Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.
Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.
More than 500 players, including national champions from Australia, Norway and New Zealand, attended.
The simple game is often used to make decisions and solve some simple problems.
Players hold their fists closed and count to three before making a fist (rock), a flat hand (paper) or two fingers (scissors). Paper covers rock, scissors cut paper and rock breaks scissors.
Players have different ideas about the history of the game, but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.
The Paper Scissors Stone Club opened in England in 1842 and players could play together there.
In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.
The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.
小題1:The winner of the game can get ___________ Canadian dollars as a prize.
A. 10,000               B. 100,000          C. 1,000,000
小題2:The game has been played in Japan ___________.
A. since people invented it         B. for about one thousand years
C. since several hundred years ago
小題3:When did World RPS Club’s headquarters move to Toronto?
A. In 1842          B. In 1898          C. In 1918
小題4:The ___________ world championship will be held in 2012.
A. ninth                B. tenth                C. eleventh
小題5: In the writer’s opinion, ___________.
A. the game is often used to solve big problems.
B. the game is not just a children’s game
C. the game was first played in Japan

小題1:A
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:B

小題1:根據(jù)Top players from around the world came together in Toronto to compete for a ten thousand Canadian dollar prize and the title of world champion.描述，可知冠軍的獎金是一萬美元，故選A。
小題1:根據(jù)but it is commonly believed to have been played for centuries in Japan.描述可知幾個世紀(jì)就是幾百年，故選C。
小題1:根據(jù)In 1918, the name was changed to World RPS Club and its headquarters moved from London to Toronto.描述，可知選C。
小題1:根據(jù)The world championship has been held since 2002, which is held once every year.推理可知2012年舉行第十一屆，故選C。
小題1:根據(jù)Think rock, paper, scissors is a children’s game? Think again.及下文描述，可知作者認(rèn)為這種游戲不僅僅是孩子們的游戲。故選B。
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