399804657f（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,660 Section four. You will hear a talk on the history of football in Great Britain in the nineteenth century. First, you have some time to look at questions thirty-one to forty. 00:00:21,080 Now listen carefully and answer questions thirty-one to forty. 00:01:01,600 Great Britain is often hailed as the home of football, with talented players traveling from far and wide to play for teams in the English Premier League, one of the most popular football leagues on the planet. 00:01:15,320 Today we are going to take a look back to the nineteenth century Great Britain in an attempt to trace the evolution of the beautiful game as it is now known. Prior to the nineteenth century, the game featured a wide variety of local and regional adaptations, which were later smartened up and made more uniform to create our modern-day sports of association football, rugby football, and Ireland's Gaelic football. Even up to the mid-nineteenth century, Shrovetide football or mob football was still widely practiced. According to the rules of mob football, there were no rules. A player could legally use any means whatsoever to obtain the ball, such as kicking, punching, biting, and gouging, with the only exceptions being murder and manslaughter. These games may be regarded as the ancestors of modern codes of football, and by comparison with later models of football, they were chaotic and had few cooperation. Towards the latter end of the nineteenth century and moving into the early part of the twentieth century, however, there appeared a newfound emphasis on moral values in football. Perhaps a more modern example of this can be seen in John Terry's suspension as England captain following reports of his infidelity to his wife. Furthermore, as mob football died away, there grew a greater concern for players' health and general well-being, with many clubs affording their top players access to frequent medical checkups and treatment. 00:02:59,560 Despite the presence of Great Britain's unique state-funded National Health Service, football clubs are still seen today providing team members with state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, with the top clubs even housing their own specialist doctors and physicians. 00:03:22,120 Today, football is a key feature of school children's day-to-day education, particularly for boys. 00:03:30,140 --> 00:03:36,400 [Speaker 1] With the help of football associations, all schools in the UK are boasting their own football teams. 00:03:38,020 This mainly comes as a result of pressure put on schools and the government by concerned parents who felt that football education taught their children valuable lessons and indeed vital life skills such as teamwork and a drive to succeed. 00:03:57,940 Nowadays, many of the UK's top football clubs provide training facilities and outreach programs in an attempt to educate the nation's aspiring youths. 00:04:10,960 As I previously mentioned, it was only during the nineteenth century that football in its uniform concept truly began to emerge. 00:04:20,820 With footballers previously playing according to their own versions of the rules. 00:04:26,440 However, it was not until the early twentieth century that different players actually began to play according to these standardized rules. 00:04:36,220 Prior to the nineteenth century, football was played by all the major English public schools, including the likes of Eton College, Winchester College, and Harrow. 00:04:48,360 In eighteen forty-eight, there was a meeting at Cambridge University in an attempt to lay down the laws of football. 00:04:56,700 Present at the meeting were representatives of each of these major public schools, whom each brought a copy of the rules enforced by their own individual school's rules of football. 00:05:09,170 The result of the meeting was what is now known as the Cambridge Rules, thereby uniting the rules from across the country into one simple document. 00:05:20,340 However, the Cambridge Rules were not liked by all, and a new set of rules, Thring's rules, compounded in the book The Simplest Game, became commonplace among dissenters. 00:05:34,860 Across the country, improvements in infrastructure and public transport had a knock-on effect of dramatically increasing attendance to football games. Football quickly became a social event where spectators would meet friends, drink tea, and chat about the good old days. 00:05:54,360 As football became more and more popular, it was decided that more money should be invested in maintaining the quality of pitches amongst other things, and there was even talk of installing seating for spectators. However, 00:06:10,320 the question of who was to foot the bill quickly became a divisive issue, with many believing that the government should fund football's development as a national sport. 00:06:21,180 But in the end, the onus fell upon Britain's local and regional football clubs for the funding and development of the Football Association. 