WhenIwasinmythirdyearatuniversitymyroommateswereAmericanfootballerssoIdecidedtojointhem.Irememberseeingtheminfrontofmewearingpads(防护垫)andthinkingtheyweregoingtokillme.Igottackled(阻截)sohardtha

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When I was in my third year at university my roommates were American footballers so I decided to join them. I remember seeing them in front of me wearing pads(防护垫) and thinking they were going to kill me. I got tackled(阻截)so hard that I was frightened. But then I realized it was just physical contact. I’ve been addicted since.

The fundamental aim of the game is to score by running with the ball into or receiving the ball inside the opposition’s end zone. Every player on the field has a set responsibility. I’m a running back. My job is using my speed strength and skill to carry the ball and keep running until either I score or I get put down. And it does hurt.

I’ve broken two fingers and hurt my shoulder but the worst was when I trapped the ligaments(韧带)in the back of my leg. I had to take a year out. But none of that put me off-all I could think was how I was going to come back stronger. Besides training with the team I now have my gym routine to get fitter faster and stronger.

Although people think American football is aggressive there’s much more to it. Every team has its own playbook outing everyone’s role in different scenes. My playbook was 73 pages long. Words can’t describe how it feels when it all comes together on the field.

American football has changed my life for the better. I’ve learned time management how to take responsibility for my actions and how much I treasure being part of a team. Within the four lines of the field it is physical. Emotions run high. If you’re on the opposing team you are my enemy. But once the game is done we’re like a big family.

32. The author’s body parts were hurt EXCEPT __________.

   A. his arm           B. his shoulder        C. his leg          D. his finger

33. What can we infer from the text?

   A. The author was very delighted when first playing

   B. The author has benefited more than suffering from the sport

   C. The author began to play at the beginning of his university life

   D. Playing American football is very popular among university students

34. How does the author find his playing American football?

   A. Relaxing           B. Challenging         C. Boring          D. Rewarding

35. The passage is manly about _______.

   A. the rules of playing American football

   B. how painful it is to play the sport

   C. how the sport has changed the author’s life

   D. the reason for the author playing American football

Answer 1

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