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IG, a Chinese esports club, won the world championship title in LOL (League of Legends) in 2018. It beat European team 3:0 in South Korea. It was the first time that a club from China’s LPL (League of Legends Pro League) won the title in the world championship’s eight-year history. So what is esports?
Esports (Electronic Sports) is a form of competition using video games between professional players. It is not only a simple game in a sense, but a sport in which players use electronic equipment to play against each other in intelligence. It can improve the players’ thinking ability, heart-to-eye coordination (协调), willpower and develop team spirit.
In 2003, esports became the 99th sport in China. However, esports is different from traditional sports and online games. Traditional sports athletes mainly train their physical ability and skills, such as muscle memory, exercising and dieting; while esports athletes’ training is mostly about the mind, such as studying strategies (策略) and new updates for the game.
The industry has been developed for more than 10 years, but the public usually hold the opinion that playing online games has no benefit but taking one’s attention away from their duties. In fact, there are several differences between esports and online games：
First, the basic features. Online games are entertainment games while esports is a sport. Esports is an intellectual competition between people in an organized environment created by information technology.
Second, the game rules. Esports has clear game rules. Its biggest feature is strict time and round limitations. However, online games are lack of clear rules of the game. Without time limit, it’s easy for people especially teenagers to be addicted to (沉迷于) it.
Third, the sports spirit. Esports competitions between athletes pay great attention to fair sports spirit. Some online games only need to recharge (充钱) to gain advantages, which is the main difference between esports and online games.
In the upcoming 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, esports will officially become a medal event. Esports is a new sporting activity. It will take a long time to grow into a mature industry like NBA (the National Basketball Association of the US). Let’s have a better understanding of esports and expect its bright future.
1.Which club won the world championship title in LOL in 2018?
2.What is esports?
3.When did esports become the 99th sport in China?
4.What is esports athletes’ training about?
5.What is the passage mainly about?
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Lippi ____ more attention since Guangzhou Evergrande Club won the Asian title in 2013.
A. gains B. gained
C. has gained D. had gained
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— Have you heard that Lei Haiwei, a courier brother (外卖小哥), won the championship at the Chinese Poetry Conference?
— It's not surprising, . He has worked hard at it these years.
A.every dog has its day B.actions speak louder than words
C.no pain, no gain D.many hands make light work
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- Chinese tennis player Li Na won a championship again!
- Yeah, I watched the game and my spirits _____ at the news.
A. rose B. calmed C. turned D. shook
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— Dong Bin won the men’s triple jump at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.
— Wow, exciting news!
A. what an B. how an C. what D. how
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一Who won the first prize of the World Table Tennis Championships?
一You mean the match held in ?Ma Long did
A. fifty-four; German B. fifty-fourth; Germany
C. fifty-fourth; German D. fifty-four; Germany
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—Who won the first prize of the ________ World Table Tennis Championship?
—You mean the match held in ________？ Ma Long did.
A. fiftyfour; German B. fiftyfourth; Germany C. fiftyfourth; German
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News 1
Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in the world championships (锦标赛) in 12.95 seconds.
“Everybody wants to win a world title. I was nervous before the race. But I dealt with it so I'm very happy,” Liu said with a smile after the race.
Some reporters noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying. He said that is his way of letting off pressure. “My start wasn’t good, maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow,” he said.
Liu will run next at the Shanghai Grand Prix (大奖赛) meeting at the end of September. He is confident (自信的) after winning the gold medal. “I want people to know how fast I am,” he said. “This is number one speed. There’s nothing I can’t do.”
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
Last Wednesday Medvedev (梅德韦杰夫) took over from Vladimir Putin (普京). At the age of 42, he becomes the youngest president of modern Russia.
Medvedev was born to a family of teachers. He read a lot from a young age. After university, the soft-spoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students.
In 2005, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister (第一副总理). But he was as friendly as before. “He has not changed. He invited me to his home,” said Vera Smirnova, Medvedev’s first teacher. “In Russia, only two politicians (政治家) have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin.”
1.Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start?
A. He wanted to reduce pressure. B. He was happy.
C. He was a bit slow. D. He felt excited.
2.Checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will_________.
A. make sure the books are not too expensive
B. make the children unhappy
C. make sure there are few mistakes in them
D. make the government lots of money
3.What Medvedev’s first teacher said shows ________.
A. Medvedev is as friendly as before
B. Medvedev and Putin were her students
C. Medvedev has changed
D. Medvedev and Putin invited her to their homes
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— Why are you so ________?
— Because our ping-pong player Wang Liqin has won the world championship.
| A．excited | B．exciting | C．bored | D．boring |
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根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。
1.—Ning Zetao won the gold medal in FINA World Championships(世界游泳锦标赛)．He is really a_____________ athlete．(天生的)
— In fact, he is hard-working．
2.China is an______________ country with a long history．(古老的)
3.It’s important for us to understand the________________(语法) rules.
4.People around the world love __________ and hate war．(和平)
5.Mo Yan is one of the __________ of modern Chinese culture．(先锋)