All over the world people enjoy sports, Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.
Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for(参加) them. Football, for example, has spread(展开)around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many love to skate or ski (滑雪) in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends. Sports help to train a person’s character. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace(胜不骄，败不馁).
小题1:Why do people all over the world enjoy sports?
A．Because they are healthy.
B．Because they are happy.
C．Because they want to live longer.
D．All the above.小题2:Why do some people get excited when they watch a game? Because ___________.
A．their favourite team wins
B．they win the game
C．they get the good news
D．they can’t help themselves小题3:Why do people from different countries often become friends after a game together? Because ____________.
A．they train their character in the game
B．they understand each other
C．they are friendly to each other
D．they help each other
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
题目分析：本文介绍了世界上的人们都很喜欢运动，说明了人们喜欢运动原因，运动能够增加人与人之间的友谊等。
小题1:C. 细节理解题。根据文章第一段All over the world people enjoy sports, Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.注意A和B选项不是喜欢运动的原因而是结果。可知C项正确。
小题2: A. 细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句Often they get very excited when “their” player or team wins.可知他们所喜欢的队伍获胜是他们高兴的真正原因。
小题3:B. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的第1句 People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.可知在一场比赛以后，人们就可以相互理解了。故B正确。