They may be more used to issuing warnings and penalties, but judges in Italy's Serie B division are set to make professional football history by rewarding players for sportsmanship.Along with the yellow cards used to caution a player after a foul(犯规) and the frightening red card signaling a player's removal, judges in Italy's second division will now also carry green cards.

"It's all about rewarding the players who have stood out from the rest through positive acts in the game, and towards sport in general," Serie B president Andrea Abodi said.

The initiative has been tested in Italy's junior ranks and will appear in professional football for the first time when Serie B kicks off this weekend.

Players who, for example, stop playing to allow officials to attend to an injured opponent or who admit to fouls when none were signaled would be qualified for a green card. At the end of the season, the green cards are counted and the most sporting players will be awarded a prize that has yet to be determined.

In a game where players regularly try to hoodwink officials by taking dives in the penalty area and overplaying the seriousness of fouls to have opponents punished, true sportsmanship is rarely in evidence.But if there was to be a winner of the green card award in recent years, it would have gone to Aaron Hunt.During an important game between two football clubs Nurnberg and Bremen in Germany’s Division A League in 2014, the judge awarded a penalty to Bremen after Hunt tripped in the box.Hunt got back up, stated to the judge he had not been fouled and the penalty was canceled. At the end, despite Bremen's 2-0 win, Nurnberg players lined up to shake Hunt's hand.

The idea of different colored cards in football is not new.UEFA president Michel Platini, a candidate for the presidency of FIFA, has previously advocated the use of white cards. They would allow judges to limit the use of yellow cards by sending players off temporarily.

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1.When will a green card be given to a player?

A During the game.

B After the game.

C When the season is over.

D When a player applies for it.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第一段可知，意大利足球乙级联赛中裁判员除了持有黄牌和红牌外，还将持有绿牌。可见绿牌是裁判员在球场上出示的。故A正确。

2.Who may be rewarded a green card?

A A player who is injured on the court.

B A player who quarrels with his coach.

C A player who embraces his teammates.

D A player who helps a player of the other team up.

解析：选D。推理判断题。 根据第二段It's all about rewarding the players who have stood out from the rest through positive acts in the game, and towards sport in general…可知，绿牌是对赛场上有正面表现，体现出体育精神的运动员的一种奖励。因此体现出公平竞争、展现双方友谊的运动员会得到绿牌。D选项中的球员拉起了倒地的对方球员，是一种友好的表示，因此可能获得一张绿牌。

3.The underlined word “hoodwink” probably means________.

A argue with

B attack

C cheat

D cooperate with

解析：选C。词义理解题。倒数第二段列举了一种违背体育精神的行为。球场上有的运动员会扑倒在禁区，故意装作被严重犯规的样子。这样做的目的当然是为了欺蒙裁判和足球官员。故选C。

4.From the passage, we know Hunt_________.

A missed the penalty

B won a green card

C received respect from the opponents

D was knocked down by a Nurnberg player

解析：选C。细节理解题。Aaron Hunt倒在对方的禁区里，裁判判罚了点球，但他向裁判说他并没有被犯规。因此他获得了对方球员得到尊重。根据倒数第二段中的At the end, despite Bremen's 2-0 win, Nurnberg players lined up to shake Hunt's hand.可知这一点。故选C。