中国中部发现古代“高尔夫球”

Pingdingshan University in Central China’s Henan province has recently found more than 1,000 ceramic(陶瓷的) balls used in a golf-like ball game in ancient China. The university made the discovery while sorting out its ceramic collection, also finding several ball moulds(模具) and half-finished ceramic balls.

The relics are related to an ancient game called “Chuiwan” in Chinese. It shares various features in common with modern golf, such as knocking balls into holes using sticks, and is therefore widely known as the ancient “Chinese golf.” Most of the ball relics are about 5 centimeters in diameter and are made of pottery or porcelain(瓷器). Some are decorated with dimples that is similar to those on modern golf balls.

The relics can be dated back as early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), with more than 1,800 such balls made in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties. They were mainly unearthed in the city’s ancient porcelain-making kilns(窑).

“This is the first time that China has discovered so many Chuiwan balls, providing important reference materials for studying the origin and development of the ball game,” said Cui Lequan with a research institute of the sports culture development center under China’s General Administration of Sport.

Located between the two ancient capitals of Luoyang and Kaifeng, the Pingdingshan area boasted a highly developed porcelain handicraft industry in ancient times. It was likely a large production base for Chuiwan balls, said Cui. Being very popular in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties (1271-1911), Chuiwan is believed to have originated from “Budaqiu”, a polo-like game dating back to the Tang Dynasty.

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1.What’s the similarity between Chuiwan and modern golf?

A The ball size.

B The playing rules.

C The color of balls.

D The material of balls.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第二段“It shares various features in common with modern golf, such as knocking balls into holes using sticks, and is therefore widely known as the ancient ‘Chinese golf.’”可知锤丸和现代高尔夫的规则相似，都是用棍子把球打进洞里。故选B。

2.How many balls are still remained to be discovered?

A More than 1,000.

B Over 1,800.

C About 800.

D 2,800.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第一段的“has found more than 1,000 ceramic(陶瓷的) balls”和第三段的“with more than 1,800 such balls made in the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties”可知还有1800-1000=800左右的球没被发现。故选C。

3.According to the discovered balls, we can learn _________.

A the ancient porcelain-making techniques

B the history of the ball game Chuiwan

C the civilian life and entertainment in ancient China

D the relationship between the golf and Chuiwan

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第四段的“providing important reference materials for studying the origin and development of the ball game”可知，这些球为研究这一球类运动的起源和发展提供了重要的参考资料，由此推断我们可以从中了解锤丸这一球类运动的历史。故选B。

4.From which is the text probably taken?

A A history textbook.

B A news report.

C A research paper.

D A travel brochure.

解析：选B。B 文章出处题。根据全文内容可知，文章讲述的是近期在中国中部地区发现了一种类似于“高尔夫球”的古代球类，属于新闻，故选B。