00:06:31,040 They became responsible for the upkeep of football grounds, began to pay their best players a small salary, and organized competitions against other local and regional teams. 00:06:43,900 And there began England's Football Association, or the FA as we know it in its current form, 00:06:51,480 the governing body of football in England. 00:06:54,880 As the FA continued to grow and accumulate greater wealth, it was able to attract more and more talented young men from across the country before finally accepting professional talent in the early twentieth century. 00:07:11,080 Today, football is played at a professional level all over the world. Millions of people regularly go to football stadiums to follow their favorite teams, while billions more watch the game on television or on the Internet. 00:07:29,300 That is the end of section four. 00:07:32,320 You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 31-32. Which TWO aspects did the new rules at the end of the 19th century focus on? Which TWO aspects did the new rules at the end of the 19th century focus on? - cooperation - competition - moral values - player's physical protection - business model **答案**：moral values,player's physical protection 原文定位：Towards the latter end of the nineteenth century and moving into the early part of the twentieth century, however, there appeared a newfound emphasis on moral values in football;Furthermore, as mob football died away, there grew a greater concern for players' health and general well-being, with many clubs affording their top players access to frequent medical checkups and treatment 同义替换：「focus on」↔「emphasis on」；「physical protection」↔「health and general well-being」 ### 33. Football in the UK At present the main reason why UK schools push football education is the pressure from 33_____ . Football in the UK At present the main reason why UK schools push football education is the pressure from 33_____ . **答案**：parents 原文定位：This mainly comes as a result of pressure put on schools and the government by concerned parents who felt that football education taught their children valuable lessons and indeed vital life skills such as teamwork and a drive to succeed 同义替换：「main reason」↔「mainly comes as a result of」 ### 34. Prior to the 19th century,football players used different 34_____ of rules. Prior to the 19th century,football players used different 34_____ of rules. **答案**：versions 原文定位：With footballers previously playing according to their own versions of the rules 同义替换：「Prior to」↔「previously」；「football players」↔「footballers」 ### 35. People attempted to standardise the rules from the whole 35_____ , known as the ‘Cambridge Rules’ in 1848. People attempted to standardise the rules from the whole 35_____ , known as the ‘Cambridge Rules’ in 1848. **答案**：country 原文定位：The result of the meeting was what is now known as the Cambridge Rules, thereby uniting the rules from across the country into one simple document 同义替换：「attempted to standardise the rules」↔「uniting the rules from across the country into one simple document」；「whole」↔「across」 ### 36. Attendances were increasing due to the improvement of infrastructure and the 36_____ system. Attendances were increasing due to the improvement of infrastructure and the 36_____ system. **答案**：transport 原文定位：Across the country, improvements in infrastructure and public transport had a knock-on effect of dramatically increasing attendance to football games 同义替换：「due to」↔「had a knock-on effect of」 ### 37. Football become popular and it is regarded as a 37_____ event. Football become popular and it is regarded as a 37_____ event. **答案**：social 原文定位：Football quickly became a social event where spectators would meet friends, drink tea, and chat about the good old days 同义替换：「regarded as」↔「became」 ### 38. The football clubs were responsible for most of the 38_____ and development for the football association. The football clubs were responsible for most of the 38_____ and development for the football association. **答案**：funding 原文定位：But in the end, the onus fell upon Britain's local and regional football clubs for the funding and development of the Football Association 同义替换：「responsible for」↔「the onus fell upon」 ### 39. 39_____ against other teams were also organised by the football clubs. 39_____ against other teams were also organised by the football clubs. **答案**：competitions 原文定位：They became responsible for the upkeep of football grounds, began to pay their best players a small salary, and organized competitions against other local and regional teams ### 40. In 1910s, 40_____ football players were approved of in the game. In 1910s, 40_____ football players were approved of in the game. **答案**：professional 原文定位：As the FA continued to grow and accumulate greater wealth, it was able to attract more and more talented young men from across the country before finally accepting professional talent in the early twentieth century --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。