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　　Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan．Every year there are six tournaments, and millions of Japanese watch them on television．A tournament is a series of matches．

　　Sumo is almost as old as the nation of Japan itself．Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over two thousand years ago．History says that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth century．

　　Often, athletes are thin and can move very quickly．It is beautiful to watch them play．However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos．One famous wrestler weighed 195 kilos．Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful, and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport．

　　Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys．They exercise to make their bodies strong．They also eat and eat and eat．

　　They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor．A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring．He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor．Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring．Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler rushes toward him．Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring．

　　Sumo is not very popular in other countries, but the Japanese love it．Even young people find this traditional sport exciting．

A)根据文章内容选择正确的答案。

1．Every year there are ________ sumo tournaments．

A．6

B．15

C．160

D．195

2．________ says that there were sumo tournaments in the eighth century．

A．A story

B．History

C．An athlete

D．A wrestler

3．Most athletes are ________．

A．heavy

B．thin

C．overweight

D．smooth

4．Sumo is a ________ sport．

A．fast

B．comfortable

C．slow

D．efficient

5．The main idea of the passage is ________．

A．sumo wrestling between two overweight men is a popular traditional sport in Japan．

B．the sumo wrestling ring is round and has a sand floor

C．a sumo match is slow, and the wrestlers are very overweight

D．most Japanese like sumo very much, even in nowadays

B)根据文章内容回答问题。要注意：有些问题不能从文中直接找到答案。

1．What is a tournament?

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2．How are sumo wrestlers different from other athletes?

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3．Describe a sumo ring．

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4．How does a sumo wrestler lose the match?

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5．Is it good for a person to weigh 160 or 195 kilos?

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