In almost(几乎) every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.
Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards. They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they can receive six points. This is called a touch-down.
It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.
Thousands of people come to watch it when there is a football game. They all shout loudly for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they are yelling. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The football season usually begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January first. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.
【小题1】There are ________ on each team.| A．ten players | B．eleven players | C．twelve players | D．thirteen players |
| A．go home | B．carry the ball ten yards |
| C．run with it | D．kick the ball to the other team |
| A．on Christmas | B．after the season ends | C．on New Year’s Day | D．on Sunday |
